Sikh Wedding Photographer in Hull

When the ardas begins we stop moving altogether and photograph from a single respectful position, standing with the sangat. As a prayer, it is never a time to wander or shift about. A longer lens does the work instead, recording your bowed heads and folded hands while leaving the quiet of the darbar hall completely undisturbed. Hull landmarks we photograph near include The Deep, a public aquarium on Sammy's Point where the River Hull meets the Humber.

We do, in the form of a booking fee that reserves your date exclusively and is credited against your final total. Once it is settled, any other request for that day is turned down, no questions asked. The rest is payable just before the wedding, with everything captured in a simple written agreement so neither side is in any doubt. Venues we cover near Hull include Carlton Manor, Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel and Lazaat Hotel.

We love it, and the dhol gives us some of our strongest frames. A word with the drummers before the baraat tells us when the peaks are coming, so we can stand where the drumming, the dancing and the faces all land in one shot. At Hull receptions we cover the dhol entrance and the rush onto the floor. Our job is simply to stay near that energy.

Everything arrives in a private online gallery that works on any phone, tablet or computer, protected by a password you control. From there you can download the images, build favourites lists for the album, and share the link with family overseas so nobody has to wait for a USB stick to be posted around the world. Outdoors in Hull we like East Park, one of Hull's largest Victorian parks, with a boating lake and open lawns.

Absolutely, that is what a full day of coverage is. We turn up for the tying of the sehra with the choora chiming from the night before, walk the dhol-led baraat to the gurdwara, photograph the Anand Karaj and the langar, and remain at the reception right through until the dancing peaks and your story is fully told. We cover Hull and nearby Anlaby, Willerby and Kingswood.

We do, as a matter of course. Firing flash near the Guru Granth Sahib would be wrong, so the whole Anand Karaj is covered on available light, quick lenses and cameras that handle dim rooms with ease. That gives you soft, true frames of the darbar hall as it really was. Extra lighting comes out only later, at the reception. Getting to Hull is straightforward for us: Hull Paragon Interchange is the city's main railway station, served by trains from London King's Cross and Leeds.

It is no problem, because we always allow for overruns. Kirtan, the ardas and the flow of family arrivals rarely finish exactly on schedule, so if the laavan slip later or the milni stretches out, we keep working calmly. You ought to be immersed in your own day rather than glancing over and fretting about time draining away. Hull is easy to reach: Hull Paragon Interchange is the city's main railway station, served by trains from London King's Cross and Leeds.