Sikh Wedding Photographer in Kingston upon Thames

Serving Kingston upon Thames

Photographing the Anand Karaj in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames is a riverside town with a large South Asian and Korean community. We photograph Sikh weddings across Greater London, including Surbiton, New Malden and Norbiton, at gurdwaras, banqueting halls and marquees. Whether your Anand Karaj is in Kingston upon Thames itself or elsewhere across Greater London, we plan the day around your venues.

Inside the gurdwara we never turn our back to the Guru Granth Sahib, shooting discreetly from the sides and the back. We take the time beforehand to understand your family's customs and the order of the maiyan, mehndi and jaggo. We bring a long lens and a light touch, so the four laavan are captured from the sides of the gurdwara at a respectful distance.

We travel throughout Greater London for Anand Karaj ceremonies, and Kingston upon Thames, a riverside town with a large South Asian and Korean community, is one we know well. We also photograph in nearby New Malden and Barking and Dagenham. Venues we have photographed at near Kingston upon Thames include Ravens Ait, Warren House and DoubleTree by Hilton London Kingston upon Thames.

Kingston upon Thames is a riverside town with a large South Asian and Korean community, and a historic market place in the borough of Kingston. Kingston station is served by South Western Railway with services to London Waterloo. We often take couples to Canbury Gardens, riverside gardens along the Thames, with Bushy Park a short distance away for a few quiet portraits, and The Coronation Stone and the medieval All Saints Church in the town centre is a lovely backdrop nearby.

Every tradition

From the milni to the laavan

From the milni to the final ardaas, the Anand Karaj tells its own story, and we follow it closely. At the heart of a Sikh wedding is the Anand Karaj, the blissful union performed before the Guru Granth Sahib. For families holding a Sri Akhand Path, we photograph the continuous reading with quiet reverence.

The mehndi is intimate and detailed, and we photograph both the henna and the laughter around it. We photograph the sehra bandi, when the groom's turban and sehra are tied, with all its ceremony. We capture the groom's arrival for the milni, surrounded by dancing family and the beat of the dhol.