Sikh Wedding Photographer in Maidstone

We do both, in proportion. The ceremonies, the milni and the emotion of the doli are captured as they naturally happen, because directing them would drain the life from them. We then carve out brief slots for relaxed portraits of the two of you and the family groups your parents will want. Curiously, the candid frames are usually the ones couples treasure most. Open air sessions near Maidstone tend to use Mote Park, a large country park with a lake.

Every time, without prompting. We bring our own head coverings, take off our shoes and observe every gurdwara custom as a matter of habit. Twenty-five years of Sikh weddings have made all of this instinctive. Granthis and committee members often remark that our team carries itself as respectfully as anyone in the sangat. For Maidstone bookings, getting here is simple: served by Maidstone East and Maidstone West stations and close to the M20 motorway.

Never during the ceremony itself. The granthi leads, your families follow the traditions, and we simply record it all faithfully from a discreet position. Any gentle direction happens outside the darbar hall, a quiet word before the milni line-up or during portraits later on. Inside, the Anand Karaj belongs to you and the Guru Granth Sahib, not to the camera. Locally in Maidstone that takes in Leeds Castle nearby, and the medieval Archbishop's Palace in the town.

We do, and the giving of the palla matters greatly to families. We capture the instant your father sets the scarf in your hands, the look on his face and the two of you joined by it as you circle for the laavan. The moment is fleeting, but because we know exactly when it comes in the ceremony, we are prepared and waiting. Maidstone and neighbouring Allington, Loose and Penenden Heath are all covered.

Absolutely. Plenty of couples want us for the gurdwara ceremony by itself, from the milni outside through to the four laavan before the Guru Granth Sahib, and keep the rest casual. That is a perfectly sound booking and we price it fairly. Often, once we have talked the whole day over, couples decide to add the reception too. Maidstone is easy to reach, served by Maidstone East and Maidstone West stations and close to the M20 motorway.

With pleasure. The maiyan yields some of the warmest images of the entire week, the vatna smoothed on by aunties and cousins, the laughter, the mothers, the turmeric paste going everywhere. Being relaxed and intimate home ceremonies in Maidstone, we shoot them in a candid, documentary style, letting the family go about things while we quietly gather the moments.

During the ardas we stop moving entirely and photograph from a fixed, respectful position, standing with the sangat. It is a moment of prayer, so we would never walk about or reposition while it is being offered. A longer lens lets us record your bowed heads and folded hands without intruding on the stillness of the darbar hall. In and around Maidstone that has included Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel and The Orchard.