Sikh Wedding Photographer in Newham

Serving Newham

Documenting Sikh weddings in Newham

Newham is a fast-changing east London borough. Couples come to us from across London and the surrounding area, and Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham are firmly on our patch. We photograph at gurdwaras, banqueting halls and marquees right across Greater London.

Inside the gurdwara we work with great discretion, heads covered and shoes removed, never intruding on the kirtan. We understand the etiquette of the gurdwara and the vegetarian langar, and photograph within it with genuine respect. We make sure the families are in the story too, from the milni embraces to the blessings of the sangat.

We know Newham, a fast-changing east London borough, and the surrounding part of Greater London well, having photographed Sikh weddings throughout Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham. We are often in nearby North Harrow and Northwood too. We are at home at Newham-area venues such as East Ham Town Hall, The Grove Banqueting and Crown Banqueting Suite.

A fast-changing east London borough, one of the capital's most ethnically diverse, and host of the 2012 Olympic Games. Served by Stratford station on the Elizabeth line, Jubilee line and DLR, with the A13 crossing the borough. For portraits away from the celebration, West Ham Park, managed by the City of London works beautifully, and The London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park adds a real sense of place.

Every tradition

Every ritual, photographed with care

The langar that follows the ceremony, shared by the whole sangat, is a moment of community we capture with warmth. The four laavan, each a hymn the couple circle the Guru Granth Sahib for, are the heart of the ceremony, and we capture them with reverence. At the heart of a Sikh wedding is the Anand Karaj, the blissful union performed before the Guru Granth Sahib.

The maiyan, when turmeric is applied, is full of colour and play, and often holds the warmest moments. The jaggo night is an evening of music, dancing and pots lit with candles, and we capture all of its energy. We capture the family moments around the bride and groom, not just the rituals.