Sikh Wedding Photographer in Southampton

Throughout the ardas we stay entirely still, working from one fixed and respectful position alongside the sangat. It is a moment of prayer, so walking about or changing position while it is offered is out of the question. Instead we use a longer lens to capture your bowed heads and folded hands without breaking the stillness of the darbar hall. Around Southampton we are glad to photograph at Southampton Harbour Hotel and Novotel Southampton.

Kaushik shoots your wedding himself, so the person you meet, plan alongside and come to trust is the one there on the day. If a second photographer comes in for a larger celebration, they are seasoned, briefed on your family and your key moments, and work in the same unobtrusive style. You are never handed to a stranger at the last minute. For Southampton bookings, getting here is simple: Southampton Central railway station is on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo.

We stay right through to it. The doli is the tenderest part of the whole day, so we capture the goodbyes, the crying, the handful of rice thrown over the shoulder and the family around the departing car. By hanging back with longer lenses we make sure the emotion belongs to your family, not to the camera. Around Southampton we plan for landmarks such as The Bargate, a medieval gatehouse that was once the main entrance to the walled town.

Both, weighted sensibly. Live moments like the ceremonies, the milni and the tears of the doli are shot candidly, as staging them would spoil what makes them special. For couple portraits and the family groups your parents expect, we set aside short, easy windows. In the end, most couples find their favourite pictures are the ones nobody posed for. We cover Southampton and nearby Bitterne, Shirley and Woolston.

With quiet respect throughout, beginning as you enter the darbar hall and ending with the ardas. We hold back from the Guru Granth Sahib, use no flash at all and reposition only at moments that will not distract the sangat. Having spent twenty-five years at Sikh weddings, we understand every stage and are in place before each one unfolds. Open air sessions near Southampton tend to use Southampton Common, a large expanse of open parkland and woodland north of the city centre.

Very happily. A short chat with your film team before the Anand Karaj lets us divide the angles and set positions so nobody blocks anyone or crowds the palki sahib. With limited room near the Guru Granth Sahib and the gurdwara's rules taking priority, that planning matters. We will liaise with your Sikh wedding videographer in Greater London well before the day. In and around Southampton that includes Southampton Harbour Hotel and Novotel Southampton.

Absolutely. When your maternal uncle eases the red and ivory bangles onto your wrists, it is one of the most emotional points of the whole week, and we see to it that the moment is beautifully kept. We also capture the tying of the kalire and the playful dangling of them over the unmarried girls, a custom Southampton families always ask us to hold onto.