Tamil Wedding Photographer in Sutton

Serving Sutton

Telling your Tamil wedding story in Sutton

Sutton is a south London borough with a diverse community. Tamil and South Indian families throughout Carshalton, Cheam and Wallington trust us with their celebrations, large and small. Whether at a temple, a kalyana mandapam or a banqueting suite, we work quietly around the priests and the homam.

We move quietly around the mandapam, capturing the thali tying as it happens rather than staging it. We let the muhurtham unfold at its own pace and meet it with a quiet, watchful eye. Timing is everything in a Tamil wedding, and we plan our coverage around the auspicious muhurtham.

We are often in Sutton for Tamil weddings, and from London the area, taking in Carshalton, Cheam and Wallington, is an easy journey. Sutton is a south London borough with a diverse community. We also photograph in nearby Kingston upon Thames and New Malden. Close to Sutton, we have worked at venues including Nonsuch Mansion and Honeywood Museum.

Sutton is a south London borough town with a diverse community, known for its green spaces and busy High Street. Sutton station is served by Thameslink and Southern trains on the Sutton and Mole Valley lines. We often take couples to Nonsuch Park, around 270 acres of parkland on the border of Sutton and Cheam for a few quiet portraits, and Nonsuch Mansion, a Gothic Revival house in Nonsuch Park on the site of the former Tudor Nonsuch Palace is a lovely backdrop nearby.

Every tradition

Sacred moments, captured with respect

At the heart of a Tamil wedding is the maangalya dharanam, the tying of the thali that seals the marriage. The maalai maatral, when the couple exchange garlands lifted high, is a moment of pure joy we love to photograph. The most sacred parts of the day are captured from a respectful distance with a quiet long lens.

We photograph the bridal preparations, the draping of the Kanjeevaram silk and the jasmine in the hair, with a gentle eye. We photograph the maalai maatral, the exchange of garlands, with all of its energy and laughter. We document the nichayathartham and the engagement that begin the journey, when families ask us.