Relaxed Portraits
A few unhurried portraits away from the crowd, done quickly so you are soon back with your guests.
Considered, quiet coverage for your wedding in Borehamwood, across the ceremony, the speeches and the long evening after, offering flexible packages, half or full-day coverage and pre-wedding shoots.
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The short answer
For couples marrying in Borehamwood, Kaushik Bathia offers award winning wedding photography, with more than twenty five years of experience and over a thousand weddings behind the camera. We give couples space to enjoy their own wedding, gathering the images around you rather than pulling you out of the moment for the sake of a shot. Whatever your wedding looks like in Borehamwood, a church service, a register office, a country house, a barn or a hotel, and whatever your traditions, we photograph the whole day as it happens. Fellow status with the BIPP and MPA is judged by peers, and the assessment process is genuinely useful; it keeps a photographer honest about work that has become merely habitual. Engagement shoots, a second photographer for busier days and beautiful fine art albums are all part of what we offer, and we travel throughout Hertfordshire and the rest of the UK for your wedding.
Film has shaped Borehamwood, and Elstree Studios remains the town's defining landmark, which tends to mean couples here are comfortable in front of a lens and open to something more directed than a straight line-up. The town also has a strong Jewish and Asian community, so the shape of a wedding day varies a great deal and is worth mapping out before anything is promised. Aldenham Country Park, with its reservoir and open parkland, supplies the water and space the town centre lacks, and it is far enough from traffic for quiet couple portraits. The Manor Elstree and the DoubleTree by Hilton London Elstree are the two main venues, both within minutes. Elstree and Borehamwood station sits on the Thameslink line towards London and St Albans with the A1 close, and Shenley, Elstree village and Stirling Corner surround the town.
Serving Borehamwood
Borehamwood is home to the film studios. Barns, country houses, hotels and garden marquees all feature in the weddings we shoot around Elstree, Radlett and Bushey and across Hertfordshire. Vows are the heart of the day, and we photograph them without fuss, moving carefully and keeping our distance so the moment stays entirely yours.
Rain changes the plan but not the pictures. Clear umbrellas, a covered doorway and a fifteen-minute gap when the shower passes usually produce something better than flat sunshine would. Our couple portraits are unhurried and easy; we find good light, give a little gentle guidance, then leave room for you to relax and be yourselves. When we do gather you for couple portraits, we keep it brief and easy, walking and talking rather than posing, so the pictures still feel like you.
Couples in Borehamwood find us close at hand from our London base. Borehamwood is home to the film studios, and we happily cover the wider area, including Potters Bar and Berkhamsted. We are at home at Borehamwood-area venues such as The Manor Elstree and DoubleTree by Hilton London Elstree.
Borehamwood is closely tied to the British film industry through Elstree Studios and has a strong Jewish and Asian community. Elstree and Borehamwood station is on the Thameslink line to London and St Albans, with the A1 close by. For relaxed couple photographs, we like Aldenham Country Park, with its reservoir and open parkland, and Elstree Studios, the long established film and television studios gives the day a strong sense of Borehamwood.
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What we offer
A few unhurried portraits away from the crowd, done quickly so you are soon back with your guests.
A relaxed shoot before the wedding lets us get to know each other and helps you feel at ease on the day.
Chosen frames can become prints for the wall, sized and finished so a favourite moment stays in view.
Every kind of wedding
When the ceremony is outdoors, the biggest risk is harsh overhead sun on your faces at noon, so we suggest angling the seating or the arch before anyone sits down. We photograph readings, rings and the signing of the register with a light hand, blending multicultural or fusion elements naturally when they are part of your day. However you choose to marry, we read the room first, learn where to stand and then document the exchange of vows as it truly unfolds.
Group shots need not be stiff, and we keep them relaxed and quick, gathering families in good humour so nobody stands about waiting in the sun. Coats, bags and empty glasses accumulate on the top table by the speeches, and clearing the front of it takes ten seconds and improves every photograph that follows. Portraits with your family and closest friends matter, and we make time for them without letting the schedule stall or the day lose its momentum.

The whole celebration
We build the timeline around the light as well as the schedule, so portraits and early moments fall when the day looks its most flattering. Two hours of preparation coverage is usually right; three is only worth it if both of you are getting ready in the same building and there is something happening in each room.
Loose, loud and frequently the funniest part of the gallery, the last hour of a wedding is why we suggest coverage that reaches into it rather than stopping politely. Full-day coverage means from the morning until the dancing is properly underway, and we would rather be honest about where that ends than describe a vague number of hours.
Why choose us
We back up every set of images in more than one place as soon as the day is done, so your photographs are safe long before your album is made. With more than 1,000 weddings behind us over twenty-five years, very little takes us by surprise, and that experience keeps us steady when a day runs long.
We come to you, wherever the day unfolds, and we are comfortable covering venues throughout Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties. From preparations at home to a reception miles away, we keep pace across Elstree, Radlett and Bushey and the wider Hertfordshire without missing a moment.

Where we travel
Multi-location days, with a ceremony in one place and a reception in another, are something we plan carefully, whether that is within Elstree, Radlett and Bushey or across Hertfordshire. It is no trouble at all for us to head out to Elstree, Radlett and Bushey and the wider Hertfordshire, and we often do exactly that across the wedding season.
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We are certain it does. With more than twenty-five years and over a thousand weddings behind us, we read a room in seconds, anticipate moments before they arrive, and hold our nerve when the schedule drifts. That kind of quiet assurance lets you settle into the day, confident it is in safe, steady hands. Borehamwood and neighbouring Shenley, Elstree village and Stirling Corner are all covered.
For most weddings we arrive early on the morning itself, which gives us time to assess the light and pick out the strongest backdrops. If your venue is unusual, or you would simply like a pre-visit, we are happy to arrange one where it is practical. Knowing the space ahead means the day is spent on you, not on logistics. Open air sessions near Borehamwood tend to use Aldenham Country Park, with its reservoir and open parkland.
Please do not worry, that jitter is something couples share almost universally. Because we photograph mainly as observers, very little of the day is directed, and you forget the camera is even there before long. We often suggest an engagement session first as a relaxed warm-up, so being photographed on your Borehamwood wedding day feels natural rather than daunting.
Of course we will. Most couples say the same thing, and it never shows in the final images. For the couple portraits we offer gentle guidance so you feel settled rather than self-conscious, and across the rest of the day we simply observe quietly, so you can enjoy your guests without thinking about us. Around Borehamwood we have photographed at The Manor Elstree and DoubleTree by Hilton London Elstree.
We offer engagement shoots and many couples find them a lovely warm-up before the wedding. It is a relaxed hour or two that lets us get to know one another, so you feel at ease in front of the camera on the day. The images are yours to use for save-the-dates or simply to enjoy. Borehamwood is easy to reach: Elstree and Borehamwood station is on the Thameslink line to London and St Albans, with the A1 close by.
You will usually see a small preview within a week or so, and your full online gallery follows a few weeks after the wedding, depending on the time of year. Every image is edited by hand, which takes a little time, but we know you are eager to relive the day and we never leave you waiting unduly. Locally in Borehamwood that takes in Elstree Studios, the long established film and television studios.
Absolutely. A selection of your favourites can become a hand-finished fine-art album, laid out together with you page by page so it flows as a narrative rather than a jumble of photos. Made from durable materials, it stands up to being enjoyed and inherited. Couples frequently add smaller parent copies as gifts for both sides of the family. For Borehamwood bookings, getting here is simple: Elstree and Borehamwood station is on the Thameslink line to London and St Albans, with the A1 close by.
More in Borehamwood
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Borehamwood. For a specific tradition in Borehamwood, see our Asian wedding photography, Hindu wedding photography, Sikh wedding photography and Muslim wedding photography pages. Browse the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Shenley and Edgware. We also photograph weddings across Hertfordshire, including Oxhey, Stevenage, Wheathampstead, Potters Bar, Ware and London Colney.
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