The First Dance
We frame the first dance to hold both of you and the faces around you, keeping the whole feeling of it.
Your photographer for weddings of every kind in Gillingham, for couples marrying in a church, a manor or a marquee, backed by over a thousand weddings and five European Gold awards.
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Wedding photography from £750
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The short answer
Kaushik Bathia has photographed weddings across Kent for over twenty five years, and couples in Gillingham choose him for calm, natural coverage backed by more than a thousand weddings and five European Gold awards. We blend honest reportage with a short set of relaxed, guided portraits, so you keep both the candid frames and a handful of timeless ones you will treasure. From intimate register office ceremonies to grand country house weddings, and from village churches to garden and marquee celebrations, we photograph every kind of wedding in and around Gillingham. A second photographer is available whenever your day calls for it, giving broader coverage and a second perspective on the moments you cannot be in two places for. A second photographer, relaxed engagement shoots and hand finished fine art albums are all available, and we travel across Kent and the wider UK so distance is never a problem.
Serving Gillingham
Gillingham is a Medway town with a diverse community. Plenty of our couples pick a country estate or a garden venue; others prefer a hotel or a village church. We follow every choice across Chatham, Rainham and Rochester and the rest of Kent. Whether you marry in a country house, a chapel or a city hall, we photograph the ceremony with restraint, letting the day speak for itself.
We read a room before we lift the camera, learning where the warmth is and letting the true character of your day come through in the images. 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. Our editing is understated and true to life, favouring natural tones over heavy effects so your album still feels right many years from now.
We have photographed many weddings in and around Gillingham. Gillingham is a Medway town with a diverse community, and couples from nearby Canterbury and Ashford often ask us to cover their day here too. Around Gillingham we regularly photograph at King Charles Hotel and The Historic Dockyard Chatham, among others.
Gillingham is the largest of the Medway towns and has a diverse community. Gillingham station sits on the Chatham Main Line with Southeastern services, near the A2. For relaxed couple photographs, we like Riverside Country Park, with walking trails along the Medway estuary, and The Royal Engineers Museum, telling the story of military engineering gives the day a strong sense of Gillingham.
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What we offer
We frame the first dance to hold both of you and the faces around you, keeping the whole feeling of it.
A few unhurried portraits away from the crowd, done quickly so you are soon back with your guests.
We photograph the day as it unfolds, watching for real moments rather than staging them, so your gallery feels honest.
Every kind of wedding
From the moment the doors open to the confetti afterwards, we treat the ceremony as the heart of the day and photograph it with patience and care. From the first steps down the aisle to the final walk back as a married couple, we follow your ceremony closely and let it breathe without any staging. Some couples marry quietly with a handful of witnesses and others before a full congregation, and we adapt our approach so the coverage suits the scale of your ceremony.
Long after the formal moments, guests keep giving you gifts of expression, and we stay alert through the evening for the hugs, the toasts and the goodbyes. The cutting of the cake and the first dance often draw the whole room in, and we photograph them from within the crowd so the pictures feel shared. We photograph the speeches from more than one angle when a second photographer is with us, so you keep both the joke and the reaction to it.

The whole celebration
When a celebration runs over several days, we shape a plan that keeps our energy and yours steady, so the first day is as strong as the last. The hours before the ceremony hold some of the loveliest pictures of all, so we begin with the getting ready and let the anticipation build on its own.
A wedding has its own tempo, and we follow it, letting the quiet stretches breathe and being ready when the pace lifts again. The finished collection should feel like living the day again in order, so we cover each stage with the same attention and let the story flow.
Why choose us
Twenty-five years in means we understand how a wedding day flows, so we can guide you through the parts we handle without ever taking over your day. With more than twenty-five years and over a thousand weddings behind us, very little on a wedding day is new to us, and that calm shows in the pictures.
From our London base we travel across Kent and beyond, and multi-venue days are never a problem; we plan the route and timings in advance. Whether your day stays close to Chatham, Rainham and Rochester or spreads across Kent, we plan the logistics so the coverage flows without gaps.

Where we travel
We are happy to follow you wherever the celebration leads, and venues throughout Kent are all comfortably within our reach. We come to you, wherever the day unfolds, and we are comfortable covering venues throughout Kent and the surrounding counties.
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Good to know
Yes. Gillingham and the wider Kent area are well within our usual coverage, and we travel across the UK for weddings with no surprise travel cost added on. We like to discuss your venues and the route between them in advance, so the timings work and the day runs to plan.
You are free to print, share and post your images for personal use as much as you like, with no per-print fees. We simply ask that photos are not sold commercially or edited beyond recognition, and that we are credited if you share them publicly. We keep the copyright, which lets us show a few images in our portfolio.
Popular dates, especially summer Saturdays, tend to go twelve to eighteen months ahead, so earlier is safer. That said, it is always worth asking about shorter notice, as we sometimes have gaps around Gillingham. Once you are fairly sure of your date, a quick message to check availability costs nothing and saves disappointment later.
We are happy to travel further afield for a destination wedding and have photographed couples in some beautiful settings. We will talk through travel, accommodation, and timings with you, so everything is clear and settled well before you fly. Photographing weddings away from home is one of the real joys of what we do.
Your date is held once we have a signed agreement and a booking deposit, with the balance due before the wedding. The deposit secures your date against other enquiries and comes off your total. We keep the paperwork simple and clear, and we are always happy to explain any part of it before you commit.
Price matters, of course, but the photographs will outlast the day itself, so style and trust should come first. Choose someone whose work genuinely moves you and who you feel comfortable with, then find a package that fits. Your wedding cannot be photographed again, so it is worth getting this one decision right.
Prices vary with the hours you need, whether you would like a second photographer, and if you want a finished album. We are happy to talk you through the options for your Gillingham wedding and put together a quote that suits your day and your budget. Do call us on 07956 505383 for a friendly chat.
More in Gillingham
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Gillingham. For a specific tradition in Gillingham, see our Asian wedding photography, Hindu wedding photography and Muslim wedding photography pages. Browse the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Canterbury and Ashford. We also photograph weddings across Kent, including Sevenoaks, Ashford, Gravesend, Canterbury, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells.
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