Second Photographer
A second pair of eyes covers what one camera cannot, from your partner getting ready to reactions across the room.
An award-winning wedding photographer for couples in Islington, for weddings in churches, register offices and licensed venues, offering flexible packages, half or full-day coverage and pre-wedding shoots.
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Wedding photography from £750
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The short answer
An award winning, London based wedding photographer, Kaushik Bathia has spent more than twenty five years photographing weddings in Islington and right across Greater London. Small, telling details matter to us as much as the big set pieces, so we photograph the handwritten notes, the borrowed jewellery and the quiet glances between courses. Church, civil, country house, barn, marquee or hotel, and every faith, culture and fusion celebration, we are equally at home photographing them all in Islington. Our work has been recognised with five European Gold awards, though what matters more on the day is that you can hand us the details and stop worrying. You can add an engagement shoot, a second photographer and hand finished albums, and we are glad to travel across Greater London and beyond, so wherever your day is held it is well within reach.
Serving Islington
Islington is a fashionable inner north London borough. We photograph weddings at churches, register offices, country houses, barns and hotels across Greater London, including Camden, Hackney. Our approach to the ceremony is simple: watch closely, stay out of the way and record the promises exactly as you make them.
We tend to fade into the background and let you lead, photographing the day you planned rather than shaping it into something that suits the camera. We photograph from a respectful distance during the vows and readings, letting the emotion play out untouched, then move closer only when the moment invites it. We shoot loosely and instinctively, following the energy of the room, so the collection you receive moves at the same pace the day actually did.
Couples in Islington find us close at hand from our London base. Islington is a fashionable inner north London borough, and we happily cover the wider area, including Kensington and Chelsea and Lambeth. Venues we have photographed at near Islington include Islington Town Hall and Islington Assembly Hall.
A fashionable inner north London borough centred on Upper Street and Angel, with a lively mix of shops, theatres and restaurants. Served by Angel station on the Northern line and Highbury and Islington station on the Victoria line and London Overground. For portraits away from the celebration, Highbury Fields, the borough's largest open space works beautifully, and The Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal, in Highbury adds a real sense of place.
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What we offer
A second pair of eyes covers what one camera cannot, from your partner getting ready to reactions across the room.
A few unhurried portraits away from the crowd, done quickly so you are soon back with your guests.
Beyond the album we can produce framed prints and wall art, so your favourite images live on your walls.
Every kind of wedding
We keep to the edges during the ceremony, using quiet cameras and natural light so your officiant, your guests and your vows are never interrupted. 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. 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.
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. 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 cutting of the cake and the first dance often run close together, and we stay ready for both, keeping our light soft and our presence easy.

The whole celebration
For a first look or a private exchange of gifts before the ceremony, we hold back and let it happen, gathering the picture from a respectful distance. Pre-wedding shoots and welcome events let us meet your closest people early, which means fewer strangers behind the camera when the wedding itself arrives.
By staying with you from start to finish, we can show the day building, so the energy on the dance floor clearly comes from somewhere. Our aim is a balanced record, roughly even weight on the ceremony, the meal, the speeches and the dancing, rather than one crowded chapter.
Why choose us
Because we have shot in so many settings, we can advise gently on timings and light while planning, which helps the photography sit comfortably within your day. After twenty-five years we have learned that reassurance matters as much as skill, so we keep communication clear and easy from your first enquiry onwards.
Ceremony in one town and reception in another is a pattern we handle smoothly, planning the gap so the pictures never stop, whether that is within Camden, Hackney or across Greater London. From our London base we travel across Greater London and beyond, and multi-venue days are never a problem; we plan the route and timings in advance.

Where we travel
A day that moves between two or three venues asks for careful timing, and we sort the route and the schedule well before we leave for Camden, Hackney. You focus on the day and we handle the travel, arriving early at your Greater London venue and staying as long as the plan requires.
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Good to know
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.
Most couples choose full-day coverage, an edited set of high-resolution images and a private online gallery. From there you can add a second photographer, an engagement shoot and a hand-finished album. We will walk you through the options and shape a package that fits your day rather than pushing a fixed list.
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.
We deliver finished, high-resolution JPEGs rather than raw files, because editing is part of the craft you are booking and the look we are known for. Raw frames are unprocessed and not representative of the final work. If you have a particular use in mind, talk to us and we will find a sensible way to help.
We can, and many couples like us to stay through the speeches and first dance, as those are some of the warmest moments of the whole day. If you would prefer coverage to finish a little earlier, that works just as well. We will agree the finish time in advance so there are no surprises.
It depends on your plans, though most couples choose coverage from the morning preparations through to the first dance, which is around eight to ten hours. If you would like us there for only part of the day, that is absolutely fine too. Tell us your timings and we will suggest what fits your Islington celebration.
In more than twenty years we have never missed a wedding, but we take the risk seriously. We work within a trusted network of experienced professional photographers, so in a genuine emergency we can arrange skilled cover who shoots to our standard, and we still handle the editing of your images ourselves afterwards.
More in Islington
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Islington. For a specific tradition in Islington, see our Asian wedding photography, Hindu wedding photography and Muslim wedding photography pages. Browse the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Kensington and Chelsea and Lambeth. We also photograph weddings across Greater London, including Northolt, Ealing, Willesden, Barnet, Kenton and Southwark.
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