Second Photographer
A second pair of eyes covers what one camera cannot, from your partner getting ready to reactions across the room.
An experienced wedding photographer for couples in Stafford, whether you host at home, in a hotel, or under canvas in a field, with honest, storytelling images and beautifully finished albums.
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Wedding photography from £750
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Kaushik Bathia is an award winning wedding photographer based in London, photographing weddings in Stafford and throughout Staffordshire for over twenty five years and more than a thousand celebrations. 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. 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 Stafford. Years of working in every kind of venue mean we understand how light behaves in a church, a marquee or a country house, and we plan our coverage accordingly. You can add an engagement shoot, a second photographer and hand finished albums, and we are glad to travel across Staffordshire and beyond, so wherever your day is held it is well within reach.
A Norman motte carrying a later medieval keep stands on one side of this Staffordshire county town, and the grounds of Stafford Castle give raised, open ground that photographs very differently from Victoria Park beside the River Sow in the centre. Having both means a couple can choose between elevation and water without a long drive. The timber framed Ancient High House provides a third option, a street level frame with genuine age to it. The Moat House, Weston Hall and Sandon Hall all sit in their own grounds outside the centre, which usually settles the question of whether the day travels at all. Stafford railway station is on the West Coast Main Line with the M6 passing at junctions 13 and 14, so guests arriving from a distance are rarely late, and family in Eccleshall, Penkridge and Gnosall can be gathered quickly for the formal groups.
Serving Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire. From hotel weddings to barn celebrations and register office ceremonies, we photograph the full spread of venues in Stone, Cannock and Rugeley and the wider Staffordshire. The moment you are declared married deserves to be seen clearly, so we plan our angles in advance and hold steady when it arrives.
The whole day is covered as it comes, without rehearsed poses or long setups, so you are free to be present with your guests while we quietly work. Rather than shooting continuously and sorting later, we work in short bursts and think between them, which is why the gallery has shape instead of forty near-identical versions of the cake. Because we work by observing rather than instructing, the day stays yours from beginning to end, and the pictures simply remember it as it was.
Reaching Stafford from London is quick and familiar for us. Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, and we cover weddings throughout the wider area, taking in Burton upon Trent, Tamworth and beyond. Stafford and the towns around it offer venues such as The Moat House, Weston Hall and Sandon Hall.
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire with a well preserved historic core including the timber framed Ancient High House. Stafford railway station is on the West Coast Main Line, with the M6 running past the town at junctions 13 and 14. For portraits away from the celebration, Victoria Park beside the River Sow and the grounds of Stafford Castle works beautifully, and Stafford Castle, a Norman motte with a later medieval keep, and the Ancient High House 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.
Your favourite images are hand-finished into a printed album built to last, designed with you page by page.
We help you build a photography timeline that gives room for portraits without cutting into time with your guests.
Every kind of wedding
Whether the setting is a grand nave or a simple garden marquee, we work with the available light and the sightlines to record the ceremony honestly. 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. 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.
Photographs of the speeches read better when the top table has something behind it other than a fire door, and swapping the table orientation is usually free if asked early. Cake cutting takes forty seconds and is almost always announced at short notice, so we ask the venue coordinator to warn us five minutes ahead rather than as it begins. We set aside a little time for portraits, walking with you somewhere quiet for a handful of relaxed frames that still feel like you.

The whole celebration
Anything you want photographed in the morning should be in one room by the time we arrive, because the search for a missing garter costs more time than the photograph is worth. Summer mornings give beautiful soft light until about nine, and couples who start early get preparation photographs that no midday schedule can reproduce, whatever the weather does later.
Sunset time for your date is checked before we agree a timeline, because a January wedding and a July wedding with identical schedules produce completely different photographic days. From the first arrivals to the last dance, we keep a steady thread running through the pictures so nothing important slips past unseen.
Why choose us
We carry full backup cameras, lenses and lighting to every wedding, so a single piece of equipment can never come between you and your photographs. We know that a wedding happens only once, so we bring the reliability of decades of practice and the care of someone who still loves the work.
It is no trouble at all for us to head out to Stone, Cannock and Rugeley and the wider Staffordshire, and we travel exactly like that across the wedding season. Multi-location days, with a ceremony in one place and a reception in another, are something we plan carefully, whether that is within Stone, Cannock and Rugeley or across Staffordshire.

Where we travel
When a day is spread out or the drive is a long one, a second photographer can travel with us so coverage across Staffordshire stays unbroken. We come to you, wherever the day unfolds, and we are comfortable covering venues throughout Staffordshire and the surrounding counties.
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We do. When a frame calls for it, often one full of strong light, feeling or candid energy, we craft a considered black and white edit to sit alongside the colour one, at no additional cost. The gallery as a whole is delivered in colour, and we bring in monochrome only where it truly adds something worthwhile. Stafford and neighbouring Eccleshall, Penkridge and Gnosall are all covered.
The cost comes down to your coverage hours, whether a second photographer joins us, and whether you want an album. We have several packages to choose from and are just as happy to tailor something to your Stafford plans. Share your date and venues with us and we will put together a straightforward, honest quote, entirely without obligation.
Yes, and we genuinely recommend one. A laid-back pre-wedding shoot gives us a chance to get to know one another, helps you grow comfortable in front of the camera and tends to settle any nerves before the big day. You also walk away with lovely images for save-the-dates or a guest sign-in book. Around Stafford we are glad to photograph at The Moat House and Weston Hall.
Yes, gladly. A close gathering of a few guests in Stafford receives every bit as much care from us as a grand affair would. There is a real warmth to intimate weddings, and we tailor both our hours and our coverage to match the size of your celebration instead of applying a rigid, one-size template.
We do. Your favourite photographs can be hand-finished into a fine-art album, designed alongside you page by page so it recounts the day in the order it happened. Printed on quality materials, it is made to be picked up and handed down. Plenty of couples add parent copies too, as gifts for both families. Locally in Stafford that takes in Stafford Castle, a Norman motte with a later medieval keep, and the Ancient High House.
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 Stafford wedding and put together a quote that suits your day and your budget. Do call us on 07956 505383 for a friendly chat.
For most weddings within a reasonable distance, travel is included and there is nothing extra to think about. For venues much further afield, or where an overnight stay is sensible, we may add a small contribution towards costs, which we will always agree with you beforehand. There are never any hidden fees. Stafford is easy to reach: Stafford railway station is on the West Coast Main Line, with the M6 running past the town at junctions 13 and 14.
More in Stafford
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Stafford. For a specific tradition in Stafford, 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 Lichfield and Stoke-on-Trent. We also photograph weddings across Staffordshire, including Stoke-on-Trent, Burton upon Trent, Tamworth and Lichfield.
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