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We photograph weddings across the country and are happy to travel wherever your celebration is taking place.
A wedding photographer couples can rely on in Watford, from a relaxed elopement to a three-day family celebration, with fine-art albums and prints ready when you are.
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Wedding photography from £750
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The short answer
Kaushik Bathia is an award winning wedding photographer based in London, photographing weddings in Watford and throughout Hertfordshire for over twenty five years and more than a thousand celebrations. We work in available light wherever we can, adding a soft flash only when a dark room needs it, so the images stay true to how the evening looked. 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 Watford. 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. You can add an engagement shoot, a second photographer and hand finished albums, and we are glad to travel across Hertfordshire and beyond, so wherever your day is held it is well within reach.
Serving Watford
Watford is a lively Hertfordshire town with banqueting venues. Whether you choose a register office, a barn, a country house or a hotel, we photograph across Hertfordshire and know the area around Bushey, Garston and Oxhey closely. We are comfortable in Watford venues of every kind, and we plan quietly with your officiant or celebrant beforehand so nothing about the service surprises us.
We photograph emotion first and composition second, then find that when the feeling is real the composition tends to take care of itself. Our editing is understated and true to life, favouring natural tones over heavy effects so your album still feels right many years from now. During the quiet stretches we keep looking for the details you arranged, the flowers, the notes, the table settings, and fit them in without slowing anything down.
Photographing a wedding in Watford always feels like familiar ground. Watford is a lively Hertfordshire town with banqueting venues, and we cover the wider area, taking in Carpenders Park, Maple Cross and the county around them. We are at home at Watford-area venues such as The Grove, The Langley Banqueting Suites and Hilton Watford.
A lively Hertfordshire town just outside London, with a large shopping centre and a well-known football club. Served by Watford Junction on the West Coast Main Line and Watford station on the Metropolitan line. For relaxed couple photographs, we like Cassiobury Park, a large historic park with the River Gade and canal, and Vicarage Road, home of Watford Football Club, with the Warner Bros. Studio Tour at nearby Leavesden gives the day a strong sense of Watford.
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What we offer
We photograph weddings across the country and are happy to travel wherever your celebration is taking place.
Chosen frames can become prints for the wall, sized and finished so a favourite moment stays in view.
Beyond the album we can produce framed prints and wall art, so your favourite images live on your walls.
Every kind of wedding
For any faith or none, we treat the ceremony as sacred to you, working gently so nothing we do pulls focus from the vows themselves. 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. We photograph civil ceremonies, religious services and humanist celebrations with the same care, honouring your traditions and the shape your day is meant to take.
Speeches bring the biggest reactions of the day, so we watch both the speaker and the room, catching the joy, the tears and the applause. We photograph the cake, the first dance and the evening party with an easy touch, so the celebration keeps its energy while we quietly gather the pictures. 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
We can photograph both of you preparing in separate rooms, then bring the two halves of the morning together in one clear part of your gallery. A pre-wedding shoot in the weeks beforehand doubles as a rehearsal for the camera, so the getting ready on the day already feels comfortable and familiar.
We deliver a set that feels balanced, giving weight to the getting ready, the vows, the meal and the dancing so no chapter is left thin. We take care that the calm and the joyful sit side by side in your gallery, so the finished story holds the full range of how the day felt.
Why choose us
The awards are nice to have, but the real reassurance is a thousand couples who let us photograph one of the most important days of their lives. 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.
A second photographer can join us when travel or a split-venue day calls for it, so coverage across Bushey, Garston and Oxhey and Hertfordshire stays seamless. From our London base we travel across Hertfordshire and beyond, and multi-venue days are never a problem; we plan the route and timings in advance.

Where we travel
It is no trouble at all for us to head out to Bushey, Garston and Oxhey and the wider Hertfordshire, and we often do exactly that across the wedding season. Wherever the celebration takes you, we come along, covering venues throughout Bushey, Garston and Oxhey and right across Hertfordshire without a fuss.
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Good to know
Weddings often drift a little, and we are relaxed about that. If you would like us to stay past the agreed finish time, we can usually add extra hours on the day, and we will let you know the cost before we carry on. We would much rather stay than miss a memorable moment.
Yes, and we recommend them. A relaxed pre-wedding shoot lets us get to know each other, helps you feel comfortable in front of the camera and often calms any nerves about the wedding day itself. You also come away with lovely images you can use for save-the-dates or a guest sign-in book.
Full day coverage typically produces between 500 and 700 finished images, though the exact number depends on your guest count, the schedule and how much is happening. We do not pad the gallery with near-duplicates. Every photo you receive has been chosen and edited, so you get the best of the day.
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.
We would love that. Meeting in person, or over a video call if that is easier, helps you get a feel for how we work and lets us hear all about your plans. There is no pressure at all; it is simply a friendly conversation so you can decide with real confidence.
Pricing depends on how many hours you need, whether you want a second photographer and if an album is included. We work to a range of packages and can also build something bespoke around your plans in Watford. The best next step is to tell us your date and venues so we can send a clear, honest quote with no obligation.
Yes. Every package includes your edited photographs in full resolution with no watermarks, delivered through a private online gallery you can download from and share. You are free to print them yourselves at any size, though we are also happy to produce albums, framed prints and wall art finished to a professional standard.
More in Watford
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Watford. For a specific tradition in Watford, see our Asian wedding photography, Hindu wedding photography and Muslim wedding photography pages. Browse the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Carpenders Park and Maple Cross. We also photograph weddings across Hertfordshire, including Abbots Langley, Hatfield, Welwyn, Hertford, Chorleywood and Borehamwood.
Hindu, Sikh, Gujarati, Muslim & Tamil
nikah, mehndi & walima
studio & location portraits
LinkedIn & corporate
newborn to multi-generation
events & product
characterful pet portraits
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Church · Civil · Country House · Marquee · Multicultural
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