Category: 2018

  • My favourite wedding photographs of 2018

    My favourite wedding photographs of 2018

    Wow, 2018 has totally flown by so fast! Its only feels like yesterday when it snowed back in February and then the week after I was photographing my first wedding of the year at Oshwal centre.

    The 2018 wedding season has been epic and I’ve really enjoyed being part of my couples’ special days, I continuously say it, but I’m totally grateful to be doing something that I love to do every day!

    Weddings for me are about capturing moments, I want my couples to relive their wedding day every time they look at their pictures from the details, to the different emotions, whether its laughter or tears, joy or sadness, wedding photography is a documentation of their day which I’ve had the honour of capturing and I know in years to come everyone will be able to relive the day.

    This year was a little extra special for me as I hit a HUGE milestone, it was 10 years ago (in November) that I shot my first Indian wedding under my own name and I didn’t think I would be where I am today 10 year ago…what a journey it’s been and continues to be.

    Throughout the year, I always like to pick my best pics as I go along, but it’s only when I was culling my fav pics for this post that I was able to fully appreciate and relive the weddings I captured. It was really hard going from approx. 20,000 photographs down to 900ish and now down to just over 150 of my favourite photographs but I couldn’t cut down any more and I’m absolutely Loving what you’re about to see and really excited to share something from each of my shoots.

    It’s been a pleasure to work alongside some of the Best suppliers in the Asian wedding industry, there are too many to mention, but thank you all for your support through the year and I look forward to working along side you all next year and beyond.

    I’ve grateful to have great people in my life who support me in what I do including my friends, family and of course, my wifey. With all of my shoots, I’ve been fortunate to have some amazing people helping out and you guys all know me better than I know myself, so a MASSIVE shout out to Tejas, Meheer, Parag, Sailesh, Dee, Guv and Jay who have all helped me throughout the year, you people are all epic!

    And finally, to my couples from 2018, Thank you So much for choosing me to capture your wedding day, you’ve all been amazing and I’ve had a lot of fun hanging out with you and your closet people capturing your most special day. To my 2019 couples, I cannot wait to be part of your wedding events and I look forward to seeing you all soon!

    So here we go, in no particular order, my favourite moments of 2018. I’m now off to chill, relax, eat loads and recharge for 2019.

    Have a great day everyone x

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  • Seema and Kushal’s Indian wedding at Sopwell House, St. Albans

    Seema and Kushal’s Indian wedding at Sopwell House, St. Albans

    I remember when Seema messaged me on Instagram asking about my availability for her wedding in June, I painfully had to say I was booked up. A few weeks later, Seema messaged me again saying the wedding was now booked for August and I was happy to say, that the date was available! Seema and I spoke for ages soon after and I loved hearing about her wedding plans and getting to know more about her and Kushal. Seema pretty much said to book them in for the day and a few weeks later, when Seema and Kushal came over, we got on really, really well! I knew this wedding would be special.

    A few weeks before the wedding, Seema excitedly told me about all the small details they’ve put into the wedding and I love it when couples put in the extra touches to make their wedding that bit more personal to them.

    Seema and Kushal’s wedding took place at Sopwell House in St Albums which is a stunning venue! The setup by Shagun Weddings looked gorgeous and I spotted all of the small personal item which were snapped away! I saw Seema while she was getting ready and when her friends and family were in and out and everyone’s reaction to Seema was WOW! It was fun capturing the little moments between everyone who came in to say hi, it’s the little key moments that add to the story of the day.

    Kushal and his entourage arrived in true style, making lots of noise and dancing before the Hindu Wedding ceremony started, what a top entrance dude!…Kushal looked super smooth with his sisters, all with their sun glasses on and the biggest smiles!

    The Hindu wedding ceremony was perfectly conducted by Gajendra Mehta and the ceremony was full of fun, laughter and amazing emotion, this is something I really picked up on from the day and loved it! One of my fav shots from the wedding is when Seema hugged her dad after the wedding, the smile on her dad, and the tightness of the hug is priceless!

    In the evening, it was time to drink up, enjoy the celebrations and party hard! With it being a hot day, the drinks reception took place outside and I remember having to hide Seema and Kushal as we were taking portraits, we pretty much walked pass everyone, but thankfully, not many people saw us, PHEW!

    As expected, Kushal was ripped apart by the best men and the reactions all around were awesome! When the dancing started, the whips were out along with wigs, inflatable items, hats, glasses, frames, it was a full on rave! It was also great to see other friends at the wedding and my previous couple Anika and Nikhil which is where Seema and Kushal saw my photographs.

    Seema and Kushal, wow, what an amazing wedding day you guys planned! Every little thing was carefully planned and I had an incredible time photographing your big day. A huge Thank You to you and your families for being incredibly welcoming, I felt more like a friend than just your photographer and I look forward to hanging out with you both soon!

    Enjoy the moments everyone!

    Sopwell House Asian Wedding Decor by Shagun Wedding
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    Asian bride getting ready for wedding day
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    Wedding groom hugging
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    Koda Kodi game with Gajendra Bhai Mehta
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    Fake money being thrown
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    Indian Wedding Portrait at Sopwell House
    Indian Wedding Portrait at Sopwell House

    Huge Thank you to my Bro Tejas for his assistance on the day!

    Other suppliers on the day:

    Wedding Planner – Karishma Manwani Events
    Wedding Priest – Gajendra bhai Mehta
    Wedding day music – Shiv Gopal Music
    Mandap and Decor – Shagun Weddings
    Catering – Preeti Catering
    DJ – Musical Movements
    MUA – Paruls Beauty
    Flowers – Floco
    Venue – Sopwell House
    Videography – Samsara

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