Asian wedding photography by Indian Wedding Photographer Sanjay D Gohil

Category: 2020

  • And that, was 2020

    And that, was 2020

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    Shortly after, it soon became apparent that we were going into a national lockdown and 2020 turned out to be the year that no one was expecting. The next following months were unbelievable, towns and cities all over the world fell completely silent, families loosing loved ones to an invisible virus that spread so fast. It was time to plan and adapt.

    All of my weddings were rescheduled, and the hope was that weddings and reception parties would restart towards the latter part of the year. While some couples did manage to adapt their plans and continue with their weddings, many have had to re-reschedule their special day to 2021 and I’m confident we’re going to have a great time celebrating later this year, It’ll def be worth the wait.

    I wasn’t sure if I would put together my ‘best of’ 2020 but then I thought to myself, it’s a MUST, I love doing this every year and I get to relive the celebrations, so it’s key that I continue this tradition of mine! As you can see, I’m a little late in publishing this blog (Feb 2021) but better late than never!

    Even though I only photographed a handful of wedding events, I still wanted to show the many beautiful moments from this year and while the celebrations were smaller, I know these moments are all very special to my couples.

    So here we are, my Best of 2020! A huge thank you to all my couples for having me there capturing your special day, you adapted to the changing situations and it was totally worth it! I know I’ll be seeing some of you soon, which I’m looking forward to

    To my 2021 couples, we’re going to have an incredible time at your wedding, it’s going to worth the wait. We can’t control what’s happening out there, but we can adapt and enjoy celebrating in many ways from the norm, whatever that is these days!

    Happy viewing everyone, stay positive and test negative 🙂
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    To all the Front-line workers and volunteers that have been working tirelessly throughout this year, Thank you for everything you have done for us all!

    Here are some links to my previous years’ summary: 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 

    To see more of my recent Moments, you can see them on my Instagram @sanjaydgohil, or on my Facebook page.

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  • Janvi & Bhavik’s wedding at Northbrook Park

    Janvi & Bhavik’s wedding at Northbrook Park

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    Before Bhavik and I met, we knew of each other though facebook, and over the last five-ish years, we’ve worked together on many commercial projects and I’ve always been grateful for him for introducing me to many of my commercial photography clients.I’m inspired by Bhavik’s passion and drive in helping others through his charity work, his entrepreneurship (when it comes to his business), the way he adapts to different situation and his love of Indian religious/spiritual music (Bhajans), which I’ll go into later on.

    I think it was at Bhavik’s birthday where I first met Janvi, she’s a super bubbly friendly person, and we discovered that we both have a LOVE for Nachos! I think between the two of us, we polished off a whole plate that night! It turned out that I may have photographed Janvi at an orientation event when she used to work for Accenture so I may her to dig those pics out for a laugh! Since then, Bhavik and Janvi have become good friends and it’s always fun hanging out with them!

    When Bhavik proposed to Janvi I was super thrilled and I was overwhelmed when they asked me to photograph their wedding day, the pressure was definitely on!

    Janvi and Bhavik’s wedding took place Before the UK went into lock down, I’m talking like, days before the official announcement! It was a beautiful sunny day back in March, we were blessed with awesome spring weather and I was extra excited as it was the first wedding of the season and after the wedding, I remember saying to Tejas that we’ve set a high standard for ourselves, little did we know how 2020 was about to pan out. 

    The wedding ceremony was taking place at of my favourite venues Northbrook Park in Surry. It’s an intimate venue in private surroundings and there are peacocks everywhere, one even decided to make an appearance before Janvi’s entrance! 

    The wedding day started off with Janvi’s Mandvo ceremony, which is a small blessing ceremony before the wedding. After the Mandvho, Bhavik and his family arrived in style with lots of noise, energy and plenty of dancing as both families came together, I knew what type of tempo to expect for the rest of the day.

    With all Hindu wedding ceremonies, traditional songs are played (or sung) during different parts of the ceremony. I soon realised that Bhavik had sung each of the wedding songs and I was blown away like everyone else, it was such a unique touch to the ceremony and very personal.

    I loved photographing the day as it unfolded and even though I was there  as ‘the photographer’ I felt more like a guests with my camera. I felt a sense of proudness seeing two people I’m close with finally getting married and seeing my bro Meheer as one of Bhavik’s best men, added to that proudness.

    The evening reception party was brilliant, an elegant setup in the Orangery at Northbrook Park, lots of food, booze, killer speeches from everyone and an awesome party to end the wedding celebrations…everyone partied as if it was the last party of the year (LOL) 

    Bhavik likes to give opportunities to young talent and it turns out that the Dj for the night (DJ Barai) was only 15, and he has some serous talent, so much so that he’s now signed up to Musical Movements who are one of the top Asian wedding DJ’s in the country, I cannot wait to see how DJ Barai grows over the next few years.

    I earlier mentioned that Bhavik has a passion for Bhajans and over the summer, he managed to crowdfund over £18,000 which will help fund the recording of a 7 track  Bhajan album with a modern twist, I’m def looking forward to receiving my copy. For more info, please go to https://www.bhavikharia.com and you can search for #keepbhajansalive on social media. Bhavik recently released his version of Hanuman Chalisa which has gone down really well and you can stream/download it on any major platform such as spotify, apple music etc. 

    Janvi and Bhavik, what can I say, it was my absolute pleasure capturing your wedding celebrations and I look forward to seeing you both develop as a couple. Pinki and I look forward to hanging out with you both again soon, eating Nachos and attending your future concerts! 

    Enjoy the memories guys
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    Huge shout out to Tejas for his help on the day

    Awesome suppliers on the day

    Venue: Northbrook Park
    Priest: Arjun Panday
    Ceremony music: Shri Gadvhi
    Decor: Avari events
    Videographer: Alex Brown
    Reception Party DJ: Dj Barai

    To see more of my recent Moments, you can see them on my Instagram @sanjaydgohil, or on my Facebook page.

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  • Asha and Dipil’s Hindu Wedding at the Haveli, Bhativedanta Mandir

    Asha and Dipil’s Hindu Wedding at the Haveli, Bhativedanta Mandir

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    The wedding was full of joy and excitement as you would expect from a wedding ceremony and it was a pleasure capturing these special moments. Dipil’s entrance was fun, lots of noise and dancing and I loved the VW Camper van which matched Asha’s outfit colour 😉 The Hindu wedding was beautifully conducted by Vaisnava Das and I highly recommend him for anyone looking for a wedding priest. Everyone was happy throughout and I love documenting this. I guess after patiently waiting for this big day, it was great for the families to come together and celebrate and no doubt, that added to the enjoyment and emotion of the day.

    After the phera’s (Walking around the fire four times), Asha sat down first and she even won the koda kodi game, so we know who will be running the house now that they are married.

    Once we finished up at the Mandir, we drove down the road to a corn field where I had some portrait ideas with the camper van and in the field. It was definitely worth pulling over for so thank you for letting me keep you guys a little longer and I hope I didn’t make you too late for your dinner afterwards. Also, thank you Hayley from V-Dub rides for holding my light and making sure I didn’t get run over!

    Asha and Dipil, thank you So much for choosing me to capture your wedding day, it was an absolute pleasure.

    I wish you all the best for the future.

    Enjoy the moments everyone.
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    Venue: The Haveli, Bhaktivedanta Mandir
    Priest: Vaisnava Das
    Makeup Artist: Soirella
    Mendhi Artist: Dina’s Mendhi
    Wedding vehicle: V-Dub rides

    To see more of my recent Moments, you can see them on my Instagram @sanjaydgohil, or on my Facebook page.

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