Asian wedding photography by Indian Wedding Photographer Sanjay D Gohil

Category: Civil

Riya and Neel’s Hindu Asian wedding celebrations at Braxted Park

Photographing Riya and Neel’s Asian wedding celebrations was an absolute blast! They’re both as crazy as each other (in the best way possible), and I loved capturing their true personalities throughout the day. That’s what I loved most about the day. From crazy expressions to cheeky banter, non-stop laughs, Riya and Neel’s wedding was a definite favourite.

When I met with Riya and Neel over Zoom, we instantly hit it off and started to become great friends. After spending a morning with them on their prewedding shoot, I found out how crazy they are, and I could see how well they’re meant to be together.

Riya and Neel’s wedding took place at the beautiful Braxted Park in Essex, and it’s the perfect setting for a Hindu Asian wedding. Even though the weather was typical British, it didn’t stop anyone from enjoying the day. We even embraced the rain for the couple portraits!

The day started with Neel’s lively arrival with his whole entourage accompanied by dhol players. When both sides met, the liveliness increased, and I knew it was going to be a crazy wedding! The first ceremony of the day was the Hindu wedding ceremony, which was beautifully conducted by Milan Mehta. He made sure that all guests fully understood the different stages of the Hindu wedding.

After the Hindu wedding, the civil wedding took place, and then it was time to celebrate and dance the night away. The dancefloor was packed throughout, and the expressions, well – you can see for yourself shortly!

Riya, Neel, you guys (and your loved ones) are amazing! I feel so lucky to have been part of your wedding events, and it’s been a pleasure getting to know you both. No doubt we’ll see each other again soon!

Enjoy the moments!

Huge thanks to Sailesh for his help on the day.

Venue Braxted Park Estate
Decor Sai Mandaps
Priest Milan Mehta
Video HOM Productions
MUA Suky MUA
Henna Henna by Premila
Catering Ragasaan
Dhol The Dhol Company
DJ Deven musiq Musical movements
Car AP Car Services
Photobooth Lunar Shot UK

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28/01/2025
Anisha and Bhav’s London Asian wedding celebrations

Anisha and Bhav’s Hindu wedding, Civil and Reception party took place over the summer and I have to admit, it was one of my most memorable weddings to photograph. I got to know Anisha and Bhav the year before having photographed Anisha’s cousins wedding so I was looking forward to seeing many familiar faces once again. Before the wedding, I found out that I knew a lot of Bhav’s family too and that we’re somewhat distantly connected/related so the pressure was on!

The Hindu wedding took place at Anisha’s family home in south London and I love the idea of a home wedding, it was so personal and the weather was on our side. Anisha’s dad built the Mandap where the ceremony took place and it was the perfect setting for such an intimate event.

The celebrations started with Bhav’s and his family arriving, waking up the neighbourhood! His entrance was lively as anything and when both families met, the lively-ness went up a notch! I have to admit, the Milni was so much fun to capture, pretty much all family members got involved and it set the tone for the rest of the celebrations. Both sides are equally crazy and up for a good time. The Hindu vedic ceremony was perfectly conducted by Vasudev Mehta and his ceremony was on point, perfect explanation of the different rituals and the right level of enjoyment for everyone to enjoy. The wedding was full of fun emotion as expected and you can see how close the families are. I loved capturing Anisha and Bhav’s fun nature on the day and their personalities really show in the photographs.

The following week, Anisha and Bhav had their Civil wedding and reception party at The Landmark London hotel in London and it’s a stunning location for any wedding event. I have to admit, I was really nervous on the day. During the week, I sent Anisha and Bhav some teasers from the Hindu wedding and the response was insane, the pressure was on to deliver as good, or even better than I did the week before and knowing some of my family would be there, meant I wanted to do that bit ‘better’

I took the day in my stride and loved capturing the elegance of the day, beautiful moments, lots of smiles, hugs, capturing interactions between loved ones, this is what capturing a wedding day is all about.

The final event was the reception party and I did not know how WILD and energetic it would be! DJ Kabir (and Chris Williams, the saxophonist) did an incredible job keeping everyone on the dancefloor. I’ve not seen a dancefloor so full throughout the evening. Even after the first set of dancing had finished (for dinner), the dancing started up again within twenty minutes, and then the dancefloor was packed out, I barely had time to enjoy a glass of wine and then was back on the dancefloor! It’s definitely a party that I’ll remember and the interactions documented will be cherished for life!

Anisha and Bhav, it’s been a joy getting to know you both, and your loved ones. The wedding photographs are a true reflection of yours (and your families) personalities and I’ll always have fond memories of your wedding events. THANK YOU for letting me be a part of your wedding events and I Genuinely felt like one of the family.

Much love to you both
Sanj x

Big shoutout to Sailesh for his help throughout the events

Fab suppliers I had the pleasure of working with:

Hindu wedding suppliers
Hindu Priest Vasudev Mehta
Hindu Wedding ceremony music Shiv Gopal Music
MUA PKB London
Bridal outfit Bibi London Tamanna Punjabi Kapoor
Bridal Jewellery Rani & Co
Catering Savera Foods
Wedding garlands The flower Shack
Dhol @beat_evolution

Civil Wedding suppliers
MUA Sandy D
Catering Madhu’s
Bar Single or Double Events
DJ DJ Kabir
Stationary Raw invites
Bridal Jewellery Rani & Co
Flowers/Decor Rachel Morgan Flowers
Cake Jens cakery
Grooms outfit Hawes and Curtis
Bridal outfit The bridal room Reigate Pronovias
Piano Royal keys
Sax Chriszay williams
Venue @the_landmark_london

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20/11/2025
Reena and Nil’s Civil wedding and reception party at One Great George Street, London

Reena and Nilkanth’s civil wedding and reception party was another favourite of mine from this year. One Great George Street was a venue I had not photographed in before and I was excited to shoot somewhere new wand when I saw the venue, I thought ‘WOW!’

What really gets me excited for a shoot is seeing my couples and capturing their special day and after all the amazing banter from the preshoot, I knew Reena and Nil’s wedding was going to be a lot of fun.

After photographing the décor and setup, I meet Reena and Nil while they were getting ready, infact Reena was helping Nil with his hair, now that’s something you don’t’ see everyday.

Capturing my couple’s personalities is really key for me, I follow Reena on Instagram and she’s always posting something from her day and as expected, she was posting on her wedding day…in her wedding outfit! So, it was only right to capture that, it’s definitely you Reena!

As the families started gathering, there was a huge buzz in the aie and it was a lot of fun photographing everyone coming together from both sides of the families. The Civil ceremony began in the afternoon and everyone was smiling and laughing throughout, Nil got his words mixed up which gave everyone a few laughs, but apart from that, it all went smoothly.

After the civil, we headed out into Westminster to take some portraits, this was another first for me as I’ve never photographed a bride and groom in Westminster, it was challenging due to the number of tourists around but I’m always up for a good challenge, plus the lighting was just right 😉

Once we got back, the evening reception kicked off with Reena and Nil’s first dance which was beautifully choreographed, and then soon after some emotional speeches, lots of food and then more dancing!

I think that’s enough text for now I’ll leave the photographs to show how the day evolved.

Reena and Nil, it’s been fantastic getting to know you both and I thank you once again for choosing me to capture your wedding events, I’m sure the moments captured will give you guys a lifetime of happy memories. I wish you all the happiness as Mr & Mrs!

Happy viewing.

A huge thanks to Shashi for helping me on the shoot, great to have to you there!

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Here are a few of the suppliers from the day
Makeup artist: Patti Panue
Wedding co-ordination: R1 Events
Videography: Kat Films

20/11/2017