The portfolio

Eighteen frames, eighteen stories.

Full weddings run to hundreds of photographs, shared privately with each couple. These are the frames I’d rescue from a fire – hover any of them for the story.

AR–014

The haldi hands

Her grandmother went first. Everyone followed.

35mm · f/2 · morning window
AR–088

Nia, Hampstead Heath

Golden hour, borrowed coat, entirely her own idea.

85mm · f/1.8 · last light
AR–041
An outdoor mandap at dusk, canopy drapes radiating overhead, chairs still empty

Mandap at dusk

An hour before anyone sat down. The florist cried.

24mm · f/2.8 · dusk, no flash
AR–046
A bride’s hands covered in fresh mehndi, stacked with bangles, resting beside ceremonial sticks

The mehndi hands

Four hours of stillness. Her grandmother approved every leaf.

50mm · f/2 · veranda light
AR–027

The first look

He practised not crying for a week. It didn’t work.

50mm · f/1.8 · stairwell light
AR–117
A brass platter of lit clay diyas glowing in the dark

Diwali at the gallery

Two hundred diyas and the fire officer’s blessing.

35mm · f/1.4 · candlelight
AR–047
A bride’s mehndi-covered feet stepping onto rice during the sapthapadi, reflected in the polished floor

Sapthapadi

Seven steps, rice underfoot, and her anklets keeping time.

35mm · f/2 · floor level
AR–095

The Raos at home

Sunday, 9am, porridge everywhere. Perfect.

35mm · f/2.8 · kitchen window
AR–052
A couple seen from behind, walking into a crowd of guests holding sparklers at night

The sparkler exit

Someone’s uncle bought two hundred sparklers. Hero.

35mm · f/1.4 · sparkler light
AR–033
A dancer in a silk sari and jasmine gajra, arms raised mid-song, photographed from behind

Sangeet, song three

The choreography lasted two songs. This is what happened next.

85mm · f/1.8 · last sun
AR–102

Maya, ninety days

Asleep for exactly eleven minutes. Enough.

50mm · f/2 · north light
AR–066
A bride covering her face with henna-covered hands, framed by hanging flower garlands

The bidaai

Everyone promised not to cry. Nobody managed it.

85mm · f/1.8 · no flash
AR–139

The awards night

Founder of the year – and her father’s face in row two.

85mm · f/2 · single spotlight
AR–073

Baraat, Brick Lane

The dhol player stopped traffic. Nobody minded.

24mm · f/4 · midday sun
AR–019

Rain, Islington Town Hall

One umbrella between them, and no hurry at all.

50mm · f/1.8 · overcast
AR–123

The toast

Third draft of the speech. Still cried at “proud”.

50mm · f/1.8 · ambient
AR–110
A couple in wedding clothes holding hands in silhouette against a sunset sky

Last light, day after

Married eighteen hours. Still whispering.

85mm · f/4 · sunset
AR–131

The last dance

DJ’s final song. Shoes off since ten.

35mm · f/1.4 · slow shutter

Full galleries are shared privately with couples – ask to see a complete three-day wedding when you enquire.

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