Indy & Ami’s Sikh Wedding at Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend was amazing to document as a wedding photographer. I was really excited to be part of it as I knew it would be full of colour, full of dancing and food. The day started off at Indy’s Parent’s house with Dahl drummers and dancing in the road. We all hopped in a Tesla Model X. (Being an electric car driver myself I did have electric car envy as the passenger doors lifted up into the air like something out of Back to the Future!) We got to the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend and the place blew me away. It’s apparently the biggest Gurdwara in Europe and the marble was commissioned from India and built here. During the Sikh ceremony everyone was seated on the floor and there were so many beautiful colours around the room. My favourite part was when Ami walked in and Indy opened his eyes from praying and saw his future Wife in her dress. After the ceremony we had lunch and then Indy & Ami had some time walking around the Gurdwara before we went back to Indy’s Parent’s house. There was a party with dancing and lots of great moments between family and friends that were gathered there. As a documentary photographer I really appreciated Indy & Ami wanting the moments of the day captured rather than endless posed photos. The couple had such energy and their families were incredibly welcoming to me.
“Indy and I still can’t get over how amazing our wedding photos are. Olly hasn’t just taken photos, he has captured the joy and happiness of the days and every photo brings back amazing and happy memories. We were lucky enough to have two wedding days and Olly joined us for both and by the end, it felt like we were saying goodbye to a friend. He was an absolute pleasure to share our wedding with and all our guests commented on what a lovely guy he was”
