Weddings
Punjabi & Sikh Weddings
Photography or film — one service per booking, both done fluently.
The Anand Karaj is a ceremony of precise, sacred choreography — four laavan around the Guru Granth Sahib, kirtan carrying the room, ardas closing it — and photographing it means knowing the gurdwara's rules cold: head covered, shoes off, no flash, never turning your back to the Guru. I photographed Jasbir & Jaskaran's Gursikh wedding and film jaggo nights, milni mornings, and receptions that outlast the DJ's contract. From the palla being placed to the boliyan at the jaggo, I know what comes next.
- Jaggo
- Maiyan
- Chooda
- Milni
- Anand Karaj
- Four Laavan
- Ardas
- Doli
- Reception
The Films
Questions
Do you know gurdwara protocol?
Yes — head covered, shoes off, no flash during the ceremony, and positioned respectfully to the side of the Guru Granth Sahib. I've worked in gurdwaras from Fremont to Stockton and coordinate with the sevadars before the first laav.
Can you cover the jaggo the night before?
The jaggo is some of my favorite work — gaggar on heads, boliyan, the whole neighborhood pulled in. It books as its own evening block, and low-light dancing is exactly what my kit is built for.
How do you handle the early Anand Karaj start?
I arrive before the baraat forms, cover the milni handshakes and the palla moment, and stay through ardas and the final hukamnama. Early calls are part of the job — the ceremony sets the schedule, not me.