Pakistani & Singaporean Wedding at The Grove, Hertfordshire
It’s been a couple of weeks since we last posted anything, so here are few images from Iling & Ali’s Multicultural wedding at The Grove Hertfordshire.
We were honoured to have been part of an intimate fusion wedding with the couple’s close family and friends who travelled from all over the UK and abroad.
There was plenty of laughter thanks to Ilings niece & nephew, and with Iling being from Singapore and Ali from Pakistan, we were excited about the prospect of documenting two different cultures coming together.
We’re always looking for something new and different from our weddings, so were thrilled when Iling told us they would be having a traditional tea ceremony. Something we had never come across before.
The traditional tea ceremony is a significant ritual that is important to the parents and elders of the family. Young couples would show respect and honour their parents and elders by kneeling, or bowing, and offer tea to them. The parents and elders reciprocate this gesture by giving the couple gifts or Red envelopes also known as “Ang Pow” “Laisee” “Hung-Bao” or “red packets”. In the case of younger siblings and cousins, the bride and groom are required to present gifts to those who serve them tea.
Here are a few images from the day with more on the way soon as we get a chance.
Edd George says
Jay, I am really impressed with your photography man! I wish I had found you a few months ago as my sister was getting married in London and we could have done with a good photographer.
Andy says
Another beautiful set of images, really like your control of depth of field. The 8th image is an absolute stunner.
Anylemi says
beautiful wedding! Nice soft light!
Timothy Beardon says
I love the lighting. Nice perspective as usual. Great flash photography. All around great work again.
Sanjay D Gohil says
ABSOLUTELY stunning Jay :) I LOVE this set, def one of the best sets of images I’ve seen from you :)
Amar Patel (Reminisce) says
Jay, love every single image! great lighting, exposure, framimng… basically perfect! :)
Ali says
Hi Jay, thanks for your and Shuhenaz’s hard work, impressed so far! You’ve managed to catch the essence of our fantastic day! And my wonderful wife looks amazing! Can’t wait to see the rest!
Jasmeen says
Solid composition! In fact your best yet, well done!
Jay says
Thank you Jasmeen.. huge compliment.. :-)
But we’re expecting our post wedding shoot at the end of September to be the best one yet.. got some amazing ideas!