Christian · 2023
Aaron & Sahra
Hampton Court Palace Wedding Photographer and Videographer
- Ceremonies
- Civil ceremony, Reception
- Year
- 2023
Hi, I am Khurram Iftikhar, founder of Memory Filming, an Asian wedding photography and videography company in London, UK. I have captured many weddings in the UK and outside the UK since 2000. Aaron and Sahra’s wedding is one of them. I met with Aaron on WhatsApp. He was very confused about wedding photography because it was a fusion wedding of Muslim and Christian cultures. He asked me about proofs, so I shared my Instagram and portfolio with him.
Their wedding took place in June 2023 at Hampton Court Palace with a civil ceremony and reception. Their wedding brought Muslim and Christian cultures together in one day.
The Venue
Hampton Court Palace is one of the best-known royal residences in England. Few venues carry this much history. This venue gave us a huge range of settings in a single day.
The formal halls suited the ceremony coverage. The King’s Staircase with its painted walls and ceiling made a dramatic backdrop for portraits. Outside of it, there was the long pond, clipped yews, gravel paths, and gilded garden arbour that gave us wide frames in the June light. We used drone footage to show the full scale of the palace front.
The Muslim & Christian Wedding
The ceremony started around 4 to 5 p.m. The ceremony room was set with pale chairs. The room was decorated with low arrangements of coral and green flowers. The family arrived to the sound of a dhol which is a famous tradition in Asian weddings. The groom’s family arrived with guests dancing. Aaron and his best man wore navy suits, and Sahra wore a beautiful white dress. Sahra was then walked down the aisle by her father.
At their civil ceremony, we captured the vows and the ring exchange. We changed our pacing and camera movement to suit a different rhythm and angles. For their Nikkah day, we kept filming the moments of paying close attention to the contract and to consent. Aaron wore a sherwani, a traditional dress of an Asian wedding. Sahra wore a red bridal dress which looked attractive and it looked like it was made for her. The couple walked back up the aisle to applause and vows. Then the couple cut the cake together. After cutting the cake, Aaron and Sahra did a great and energetic dance.
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