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Cultural Wedding Photographer in Essex

Big colours, bigger dancing & unique cultural traditions

Cultural weddings are LOUD, colourful, and full of rituals you won’t see anywhere else. Many of the couples I work with have a second, cultural wedding alongside the legal one, and it’s often the biggest party of the lot!

Essex and London have a wide mix of cultures and backgrounds, so there’s a good chance you could blend yours and have a fusion wedding. It’s a brilliant chance to show everyone where you come from, and keep the parents happy at the same time! I’ll be right in the middle of it, catching all of the madness, whilst you enjoy that unique moment. ๐Ÿงก

I might be pretty fly for a (very) pasty white ginger guy, but I live in a Caribbean household ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ and I’ve been welcomed into friends’ celebrations from loads of different cultures for years. So I’m not a nervous outsider, I’m already part of the chaos. I’ve been dragged onto the dance floor, ‘lightbulb danced’ and ‘made it rain’ dollar bills more times than I can count! Bright outfits, fantastic headdresses, dancing like nobody’s watching, and a few traditions designed that are just PURE FUN!

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Bride and groom dancing in purple sequinned outfits, the groom with a banknote on his forehead
Groomsmen in matching brown outfits prostrating during the traditional wedding ceremony
Close-up of the bride's hennaed hands, bangles and ring against her red lehenga
Coral bead necklace and a blue-faced watch on embroidered cream fabric
Veiled bride arriving with a woman in red traditional dress
Close-up of the bride's jewelled heels on a floor scattered with banknotes
Dhol drummer leading the mehndi procession along the street
Bride in a red lehenga dancing among her guests
Guests in patterned head ties laughing together
Bride in a red and gold lehenga on the dance floor at Addington Palace
Bride under a gold lace veil among women holding a purple feather fan
Bride and groom laughing together in traditional Itsekiri dress
Hands reaching for a tray of sweets during the mehndi ceremony
Guests in pastel lehengas laughing together
Bride and groom forehead to forehead in cream traditional attire and coral beads
Bride in a red lehenga coming down the grand staircase at Addington Palace with her bridal party
Bride and groom beside their tall white and gold wedding cake
Guests gathered round the dancing bride and groom as money is sprayed
Singer in a gold head tie performing with a talking drum player at a traditional wedding
Women and a young girl carrying decorated gift baskets and trays for the mehndi procession
Bridesmaids in colourful lehengas dancing in the wood-panelled hall

Fun Cultural Wedding Moments

Mehndi Photography

At Indian Mehndi celebrations, the couple feed each other sweet treats, usually trying to make each other as messy as possible! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Itsekiri Culture Wedding

At Nigerian Itsekiri culture weddings, instead of bridesmaids, the bride’s friends act as ‘fake brides’ and walk down the aisle for the groom’s family to pay them to leave!

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Featured Cultural Wedding Galleries

Bride and groom cuddling in the garden in evening light

Dede & Steve

London

Bride and groom forehead to forehead in cream traditional attire and coral beads

Tosin & Fola

London

Bride and groom dancing in the street beneath a gold canopy at their mehndi in Tooting

Neil & Parna

London, South London

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meet Carrot Top

Hey, I’m Martin ๐Ÿ‘‹
I’m very ADHD, full of bad jokes, and have never really understood why everyone wants to be ‘normal’, whatever the fuck that is!

I capture unique love stories

I’ve been photographing Cultural Weddings professionally for over a decade. I love photographing people the most, especially when they’re being their quirkiest selves, and having a great time with the people they love. ๐Ÿงก

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Martin of Carrot Top Photos photographing guests at a wedding breakfast under a pergola

I'm the literal ginger giant behind Carrot Top Photos.

When I’m not working, I’m still rarely far from a camera, usually trying to find the best spot to catch the sunset, or the stars at night.

Otherwise, I’ll be driving liberally (and safely) through the country lanes of Essex; singing musical theatre anthems at full blast; or removing brand ambassador Lando, my ginger kitten from the washing basket! ๐Ÿˆ

I'm the literal ginger giant behind Carrot Top Photos.

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Quirky Wedding Magazine Featured Photographer
Wedding Industry Awards Photographer of the Year Regional Finalist
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Essex Wedding Photographer of the Year Finalist
Essex Wedding Photographer of the Year Finalist
Essex Wedding Photographer of the Year Finalist
Essex Wedding Photographer of the Year Finalist
Wedding Industry Awards Photographer of the Year Regional Finalist

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