On the 4th October 2014, I photographed the Hindu marriage ceremony at Sonalle and Adams’ Cardiff Castle wedding. They asked me to provide just a few hours of photographic coverage to capture the traditions and rituals of the blessing and a few group shots in the castle grounds.
Cardiff Castle is a combination of medieval and Victorian Gothic revival architecture and does always provide a challenge for a photographer. Firstly because the undercroft where the ceremony took place has no natural light and the electric lights are set to a dim hue to preserve the atmosphere. Whilst you could use a camera flash, I find this strobe of artificial light quite distracting and is some cases disrespectful, so I prefer to use top quality cameras and the best lenses available which enable me to photograph using just the ambient light, maintaining an unobtrusive approach. Secondly the castle is a very popular tourist destination so you do have to be creative so to avoid getting any unwanted visitors in the background and still utilise the location to its potential.
You can see more of my wedding photography at Cardiff Castle here.
