Persian Weddings In London

I’ve spent a big part of my career photographing Persian weddings in London, and they remain some of my favourite weddings of the year. There’s a warmth, a glamour and a sense of family at an Iranian wedding that’s hard to match — and once you’ve shot a couple of them, you start to see why so many Persian brides in the UK end up passing my name on to their friends.

Over the years I’ve photographed Persian and Iranian weddings at most of the city’s best-loved luxury venues — Hotel Café Royal, Corinthia London, The Langham, the Royal Courts of Justice, The Gherkin, Home House, Hedsor House, Kew Gardens and plenty more. I know the rhythm of the day, the running order of the Aghd ceremony, and the moments that matter most to Iranian families — the sugar grinding above the canopy, the honey on the finger, the speeches in two or three languages, the dance floor that genuinely doesn’t empty until the early hours. I’m always ready for them.

If you’re planning a Persian wedding in London, or a destination wedding back home in Iran or somewhere across Europe, I’d love to hear from you. Drop me your wedding date and I’ll check my availability and send over my full Persian wedding photography price list and options.

You can see a full set of recent work over on my Iranian wedding photography in London portfolio page.

Persian wedding ceremonies and what to expect on the day

A traditional Iranian wedding has two halves — the Aghd (the legal and spiritual ceremony) and the Jashn-e Aroosi (the reception). In the UK we usually run them back-to-back on the same day, with the Aghd in the late afternoon and the reception flowing into a long evening of food, dancing and family.

The Aghd is where the photography is at its most intimate. The bride and groom sit in front of the Sofreh, facing the guests, while the officiant reads the marriage vows. The married women in the family hold a fine fabric canopy over the couple’s heads, and two cones of sugar are rubbed together above them — symbolising sweetness and prosperity for the marriage. It’s quiet, beautiful and emotional. I shoot it discreetly, mostly from the side and back of the room, and then move in close for the rings, the honey on the finger and the first kiss.

After that, the energy shifts completely. Persian receptions are some of the most generous celebrations I’ve ever photographed — long banquet tables of food, live Iranian and Western music, speeches in two or three languages, and a dance floor that genuinely doesn’t stop until the early hours.

A few of my favourite recent Persian weddings in London

If you’d like to see how this all looks in practice, here are a handful of Persian and Iranian weddings I’ve photographed across London and the home counties that I think are worth a walk-through:

→ Iranian wedding at the Royal Courts of Justice — one of the grandest civil settings in London.
→ Neda and Reza’s Persian wedding at Home House — a beautiful Marylebone townhouse wedding.
→ Maryam and Haddi’s Persian wedding at Kew Gardens — a gorgeous summer wedding in the Botanical Gardens.
→ Pegah and Hamed’s Iranian wedding in London.
→ Iranian wedding photography at the Wyndham Grand, Chelsea Harbour.
→ Sadaf and Mohammad’s Persian wedding in Kensington.
→ Iranian wedding at Great Fosters — a beautiful country house Persian wedding.

Why couples choose me as their Persian wedding photographer in London

Most of the Persian weddings in my diary come from word of mouth — a bride who’s seen her cousin’s album, a groom whose best friend used me three years ago, a mum who remembers being at a wedding I shot back in 2018. That matters to me. I don’t approach an Iranian wedding as a job; I approach it as a guest with a camera who happens to know the running order.

I shoot in a relaxed, documentary-led style with proper attention to portraits — figure-flattering, well-lit, and never over-posed. Brides tell me they want photographs they’ll actually print, not 600 versions of the same pose. That’s exactly what I aim to deliver.

Best London venues for a Persian wedding

If you’re still venue-hunting, the rooms I get asked about most often for Persian weddings are The Langham, Hotel Café Royal, Corinthia London, Claridge’s, The Ritz, Home House, the Royal Courts of Justice and Hedsor House just outside London. All have the size, the staff and the elegance to handle a 250+ guest Persian wedding with grace.

Destination Persian weddings in Europe and beyond

I also travel regularly for Persian destination weddings — Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast, the South of France, Athens, Santorini and most major European cities. If you’re planning a multi-day Persian wedding abroad and want a London-based photographer who already knows your traditions, get in touch and I’ll happily put a custom destination quote together.