Areas we cover · From Abohar, Punjab
Wherever the baraat goes
Most of our weddings are a morning's drive from the studio. The rest are a very good excuse.
Ask us how far. The answer is usually yes.
Sanju's Payal Studio is based in Abohar, Punjab. We photograph and film weddings in Malout, Fazilka, Sri Ganganagar, Muktsar, Bathinda and Hanumangarh, all within a morning's drive, and we also travel to Ludhiana, Chandigarh and across India for destination weddings.
Every lens has a distance scale, so here's ours. Distances are rough road kilometres from the studio.
Home
Where the studio is, and where most of our weddings still happen.
Abohar
We know the halls, the caterers and the shortcuts. We also know which roads flood and where the kinnow orchards catch the morning light. If you're getting married here, come and see us at the studio first.
See Lovish & Pallavi
A morning's drive
Close enough that we arrive before the decorators, and nobody pays for a hotel.
Malout
Family fields, long palm roads and winter fog that gives you about forty minutes of the softest light you will ever see.
See A misty morning
Fazilka
Garden haldis and house weddings with the whole family close enough to interrupt, which is how we like them.
See Vasu & Mitali
Sri Ganganagar
Just over the state line, with village courtyards, canals and tall grass that turns gold in the last hour of the day.
See Three looks, one day
Muktsar
Big family weddings with Anand Karaj in the morning and a reception that runs late. We plan the team around both ends of that day.
Bathinda
Large halls, larger haldis, and Qila Mubarak if you'd like old brick walls behind your portraits. Still close enough for us to come and go in a day.
See Under the sunflowers
Hanumangarh
Farmhouse weddings under an open sky, and the old walls of Bhatner Fort for a couple who want something different.
The night before
Further along the road. We come a day early and check the light at your venue, so you won't have to think about us.
Ludhiana
Grand banquet halls and big guest lists. Indoor light needs real planning, and that is the part we enjoy.
See Lavpreet & Vishu
Chandigarh
Hotel weddings across the tricity, with Sukhna Lake at sunrise for portraits if you can face the early start.
Anywhere
On a lens, the last mark on the scale means everything further away is in focus too. Same with us. If you can get there, we'll bring the cameras.
Jaipur
Pink palace steps and the pigeons at Albert Hall. We go early and wait for the crowds to clear.
See Lovish & Pallavi
Kashmir
Minus four degrees and a shikara in the mist. Bring gloves for between the frames.
See A red dress in the snow
Do you travel outside Abohar?
Yes. We regularly shoot in Fazilka, Malout, Muktsar, Bathinda, Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh, and we travel for destination weddings and pre-wedding shoots such as Jaipur and Kashmir.
Do you charge extra for travel?
Weddings within a morning's drive of Abohar don't need a hotel, which keeps travel small. Further away, your quote lists travel and stay as separate lines, so you can see exactly what they cost.
Do you shoot destination weddings?
Yes, we travel across India for weddings and pre-wedding shoots. We have worked in Jaipur and Kashmir, and we plan the trip around your functions. Send us the place and dates for a quote.
Can we visit the studio in Abohar?
Yes, you can visit our studio in Abohar, Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm. Call or message us first so we can have albums ready to show you and make sure Sanju is there.
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