Surya Garigipati Photography & Films is an Indian wedding photographer and filmmaker based in Flemington, in Central New Jersey, rated 4.9 on Google from 38 reviews. Since 2013 the studio has photographed more than 400 South Asian celebrations, a great many of them across Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer and Monmouth counties, with travel anywhere in New Jersey included in every collection.
At a glance
| Studio | Surya Garigipati Photography & Films LLC, Flemington, Hunterdon County |
| Covers | Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer, Monmouth, Hunterdon and Union counties: Edison, Iselin, Somerset, Bridgewater, Princeton, Robbinsville, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Fords and Holmdel |
| Venues we know | The Palace at Somerset Park, The Imperia, The Grand Marquis, Park Château, Royal Albert’s Palace, Addison Park |
| Temples | BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville; the Sri Venkateswara and Balaji temples in Bridgewater; gurdwaras in Bridgewater, Lawrenceville and Carteret |
| From the studio | Twenty to forty minutes to almost everything on this page |
| Travel | Included in every collection, anywhere in New Jersey |
| Experience | Weddings since 2013; more than 400 South Asian celebrations |
| Reviews | 4.9 on Google from 38 public reviews: read every one |
| Pricing | By event, not by the hour: packages and prices |
Why Central Jersey is home ground
Middlesex and Somerset counties hold the largest South Asian community in New Jersey, with the shops of Oak Tree Road, the temples of Bridgewater and Robbinsville and the banquet halls that grew up around them. Our studio is in Flemington, in the next county west, so most Central Jersey weddings are a short drive rather than a journey. That changes how a weekend works: we can walk the hall with you on a weekday evening, see the getting-ready suite at the hour you will use it, and be at the house for the haldi without a hotel.
A great deal of the 400-plus celebrations we have photographed since 2013 have happened here, and the pattern repeats: a pithi, haldi or pellikuthuru at home in Edison or Bridgewater, a ceremony in a temple hall or on a lawn, and a reception for five hundred in Somerset or Old Bridge. Photography and film come from one in-house team, and Surya leads every wedding himself.
Where Central New Jersey Indian weddings happen
- Somerset County: The Palace at Somerset Park for the grandest weekends, The Imperia and the Marigold in Somerset, and the Sri Venkateswara and Balaji temples in Bridgewater. Our Somerset County page goes venue by venue.
- Middlesex County: Royal Albert’s Palace in Fords, The Grand Marquis in Old Bridge, Park Château in East Brunswick, Pines Manor in Edison and the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. See our pages for Edison and Middlesex County.
- Mercer County: BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, the Lawrenceville gurdwara and the hotels and estates around Princeton, including the Ashford Estate in Allentown for a lawn ceremony.
- Monmouth County: Addison Park in Aberdeen and the halls and shore towns covered on our Monmouth County page.
Our guide to the best Indian wedding venues in Central New Jersey compares them side by side, and the venue guides give each hall its own page with a timeline.
Temple ceremonies in the morning, ballrooms at night
A great many Central Jersey weddings split the day: the religious ceremony at a temple hall to the muhurtham the priest has fixed, then a reception elsewhere in the evening. We photograph regularly at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville and at the Sri Venkateswara and Balaji temples in Bridgewater, and at the gurdwaras in Bridgewater, Lawrenceville and Carteret for the Anand Karaj. Temple halls are lit warmly from above, so we place our own soft light around the mandap before the family arrives, and we follow each temple’s rules on flash, positions and dress, confirmed before the day. Our temple wedding photographer page and the guide to temple photography rules explain how.
The traditions we photograph most here
Central Jersey is Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali and Sindhi all at once, and the ceremonies differ. Surya is Telugu and grew up inside these rituals, so the jeelakarra-bellam, the antarpat lowering and the fourth mangal fera are anticipated rather than explained to him on the day. Our pages for South Indian, Gujarati, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim weddings go through each one.
Portrait locations between the counties
- Colonial Park, Somerset: the rose garden through June, minutes from The Palace.
- Duke Farms, Hillsborough: meadows, lakes and woodland, with its own rules for sessions.
- Roosevelt Park, Edison, and Johnson Park, Piscataway: lakes, lawns and the Raritan.
- Princeton: the university’s stone courtyards and Palmer Square.
- The venue’s own grounds: at The Palace, Park Château or Addison Park, the hour outside is the album.
Many parks, gardens and campuses require a permit or a fee for professional photography, and some do not allow it at all; we check every location and arrange the permit before the day. For a pre-wedding session, see our engagement locations guide.
Photographs and film from one team
Cinematography has been in-house since 2016, so photographers and cinematographers work from one shot list and one timeline. Couples receive a four-to-six-minute highlight film, a twenty-to-thirty-minute feature film with the vows and speeches in full and, in the Wedding Weekend collection, a same-day edit screened at the reception. Spoorthi & Richard’s film from The Palace is on our films page.
What couples wrote on Google
"Surya and his team did an amazing job for all our wedding and pre wedding events. He is prompt, easy to talk with and is very flexible based on what your needs are. He delivered all the photos in time and they came out amazing." — Isha
"We had great pleasure working with Surya and his team for Sangeet, Haldi, pellikuthuru & pellikoduku and wedding. His work and quality of pictures and videos were amazing." — Divya Kathyayani Bandaru
Every review is public and unedited on the reviews page. When you are ready, send us your date; Surya replies personally within 24 hours.
Questions Central Jersey couples ask us
Which parts of Central New Jersey do you cover?
All of it: Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer, Monmouth, Hunterdon and Union counties, from Edison and Iselin to Somerset, Bridgewater, Princeton, Robbinsville, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Fords and Holmdel. Travel anywhere in New Jersey is included in every collection.
How far is your studio from Edison or Somerset?
The studio is in Flemington, in Hunterdon County: about half an hour from Somerset and Princeton and about forty minutes from Edison. Being close means we can walk your venue with you before the day and be at the house for the haldi without a hotel.
Do you photograph ceremonies at BAPS Robbinsville and the Bridgewater temples?
Yes, regularly. We work within each temple’s rules on flash, positions and dress, confirm them before every wedding, and light the mandap softly in advance where the temple allows it.
Which Central Jersey venues do you photograph most?
The Palace at Somerset Park, The Imperia, The Grand Marquis, Park Château, Royal Albert’s Palace and Addison Park, each with its own venue guide, plus the temple halls and the hotels of New Brunswick and Princeton.
Can you cover the haldi at home and the reception in a ballroom as one booking?
Yes. Collections are built around your real list of events rather than a block of hours. The Wedding Weekend collection covers the mehndi, haldi, sangeet, ceremony and reception as one story with a consistent team.
How much does an Indian wedding photographer cost in Central New Jersey?
Single-celebration collections begin in the mid four figures, and most couples who celebrate across a full wedding weekend make a five-figure investment, set out in a written proposal itemised to the dollar.
For weddings of every kind, our town pages cover Princeton, New Brunswick and Bridgewater.
Your Central Jersey wedding
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