Lakshna & Neil’s Haldi ceremony at the Hilton Malta in St Julian’s — turmeric, marigolds and two golden lotus pods on a terrace above Portomaso Marina. Every Malta wedding photographer should be so lucky. As a destination wedding photographer, this is the brief I love most: real ritual, big family energy, and Mediterranean light doing half the work.

The Haldi is the colour-soaked heart of an Indian wedding, and Malta gave it a backdrop of harbour water and honey-coloured limestone. As a Malta Wedding Photographer I photographed the day documentary-style — unposed, from the first marigold garland to the last handful of petals. If you’re planning an Indian wedding or a multi-day destination celebration in Malta, at the Hilton or anywhere on the island, I’d love to hear about it. This was day one of three — the Hindu wedding at Villa Bologna followed.