England, United Kingdom
LondonWedding photography
Private clubs, garden squares and the best grey light of any capital in Europe.
We photograph weddings across London — private members’ clubs and livery halls, Georgian houses and garden squares in the west, warehouse spaces in the east, and the historic churches between them. Two photographers, full-day coverage, commissions from $14,000.
London does not photograph as one thing the way Paris does. It is a collection of villages that grew together, which means the portrait route matters more here than the venue does — and it is the first thing we plan.
London does not photograph as one thing the way Paris does — it is a collection of villages that grew together, and a wedding here can be Georgian stucco in Belgravia, brick and iron in the east, or a garden square that looks like the countryside with a bus behind it. That variety is the opportunity, and it means the portrait route matters more here than the venue does.
The light is soft and grey for a great deal of the year, and London is built for it: pale stone and stucco, tall sash windows, and interiors designed before electric light to make the most of what came through them. A private members’ club drawing room on an overcast Tuesday is one of the most beautiful rooms in Europe to photograph in.
The practical constraint is the city. Distances are short and journeys are long, venue end times are set by licence rather than by preference, and any plan involving three addresses on a Saturday needs to be a transport plan first.
The light
When to marry in London.
The part a visitor cannot look up, and the reason this page exists rather than a list of packages.
April to June
Blossom, then long green evenings. The most reliable stretch of the English year and the busiest.
July to August
Warm, occasionally hot, and half the city away. Light until late and rain on any given day.
September to October
Low gold light down the terraces, the parks turning, and soft grey days that suit the stone.
The venues
Where to be married in London.
The rooms this market is built on, and what each one does to a photograph. Listed as places rather than as partnerships — we have no preferred-supplier arrangement with any of them.
Two Temple Place
Neo-Gothic mansion, Embankment
Carved oak, stained glass and a staircase built to be descended. Dark interiors that reward fast lenses and defeat anything bounced off a ceiling.
The Ned
Former bank, City of London
A vast banking hall under a coffered ceiling, with verde marble columns. The scale is the picture, and it needs composing for rather than standing in.
Fulham Palace
Historic house and walled garden, SW6
A walled garden and lawns by the river, which is the rarest thing in this city — room outdoors that is genuinely private.
Middle Temple Hall
Elizabethan hall, Inns of Court
A double hammerbeam roof and tall leaded windows, in courtyards closed to traffic. Daylight indoors in a room built before electric light.
Royal parks and garden squares
Public and private green space
The parks distinguish between personal photography and anything with a tripod or a crew; the latter is permitted ground. We work handheld here for that reason.
The kind of place
- Private members’ clubs and livery halls, panelled and tall-windowed
- Georgian houses and garden squares in the west, stucco and plane trees
- Warehouse and gallery spaces in the east, brick and steel and very different in register
- Historic churches, several with their own firm rules about photography during the service
What a London wedding plans around
- Venue end times are set by licensing rather than by the venue, and they are firm.
- Short distances take a long time on a Saturday. Every move between addresses is planned as a transport problem.
- The royal parks distinguish between personal photography and anything with a tripod or a crew; the latter is permitted ground.
- Many of the best rooms in the city are in private clubs with restrictions on where photographs may be taken and what may be published.
Frames
From London.
The commission
Photographing a wedding in London.
A London wedding is commissioned as a full day with two photographers, from $14,000. There is no travel charge within the M25, and the Home Counties are inside an hour.
Two constraints shape the plan and both are the city’s rather than yours. Venue end times are set by licensing and they are firm, so the evening is built to finish. And short distances take a long time on a Saturday — any day involving three addresses is a transport plan before it is a photographic one, and we build the portrait window around the traffic rather than the other way round.
Preview within seven days, the complete hand-graded set within eight weeks, full-resolution files, a private archive and a print release with no expiry. Many of the best rooms in this city are in private clubs with restrictions on what may be published; nothing is published without your written consent in any case.
- Wedding, from
- $14,000
- Photographers
- Two
- Preview
- 7 days
- Full delivery
- 8 weeks
Wedding photography commissions in London
Every commission on this site is available in London. See all seven.
London wedding photography — questions
How much is a London wedding photographer?
From $14,000 for a full day with two photographers, a venue walk beforehand and a planning call. No travel charge within the M25. Most London weddings land between that and $20,000 depending on the length of the day.
Is grey weather bad news?
No, and it is worth saying clearly because everyone worries about it. An overcast London sky is an enormous softbox: even light, no squinting, no hard shadow across half a face. The photographs we like best from this city were taken on days the couple apologised for.
How do we plan around the traffic?
By reducing the number of moves. Short distances take a long time here on a Saturday, and every address you add costs more than the map suggests. Where three venues are unavoidable, the portrait window is placed to survive the worst of it.
What time does the evening have to end?
Whatever the licence says, which is the building’s decision rather than yours or ours. Worth confirming before the band is booked.
Can you photograph in the royal parks?
Handheld and without lighting, yes. Anything involving a tripod or a crew is permitted ground and needs an application — we will tell you which category your plan falls into before you assume it.
Which month?
May and June for blossom and long green evenings, which is the most reliable stretch of the English year and the busiest. September and October for low gold light down the terraces and the parks turning.
Nearby
Married in London?
Tell us the date and what you are planning. We reply personally, usually within two business days.