Skip to main content
search
Category

Barnet Wedding Photographers

London Enfield’s first gay wedding

By Barnet Wedding Photographers, London Wedding Photographer, Wedding VenuesNo Comments

We were delighted to be asked to photograph Peter and Mark’s special day, which unknown to us until we arrived turned out to be London borough of Enfield’s first gay wedding.
Right from the beginning when civil partnerships first came into existence, we have been photographing a great many of them in and around the capital, so this was not really unkown territory for us and great to see now that everyone has the chance to fully marry. From our own research, a highly scientific method that involves the question: “so how long have you been together?” we found the average couple has been with each other for about three years before deciding to tie the knot. For a gay couple it seems to be anywhere from five to ten years. These guys confirmed our research…
London gay wedding Enfield registry photo
Peter is originally of Italian decent, so a large group of friends and family made the trip over for the day. The ceremony was held at one of London’s prettiest registries, namely Enfield’s at Gentlemens Row.

Afterwards we had family and couple shots along the old streets and canal bridges nearby, It is an area we have photographed many times that never feels stale. The reception followed a short ride away at the four star Royal Chace Hotel, again a venue we have covered for many Enfield weddings and receptions.

We would like to wish Peter and Mark all the very best for the future. What was a new event for the area is sure to herald in a new era of equality for ALL couples, and we were very happy to be a part of it.

See our related Enfield wedding photographers post at: Enfield wedding photographers

Check out our extensive image galleries here: GALLERIES OR just scroll through this blog, it’s full of images! And here’s a quick link to our London wedding collections and their pricing: Pricing

Find out more on Enfield’s Royal Chace hotel here: Royal Chace Hotel

By David Green

Love0

London headshot photographers

By Barnet Wedding Photographers, London Wedding PhotographerNo Comments

We think the most important fact to state straight away is that if we had to describe ourselves it would be first and foremost as London wedding photographers. We do what we love full time, usually six sometimes seven days a week. A lot of people may think wedding photographers only work at the weekend, we wish! It’s true that the vast majority of big days are either on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, but for the rest of the week we are busy editing and polishing our images, desiging wedding albums, or meeting with currently booked or potentially new couples.

London headshot photographers

However we do get requests for other work in the week, for instance as London headshot photographers. Now as long as we can, and it does not intefere with our busy wedding schedule, then a little bit of variety keeps us fresh and often gives us new ideas for our wedding photography.  We thought it would be interesting to show couples who may be browsing the website and on this blog some of the other types of images that we create.

London fashion wedding photographers

A lot of readers won’t know that David works with actors, directors and performers new and well known for headshots and profile images. Or that as Big Day Weddings we have done over twenty photo shoots for De Beers diamond merchants in the last three years, two jobs for Ralph Lauren, and have been product ambassadors for Motorola’s camera phone the Razr i. And no, we don’t use that particular device for any of our wedding shots!

actors headshot london graphic

Joanna also gets requests for wedding boudoir shoots. This usually takes the form of tasteful fine art images that become a surprise gift for a brides new husband after the wedding day or on honeymoon. If this potential scenario has crossed your mind feel free to have a relaxed chat with Joanna and she can send you some sample images to show what can be achieved. If you are one of our present or potential wedding couples to work with, and need some quality shots with a difference, then have a chat with David about headshot and profile images.

Big day weddings fashion shot

Guardian newspaper journalist profile image

Of course if you don’t give a “monkeys” about any of this and just want to look at wedding related imagery only, no problem take a look here: GALLERIES OR just browse through the general blog, it’s full of them! Here’s a quick and convenient link to our London wedding collections and their prices: Pricing    

By David Green

Love0
Hoxton wedding shot against corrugated iron

Hackney and Hoxton London Wedding for Carly and Jim

By Barnet Wedding Photographers, Wedding Venues2 Comments

Hackney Wedding photographers

Every wedding is special, individual and memorable, even in the same venues. For instance last weekend in Bloomsbury Square London, there was so much love in the air especially between the couple during their ceremony I found myself fighting back the tears, which is just as well as I didn’t want to fog up the viewfinder! Carly and Jim’s Hackney and Hoxton London wedding was especially memorable, not just for the obvious love between themselves and for their friends and family, but for the individual stamp they put on their special day.  Not to mention the lateness of the ceremony and celebrations. Photographing in the dark..no problem.

Hackney Town hall wedding ceremony

As artists and designers they had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve and were open minded to our photographic ideas which was great. Carly even helped design her own dress with specialist Claire Hannington-Williams at: Prince Lilly Bespoke Bridalwear

Kiss at Hackney wedding

The evening started with Carly arriving with dad in a specially prepped white london cab. A love filled ceremony followed in the impressive and imposing venue that is Hackney Town Hall. Because of the lateness in the day confetti throwing and all group and family shots took place in the dark, which was atmosheric and no problem light wise when you know what you are doing photographically.

Hackney town hall confetti image

A routemaster bus took us all to an art gallery in Hoxton fashioned underneath a railway arch that was specially converted for the reception. The driving team behind the routemaster “experience” will remain nameless because it was one of the craziest/almost dangerous pieces of driving we have ever witnessed from a bus at a wedding! We’ve also had to travel with them again recently…Having said that it made the journey very memorable and very amusing for most of the guests. We stopped off at a bridge on the way to recover (ha!) and to create an image back drop of one of the couples favourite spots Tower Bridge.

near Tower Bridge wedding kiss

After a little reception time Joanna and myself went walking with the newly weds to explore the night streets of Hoxton. Nothing was pre planned for this rwenty minutes or so apart from an area of corrugated iron Carly and Jim particualrly wanted to feature as a backdrop. We basically just had a lot of fun looking for what interested us all for some memorable London wedding photos.

Hoxton wedding shot against corrugated iron

The entire wedding party had the most delicious pizza based evening meal, hand made by a mobile fired oven facility parked outside the art gallery for the night.

Hoxton car wash

Lovely couple, lovely evening, pleae check out their website and some of their work at: One Penny Piece.

Hoxton street wedding dance

To see over 100 wedding images just click on the link here: GALLERIES OR just scroll through this blog, it’s full of images!

By David Green

Hoxton garage wedding shot

 

Love1

Fanhams Hall Wedding Photographer

By Barnet Wedding Photographers, London Wedding Photographer, Wedding Venues3 Comments

Fanhams Hall Wedding Photographers

As frequent Fanhams Hall Wedding Photographers we always look forward to returning to one of Ware’s greatest assets. Inside it is a fantastic and tasteful mix of the old and the new. Glass and steel is imaginatively mixed with oak panelling and leaded windows. Outside, the grounds feel like they have been made for Hertfordshire wedding photographers! They are large, varied and beautiful come rain shine or snow. We should know having photographed them in all three! Thankfully not on the same day though. A typical English day and also a typically quirky time weather wise for Kristy and Alun’s wedding featured here, and also Laura and David and Jenny and Dan’s from this March 2014. A little bit of rain, gusty wind, cloud and then periods of brilliant sunshine. It’s all in days work for David and Joanna then….

Favourite Fanhams Hall wedding photo

Fanhams Hall Wedding Photographers

Personally we love the fountains and iron gates, the Japanese gardens and bridges and the imposing backdrop of Fanhams itself which lends historical class to any wedding taking place there. Every time we return we find something new and fresh for photography there.

Drinks reception at Fanhams Hall

 

Wedding photos Fanhams Hall

laughter in the gardens at Fanhams Hall

 

The building itself is eighteen century in origin and built in the famous Queen Anne style. It was the birth place and home of Lord Croft and has also been the residence for branches of the Brockett family. As Brockett Hall wedding photographers we would be hard pressed to choose which of the two would be our favourite. Either would be an excellent choice for a wedding day.

Fantastic Fanhams Hall wedding photos

Bride Photos Fanhams Hall

To see over 100 wedding images just click on the link here: GALLERIES OR just scroll through this blog, it’s full of images!
For convenience here’s a link to the great wedding venue itself: Fanhams Hall

Unusual Fanhams Hall wedding photo

Fanhams Hall wedding venue 2014

super wide shot at Fanhams Hall wedding

 

Kiss photo Fanhams Hall

Fanhams Hall Garden Image



Love1
London wedding photographer Upper Street laughter couple image 2023 banner

Barnet Wedding Photographer London

By Barnet Wedding Photographers, London Wedding Photographer, Wedding VenuesOne Comment

Barnet Wedding Photographer

wedding couple first dance confetti cannon photo watermarked

Islington wedding couple laugh by blue wall Upper Street London

Barnet Wedding Photographer? London Wedding Photographer? UK Wedding Photographers? Thinking about this we answered first with a “yes”, and then a few seconds later an equally impassioned “no”! We have worked everywhere this wedding season from local north London and Hertfordshire wedding venues, to central London, home counties, far away counties, and France….Oui!

London wedding photographer phonebox and bride and groom banner 2023

Big Day Weddings 2019 Collage One

In todays global online village, its only right that someone searching for recommended or just great wedding photography should be able to ask the question: “Are you free for my wedding day?” Wherever a person is in the world. Long gone now are the days of only being able to walk down the local high street to the portrait studio shop front, popping in and speaking to one of the very few real choices you may have had in your area for your big day. Well that’s what we vaguely remember when we were kids…Though wedding photography is not like shopping for a best price on Amazon, it’s of course about quality that has real and enduring value over time. There’s nothing wrong with shopping for that quality, and looking as far a field as necessary. We’ve spent so much travelling through the global village of wedding photography recently that it has been hard to update this blog and post on socials as much as we would like. It is secondary to working on images and meeting new couples 🙂

Bride and groom pose outside Islington Fire Station on wedding day

To see over 200 wedding images just click on the link here: GALLERIES OR just scroll through this blog, it’s full of images!

By David Green

Love1