Old Marylebone Town Hall was the London setting for Chris and Lucy’s wedding towards the end of last year. The Purple Room to be exact.
Old Marylebone Town Hall has seen a long list of celebs married there due to its plush and spacious interiors. It’s much more opulent than the exterior would have you believe. As a result of the likes of Paul McCartney choosing the venue (twice), it’s become a ‘must have’ wedding venue for many London couples, and soon to be refurbished to a high spec.
After the service they made their way through London on the ‘Wedding Special’, taking in many of London’s iconic sights en route to ‘The Swan’bar and restaurant, located in Bankside at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. The Swan has a spacious and well-appointed third floor function room, superb staff and views few can compete with. Great food as well, thank you guys!
Within my style of reportage photography, I choose to add to the mix a few portrait shots. Nothing really posed, artificially lit or stilted, just a few relaxed minutes in a good location. It’s usually the first time couples have had a few minutes privacy after the ceremony and it’s a chance for that ‘we’ve done it’ feeling to sink in, and I’m there to capture but not intrude on those precious moments. Not all documentary wedding photographers do this as it’s not ‘pure’ documentary wedding photography, but I choose to use the methods of the top photojournalists, who use natural portrait work to good effect when compiling their stories. I follow their example. It was impossible to forgo using the Millennium Bridge with St. Paul’s Cathedral in the background and it was a really important feature for Chris and Lucy. I’ve lived and worked in and around London for a good part of my life, and this is a location I’d invite everyone to check out if you haven’t been there.
I currently shoot with a wider perspective than previously. I try to give the subjects in my images space and set people in context with their friends and family around them. That way when folk look back on their albums in years to come, I want my images to invoke memories of emotional times past, and a sense of time and place is important to achieve that.
I say albums, because I believe a photograph never really ‘lives’ until it’s printed. In a frame or an album, a photograph does its intended job so much more effectively than just being confined to a computer hard drive.
Here are some of my favourite images from the wedding
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Really appreciate the comments folks, thank you!
Love the documentary style. It makes your images really stand out.
Really strong set of images there Bob. Nicely done. Really tells the story of the day.
Great work Bob with some classic B&W reportage. Do I detect a video light being used to great efefct with the dancing pics?
Thanks Linus, no, no video light
Great pics as ever bob
Well-written post, Bob. I enjoyed learning more about your work. And how you view what you do. I like what you said about the importance of having actual albums. Lovely photos. Thanks.
Fabulous work Bob, really really great stuff. Am a sucker for a good black & white image and you’ve spoilt us all with this collection.
Need I add what a corker the final shot is? I agree with the others – brilliant. Great reportage on the bus too.
Fabulous set of images Bob! Love the shot of the couple kissing on the bridge with St Paul’s in the background.
Great images Bob! Especially loving the bus images and the colour shot with St Pauls in the background
Love that long shot down millennium bridge Bob – great composition, the couple looking back makes the shot!
A great set of images. I love your mix of reportage and portraits and I especially like your black and white images.
Lovely reportage Bob. last image is a great environmental shot! Lovely portraits also!
Stirling work Mr Owen. Really great sense of occasion. My fave has to be the low perspective on the bride and groom confetti shot. a great write up to boot!