What it feels like to be photographed for a london wedding
If you’ve landed here, you’re probably somewhere between intrigued and slightly nervous. You love the idea of editorial wedding photography in London. You’ve seen images that stopped you mid-scroll – cinematic, confident, a little bit wow. But somewhere in the back of your mind, there’s a quiet worry: does this mean we’ll spend our wedding day performing?
It doesn’t. And I want to talk about that.
(If you want the full breakdown of what editorial wedding photography actually means, I’ve written about it in depth [here]. Come back when you’re done.)
What “editorial” actually means, and what it feels like: Here’s what I know about couples who are drawn to editorial wedding photography in London: they want images that feel intentional. Elevated. A little bit cinematic. They just don’t want to work for it all day.
And the good news? Neither do I.
The editorial approach is about finding the frame, reading the light, and knowing exactly where to place you, so that the city does half the work. You just have to show up and be yourselves. I handle everything else.
I photographed the lovely Oonagh and Dane’s London wedding at Burgh House, a while back (this one has been on my blogging list for a while). Their portraits were taken nearby in the quiet cobbled streets with Georgian terraces, dappled warm afternoon Autumn light, and not a tourist in sight.
That’s the thing about London that many people don’t realise: for every busy part, there are ten side streets that feel like a closed film set.
I like to think that if I weren’t a wedding photographer, I could have been a location scout. Dane told me that he chose me because my images have “the Netflix feel that makes them look very high production.” I loved that. Not stiff. Not staged. Just elevated.
“The wedding shots have a great warm and romantic earthy tone to them, whilst not seemingly too bland or too posed. But some of your other shots also feel a touch of glam as well. “ Dane + Oonagh
CREATIVE TEAM
- Photography & Styling: Devlin Photos
- Hair & Make-Up: Kelly Dawn
- Bridalwear: The Fall Bride
- Grooms Suit: P Johnson
- Cake: Noorish By Noor
- Flowers: Sayeh and Galton
- Location: Burgh House
Why London Works So Well For Wedding Photography
London rewards photographers who know how to look. It gives you architecture that is utterly iconic – but it’s the in-between bits where the real magic lives. The quiet mews off a main road. The city square that is empty on a Saturday afternoon. The ancient butted up to the modern.
Even in the busiest parts of the city, there’s almost always somewhere nearby that gives you that calm, cinematic quality without any of the chaos. I’ve photographed couples by Borough Market, around Shoreditch, in Chelsea, in Greenwich – and in every single case we found spaces away from the crowds, in pockets of the city that most people walk straight past.
The city becomes part of your story. Not just the backdrop. An actual character.
What you bring. What I bring.
You bring you – that’s all we need. Your chemistry, your in-jokes, the way you are together when nobody’s making a big deal of it.
I bring two decades of editorial experience, a magazine background that trained me to find the image within any environment, and a pretty solid knowledge of where London hides its best light.
If you’re the kind of couple who chose your London venue because it had personality, you’re probably my people. If you’ve looked at wedding photography online and thought nice, but a bit samey – yes. That’s exactly the gap we’re filling.
London is waiting. Let’s get started.
