There are quite a few grand hotels in London that make an impressive setting for a wedding, but The Lanesborough has a particular character that sets it apart. I’ve photographed weddings at many of London’s best-known hotels over the years – Claridge’s, The Dorchester, The Berkeley and the Mandarin Oriental among them – and I’ve recently had the chance to photograph two weddings at The Lanesborough. It’s a very different sort of hotel. Elegant, certainly, but with a slightly more… Read more »
. If you’re planning a London civil ceremony, chances are Old Marylebone Town Hall is high on your list. It’s easily one of the coolest, most iconic registry offices in the city. I’ve been shooting weddings here for almost 20 years, and after dozens of ceremonies, I’ve got to know the building, the staff, and the surrounding streets inside out. When a venue is this popular, having a photographer who understands how the place operates makes a massive difference. Here… Read more »
. It was a real pleasure to see a wedding I photographed at London’s iconic Claridge’s Hotel featured recently in The Sunday Times Style magazine. It’s always rewarding when a wedding you’ve photographed is recognised in print, but even more so when it’s one that took place in one of London’s most elegant and historic venues. I’ve been fortunate enough to photograph weddings at Claridge’s many times over the past two decades, and it remains one of my favourite London… Read more »
Photographing the first dance can be tricky. It looks fairly straightforward from the outside. The couple dance, everyone gathers around the dance floor and the photographer takes some pictures. In reality, those first few minutes can be one of the more unpredictable parts of a wedding. The lighting can change completely, the dance floor can suddenly fill with guests, there may be dry ice, lasers or other assorted lighting effects, and occasionally a couple will launch into a perfectly rehearsed… Read more »
Men In Waiting is an ongoing collection of images showing those tense, nervous (sometimes excruciating) moments of anticipation expressed by the Groom (and quite often the Best Man), just as the Bride is about to arrive. Each week I’ll be adding another image to the collection. Check my Instagram feed for updates every Friday here: @Tom_Gold_Wedding_Photography
Photography by Tom Gold at Preston Court Without a doubt, Preston Court has to be one of the best wedding venues in the UK. It’s little wonder that Brides Magazine have included them in it’s top 100 wedding venues of 2018. Located in a beautiful part of Kent and still within easy travelling distance from London, the venue offers everything you could need for the perfect wedding, plus a lot more…! Preston Court has no less than three amazing locations to… Read more »
These days, photographing a wedding is all about telling a story and with all stories, there’s a beginning, a middle and an end. So where better to start than the beginning? Almost a ceremony in itself, the application of makeup, styling of hair, zipping, tying, fastening and collective ‘getting ready’ part of a wedding, is one of the best opportunities to lay the stories foundations. By photographing the bride and groom separately before the event itself, the narrative has already begun, as each make… Read more »
I’ve photographed many weddings at Eltham Palace over the years and never tire of it’s art deco splendour. Formerly a medieval Tudor palace dating back to the fourteenth century, the property was taken on by Stephen and Virginia Courtauld in 1933 who transformed it into an art deco masterpiece. The high quality interior is richly designed, with an abundance of beautiful integral features and original furniture, including a domed entrance hall, wood panelled marquetry and sweeping staircases. Today the building is cared for… Read more »
Like so many other couples looking for a wedding photographer, Zoe & Christopher came across my website through a Google search, so it was a surprise to find out that we’re practically neighbours, living just a few streets away in Walthamstow, North East London. It didn’t take long to set up a meeting in our local pub The Bell and I soon heard about their plans for a very stylish winter wedding in Oxford (where they’d met at University, studying maths and science)…. Read more »
Another amazing wedding shot a couple of weeks ago, this time at Breamore House in Hampshire.