Intimate Wedding at The Old Marylebone Town Hall, London

Written By Harriett Harpham
The bride and groom walk out of the Old Marylebone Town Hall into a storm of brightly coloured confetti thrown at them by their family and friends

Sophie & Ben, like many couples in 2020, had to change their original wedding plans but luckily they didn’t have to change their date. The restrictions at that time allowed them to have 30 people (including themselves and vendors) attend their ceremony & reception. We felt honoured to be included within their 30 nearest and dearest.

They held their ceremony at one of our all time favourite town halls, The Old Marylebone Town Hall. TOMTH were absolute legends during COVID-19. Everything still felt so special and romantic whilst they were keeping everything clean and everyone safe. They’re like a well oiled machine normally anyway so it’s no surprise they handled all the changes the government through at us with ease! Even when the government announced another lockdown they gave it everything they got and worked until midnight to squeeze 27 couples in before the new restrictions.

Even though Sophie and Ben had to downsize their big day it still felt like a huge celebration. When I spoke to Sophie a couple of weeks before the big day she mentioned she was worried her guests might get bored as big parties were not allowed but she had nothing to worry about at all. The wine was following and the evening was filled with everyone just being happy to be out and spending time with each other after months of lockdown. The couple still got to have all the elements of a ‘normal’ wedding, speeches, cake cutting and a first dance.

My favourite type of wedding is the one where you can feel the love, not only between the couple but from all their guests too. We felt like a part of the family by the end of the night and we will never forget this one!

This is what the couple had to say about us —

“Harriett and Chris photographed our wedding in September 2020. We originally found them on Instagram, having seen a wedding they'd previously photographed at our venue and fallen in love with their relaxed, natural style of photography.
As part of our package we did an engagement shoot at a location that was special to us as a couple (which I would really recommend if you've never had professional photos taken before, as my husband and I were so much less shy in front of the camera at our actual wedding.)
2020 was definitely not the best year to be planning a wedding, but Harriett was so kind and reassuring. We kept in touch throughout the lockdown and I felt super confident that despite having to change our original plans we would have beautiful photos of our day (which was still incredible despite COVID-19 restrictions and downsizing!)
On the day they were amazing, so helpful and and our friends and family loved them.
Not to mention, we absolutely LOVE our wedding photos!” — Sophie & Ben

If you are planning an intimate London wedding or elopement then please get in touch with us

Ceremony Venue - The Old Marylebone Town Hall

Reception Venue - The Princess Victoria

Bride’s Dress - Immacle Barcelona

Bride’s Bow - Jennifer Behr

Bride’s Veil - The Wedding Veil Shop

Bride’s Shoe - Gianvito Rossi

HMUA - Nicola Beddoes

Cake - Sophia's Bake

The groom helps straighten his best mans bow tie
The groom attaches his mothers corsage to her dress as his mother looks lovingly back at her son
The brides accessories displayed on a table, they include her veil, bow, shoes, perfume and a photograph of her grandma which will be tied around her bouquet
A 4 tiered wedding cake adorned in flowers and berries, lite by a side window with a dark background
Two bridesmaids in matching pyjamas sat in a large hotel bed watching their friend, the bride, getting ready the morning of her wedding day
A bridesmaid carefully adjusts the sleeves on the brides dress
A detailed photograph of the back of the brides dress, showing off her beautifully curly hair and large white bridal bow
The final touches before the bride leaves to get married, the makeup artist touches up her lipstick while two bridesmaids are putting the brides earrings in simultaneously
The brides father sees his daughter dressed for her wedding for the first time, he smiles at her
A close up of the bride stepping into the black london taxi to head to the ceremony
The bride and her father walking into the old Marylebone town hall, they're holding hands and both smiling
The groom stands waiting for his bride to arrive, no one else is in the frame
The bride and her father walk into the ceremony room, the bride smiling, looks like she has a tear in her eye
The groom smiles as he admires his bride arriving to the ceremony
the couple holding hands during the ceremony both look down at their hands whilst the groom puts on her wedding ring
The couple laugh as the groom struggles to put the ring on her finger
The couple going in for their first kiss the photo is of the moment just before their lips touch
Their guests wearing face masks and stood 2m apart still look joyous and clap as the couple have their first kiss
The couple leave the ceremony room and head down the first set of stairs in the old Marylebone town hall
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The couple share a kiss as the colourful confetti still floats all around them
The couple look overjoyed as they reach the bottom of the town hall steps as husband and wife
The couple share a kiss in front of a old red london bus which they hired to take their guests to the reception venue
a close up of the couples hands as the groom helps his bride onto the old red london bus
a wide angle shot the couple stood alone in the doorway of the old marylebone town hall
The couple smiling at the camera in the alcoves at the old marylebone town hall, the flowers either side of the door are the same beautiful colours as the brides bouquet
the groom kisses his bride on the cheek as she looks into the camera at the old marylebone town hall, london
The bride rests her head on her grooms shoulder at the old marylebone town hall, london
The groom slowly spins his bride at the top of the steps of the old marylebone town hall, london
The groom softly kisses his bride on the forehead in the alcoves at the old marylebone town hall london
The bride and groom walk along the cobbled streets behind the old marylebone town hall london
the groom gentle dips his bride whilst sharing a kiss, on the cobbled streets behind the old marylebone town hall london
The couple grin at each other as the walk along the cobbled streets behind the old marylebone town hall london
The couple smile as they clink their tiny bottles of prosecco with straws together in the back of a black london taxi
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