The wedding venues I photograph
Grand London hotels, register offices, country houses and barns. Every venue and area I've written about, in one place.
Most of my weddings are in London and Sussex. Some are at venues I know room by room. Some are at places I'm still getting to know.
Each page below is a guide to one venue or area: the rooms, where the portraits are, the practical things worth knowing, and the weddings I've photographed there. If yours isn't on the list, ask. I'll tell you honestly whether I know it.
London wedding venues
Hotels, historic houses, livery halls and register offices. The three below are the ones I'm asked about most.
Claridge's
Art Deco rooms, the chequered foyer and a ballroom in the heart of Mayfair.
Syon Park
A Robert Adam house, the Great Conservatory and 200 acres of parkland in west London.
Old Marylebone Town Hall
A Marylebone landmark with a grand staircase and colonnade. Hourly coverage for register office weddings.
Hotels
- The RitzPiccadilly
- The SavoyStrand
- The LanghamRegent Street
- The LanesboroughKnightsbridge
- Hotel Café RoyalPiccadilly
- Corinthia LondonWhitehall
- The PeninsulaBelgravia
- Park Hyatt LondonKnightsbridge
- The Park Lane HotelMayfair
- Mandarin Oriental Hyde ParkKnightsbridge
- Mandarin Oriental MayfairMayfair
- Rosewood LondonHolborn
- NoMad LondonCovent Garden
- The LandmarkMarylebone
- Shangri-La at The ShardLondon Bridge
- The NedCity
- St Pancras RenaissanceKing's Cross
Houses, halls and landmarks
- One Whitehall PlaceWhitehall
- Spencer HouseSt James's
- Stationers' HallCity
- Two Temple PlaceEmbankment
- Inner TempleTemple
- RIBA, 66 Portland PlaceMarylebone
- Asia HouseMarylebone
- One Moorgate PlaceCity
- Searcys at the GherkinCity
- Natural History MuseumSouth Kensington
- Kew GardensRichmond
- Kenwood HouseHampstead
- Chelsea Old Town HallRegister office
- St Paul's CathedralPortraits
- Tower BridgePortraits
Neighbourhood guides
Where the venues are in each part of London, where the portraits are, and how the day tends to run.
Sussex wedding venues
I live in Eastbourne, so Sussex is home. From Goodwood in the west to the coast in the east.
Goodwood House
Over a decade of weddings on the estate: the House, The Kennels and the Goodwood Hotel.
Sussex wedding photographer
My home county. Country houses, barns, the coast and the register offices.
Venues and towns
- The Kennels, GoodwoodWest Sussex
- Goodwood HotelWest Sussex
- Southend BarnsChichester
- ChichesterWest Sussex
- Chichester GuildhallChichester
- Lancing College ChapelWest Sussex
- BailiffscourtClimping
- Mannings HeathHorsham
- Alexander HouseTurners Hill
- Ashdown ParkForest Row
- Horsted PlaceUckfield
- Firle PlaceLewes
- Alfriston GardensAlfriston
- BrightonBrighton & Hove
- LewesEast Sussex
- Lewes Register OfficeSouthover Grange
- EastbourneHome town
- Eastbourne Register OfficeEastbourne
- Gildredge ManorEastbourne
- De La Warr PavilionBexhill
- HastingsEast Sussex
Beyond London and Sussex
Country houses within an hour or two of London, and weddings abroad.
The South East and beyond
- Cliveden HouseBerkshire
- Monkey IslandBerkshire
- Hedsor HouseBuckinghamshire
- Pennyhill ParkSurrey
- SurreySurrey
- Four Seasons HampshireHampshire
- Leeds CastleKent
- Hever CastleKent
- Tunbridge WellsKent
- Castle HowardYorkshire
Abroad
Not every wedding is the same shape
Proposals, pre-wedding shoots, elopements and small weddings, and the cultural weddings I photograph most often.
What it costs
The same at every London venue, priced by the hours you actually need. Sussex collections start at £1,150.
Ceremony through to the speeches.
- For smaller weddings and daytime receptions
- The ceremony and confetti
- Drinks, portraits and family groups
- Wedding breakfast details and speeches
- No evening party coverage
Preparations through to the first dance.
- The standard full wedding day
- Getting ready
- Arrivals, ceremony and drinks
- Fifteen or twenty minutes of portraits
- Speeches, cake and first dance
Preparations through to the last dance.
- For big celebrations where nothing gets missed
- Everything in Classic
- The evening party and dance floor
- Fireworks, sparklers and send-off
- An unhurried pace across the whole day
A second photographer is £1,250 and worth thinking about with a big guest list. An album can be added too. Everything is explained on my prices page, including hourly coverage for register office weddings.
What couples say
A few words from couples I've photographed, in Sussex, London and further afield.
Barrie is incredible! He is a total pro and the best in the business! We love our photos so much. We got married at trading boundaries and he was the perfect photographer. So special. Thank you Barrie
Barrie was such a great photographer for our wedding from start to finish. He was so friendly and make us feel so calm and relaxed on our big day. The photos he took were amazing and we loved all of t…
Simply the best wedding photographer we have ever come across. Barrie was not only incredibly professional, he also slotted right in to the day and all our guests commented on how relaxed, fun and tal…
We couldn't be happier with the incredible job Barrie did photographing our children's christening. From the moment he arrived, Barrie was warm, professional, and put everyone at ease. He captured all…
Barrie was fantastic to work with. My professional violin photographs came out in immaculate and high quality - I highly recommend Barrie for your event!
Venue questions
Which wedding venues do you photograph?
Mostly London and Sussex. In London that's hotels like Claridge's, The Ritz and The Savoy, historic houses like Syon Park, and the register offices at Old Marylebone and Chelsea Old Town Hall. In Sussex it's Goodwood, Selden Barns, Southend Barns and the coast around Eastbourne, where I live.
Do you photograph weddings at venues not listed here?
Yes. This page covers the places I have written about, not every venue I'll work at. Tell me where you're getting married and I'll tell you honestly whether I know it.
Do you charge more for well-known venues?
No. My London prices are the same whether you marry at Claridge's or a register office: £1,350 for five hours, £1,800 for eight and £2,200 for eleven. Sussex collections start at £1,150.
Do you travel outside London and Sussex?
Yes. I photograph weddings across the South East and abroad, from Kent and Berkshire to Italy and France.
When will we receive our photos?
Within a week of the wedding, in a private online gallery with high-resolution downloads and no watermarks.
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