Old Marylebone Town Hall Wedding Photographer

Written By Gemma Sandell

Some weddings feel like a film.

Not a big glossy Hollywood one with a predictable ending and too much slow motion… more like something shot on 16mm, slightly grainy, incredible soundtrack, everyone impossibly cool but pretending they’re not.

Sarah & Nima’s day was exactly that.

If you’re looking for an Old Marylebone Town Hall wedding photographer who lives for that kind of energy - real moments, beautiful chaos, people laughing in the street with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of something good in the other - this is it.

A love story that starts on Hinge (as all great modern romances do)

Let’s not overcomplicate it.

They met on Hinge.
No dramatic meet-cute in a Parisian bookshop. No spilled coffee. No orchestral swell.

Just two people swiping, matching, and - somewhere along the way - deciding yeah, this is it.

Sarah is a Canadian sommelier who’s been living in London for over a decade, which basically means she knows more about wine than most restaurants and probably orders better than you (and me). Nima is a musician, which explains the effortless cool and the general sense that life around him probably has a soundtrack.

Together, they have that rare thing: ease.

The kind where nothing feels forced, and everything feels like it’s exactly where it should be.

A day guided by nostalgia

From our first call Sarah & Nima told me how important having analogue wedding photography was to them, and as a London 35mm film wedding photographer, I was all in.

Sarah & Nima opted for my Midnight Hour package, which includes hybrid coverage on digital, 35mm film, polaroid and where possible drone. Use the link below to see my full pricing guide with all package options.

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Old Marylebone Town Hall: London icon, always a good idea

They got married at Old Marylebone Town Hall, which is one of those places that never tries too hard and never needs to.

It’s seen everything.
Rockstars, film stars, people who definitely wore sunglasses indoors in the 90s.

And now, Sarah & Nima.

As an Old Marylebone Town Hall wedding photographer, it’s one of my favourite spots in London. The steps, the light, the slightly chaotic energy of people coming and going—it always delivers.

No fuss. Just good moments happening in quick succession.

Private vows at the pub (the only correct way to do it)

After the ceremony, they disappeared to their favourite pub to read their vows.

No audience. No pressure. Just the two of them, probably a pint nearby, saying the important things without needing to perform them.

Honestly? More of this, please.

It felt like something out of a Richard Curtis film if Richard Curtis had slightly better taste in music and less interest in neat endings.

Camberwell Arms reception: Delicious dinners & 90s energy

Then it was off to The Camberwell Arms for the reception.

Which, if you know, you know.

If you don’t: think incredible food, warm light, the kind of place where you go for a Sunday roast and accidentally stay for six hours.

They chose it because they already loved it—regular walks down the road, meals that turned into rituals. No overthinking. No “what’s trending on Pinterest.”

Just: this feels like us.

And that’s always the best decision.

Peckham, but make it cinematic

Outside, Peckham was doing its usual thing—busy, loud, alive.

Inside and spilling out onto the street, it was all:

  • glamorous people

  • straight cigarettes

  • laughter that carries down the pavement

  • a very strong 90s undertone like someone might start playing Blur at any moment

It felt like a scene you’d want to freeze-frame.

Or at least shoot on film.

Which, obviously, I did.

Because as a documentary wedding photographer London, this is the stuff I’m looking for. Not posed perfection, but the moments that feel like they’re happening despite the camera.

Supplier List (the dream team)

A day like this doesn’t happen by accident. Here’s the lineup:

Final thoughts from an Old Marylebone Town Hall wedding photographer

Sarah & Nima’s wedding wasn’t trying to be anything.

No big production. No forced moments. No pretending.

Just two people who like each other a lot, surrounded by other people who like them a lot, eating good food, drinking good wine, and spilling out into the streets of South London like it’s the only place to be.

Undeniably cool. Effortlessly themselves.

The kind of day you wish you could bottle.

Or at least rewind and watch again.

Gemma Sandell
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