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Dublin Registry Office Wedding

Dublin Registry Office Wedding. A lovely sunny day in December for Janette and Riley’s Dublin Registry Office Wedding.

Since it gets dark early at this time of year, Janette and Riley decided to meet before the ceremony. There are especially some lovely moments of them seeing each other for the first time at The Morgan Hotel.

We all then set off on a nice route I have planned out over the years for pictures near the registry office. Taking in the banks of the Grand Canal, Georgian Dublin and Merrion Square Park by the Oscar Wilde statue. I always like to give a sense of story and place to a registry office wedding photographs.

I always really enjoy photographing a wedding at the Dublin registry office. It is one of my favourite type of weddings to photograph. There are so many beautiful backdrops for the photographs in the surrounding areas.

My Creative Approach To A Registry Office Wedding

Since my background is as a photojournalist, I always like to give a sense of story and place to a couples wedding photographs. I went to New York straight after college and worked with The New York Times for seven years.

I really just photographed Janette and Riley walking through the city. Such an approach always makes the bride and groom feel like they are taking a nice walk through Dublin on their wedding day. Not like they were posing for wedding photographs. It also creates a nice story of the day.

After that, we met with the wedding guests on the banks of the canal, just two minutes from the registry office. It is a nice spot for photographs and very handy as it is so close.

The idea came to me at Janette and Riley’s wedding to do the group portrait standing on the Locks crossing the canal. It makes for a nice new angle and has a painterly quality to it. In addition guests always find it a bit of fun too.

The majority of couples that choose me as their wedding photographer do not like having their photograph taken. However couples always tell me that my approach added to the experience and memories of their day rather than taking away from it.

I think it would be lovely for couples in years to come to look back at pictures of them strolling through our lovely city on their wedding day.

Above all Janette and Riley were delighted with their photographs. So this is always the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me.

What If It’s Raining?

I have photographed a number of weddings in the rain so I have a backup plan for locations. That said it has only happened on a few occasions and 98% of the time the weather behaves itself. Or it clears up so we can get all the pictures done.

On the few occasions it rained we were still able to get all the photographs with a few changes to locations. We can still do the group portion on the canal. Everyone can put their umbrellas up for one picture, like a parasol. Then take them down quickly so I can get that picture. So you will have both versions. There is good tree coverage on the banks of the canal to do the family pictures.

Then I go to St. Stephen’s Green with the couple. There is loads of good tree coverage there at all times of year. Close by is The National Library, Trinity College and The National Museum has beautiful architectural coverage to add to the story of the day.

When rain was forecast, a bride once bought a white umbrella that matched her dress. It thus added to the story and charm of the pictures.

So there are a lot of alternative options around the city centre so we can still get that nice sense of Dublin in the pictures. Whilst remaining dry and still enjoying the time. These are just ideas and of course if a couple has any other preferences around town.  

Social Distancing

Using a portrait lens, technically I have to be at least 3 metres from the subject to achieve focus. Therefore it is possible to capture your registry office wedding beautifully whilst adhering to social distancing. Also capturing a wedding in a natural way, I never need to touch or interfere in a scene.

Contact Deirdre

So if you like my registry office wedding photography and my style please feel free to call me anytime on my mobile at 087 995 1252. I would love to hear about your registry office wedding plans.

An overview of my registry office weddings is at https://deirdrebweddings.ie/registry-office-weddings/

In addition, there is a category on the site specifically for registry office weddings. You may also see more samples of my Registry Office Wedding Photography at https://deirdrebweddings.ie/category/dublin-registry-office-weddings/

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Merrion Hotel Wedding

I hope you liked my these samples of a Merrion Hotel wedding. I always like to give a sense of our lovely city to a couples wedding photographs. The elegance and architecture of the Merrion makes for beautiful backdrops. Also  the most beautiful parts of Dublin are only a couple of minutes away to add to the story of a couple’s wedding day. 

My Creative Approach

With all my weddings, large or small, I like to photograph them in natural, calm, artistic and unobtrusive way. Above all I like to keep things simple and not make a fuss.

Most importantly brides look at their most beautiful on their wedding day when they do not feel that they have to pose. I do have to give some small directions but it is very minor.

For the couples portraits I normally bring the bride and groom for a walk in the surrounding areas. Couples feel like they are taking a nice walk after being married and not like they are posing for photographs.

Most couples who choose me as their photographer do not like having their photograph taken. Despite this couples always tell me that my approach actually made them enjoy the experience. They found it fun and relaxing and added to the happy memories rather than take away from them.

The Merrion Hotel Wedding Party

Hannah and Nick had been married in the US and were having a party in Dublin for their Irish relatives. I met with Hannah and Nick before their party at The Merrion. We went for a walk around Merrion Square Park and Georgian Dublin.

I wanted to give a sense of Dublin, it’s architecture and character to the pictures. I though this would be nice also for their American relatives who were not at the party.

Nick and Hannah felt like they were taking a nice walk through Dublin before their guests arrive. Not like they were posing for pictures. Georgian Dublin is always a backdrop for wedding photographs.

Merrion Square Park is also great venue with lots of variety of backdrops. Lots of the trees are evergreen so there is colour at all times of year. The wry eye of Oscar Wilde always adds a bit of wit and character. Especially for lovers of literature and LGBT couples. 

We returned to the hotel for some family pictures. I also try to make these as natural looking as possible. Asking guests to walk towards the camera achieves this. I came up with this idea at the first wedding I ever photographed in order to break up the straight line. It gives people something to do and guests find it a bit of fun. Something I noticed is that it makes people smile of their own accord which is very helpful. The steps of The Merrion Hotel is also a lovely setting for the group picture.

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Above all Hannah and Nick were delighted with their wedding photographs. Always one of the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me. If you liked my samples of a Merrion Hotel wedding and my style please feel free to call me anytime on my mobile at 087 995 1252. I would love to hear about your Merrion Hotel wedding plans.

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We returned to Finnstown house and for the bridal portraits. I photographed Julie and Mick’s walking through through the gardens at Finnstown House. This made Julie and Mick’s feel like they were talking a nice walk on their wedding day and not like they were posing for wedding photographs. I like to give a sense of story and place to a couple’s wedding photographs and the grounds and the exterior of Finnstown House also make for a great setting for the photographs. The interior of Finnstown House also made for lovely backdrops for the family pictures which I also made as natural looking as possible.

Julie and Mick’s were delighted with their photographs. It is always find the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me. If you like my wedding photographs and my style please feel free to call me anytime on my mobile at 087 995 1252, I would love to hear about your Finnstown House Wedding plans. You may also see more samples of my wedding photography at https://deirdrebweddings.ie

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Wedding Reception Venue: The Shelbourne Hotel

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Christmas Wedding

A Christmas Wedding is one I always love to photograph. The Christmas tree and decorations give a festive atmosphere to a couples wedding photographs. They also make the photographs very rich. Christmas is one of the loveliest times of the year to get married. I think it also adds to the excitement of the day for a couple. There is something lovely about a Christmas or winter wedding.

These were some samples for Christmas weddings I have photographed over the years. At The Shelbourne Hotel, The Registry Office and Ghan House in Carlingford.

I always like to give a senses of time and place to a couples wedding photographs. There is usually still enough light after the ceremony to get nice pictures outside. Our beautiful city makes for such a lovely backdrop to wedding photographs. Combined with the festive interior photographs adds more to the story of the day.

My Creative Approach

At anytime of year I always like to photograph a wedding in a natural, calm, artistic and unobtrusive way. Primarily I like to keep things simple and not make a fuss. I find brides look at their most beautiful when they do not feel like they have to pose for wedding photographs. I do have to give some small directions but it is very minor. If you leave people alone and to their own devises everyone looks at their very best.

For the bridal portraits I normally bring the bride and groom for a walk in the surrounding areas. Our beautiful city makes for the loveliest backdrop for wedding pictures. Couples feel like they are taking a nice walk after being married and not like they are posing for photographs.

I also like to keep the family pictures and natural and quick as possible. If there is room I ask people to walk towards the camera. I came up with this ides on the first wedding I every photographed. To break up the straight line and make the pictures more contemporary and natural. It gives people something to do and makes them smile of their own accord. It is also a bit of fun and people usually enjoy it.

Not liking having my photograph taken myself so I know how you feel. Most people who choose me to photograph their wedding dislike being photographed. However all couple tell me that they actually enjoyed the process. It ended ups being a lot of fun and it added to the happy memories of the day rather than taking away from it.

Small Christmas Wedding

Small is beautiful. I have photographed many small weddings and elopements over the years. If you are planning a small Christmas wedding, even with two guests, I can tell a nice story of your day and you will have lots of lovely Christmas wedding photographs.

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Given the current situation I am still able to capture your Christmas wedding beautifully whilst adhering to social distancing protocols. Technically I have to be at least 3 metres from the subject to achieve focus. Since I work in a natural and unobtrusive way I never need to touch or interfere in a scene.

Delighted everyone always is with their Christmas wedding photographs. This has always been one of the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me. If you like my wedding photographs and my style please feel free to call me anytime on my mobile at 087 995 1252. I would love to hear about your Christmas wedding plans.

You may also see more samples of individual weddings in the gallery section at https://deirdrebweddings.ie

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Given the current situation I am still able to capture your registry office wedding beautifully whilst adhering to social distancing protocols. I always photograph the portraits outside using some of the loveliest areas of Dublin that are close by, the Grand Canal and Georgian Dublin. I use a portrait lens so technically I have to be at least 3 metres from the subject to achieve focus. I always capture a wedding in a natural and unobtrusive way so I never need to touch or interfere in a scene.

If you are getting married in the coming weeks at the Registry Office please feel free to call me anytime on my mobile at 087 995 1252. We can discuss the best approach to capturing your special day so you do not miss out on the memories.

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Wedding Ceremony Location: Dublin Registry Office

Wedding Reception: The Westbury Hotel

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