Registry Office Weddings

I have specialized in Registry Office Weddings for over 15 years. I love photographing weddings at one of my favourite locations in Dublin. This venue is surrounded by beautiful locations for wedding photographs. Here are some of my favourite registry office photography from recent years.

My Creative Approach To Registry Office Weddings

I always like to provide a sense of story and place in registry office wedding photographs. Over the years I have formulated a nice route. Talking in the banks of the Grand Canal, Georgian Dublin, and Merrion Square Park.

Such an approach makes the bride and groom feel like they are taking a nice walk through Dublin on their wedding day. Therefore they do not feel like they are posing for wedding photographs. It also creates a nice story of the day, and I like to keep couples’ wedding photographs as natural and unposed as possible.

I also came up with the idea a few years ago to do the group portrait of the guests standing on the Locks crossing the canal. The scene presents a painterly quality and offers an unusual angle. It is also only three minutes from the registry office, making it convenient for everyone to walk up to it. The banks of the canal beside the lock also provide a lovely place for family pictures. All in all, it takes around 15 minutes. Then, the guests can go on to the reception venue.

The Walk-Through Georgian Dublin

I then set out with the bride and groom on the route along the canal, through Georgian Dublin to Merrion Square Park. This takes around 30 minutes. Couples tell me that the walk added to the happy memories of their day. Rather than taking away from it. A bride recently told me “We all had a wonderful time with sincere thanks for your warmth and professionalism throughout the day. Given that it was such a small group the photography session really ‘made a day out of it’ and gave us some justification for getting dressed up!”  Trudy Duffy

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. In the 15 years I have been photographing weddings there has only been one wedding where it has rained all day. There is always a break in the weather.

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. 

Locations For A Rainy Day

Then I go to St. Stephen’s Green with the couple. There is lots 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. Still getting 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.  

“I Do Not Like Having My Photograph Taken”

This is something I always hear from couples. I do not like having my photograph taken myself so I understand how you feel. To be honest I do not know how I do it but couples always feel very comfortable being being photographed by me. It just comes naturally and I think it is all to do with a photographers personality.

Couples always tell me they ended up really enjoying the portrait session. Despite their initial nerves they were surprised how nice it was. Walking through Dublin makes the process very pleasant. A nice stroll through the city on your wedding day.

So if you do not like having your photograph taken please drop me a line. I will make it all very easy for you. You will have beautiful pictures of your day and look at your very best without having to do anything apart from going for a walk. 

Social Distancing

I will capture your registry office wedding beautifully whilst adhering to social distancing. I use a portrait lens so I have to be at least 3 metres from the subject to achieve focus. Capturing a wedding in a natural way, I never need to touch or interfere in a scene.

Contact Deirdre

Couples have always been delighted with their Registry Office Wedding photographs. So this is always the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me. 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.

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Hibernian Club Wedding

I always like to give a sense of place and story to my wedding photographs. So I was delighted to photograph Anne and Lyndon’s Hibernian Club wedding. The architecture of our beautiful city makes for the loveliest backdrops for wedding photographs.

The ceremony was in Trinity College Chapel and wedding reception at the St. Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club.

Trinity College Chapel and The Hibernian Club provide the perfect places to give a sense of Dublin. The locations give a sense of history and character to the wedding photographs. The Billiard Room at The Hibernian Club makes for a beautiful backdrop for the family portraits. It has beautiful natural light and is also wide enough for me to do my “walking shot”.

 Wedding Photography Creative Approach

I ask people to walk towards the camera for the portrait session. I find it gives people something to do and I find it makes everyone smile of their own accord. The idea came to me at the very first wedding I ever photographed. It makes the pictures more contemporary and natural.

I photographed the majority of Anne and Lyndon’s wedding candidly to capture the atmosphere of the day in a natural and unobtrusive manner. So they both really appreciated this.

Firstly I like to keep things simple and not make a fuss. Anne and Lyndon were delighted with their wedding photographs. They thought they looked very natural and captured the spirit of their day. A happy couple is one of the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me.

Contact Deirdre

So if you like my wedding photographs and my style please feel free to call me anytime. My mobile number is 087 995 1252. I would love to hear about your Hibernian Club Wedding plans.

You may also see more samples of my Dublin City center wedding photography at https://deirdrebweddings.ie/category/dublin-city-center-weddings/

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A beautiful summer’s day for Sarah and Declan’s Carlingford Wedding. I always like to give a sense of story and place to my wedding photographs. Carlingford makes for a perfect backdrop to wedding photographs. I photographed the majority of Sarah and Declan’s wedding candidly.

Therefore to capture the atmosphere of the day in a natural and unobtrusive manner which they both really appreciated. Primarily I like to keep things simple and not make a fuss.

I met with Sarah and her wedding party at The Four Season Hotel to photograph the bridal preparations. If you are photographing a wedding in a documentary style are always a nice part of the story.

I photographed all the preparations candidly. I find you capture nicer moments if people are relaxed and do not feel like they have to pose. It was then on to The Carlingford Heritage Centre for a lovely wedding ceremony in a beautiful setting.

After the ceremony, I set off with Sarah and Declan to take pictures around the town. I had visited Carlingford about a month before the wedding. I planned out a route for the walk taking in the mediaeval streets.

The Lovely Wedding Route for this  Carlingford Wedding

The Tholsel, the remains of Dominican Friary and down to Carlingford Lough is a lovely route. Finding nice backdrops is always one of your primary concerns as a wedding photographer. In Carlingford, you have a load of choices.

I primarily photographed the couple walking through the town of Carlingford. It was like they were taking a nice walk on their wedding day and not posing for photographs.

It took about 30 minutes so Sarah and Declan did not miss too much of their wedding party. We arrived back at The Four Season Hotel Carlingford for a lovely wedding reception. The Four Season gardens were a nice spot for the family pictures.

Sarah and Declan were delighted with their photographs. It is always one of the most rewarding parts of wedding photography for me.

If you like my wedding photographs and my style please feel free to call me anytime. My mobile number is 087 995 1252. I would love to hear about your Carlingford Wedding Plans.

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Wedding Venue: Castle Leslie Estate, Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland

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City Hall Wedding

City Hall Wedding. It was a lovely Spring day in Dublin for Amy and Oliver’s Dublin City Hall Wedding. Amy and Oliver chose me to photograph their city hall wedding for my style. I like to photograph a wedding in a natural and unobtrusive manner. This was just what they were looking for. I find that most people who choose me to photograph their wedding do not like having their photograph taken. So my approach really suits people who are a little camera shy.

My Creative Approach To A City Hall Wedding

I like to think people also feel very comfortable working with me so they actually end up enjoying. I also feel that brides look at their most beautiful on their wedding day. Especially when you photograph them in a natural way. Hopefully, they do that feel like there are being photographed. The guests also look at their very best when they do not feel like they have to pose for photographs. Firstly I like to keep things simple and not make a fuss which I find couples really appreciate.

I always like to give a sense of story and place to a couple’s wedding photographs. The setting of City Hall and Dublin Castle nearby make for lovely backdrops for wedding photographs. It also gives a nice sense of Dublin to the story of the day. I met with Amy at her family home for the getting ready pictures. These pictures are always a nice addition to the story of the day. I never do any posed pictures at the house. I just blend into the background and photograph what is happening. We all then travelled onto City Hall for the wedding. There were some lovely pictures of Amy arriving with her Father and walking along Dame Street. The view down Parliament Street is always a lovely vista for photographs.

The Wedding Day

It was a beautiful wedding ceremony in the City Hall Atrium. It also makes for a lovely backdrop for the city hall wedding photographs. After the ceremony, we did the family pictures in the city hall. I also try to keep these as natural looking as possible and incorporated the beautiful architecture of City Hall. There is also a nice area by the side door of City Hall with an overhead view from the staircase. This makes for the perfect spot for a group photograph.

I then brought Amy and Oliver for a walk around the grounds of Dublin Castle for the bridal photographs.. Amy and Oliver felt like they are taking a nice walk through Dublin on their wedding day. So they did not feel like they were posing for wedding photographs. The grounds of Dublin Castle are also a lovely compliment to the City Hall wedding photographs. It all took only 10 minutes. So Amy and Oliver did not miss too much of their Morrison Hotel wedding reception. Amy and Oliver were delighted with their wedding photographs. This is always one of the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me.

Contact Deirdre

If you like my wedding photography and my style please feel free to call me anytime. My mobile number is  087 995 1252. I would love to hear about your wedding plans.

There is also a category on the site specifically for Dublin city centre weddings at https://deirdrebweddings.ie/category/dublin-city-center-weddings/ Where you may see more samples of my weddings around Dublin City.

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Wedding Ceremony Venue: Trinity College Chapel

Wedding Reception Venue: Cliff Townhouse

See a related page: Trinity City Hotel Wedding.

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Wedding Venue: BrookLodge & Macreddin Village

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Wedding Ceremony Venue: Trinity College Chapel

Wedding Reception Venue: The Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.

See a related page: Trinity City Hotel Wedding

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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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Wedding Ceremony Venue: St Anthony Parish Church, Clontarf Rd, Dublin. 

Wedding Reception Venue: St.Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club, 9 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. 

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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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Your Irish Wedding Photographer

Thank you for visiting my web site and I hope you enjoy the pictures. I am a Dublin wedding photographer with over 15 years of experience.

Giving a sense of story and place to a couples wedding photographs is very important to me. On the doorstep of most wedding venues in Dublin, there are lovely locations for wedding photographs. For example Georgian Dublin, the banks of the Grand Canal, Dublin Castle and St. Stephen’s Green to name a few. 

My Wedding Photography Style

My style is natural, flattering and unobtrusive.

Firstly I like to keep things simple and not make a fuss. The only time a couple have to worry about me is for the bridal and family portraits. The rest of the time I photograph everything in a documentary style.

I try to keep the family and bridal portraits as natural looking as possible. I typically photograph the bride and groom taking a walk through an area of Dublin close to the wedding venue.

This approach makes the bride and groom feel like they are taking a nice walk on their wedding day and not posing for wedding photographs.

I do not ask brides to pose on their wedding day. As a result, I feel they look at their most beautiful. I also try to keep the family pictures as “unposed” as possible. Asking people to walk towards the camera achieves this.

Giving people something to do makes the pictures look less stiff.  I have noticed it makes people smile of their own accord.

My approach is especially good for people who do not like having their photograph taken. I do not like having my photograph taken myself so I understand how a bride and groom feel.

Overall I thing people do not really notice me. I do not like to impose myself on a couple’s wedding day.

Above all how happy couples have been with their wedding photographs is the most rewarding part of wedding photography for me.

So if you like my photographs and my style, please feel free to call me anytime on my mobile at 087 995 1252.

I would be delighted to hear about your Irish wedding plans. There are also samples of individual Irish weddings at https://deirdrebweddings.ie

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Wedding Ceremony Venue: Clontarf & Scots Presbyterian Church

Wedding Reception Venue: Leixlip Manor Hotel

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RSVP Magazine – Bride of The Week

Many thanks to RSVP Magazine for featuring one of my weddings in Bride of the Week. I always love photographing a registry office wedding because some of the most beautiful parts of Dublin are on the doorstep. I like to give a sense of story and place to a couple’s wedding day. The banks of the Grand Canal, Georgian Dublin and Merrion Square Park make for the most beautiful backdrops for wedding photographs.

I had photographed Susan and Alan’s friends wedding. They really liked the pictures so they choose me to photograph their wedding also.

Susan dress was from Needle and Thread. It was delivered to her office so her colleague was the first to see it when I tried it on in her work bathroom. Wanting something non traditional and loved the pink colour at the bottom of this dress.

Susan and Alan had a small Registry Office ceremony with eleven family members. After the ceremony I photographed Susan and Alan walking through Georgian Dublin. They felt like they were taking a nice walk through Dublin on their wedding day. Not like they were posing for wedding photographs.

The lock across the canal also makes for an unusual setting for the family picture. I came up with the idea for this at the first registry office wedding I ever photographed. The scene has a painterly quality to it and makes for an unusual and unique photograph.

Susan and Alan then had dinner with their families at Marco Pierre White’s on Dawson Street. In the evening, they had a party for all friends in the Odeon on Harcourt Street.

Contact Deirdre

If you are getting married and you like my style and pictures please drop me a line. I would love to hear about your wedding plans.

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Thanks again to RSVP and to Susan and Alan for kindly agreeing to be featured. And for being the nicest people to work with. I think the article and layout was really lovely.

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