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An Industrial London Wedding At The Old Dairy

a wedding portrait on the streets of Hackney. Bride wears miss bush bridal

Strap yourselves in folks because when two awesome wedding photographers get married in an industrial and light filled space in London AND they throw ALL the love, creativity and amazing suppliers into their day then you know its gonna be a rollercoaster of amazing energy and emotion. So be warned!!! If you are expecting a conventional wedding photographers blog post of box ticking, chronological images then you will see none of that here..instead a mashed up and mixed up selection of my favourite moments of joy, fun, colour and ENERGY!!!!

Lee and Lisa, Mr and Mrs Linus I LOVE YOU. Here are my mashed up fifty-ish favourites x x

Alternative Wedding Photography // London // The Old Dairy
A dancefloor image of 2 guests in a pink suit and with orange hair
Photo Booth images of bride and groom before their ceremony

I have been lucky to meet some amazing people throughout my wedding photography adventure. Couples, suppliers and photographers who want to mix it up and stick two fingers up to the expected and traditional side of the “World of Weddings”  Folk like Lee and Lisa who after a boozy, craft beer filled afternoon in North London asked me to be their Wedding Photographer.

Being trusted to capture other photographers weddings might sound a bit scary BUT not with Lee + Lisa who made me feel entirely chilled and trusted throughout the whole process. PERFECT CLIENTS and now beautiful friends who I cant thank enough for their trust, love and pictures of Owls.

bride, flower girl and father of the bride come down the staircase at the townhall hotel

The Wedding Day

We started at The Town Hall Hotel with an excitable and emotional prep before heading out and putting our own spin on a “first look” down a smelly back alley in Bethnal Green. A taxi ride to Hoxton and the Photo Booth where Lee had proposed to Lisa was next on list before splitting up ahead of the ceremony.

Enter Zena Birch.

It was my first time shooting a wedding where Zena was the celebrant but I know the L+L wouldn’t have wanted anybody else to conduct their ceremony and I now know why. The service was personal, fun, emotive, genuine and unforgettable (how many registrars would present the groom with a life sized Ryan Reynolds cut out??) and the image I grabbed of them group hugging after they signed a post it note in the quiet side room is one of my favourite of this year.

bride and groom hug the wedding celebrant

Tears, dancing, food, espresso martinis, 2 tonnes of confetti and as much happiness as one old dairy can handle were topped of with Lee joining the wedding band to *erm* shout/sing 2 of Lisa’s favourite songs. IT WAS ALL AMAZING!!

guests cover the couple in confetti after their wedding ceremony at the old dairy hackney
wedding party group shot in an alternative style

LEE & LISA, THANKS FOR INVITING ME ALONG. I HAD A BLAST X

UNION CLUB WEDDING. Photography by Alternative Wedding Photographer Matt Parry Photography. If you’re getting married in the future anywhere in the UK or planning a Destination Wedding get in touch by visiting my photography website at www.mattparryphotography.co.uk or you can find me on Instagram. Offering an alternative apparoach and style I photograph weddings across the UK in tipis, barnscountry houses , iconic hotels, Industrial warehouses, town halls and cool city boozers . For more information and to check availability head for my contact page or call me on 07904 710687

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