Bride and groom dancing at a wedding surrounded by guests. A Depeche Mode poster on the wall of The Peasant pub, fka The George & Dragon in Clerkenwell, London.

Dave & Lucy: Clerkenwell London Wedding

Well, if I had a fantastic day at Lucy (Goose) and Dave’s London wedding while working, you can imagine what a great time they and their guests had!

I was particularly pleased as they fulfilled a personal wedding wish I’ve always had: to hear some Nick Cave at a wedding. In my opinion, his lyrics are some of the most romantic out there (in fact, he has given a lecture on The Secret Life of The Love Song), so when Lucy walked down the aisle at the Stoke Newington Town Hall to ‘Into My Arms,’ I was overjoyed.

My musical delight didn’t end there. The half-hour of Northern Soul at the reception really got me going; it’s lucky I can take photographs and dance at the same time! After the beautiful ceremony, we all went on a big red bus to the reception at The Peasant in Clerkenwell, a venue known for its wonderful food and atmosphere. It’s a late 19th-century Victorian pub that was once known as The George & Dragon, as depicted in the mosaic on the floor of the bar.

Lucy & Dave’s plans for their day suited their personalities and their guests so well. So many interesting conversations were had, tears of joy were shed, shapes were thrown, and many drinks were downed.

One particular detail made many a guest (and well, perhaps myself too) well up at the wedding breakfast: the children in Lucy’s class wrote out the place names, and inside the cards, the 8 and 9-year-olds wrote what they believed love is.

  • Woman with white blonde hair in a red dressing gown in a kitchen in front of some books.
  • Sitting next to an open patio door in the sunshine, a woman with a leopard print top sits in a chair while having her hair done.
  • Man adjusting his long kilt socks next to a dining table. His daughter in a dressing gown with rollers in her hair.
  • Bridal party applying makeup at the dining table. Framed prints on the wall.
  • Bald man with glasses, moustache and goatee beard, wearing a grey shirt in his kitchen.
  • Vintage style tea length lace wedding dress hanging from a book shelf.
  • The father of the bride sitting on a step on the landing of the stairs reading his speech.
  • Woman with a champagne flute in hand smiling, wearing a shirt with the word bride on it.
  • Three women sat around a dining table in a kitchen applying makeup. Reflections in the spherical lampshades of the hairdresser.
  • Groom and friends at the dining table eating breakfast.
  • Man in dressing gown and sunglasses in a living room. Groom prep.
  • Bedroom groom prep. Helvetica 50, Studio Build (2007) Exhibition Poster on the wall. Light coming in the shutters.
  • Man smoking in the garden in his 3 piece suit and sunglasses. The sky is blue.
  • Man in grey suit stood next to white wall holding champagne flute.
  • Man in a taxi on way to wedding. Wearing a suit and sunglasses.
  • Wedding guests crossing the road in London near a red bus.
  • The Rose & Crown in Stoke Newington.
  • Man wearing a bow tie and holding a camera in the middle of the road in Stoke Newington.
  • Stoke Newington Town Hall. Blue skies, trees and bicycles outside.
  • Man ina pale coloured jacket in the foyer.
  • A baby resting their head on a man's shoulder.
  • Wedding guests arriving.
  • Man in beige suit with camcorder.
  • People sitting in the foyer of Stoke Newington Town Hall.
  • Three people at Stoke Newington Town Hall stood by the cupboards and council leaflets.
  • People making their way up the stairs at a Stoke Newington Town Hall Wedding.
  • Groom waiting for ceremony to begin in The Council Chamber at Stoke Newington Town Hall.
  • Bridesmaids walking up the aisle.
  • Bride and father walking down the aisle, she looks at the groom and smiles. The Council Chamber at Stoke Newington Town Hall.
  • Woman in a lace wedding dress and veil sitting in a chair.
  • Bride and groom stand in front of the desk in The Council Chamber at Stoke Newington Town Hall.
  • People standing in front of chairs watching a wedding. A Stoke Newington Town Hall Council Chamber wedding.
  • Bride and groom hugging during wedding ceremony. A Stoke Newington Town Hall Council Chamber wedding.
  • Bride and groom standing at the front with the Hackney registrars.
  • Bride and groom standing at the front as peole clap.
  • Newly married couple walking down the aisle of The Council Chamber room, a registrar from Hackney council in the background.
  • Newly married couple walking out of The Council Chamber room at Stoke Newington Town Hall after the wedding ceremony. A man films with a camcorder.
  • People on stairs seen from above.
  • Black and white photograph of bride's parents talking to guests in the sunshine.
  • Woman wearing a vintage style tea length lace wedding dress is holding hands with her new husband. They are leaving the Stoke Newington Town Hall and their wedding guests watch from outside.
  • Woman in a tea length lace wedding dress is holding hands with her new husband. They are leaving the Stoke Newington Town Hall and their wedding guests throw confetti.
  • Confetti outside London town hall.
  • Newlyweds outside the town hall in Stoke Newington.
  • Man puts hand on the bride's cheek and they are smiling. A London bus in the background. A sunny wedding day in Stoke Newington.
  • Scene of wedding guests standing around outside the Stoke Newington town hall.
  • Woman in wedding dress smiling holding her flowers.
  • Double decker wedding bus outside London town hall. Drivers waiting by the wall.
  • Man raises paper cup on a bus.
  • Newly married couple kiss by a tree.
  • Looking down from a red double decker bus to see bride and groom standing on the pavement.
  • Wedding party on the bus.
  • People on a bus, a man pours champagne into a paper cup.
  • Man with JVC camcorder on a bus filming a woman with white hair and red lipstick.
  • Bride on a bus with her dad.
  • Bride and groom on a bus.
  • The Peasant in Clerkenwell, a red double decker bus dressed for a wedding outside. 240 St John St, London EC1V 4PH
  • Three people drinking in the street and smiling.
  • Sat at tables outside a pub in the street.
  • The Peasant in Clerkenwell, a Victorian pub with original horseshoe bar and mosaic flooring. Wedding guests are drinking and chatting, bunting on the ceiling.
  • A sign outside a pub informing people The Peasant is closed today for a private function.
  • Moustached man in beige suit.
  • People swapping shoes.
  • Group photograph outside The Peasant in Clerkenwell.
  • Bride smiles at camera in the middle of the groom talking to a man. Outside a pub2 40 St John St, London EC1V 4PH
  • A wedding group photograph outside The Peasant and Morgan Davies Bridal on St John Street.
  • Man in grey suit holding a pint on St John Street, College Heights building in the background.
  • On Agdon Street under the trees, a newly married couple sit on a bench. During their wedding reception at The Peasant (formerly The George & Dragon) in Clerkenwell.
  • Bride and friends in a group photos in front of The Peasant and Morgan Davies Bridal.
  • On Agdon Street under the trees, a newly married couple sit on a bench. During their wedding reception at The Peasant (formerly The George & Dragon) in Clerkenwell.
  • On Agdon Street under the trees, a newly married couple stand next to each other with their hands in their pockets. During their wedding reception at The Peasant in Clerkenwell on St John Street.
  • Bride and groom sat on a bench outside 264 St John Street Launderette & Dry Cleaning.
  • Newly married couple by the washers inside 264 St John Street Launderette & Dry Cleaning.
  • The Peasant upstairs dining room. Bride adjusting her hair.
  • Bride in tea length lace dress looking in the mirror. The Peasant in Clerkenwell. A Victorian pub that was called The George & Dragon with original horseshoe bar and mosaic flooring.
  • Man sat at breakfast table in the dining room of The Peasant pub in Clerkenwell.
  • Baby in highchair and table of people at wedding breakfast, looking at the camera.
  • Three people sat on a long table during wedding breakfast. Woman in the middle is laughing. The Peasant a late C19 public house in Clerkenwell.
  • Man wearing MacKenzie Weathered Tartan Kilt giving speech and daughter's wedding.
  • Man wearing MacKenzie Weathered Tartan Kilt giving speech and daughter's wedding.
  • Man wearing MacKenzie Weathered Tartan Kilt giving speech and daughter's wedding. He is clapping. The Peasant a late 19th century pub in London.
  • Man wearing MacKenzie Weathered Tartan Kilt giving speech and daughter's wedding. He is clapping. The Peasant a late 19th century pub in London.
  • In the upstairs dining room the wedding guests toast the father of the bride speech.
  • Groom's speech.
  • Bride covering her face during a speech by her new husband.
  • Woman with dark hair in lace wedding dress sat at wedding breakfast table with hand over mouth, in the dining room of The Pleasant pub. Looking at husband is holding a piece of paper with the speech.
  • Woman with dark hair in lace wedding dress sat at wedding breakfast table, in the dining room of The Pleasant pub. Her husband is holding a piece of paper with the speech.
  • Laughter during speeches.
  • Dining room at The Peasant. Circus posters on the wall including John Patrick's Supreme Equestrian Circus. A bride in a lace dress is smiling and talking to friends.
  • Dining room at The Peasant pub in Clerkenwell FKA The George & Dragon. Circus posters on the wall including John Patrick's Supreme Equestrian Circus. A bride in a lace dress is laughing and standing next to a man.
  • Woman in a gold dress hugs and kisses a man.
  • A bride in a lace dress is smiling and talking to friends. She is holding UK Royal Shakespeare Company Sayings Adages Cliches Tote Shopping Bag The College Heights building on St John's Street in the background.
  • Man talking to a flowergirl.
  • A wedding reflected in the mirror in a London pub.
  • Through the glass two people chatting in a pub.
  • Four women around a table in a pub.
  • Man and woman walking down the stairs.
  • Man DJing at a wedding in The Peasant late C19 public house in Clerkenwell. On the wall there is a poster that says 'Trappist van Westmalle Gebrouwen binnen de muren van de trappistenabdij'.
  • Newly married couple having a first dance in The Peasant pub in London. Bunting on the ceiling.
  • Bride and groom couple having a first dance in The Peasant pub in London. Bunting on the ceiling and friends and family watching.
  • Bride and groom couple having a first dance in The Peasant pub in London. Bunting on the ceiling and friends and family joining in.
  • Couples dancing at a pub wedding reception.
  • Bride and groom couple having a first dance in The Peasant pub in London. Trees outside seen through the window.
  • Parents of the bride dancing.
  • Around the bar in The Peasant pub on St John Street, wedding guests and the newlyweds are dancing.
  • Dancing at London pub wedding reception in Clerkenwell.
  • Wedding guests standing by the wall of The Peasant pub in Clerkenwell, byt a large mirror. Man in foreground wearing a beige suit and has a moustache.
  • A couple kissing as they dance.
  • In a late C19 pub in Clerkenwell, The Peasant, bride and groom and guests all dancing.
  • Woman in floral dress holding a drink looks at the camera. Surrounded by people at a wedding reception.
  • Bride and groom dancing at a wedding surrounded by guests. A Depeche Mode poster on the wall of The Peasant pub, fka The George & Dragon.
  • Man lying on the floor while someone takes a photo with a polaroid camera. A mosaic tile floor showing a St George slaying the dragon scene as The Peasant pub was called The George & Dragon.
  • Man and woman dancing and singing very enthusiastically, surrounded by other wedding guests. An Iggy Pop posted on the wall of The Peasant pub.
  • Looking down on the pub at the evening wedding reception with bunting.
  • Documentary style photograph of inside and outside The Peasant pub during a wedding reception in the evening. 240 St John St, London EC1V 4PH
  • St Johns Street in London EC1V at night. The bride and bridesmaid are eating sandwiches.
  • Sitting on a bench a woman on the phone. Morgan Davies Bridal and a pub in the background.
  • People dancing in the bar, in the background two women hug. Bunting on the ceiling. The Peasant in Clerkenwell, a Victorian pub with original horseshoe bar and mosaic flooring.
  • Very enthusiastic dancing at a wedding in a London pub.
  • Woman with hands on hips seen through the bannisters.
  • Bride and friend looking at the wedding guestbook and photos. A mosaic tile floor showing a St George slaying the dragon scene as The Peasant pub was called The George & Dragon.
  • Woman with brunette bob laughing. Wearing a white dress with black spots and a leather jacket.
  • Vintage Irregular Choice Alice in wonderland pumps red velvet shoes on the pub mosaic floor. Handbags and a glass of wine on the floor too. Plug sockets on the wall.
  • Dancing at a wedding.
  • Woman in a vintage style tea length lace wedding dress with her arm in the the air at reception.
  • Man with headphones around his neck DJing in The Peasant pub on St Johns Street at night. On the wall there is a poster that says 'Trappist van Westmalle Gebrouwen binnen de muren van de trappistenabdij'.