Registry office weddings London – confetti thrown at bride and groom outside Islington Town Hall.

Naz + Adam: Islington Town Hall + The Rosemary Branch

Tuesday. Lunchtime. March sunshine streaming through Islington Town Hall’s windows. While people on their lunch break eat sat on the benches outside, the wedding guests arrive first, followed by the bride and groom, and their little dog wearing a black tulle ruff.

The ceremony relaxed and was emotional, plenty of tissues required, with family, friends, and their dog witnessing the vows in the council chambers (I do love a pet-friendly registry office).

Then it was off to their local, The Rosemary Branch, for drinks, canapés, and conversations. During their speech, the newlyweds had some particularly lovely news to share with everyone.
Bluest of skies and widest smiles all day, for this very elegant weekday spring wedding.

  • The bride arriving at Islington Town Hall, wearing sunglasses, a short white dress and white coat. Waving at the camera to say hello to the photographer.
  • Two women in sunglasses talking, on the right holding a baby on a street in London.
  • Bride and guests arriving at the town hall in Islington, sun-glare in the photo.
  • Woman touching a pregnant woman's bump. Another mum holding her small baby.
  • A bride greeting a small baby and her guests.
  • Bride and groom before the wedding, outside the town hall. Groom is in black tie.
  • Bride is laughing, holding flowers and wearing sunglasses. Chatting with guests in the street.
  • Bride and groom looking at each other. She's holding on to his arm. On Upper street before town hall wedding in Islington. No leaves on the trees on a sunny spring day.
  • Feet of the bride, groom, and guests. The bride is wearing white high-heeled shoes. Shadows on the ground of a street in Islington.
  • People arriving at a wedding, a red London bus passing by.
  • Groom has arm around his wife to be and is about to kiss her.
  • In a white knee length white coat with fake fur collar cuffs, the bride walks away from the camera between guests. On the path outside Islington Town Hall Say I Do before her wedding.
  • Dog dressed up for wedding. Outside the Islington Town Hall on Upper Street people are looking and taking photos of a small black and brown dog. It is wearing a black tulle ruffle outfit for a wedding.
  • Bride and friends on the steps of Islington Town Hall in the sunshine.
  • Bride holding a bouquet including calla lilies, wearing sunglasses and a white fake fur coat. Outside Islington Town Hall.
  • Dog wearing a tulle ruffle outfit for a wedding. In a London street.
  • Up the marble staircase to the council chambers for a wedding at Islington Town Hall.
  • Four guests climb the marble staircase at Islington Town Hall. A statue of Sir Hugh Myddleton on the right. Someone in a tabard making a delivery.
  • Two wedding guests laughing sat in the council chamber seats.
  • Bride and groom entering the council chambers.
  • Bride wiping a tear from her eye during the ceremony.
  • Couple standing during their vows in the council chambers of Islington Town Hall. The chamber is panelled, with Ionic half-columns and pilasters, fixed council seating with elaborate pew ends and fronts carved with swags and upturned volutes still in the manner of the Edwardian Baroque. The upper parts of the chamber with plaster pilasters, volutes (over the oak columns) and roundel reliefs; dentil cornice and moulded ribs to ceiling. Central rosette with elaborate plaster tracery and original pendant light. Say I Do.
  • Groom in a suit and bow tie smiles while looking down, as his bride reads her vows during a Tuesday wedding at Islington Town Hall.
  • Couple smile and hold hands during their wedding ceremony.
  • Tuesday London wedding at Islington Town Hall — groom holds a tissue for his bride-to-be as they both laugh and she wipes away happy tears.
  • In the panelled council chambers of the town hall in Islington a couple take their vows. Friends watch on.
  • Young child in a dress and Mary Jane shoes holding the ring box as the groom takes the ring.
  • Council chambers wedding ceremony in a London town hall. Exchanging rings. Say I Do Islington Upper St, London N1 2UD
  • Council chambers wedding ceremony in a London town hall. Exchanging rings. Say I Do Islington Upper St, London N1 2UD
  • Young child in a dress and Mary Jane shoes holding the ring box as the bride takes the ring.
  • A bride laughs while her husband reads his vows during the ceremony at Islington Town Hall. A Tuesday London wedding.
  • The council chambers during a wedding.
  • A bride wipes a tear while her husband reads his vows during the ceremony at Islington Town Hall. A Tuesday London wedding.
  • A black and brown small dog wearing a black tulle ruff standing by the feet of the bride and groom during their wedding.
  • The couple smile at each other after kissing during their wedding ceremony.
  • Newly married couple hold each other during their wedding ceremony. Say I Do Islington Upper St, London N1 2UD
  • Islington Town Hall Wedding, the couple kiss during the ceremony. Say I Do Islington Upper St, London N1 2UD
  • Islington Town Hall Wedding, the couple kiss during the ceremony. Say I Do Islington Upper St, London N1 2UD
  • Wedding guests sat on the pews of the council chambers.
  • Newly married couple signing the paperwork. The council chambers if Islington Town Hall with a vaulted ceiling, and stained-glass windows.
  • Wedding guests using their phones and cameras.
  • Couple and witnesses after signing the paperwork.
  • Say I Do Islington. In the wood panelled council chambers of Islington Town Hall. A Tuesday wedding. The newly married couple sit in chairs lit up my light through a window.
  • Just married couple with their dog, the registrar announces their marriage. Council chambers at Islington town hall.
  • The entrance to the council chambers of Islington Town Hall. Bride holds her bouquet in the air, groom is holding the dog lead, with their black and brown dog by his feet.
  • The newly married couple sitting on chairs, in the sunlight through the windows, in the The Council Chamber of Islington Town Hall. Say I Do.
  • Say I Do Islington. In the wood panelled council chambers of Islington Town Hall. A Tuesday wedding. The newly married couple sit in chairs lit up my light through a window.
  • Just married couple with their dog, the registrar announces their marriage. Council chambers at Islington town hall.
  • The entrance to the council chambers of Islington Town Hall. Bride holds her bouquet in the air, groom is holding the dog lead, with their black and brown dog by his feet.
  • Just married couple with their dog walking down the aisle. Council chambers at Islington town hall.
  • Woman white dress wiping face with a tissue as her new husband looks on.
  • People hugging in a room with red carpet and a green ceiling.
  • A guests hugs the brideoutside the ceremony room. People watch on. Candid town hall wedding photography in London.
  • A guests hugs the bride in an emotional moment on the steps to the council chambers.
  • A guests hugs the bride in an emotional moment on the steps to the council chambers.
  • Baby in a suit and bow tie at a wedding.
  • Woman hugging her mum on her wedding day.
  • A dog looks up at a young girl just after a wedding at Islington Town Hall. Pet friendly wedding in London.
  • Groom, his dog and his mum, in Islington town hall.
  • Groom's feet and dog walking through a door.
  • The groom wearing black tie for his wedding walks along the Islington Town Hall corridor with their dog. His new wife stands on the left holding a bouquet of white flowers.
  • Bride in a short modern white dress, and groom in black tie. In the marble Islington Town Hall corridor, just after the wedding ceremony. Say I Do.
  • Bride laughing in a short modern white dress, and groom in black tie. In the marble Islington Town Hall corridor, just after the wedding ceremony. Say I Do.
  • Bride in a short modern Maticevski-esque white dress, and groom in black tie. In an Islington Town Hall corridor, just after the wedding ceremony.
  • Bride and groom relaxed portrait in the marble Islington Town Hall corridor, just after the wedding ceremony. Say I Do Islington weddings.
  • Newlyweds walk along the marble corridor with their dog. Say I Do Islington pet friendly wedding location.
  • Islington Town Hall Wedding: Newly married couple by the windows on the upper landing.
  • Newly married couple with their dog, at the bottom of the marble staircase of the town hall. Islington Tuesday wedding.
  • The couple saying goodbye to the Islington registrar who conducted the wedding ceremony. At the bottom of the marble staircase.
  • Wearing sunglasses the newlyweds emerge from the entrance to Islington Town Hall on Upper St. MCMXXV above the door, it opened in 1925. Bride holding flowers in the air, groom holding the dog lead. Pet friendly wedding.
  • Islington Town Hall wedding – confetti moment on the steps with newlyweds in spring sunshine. Registry office weddings London.
  • Registry office weddings London – confetti thrown at bride and groom outside Islington Town Hall.
  • A bride wearing Loewe Loewe White/Black LW400361 Anagram Cat Eye Sunglasses 623 AED. Standing outside the Islington Town Hall. A Tuesday wedding in Spring. Say I Do.
  • Man in a suit and bow tie, wearing sunglasses, on his wedding day. Outside the town hall with his wife and guests.
  • Woman shielding her eyes in the bright sunshine.
  • Bride and friends on the steps of the town hall.
  • Groom and his friends standing on the steps. MCMXXV above the door to the town hall. 1925 and this wedding is 100 years later. Islington.
  • Man with a moustache wearing black tie smiling at the camera in the sunshine on Upper Street.
  • People looking at a baby in a pram, the Nuna TRIV carrycot system in caviar.
  • View of wedding guests looking down onto Upper Street.
  • People taking photographs with their phones. Confetti on the floor.
  • Mother of the bride taking photos with her phone.
  • Dog in tulle ruffle outfit at wedding outside Islington registry office – dog-friendly London ceremony at town hall.
  • Elegant bride walking down the steps of Islington Town Hall in the sunshine.
  • The sun streams through the trees on Upper Street Islingto. A bride wearing a white coat and Loewe White/Black LW400361 Anagram Cat Eye Sunglasses.
  • Guest in a brown dress, black coat and sunglasses on the street after wedding ceremony.
  • Bride and groom walking away from the town hall after their wedding. Wearing Loewe sunglasses.
  • Bride in white walking past the Islington Town Hall on a sunny spring day. Upper St, London N1 2UD
  • Newly married couple in a taxi. Their hands wearing rings, their knees and flowers.
  • Bride in a taxi holding her bouquet, a selection of white flowers including calla lilies and anthurium.
  • Man in black tie suit fussing a small black and brown dog in a taxi.
  • In the back of a taxi the bride and groom are laughing. she's holding a bouquet of various white flowers.
  • In the back of a taxi the bride and groom are laughing. she's holding a bouquet of various white flowers.
  • In the back of a taxi the bride is smiling at the camera and her new husband is looking at her. She's holding a bouquet of various white flowers. Her dad is sitting on the right.
  • Brunette in a white outfit lowering her sunglasses. Her new husband is sta next to her in black tie, he has a moustache.
  • Newlyweds looking at each other.
  • In the back of a taxi the bride and groom are laughing. She's holding a bouquet of various white flowers and wearing sunglasses.
  • The newlyweds sit with their dog on their favourite bench at their local pub. They kiss. A plant pot on the wall with the label "kitchen". The Rosemary Branch.
  • The groom and his mum outside the pub in the sunshine.
  • Father of the bride sitting at the table with a pint of beer. On the window there is a poster - "
TALL TALES and COCKTAILS Hosted by Steven Mayne A NIGHT OF STORYTELLING BY THE FINEST RACONTEURS ON THE COMEDY CIRCUIT Dates PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT CONTENT DOORS 7:30pm START 7:45pm TICKETS C12/E8 concessions

A poster of the famous Pulp Fiction changed to list comedy nights and Uma Thurman’s face replaced with a cat face.
For The Rosemary Branch pub. @rosiebtheatre"
  • The Rosemary Branch. Theatre. Pub. Kitchen
 2 Shepperton Rd, Islington, London N1 3DT
  • Mariah the resident cat at The Rosemary Branch pub in Islington. @rosiebtheatre 2 Shepperton Rd, London N1 3DT She is white, black and tan with green eyes. Wearing a green and sparkly necklace. A young child is petting her.
  • A blonde woman with red lipstick and nails, holding a pint of Guinness and hugging the bride. In the Rosemary Branch pub in Islington near Hackney.
  • White haired man with facial hair in a pub, sun streaming in the windows.
  • The bridal bouquet of white flowers laying on a pub table in the sunlight.
  • Groom and friend drinking pints in pub.
  • Person with long hair and facial hair, wearing a coat, seen through a window of a pub. A zebra crossing in view. On Shepperton Road. A poster advertising watching the Six Nations on the window.
  • An unposed portrait. A person with dark hair, elbow on the table, in a pub. Documentary wedding photography in Islington.
  • A French bulldog in a pub jumping up at their owner.
  • Man in suit puts his hand on his new wife's shoulder as she is sat in a chair.
  • View of a wedding guest through the gap between two people. In a busy pub.
  • People laughing, eating and drinking at tables in the Rosemary Branch. A wedding reception.
  • The bride, wearing a short white dress and dark hair tied up in a low bun, taps the glass with a spoon to make a speech. In a pub reception, the Rosemary Branch.
  • People clapping sat at pub tables.
  • Bride hugs a friend who is sat down.
  • Scene from wedding drinks at a London pub.
  • Three people sat at a pub table.
  • Bride is hugged by a smiling friend.
  • A person with light blonde long hair and blue eyes smiles at the camera, their partner looks at them. A pub table at The Rosemary Branch.
  • A person with long dark hair clipped up, a spotty top, sat at a pub table at the Rosemary Branch. A lit candle on the table.
  • Wedding guest in sunglasses and beige suit, holding a pint and smoking a cigar. SO Resi Hackney Corner flats in the background against a blue sky.
  • The Rosemary Branch wedding drinks reception. Bride and friends are standing at laughing. Woman sat checking her phone.
  • The Rosemary Branch. Theatre. Pub. Kitchen
 2 Shepperton Rd, London N1 3DT Wedding guests sat at the tables eating and drinking.
  • Bride talking to a blonde person in a dress who is laughing.
  • Empty pint on the bar.
  • Sunny day, inside a pub, people sit at tables. 2025 London pub.
  • Man with white hair on his head and face, crossed arms, wearing a suit sitting in pub.
  • Small child on the shoulders of a man in a pub.
  • Islington documentary wedding photography: The newly married couple sit together at a pub table, his hand resting on her knee, her hand gently placed over his.
  • Sat at a table smiling, the mother of the bride with a blonde bob haircut.
  • Man wearing black tie for his wedding, standing outside The Rosemary Branch pub holding a pint of Guinness in the sunshine. Shepperton Road in Islington.
  • A married couple on their wedding day at their local pub.
  • Couple standing outside their local pub on their wedding day.
  • Expectant couple standing outside their local London pub on their wedding day. Islington.
  • Expectant couple standing outside their local London pub on their wedding day. Islington.
  • Bride and groom walking their dog across the zebra crossing on Shepperton Road in Islington. Branch Place runs alongside the canal in the background, with the Thomas Briggs building and Studio 9 visible on Southgate Road.
  • The Rosemary Branch. Theatre. Pub. Kitchen
 2 Shepperton Rd, London N1 3DT
 Wedding guests standing outside, in the distance you can see SO Resi Hackney Corner by the Regents Canal.

The locations

Say I Do Islington – The Council Chambers in Islington Town Hall

The Rosemary Branch

I am curious about everything, so get a little distracted researching every place where I photograph a wedding. I could go on for ages about what I find out, but will share a few things.

Naz and Adam were married during Islington Town Hall’s centenary year. The northern wing on Upper Street, where the well-known steps lead to the entrance, was completed in 1925. In the confetti photos, you can spot the Roman numerals MCMXXV carved above the door.
It was designed by E.C.P. Monson, who played an important part in the development of social housing in the early 20th century.
The Islington Assembly Hall is next door. I’m a frequent visitor here too, as a live music fan!

The Rosemary Branch in Islington is a pub theatre these days, putting on such a variety of events.. but the history goes back as far as the 16th century when it was an alehouse.
It’s name comes from the sprig of rosemary worn in the hats of the Levellers (the original ones, not the band) who used to meet there back in the 17th century.
There was a lot more land there in the past, I particularly like this picture from the 19th century –

The Tea Gardens of the Rosemary Branch Islington, with view of the Tight Rope Dancing & Pony Race, 1846