Belfast City Hall Wedding Photography
The couple’s Belfast City Hall Wedding Photography, as the price they booked me for, included both ceremony and portrait coverage at their marriage. Botanic Gardens and Cathedral Quarter portraits.
Belfast City Hall Marriage Photography
I parked further out from the Botanic Gardens, where we had our engagement, and the couple were getting married in Belfast City Hall. I walked in with my camera gear, which was no easy walk. City Council marriage photos are great for all communities in the city as the city hall embraces all walks of life, both sides of the community and anyone who isn't related to any specific side or possibly from outside of the country.
When I arrived, I photographed some of the groomsmen with the best man before the wedding ceremony started. It was quite a small wedding with five in attendance in the wedding room. The bride arrived for the ceremony in her wedding dress, and I must say she looked amazing. When the wedding was finished, we took a few more pictures within the city hall itself, which has some great architecture. We weren’t there that long, but it was a great wedding in the City Hall and thanks for booking me for your wedding photos.
Wedding Photographer Belfast
As a City Hall Belfast Wedding Photographer and Videographer, if you like my work, please get in touch ASAP, as I only take on a limited number of weddings each year and work throughout NI. Contact me with more info. Thank you.
As I’ve photographed here, I know some of the best places to go afterwards for photos before heading to your reception. As it’s in the city, it just takes a bit of planning, as it’s quite difficult to get around sometimes. You have your ceremony and some portraits in the city hall only. As it’s a city hall, the council may rush us on a bit as people are working within the building. The building has beautiful architecture and marble walls, which are beautiful for wedding photos.
I photographed some of the guests waiting before the ceremony commenced, which was easy as it was a small micro wedding. The ceremony commenced, and I took wedding photos from various angles, trying not to get too close. Afterwards, we took a couple of pictures at the table before proceeding to the main hallways inside the building. We took some photos and combinations on the main staircase with some portraits upstairs before leaving the building. As a wedding photographer, if you like my work, please get in touch ASAP.
Weddings at Belfast City Hall
Weddings in the city hall are always a joy to shoot, as you're getting the superb architecture inside the city hall for your wedding ceremony. You can’t have your wedding reception here, obviously, but there are lots within walking distance in the centre of the city and beyond. After their short city hall wedding in Belfast, the couple wanted a few portrait photos close to the city centre, so we then headed off to Botanic Gardens for couple portraits, stopping off at The Merchant Hotel too for a super quick photo session.
We stopped off at Belfast Cathedral Quarter for a couple of wedding photos, but time was against us, so we needed to be super quick. Some great murals make your pictures stand out. Painting celebrities on the walls makes for an alternative backdrop. A Belfast wedding photographer like myself would love the area.
Our last stop was a few photos at the Botanic Gardens in Belfast for wedding portraits of the fab couple parking the limo in front of the Palm House in Botanic.
The wedding was as you’d expect from the council one of the best in the city as your right slam bang in the centre of the city with plenty, and I mean plenty, of local spots, actually within walking distance there there are lots of hotels, restaurants and locations close by that can be hired for your reception, all within walking distance of the city hall.
How to book your City Hall Wedding
You can book a wedding in City Hall by contacting the council’s registrar at the phone number 028 9027 0455. The costs to marry in the city hall vary throughout the week, from £180 for weekdays, which is the cheapest, to £306 for Saturdays, to the more expensive £360 for bank holidays. Once you have secured your date and booked the registrar, you will need to provide notice of marriage, which must be given at least 28 days before the ceremony and up to one year before your scheduled date.
Before you get married in Belfast, you and your partner will have to complete a marriage notice form and produce documents. You and your partner will need to provide full birth certificates, passports/national identity cards, and, if you’ve been married before, proof that you are legally free to remarry.
Belfast Wedding Photography Prices
If you are getting married in the city hall or a courthouse, check out my wedding prices starting from £990, which are affordable and a great value. I have various prices available, ranging from the minimum up to a full day, which is from bridal preparations up to your first dance. This can be paid a bit each month until a month before your wedding day, when it needs to be paid in full.
Looking for suggestions for a restaurant in Belfast for an intimate family meal that has a party of 15 including kids after your city hall wedding? Some suggestions might be Cafe Parisien and Ten Square.