St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Wedding Photography | Emily + Pete

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel wedding photographer

If you look through Emily and Pete’s wedding photos, you’ll soon find that there aren’t many without smiling faces. I was excited to photograph Emily and Pete’s wedding because they are such a lovely couple. Always laughing, joking and smiling - every meeting I had with them was great fun. They were a great couple to work with, happy to follow my lead with the photography, but also full of inspired ideas of what they would like to see in their wedding album. I think it’s important to meet with the couple before the wedding, to chat about their wishlist and inspiration and come up with some great ideas to make sure they get the wedding album they really want.

I was looking forward to being their St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Wedding Photographer because it is such a beautiful venue. It is grand, luxurious and elegant, and I was looking forward to photographing at this venue again. Emily and Pete had their wedding ceremony in a Church, and that too was breathtakingly beautiful.

As is common in my line of work, I started my day with a group of excited bridesmaids preparing for the day. Hair, make up, dresses and lots of funny memories, hilarious anecdotes and nerves. I love being a fly on the wall at weddings, capturing a group of friends having fun, and also getting to know the couple who have invited me to be capture memories of their special day.

One of my favourite photographs from the wedding is of Emily and her bridesmaids making their way downstairs at the hotel. I waited a few floors up, and leaned over the bannister to take the shot. The staircase frames the photograph beautifully, and Emily is looking confidently into the lens as she walks down the stairs. I travelled to the Church with the bridesmaids, photographing them laughing and joking as we made our way to the ceremony. They were such a lovely group of friends, and were so excited to be part of Emily and Pete’s wedding.

The Church itself was grand, imposing and magnificent, as Churches often are. The tricky thing for a wedding photographer is capturing the intimacy of the ceremony as well as the grandeur of the location. I made my way to the balcony seating in the Church, ready to capture the ceremony from above. The resulting photos are beautiful, the tall windows, streaming sunlight and magnificent architecture tower above Emily and Pete as they take their vows.

As a St Pancras Renaissance Hotel wedding photographer, I understand why this is such a popular location. The exterior architecture is reminiscent of a fairytale castle, complete with turrets, cathedral windows and the imposed arched doorway at the front. I was sure to capture the hotel’s best features in my photographs of the wedding. People want to remember the location of the wedding, and how it looked on the day they said I do. .

Emily and Pete wanted the photographs to reflect the personality of their wedding, and to show their guests having a good time. They wanted to avoid ‘wooden’ looking shots of family groups huddled together, and instead wanted an album filled with friends and family enjoying themselves - so that’s what I gave them.

When the music and dancing was coming to an end, Pete and Emily made their across the deserted foyer at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. There is a beautiful black and white photograph capturing the moment, as the couple depart from their wedding celebration. The original tiles covering the floor, the high arched doorways and the divine window of the hotel are all captured in this photograph. It manages to capture the iconic beauty of the building, as well as the beginning of this couple’s married life. This is one of my favourite photos of the day, and I hope Emily and Pete love it too.

I am a St Pancras Renaissance Hotel wedding photographer. I have photographed a number of weddings in this location and am a huge fan of the romantic grandeur the hotel has to offer. I am a professional photographer offering a mix of reportage style wedding photography, artistic shots and posed photos. I can offer you a classic wedding album, as well as contemporary artistic shots to adorn your walls. I am based in London but am more than happy to travel, so please get in touch to discuss my availability.

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Wedding Photography | Ann + Nemanja

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Wedding Photography

As a St Pancras photographer, I was excited to be invited back to this venue to photograph another wedding. The iconic venue is perfect, and St Pancras Renaissance Hotel wedding photography is always romantic. At first glance, the venue looks like a fairytale castle, and I’m sure that is why it is such a sought after location for weddings in London. The turrets atop the building are reminiscent of a certain fairytale castle I’m sure everyone knows and loves, and the building below continues to impress. From the central clock tower, to the mass of cathedral windows, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel is the perfect venue for a wedding. With city life bustling by below, and the iconic London buses driving past, this is a great venue for a city wedding.

Ann and Nimanja are such a lovely couple, and I was delighted to be asked to photograph their romantic fairytale wedding. As is typical, I started my day taking photos of the bride. While Ann and her bridesmaids got ready in the bridal suite, I took documentary style photographs to capture events as they unfurled. Ann wanted some posed shots of her in her wedding dress before the ceremony, and a couple of other keepsake photos. There is a lovely photo of her wedding shoes, a beautiful bright blue pair of shoes. I enjoy finding new and interesting ways to present and photograph these memories.

If you were taken in by the exterior of St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, you won’t be disappointed inside. The elegance and grandeur continues throughout the hotel, with every inch showcasing beautiful architecture. The grand staircase of the hotel is instantly recognisable from a number of television appearances, including a music video for a well known all girl 90s pop group.

As Ann made her way downstairs on the morning of her wedding, I hung back, waiting to get the perfect picture of her walking down the stairs. When she reached a couple of floors below me, I leaned across the bannister and took a picture that turned out to be my favourite from the day. The staircase sweeps around, framing the picture in a mahogany swirl, as the bride can be seen walking arm in arm with her father. The beautiful detailing on the bannister, and the natural light shining through the windows, combine to give a stylish effect.

As is traditional in Greek weddings, Ann and Nimanja wore golden crowns during the wedding ceremony. After the exchanging of rings, the priest placed crowns upon the couple’s heads, and then said a blessing. Ann and Nimanja asked me to capture the ceremony using documentary style photography, and I made sure to capture this Greek Orthodox tradition in this way too. There were a number of other traditional rituals incorporated into the wedding, including drinking from the common cup, and I was careful to capture each of these traditions too. As an experienced Greek Orthodox wedding photographer, I understand the significance of each of these traditions, and feel they should be captured in the wedding album.

After the ceremony, I spent some time photographing the newlyweds away from their guests. Ann and Nimanja wanted some photos of them together, enjoying their wedding day, away from the hectic wedding reception. Since we were so close to the station, I thought it would be a great idea to make use of that beautiful location. There is a famous sculpture in the station, depicting two lovers in an embrace, and I thought that would be the perfect place for an unusual and special wedding photograph. The resulting image is great, Ann and Nimanja are in the foreground, laughing as they mimic the pose of the imposing sculpture towering behind them.

As an experienced St Pancras photographer, I offer a high standard of St Pancras Renaissance Hotel wedding photography. I understand the romance and history of the building, and how to make the most of this for your wedding photography. I am based in London, though travel across the world as a wedding photographer. If you would like to find out more about the services I offer, and discuss my availability, please get in touch.