Hannah & Hursh’s Chelsea Town Hall Wedding
Hannah and Hursh live just around the corner from Chelsea Town Hall, so getting married there for their civil ceremony felt like a pretty perfect way to start their wedding celebrations.
They’re also planning a much bigger wedding in Italy, so this was a smaller, more relaxed celebration with just 14 of their closest family and friends.
I joined them for a couple of hours, starting with a drink at The Trafalgar pub just across the road from Chelsea Town Hall before heading over for their ceremony in the Rossetti Room.
A relaxed Chelsea Town Hall wedding
The whole day had a really relaxed London feel to it. Hannah and Hursh were completely themselves, with plenty of laughs and none of the formality that can sometimes come with a wedding day.
Hannah wore a short white off-the-shoulder dress with a veil and white heels, carrying a simple white and green bouquet. Hursh wore a light grey suit with a white shirt, dark patterned tie and brown loafers.
With only 14 guests, the ceremony felt incredibly personal. It was short, relaxed and full of the people who mattered most to them.
Afterwards, everyone headed outside for a few family photographs on the famous steps of Chelsea Town Hall.
Chelsea Town Hall is always an amazing place for photographs straight after a ceremony. The steps are regularly decorated with incredible flowers, and they made a brilliant backdrop for Hannah and Hursh coming out as newlyweds.
There was confetti, plenty of laughter and lots of hugs before we took a little time for some photographs of the two of them.
Portraits around Chelsea
One of the things I love about photographing weddings at Chelsea Town Hall is how easy it is to keep things relaxed.
You don't need to disappear for an hour for portraits. There are beautiful streets and little corners all around the Town Hall, so we could simply wander around Chelsea, take a few photographs and let Hannah and Hursh enjoy being newly married.
They were really easy to photograph. A little direction here and there, but mostly just letting them walk, talk and enjoy the moment.
For me, that's what wedding photography should feel like. The photographs are important, but they shouldn't take you away from the day.
A London ceremony before Italy
This Chelsea Town Hall wedding was really just the beginning for Hannah and Hursh.
With their bigger wedding in Italy still to come, this was their chance to have a smaller celebration close to home, surrounded by their closest people.
After we finished the photographs, they headed off for drinks and dinner with their family and friends.
It was a simple plan, but it felt completely right for them. A drink at the pub, a beautiful civil ceremony, confetti on the steps, a walk around Chelsea and then dinner with the people they love.
Sometimes a wedding doesn't need to be complicated.
Chelsea Town Hall wedding photography
Chelsea Town Hall is one of my favourite places for a London civil ceremony. The Rossetti Room is beautiful, the steps outside are incredible for photographs and being right in the middle of Chelsea means there are plenty of options for portraits without having to travel anywhere.
My approach is relaxed and documentary-led, with an editorial eye. I want to photograph the moments as they happen, while also making time for a few beautiful portraits when it feels right.
Hannah and Hursh's day was a perfect example of that.
A small Chelsea Town Hall wedding, 14 people, a few hours together and then off to celebrate with the people closest to them.
The big Italian wedding is still to come.
For now, this was the London one.
And it was pretty perfect.