Nielsen Weddings

UK wedding venues, from a photographer who's worked them.

Every venue has a best hour, a bad corner, and a room that goes dark at 6pm. Here's what I've learned shooting them, plus real photos from each. Use it while you're choosing — you don't have to hire me to read it.

A tablet, a closed notebook with a pen placed on top, and a small blue ceramic vase on a beige table in a room with wooden shelves and neutral-colored curtains.

A corner of a minimalist room with a wooden bench, a marble table, a ceramic pitcher, a small cup, an open notebook, and a pen, with sunlight casting a shadow on the concrete wall.

Open notebook with sketches, black pen, fabric samples, and stone tiles on a wooden table with a glass vase containing a single branch.

A beige ceramic vase with a circular hole in the middle, holding a dry branch with small withered seed pods, placed on a neutral surface against a plain beige background.

A cozy room with a wooden table, a modern lamp, an open notebook with a pen, and two glasses of water. In the background, there are wall hangings and decorative vases.

White ceramic vase with a single branch having green leaves