Pub Wedding Photography

So many couples dreaming of tying the knot in a relaxed setting, combined with traditional food are considering a pub wedding. Historic English pubs are often the perfect option for laidback couples. They often offer great prices and plenty of cool photo opportunities too!

From idyllic country pubs to atmospheric city centre pubs, I’ve rounded up some of my favourite pictures to share with you.

Countless couples love everything that pub weddings have to offer, and I’m not just talking about the local ale. Entire histories of relationships, friendships, laughter, and fun memories have taken place in these pubs. Many couples love the chance to be a part of this Great British tradition. There are over 45,000 pubs in the UK, so which one will you choose!

Each and every pub is usually individual, characterful, with its own unique style and charm. Our favourites often include rustic pubs surrounded by serene countryside and pretty gardens, or historic pubs with riverside views.

What I love about pub weddings is how laid back they are. With minimal formalities it’s all about having a relaxed celebration with your loved ones! The opportunities for a more reportage style of wedding photography are endless. Then if you like me to capture some family group poses, there’s usually opportunities within the venues garden’s, or on their terrace.

The English Pub

Famous the world over, the great British pub is not just a place to consume beer, wine or cider. It is also a unique social gathering place. In fact, it’s very often the epicentre of community life in villages, towns and cities throughout the United Kingdom.

Yet experts say the great British pub actually started life as an Italian wine bar, and dates back nearly 2,000 years.

The invading Roman soldiers built roads, towns and drinking establishments known as tabernae in 43 AD. The tabernae sold wine, they were built alongside the roads and in towns to help quench the thirsty troops.

However, Ale was always the favourite native British brew! So when the Romans eventually departed our shores after 400 years, it appears that these tabernae soon adapted to provide the locals with their favourite tipple. With the Italian word tabernae eventually being corrupted to tavern.

Taverns not only survived but continued to thrive and adapt to an ever changing clientele, through invading Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and the Vikings. Around 970 AD, the Anglo-Saxon king ‘Edgar’, even attempted to limit the number of taverns in any given area. It’s also believed he was responsible for introducing a drinking measure known as ‘the peg’. This was a means of controlling the amount of alcohol any given individual could consume, hence the expression “to take someone down a peg or two”.

Taverns became known as public houses and then pubs during the reign of King Henry VII. It was only in the 1550s that an Act of Parliament was passed that required pubs to be licensed for the first time, so landlords now had to follow stricter regulations in order to run a pub.

If you love my work and you’re planning a pub wedding, I’d love to hear from you