Laughing groom in a green suit and bride with wildflower bouquet walk through guests showering them in confetti at Bow Church

Bow Church Wedding Photographer | Amy & Bryn | Dale Weeks

I’m Dale, a documentary wedding photographer based in East Sussex. Amy and Bryn live in Bow, so their wedding began in their own neighbourhood: getting ready over the road, a pub stop with the groomsmen, a ceremony at Bow Church, then two buses across to Hackney City Farm for the party at Frizzante.

No stiff poses, no awkward lineups. A long ceremony, the most confetti I’ve ever seen thrown outside a church, speeches outdoors and a soul band to finish: all of it documented as it happened.

  • Groom and groomsmen in navy and green suits walking along a Bow pavement past a news kiosk, laughing and relaxed
  • Bride in a white dress walks down the aisle at Bow Church on the arm of a woman in an orange dress, guests smiling
  • Children in wedding outfits on a teal sofa, a girl in a floral dress hand to mouth, a boy with hands together
  • Laughing groom in a green suit and bride with wildflower bouquet walk through guests showering them in confetti at Bow Church
  • Wedding guests gather in a doorway at the foot of Bow Church's brick and stone tower, framed by leafy trees
  • Groomsmen in blue and green suits walk past a Texaco garage towards The Little Driver pub on the way to Bow Church
  • Bride in sunglasses and groom in green suit stroll arm in arm past the Bow Church bus stop with their bridesmaids
  • Bridesmaid in an olive green dress laughs on the bus, holding champagne and a phone, bouquet and pink clutch in her lap
  • Moustached groom in sunglasses raises a champagne glass as the laughing bride leans in, guests packed on the bus
  • Smiling bride in sunglasses holds a wild flower bouquet and takes her groom's hand as they step off a red London bus
  • Yellow Hackney City Farm sign above black railings and a timber building, shaded by leafy trees in autumn light
  • Bride and groom in matching sunglasses stride along a sunlit Hackney street, her bright bouquet in hand, guests following
  • Guests chat and laugh under red sails and a pink parasol in the dappled sunlight of Hackney City Farm's garden
  • Enamel 'Prosecco Street' sign propped among terracotta pots and orange flowers in the garden at Hackney City Farm
  • Wedding guests mingling with drinks beneath festoon lights and peach parasols, a woman in a straw hat seen from behind
  • Illustrated 'Please be seated' table plan on a wooden easel beside an old upright piano at Hackney City Farm
  • Green and pink seating chart with a cartoon dancing couple on an easel before a weathered piano at Frizzante
  • Wooden tables laid with white plates, floral napkins and wild flowers, mismatched chairs at Frizzante, Hackney City Farm
  • Rustic wooden table set with plates, floral napkins and a small posy, beneath cast iron pans and paintings on a yellow wall
  • Two worn red leather armchairs either side of the seating plan easel, with an old piano and trailing plants at Frizzante
  • Pink floral napkin with a fork and knife, a wine glass on a pub-style coaster and tumbler on a weathered table at Frizzante
  • Blue ironwork hanging basket of aloe and succulents with a pink geranium by a cream wall at Hackney City Farm
  • Bride and groom laugh together on a bench during the outdoor speeches, he holding a pint, red parasols above them
  • Guests crowd together under parasols at Hackney City Farm, smiling and listening to outdoor wedding speeches
  • Two women guests listen to the speeches outdoors, glasses in hand, one in a leopard print dress, one in green polka dots
  • Moustached man in a green linen suit reads his speech from a sheet of paper at a microphone outside, banner behind
  • Four women guests laugh together under the trees, glasses in hand, listening to the speeches at Hackney City Farm
  • Long wedding tables laid under draped white fabric and fairy lights inside Frizzante, seen through the open doorway
  • Bride in a white dress and groom in a green suit stand arm in arm beside a hand-painted heart banner at Hackney City Farm
  • Woman in a satin blue dress smiles as she dances hand in hand with a man under fairy lights in Frizzante
  • Woman with silver hair wraps her arms round a man in a green jacket during the dancing at Frizzante, guests behind
  • Guest with a moustache and glasses throws one arm up, beer in hand, on the crowded dance floor at Frizzante
  • Bride laughing with her eyes shut as she dances close with the groom in his green suit, stage lights glowing behind
  • Groom in a green suit dips the bride low, her foot kicked up, as guests watch from the Frizzante dance floor

Getting Ready in Bow

Bryn’s groomsmen started the day at the pub, while Amy got ready with her bridesmaids at an Airbnb over the road. A day that began with the couple’s own streets as the backdrop.

Groomsmen in blue and green suits walk past a Texaco garage towards The Little Driver pub on the way to Bow Church

Bow Church and the Most Confetti Ever

A long, heartfelt ceremony at Bow Church, then out into what has to be the most confetti I’ve seen thrown at a wedding. It was everywhere: hair, hands and air.

Wedding guests gather in a doorway at the foot of Bow Church's brick and stone tower, framed by leafy trees

Two Buses to Hackney City Farm

No waiting around for taxis. The whole party piled onto two buses straight from the church to Hackney City Farm, which made the journey part of the day.

Bride in sunglasses and groom in green suit stroll arm in arm past the Bow Church bus stop with their bridesmaids

Drinks, Speeches and a Soul Band at Frizzante

Cocktails, canapés and speeches outside, then in to eat. After dinner, the dancing started in Frizzante to a soul band, and it didn’t stop.

Guests crowd together under parasols at Hackney City Farm, smiling and listening to outdoor wedding speeches

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