Rebellious London Wedding Inspired by Corpse Bride

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Abigail Steed

January 27, 2025

With a theme of red string, and a nod to Corpse Bride, Anna and Dani's day felt more like a gathering of artists, misfits and rebels than a wedding. Anna told us, "We spoke about getting married for the first time while we were in Morocco last year. As we were finishing, we were playing with the red wires holding the bags of flatbreads together, bent them into rings, and went on to wear them for weeks until they broke. They would be replaced with red string, and later, red line tattoos. We later found out about the red string of fate story which says you have a string running from your heart, out of your finger, connecting you to your soulmate."

Traditional Indian Textiles and Fabulous English Florals

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Becca Haydu Weddings

October 9, 2024

Aneesa and George met in 2019, just two weeks after Aneesa moved to England from India. For their wedding, held at Asylum Chapel and AMP Studios in Peckham, they wanted to bring their two worlds together, blending traditional Indian textiles with English florals.

Relaxed, Informal & Inclusive Wedding at Asylum Chapel

Kat

Jim Taylor Photo

April 16, 2024

The Asylum Chapel is one of the coolest alternative ceremony spaces in London, and as soon as they walked in, Elisa and Will knew it was the place for them. The day was relaxed, personal, informal and intimate. However, their main inspiration was to create an inclusive day.

Informal Summer Wedding at Asylum Chapel

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Michelle Wood

November 10, 2023

Jordan and Ed had a wedding in three parts. They had a late start time so the bride could start the day by doing a 5k run (as she does every Saturday). They then had their ceremony at 4pm at Asylum Chapel followed by a 'Great British knees up' style reception at a local pub. Jordan had also bought two outfits - a more traditional dress and a Catherine Deane jumpsuit - and she didn't decide which she was wearing until about 30 minutes before the ceremony!

Cool, Modern, Gothic Themed Wedding with Feminist Touches

Sophie Cooke

Emma Ledwith

January 5, 2021

Gothic Asylum Wedding with Baseball Bats Instead of Bouquets!

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Matt Badenoch

May 19, 2020

Stormy and Dan were married in London and although they didn't want a theme, their personalities and sense of style really came through on the day. "We flirted with the idea of a theme but to be honest it was difficult to find something that fitted the both of us and wasn't super stressful to implement", Stormy began.

A Simple Yet Sparkly South London Knees Up

Sophie Cooke

Joséphine Elvis

July 5, 2019

Emily and Elliott’s M.O. for their wedding day was to keep everything low budget and low stress - not two things that often go hand in hand with wedding planning! Early on, though, they decided that they wanted to keep things very simple, with very little pomp and ceremony - just loads of love and laughter.

Relaxed Battersea Arts Centre Wedding with a 90s Cover Band

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Kirsty Mackenzie

April 30, 2019

Viki and Stef wanted to take the traditional wedding format and put their own spin on it. They were married at Asylum Chapel in Peckham, London followed by a reception at the Battersea Arts Centre complete with a 90s cover band!

Rock n Roll Tea Party Meets Music Inspired Winter Wedding

Sophie Cooke

Matt Parry

July 17, 2018

Kelly and Charlie met after exchanging insults (!) at an Indie/Rock night in Soho, so it made perfect sense that music was a big part of their wedding theme.

Colourful Mexican Wrestling Inspired Peckham Wedding (with 120 Animal Masks!)

Ellie Kime

Cuckoo Wedding

June 1, 2018

Heather and Fraser met at the London School of Lucha Libre, with Fraser wearing a flying squirrel outfit, so you can already tell their wedding is going to be pretty spectacular. Set in the to-die-for Asylum Chapel, and featuring 120 papier mâché animal masks and a wedding gown made from a Dolly Parton fancy dress outfit, their eclectic, weird and wonderful celebration looks like a riot of fun. And yes, there is Mexican wrestling - of course. What do you take us for?!

Vegas-Inspired Wedding with Snazzy Suits, Sequins & All the Confetti!

Ellie Kime

Devlin Photos

April 29, 2018

Gemma's 'Suits and Sequins' summary of her wedding to Guy is very apt, as in true Sinatra style they did things their way. Their Peckham wedding, shot by megababe Devlin Photos, was emotional and incredible from start to finish, from that sparkly green wedding dress (swoon) to the 'Silly Old Beans' sign they were married under, and the story behind their couples' amazing portraits...

Romeo & Juliet meets Vanity Fair at the Asylum Chapel

Ellie Kime

Devlin Photos

April 19, 2018

Tara and Mido's wedding took place in December has style in buckets - and we mean BIG buckets. Christmastime is magical in London anyway but this gorgeous couple really brought the sparkle and glamour with their celebration. They described it as 'Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet meets a Vanity Fair shoot' - we love that! The wonderfully talented Lisa from Devlin Photos captured it perfectly in all its glory.