Dulwich College Wedding Photographer
Brilliantly located with excellent transport links to central London, this independent boys school has plenty to offer as a wedding venue in South East London and is an interesting setting for your photojournalist wedding photographer in London.
The original Dulwich College, known as Alleyn's College of God's Gift, exists today on Gallery Road and was conceived in 1619 for poor boys. Today's college moved to its present site in 1866, the architect of New Dulwich College was Charles Barry Junior whose father designed the Houses of Parliament. However, he built in the style of thirteenth century North Italian Renaissance rather than Gothic which was very revolutionary and controversial at the time. Beautiful and interesting architecture and design is a fantastic asset for a wedding venue, it adds to the strength of any wedding photojournalism created there by giving it more substance and variation.
This classy London wedding venue has facilities in seven rooms, each with its own unique character and style, ranging from the mediaeval to the contemporary. Situated in extensive grounds and sports fields, and adjacent to Dulwich Park, which also provides ample opportunities for photojournalistic wedding photographers in London, the rooms can be used in conjunction with one another and provide a great deal of flexibility depending on the size of your wedding party. In general, capacities of the rooms range from 30 to 400 seated and the venue as a whole is able to accommodate 500 vehicles.
Myles and Danny had their civil ceremony in The Old Library which has its own marriage license for civil ceremonies in London and is set apart from the main college. The Library consists of a suite of rooms and seats about 60 in a tranquil setting. The vaulted ceilings and tall, arched windows allow ample natural light which suits Allister's photojournalistic style of wedding photography.
Imposing, spacious and light, the Great Hall, with its grand staircases leading down to the Lower Hall, makes an ideal wedding day setting. The beautifully decorated, mediaeval style hall can seat 200 wedding guests and could be used in conjunction with the Lower Hall on the ground floor which is ideally suited as a wedding reception area to the Great Hall. The Lower Hall's main door opens out onto the College's drive with a view to the front lawns and magnificent wrought iron gates. This hall can seat 90 wedding guests and is a wonderful mix of columns, plasterwork and tiles. The North and South Cloister link the Lower Hall to the teaching block and have been enclosed to form a versatile wedding venue area which can seat 120 and is flooded with light from its large, arched windows, again - ideal for wedding photographers, particularly London wedding photojournalists that don't use flash, like Allister.
The intimate Pavilion Salle on the upper floor of the Pavilion has amazing views of the college grounds from its balconies. This self contained wedding venue with a small bar is ideally suited to small gatherings and can seat 80.
Bailey Hall, a modern building, can seat 100 and is also equipped with a bar.
Finally, the largest room is the Christison Hall. This contemporary London wedding venue has floor to ceiling windows, overlooking the college grounds, ensuring ample natural light for the benefit of the wedding photographer. It can accommodate 350 seated wedding guests and has two dining areas on the first floor which can be used in conjunction with the hall.
Dulwich College can tailor your catering requirements or you can use approved external caterers.
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