July 5, 2023

St Albans Registry Office – The Gate House

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Intimate | Local | Low-key

Are you considering a Registry Office for your Hertfordshire wedding ceremony? Have you looked at the St Albans Registry Office, known locally as The Gate House? Here’s my rundown on this historic gem…

Confetti toss outside St Albans Register Office with bride holding dried flower bouquet

“Words can’t express how amazing Tori is! We are not really keen on photos but Tori was great at making us feel relaxed and our photos look so natural. She captured everything we wanted but it turned out way better than we expected.”

– Iza & Edu, St Albans Registry Office

ABOUT THE ST ALBANS REGISTRY OFFICE

The St Albans Registry Office (or St Albans Register Office as people tend to call it) is centrally located, opposite the main St Albans railway station, with ample parking. It offers a pretty ceremony room for up to 60 people and a lovely garden right out front which is a great space for wedding photography.

Civil wedding reception at the St Albans Registry Office.

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE ST ALBANS REGISTRY OFFICE

I have photographed dozens of weddings here so know the space well (including the squeaky floorboard to avoid!)

There are pretty gardens for some group photos and couple photos after your ceremony.

Plus you can make the space your own; I’ve photographed confetti and bubble exits, champagne toasts on the lawn outside. Inside I’ve seen string quartet, singers, Parent Trap handshakes to seal marriages. The registrars are really flexible and give me, as a wedding photographer, a lot of latitude to capture that for you!

PLACES FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY NEAR THE ST ALBANS REGISTRY OFFICE

On top of the pretty doors (which you might recognise from Porridge!), gardens and grounds for photos you’ve got Clarence Park a short stroll one way and town the other way. I have gone with couples to pubs, restaurants and picnics after the registry office cermonies as well as further afield to hotels and wedding venues.

I offer short packages to accommodate your day if you only want a few hours for your ceremony, couple photos and family photos all the way up to a full day option if you want the bells and whistles from getting ready right the way through to dancing into the night. I’d love to help you remember your wedding day if you’re after happy, relaxed photography – learn about the whole process of having me as your Hertfordshire wedding photographer right here!

WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE ST ALBANS REGISTRY OFFICE AND MY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY?

Check out the council’s website where you can contact them directly to arrange a visit. In the fullness of time, if life sends you down this path, you may also find yourself back here registering births of children so it may become part of your story in more ways than one.

If you chose the St Albans Registry Office and would like to have a natter about whether my style of happy, natural wedding Hertfordshire wedding photography would be a good fit, I’d absolutely love to hear from you! Don’t forget I have shorter coverage available for the St Albans Register Office as well so I can 100% fit in with whatever wedding plans you have! Check out my Hertfordshire wedding photography pricing then drop me a line.

Bride and groom laugh in front of weeping willow

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About Tori

Hi I’m Tori, welcome to the home of all things happy! Here I reckon you’ll find some of the happiest photos in Hertfordshire…I love being around love so I was made for photography. Your wedding, your family days, your passion projects; they all give me the grins. Anything you want to chat about, I’ve probably seen it so get in touch because I love a good natter. Plus, maybe we’re friends that just haven’t met yet, who knows?!