Roman Baths Wedding Photography

The Roman Baths

1 Aug

Written By Kevin Mullins

The Early Morning Wedding of Sarah & Daniel

Signing the Wedding Register at Roman Baths Pump Room, Bath

A wonderfully intimate early morning wedding at The Pump Rooms, Bath

It was mid Summer when I photographed the wedding of Sarah and Daniel at The Pump Rooms, Roman Baths, Bath.

My day started around 5 am as the ceremony needed had to be completed before the tourists were allowed access to the world-famous attraction in Bath.

The wedding was light on guests, as Sarah and Daniel were to have a much larger party celebration some weeks later.

However, many of the guests had flown in from as far afield as Australia, and it was lovely to witness several reunions before Sarah, and her father walked down the cobbled stones aisle.

Wedding Photofilm

Just before I show you some of my favourite stills, do have a look at the Photofilm from their lovely day.

Press the white play button, turn the sound up and enjoy Sarah & Daniel’s Roman Baths Wedding.

The Pump Rooms, Roman Baths Wedding

As mentioned, my day started exceptionally early with bridal prep photography for Sarah, her mum and bridesmaids.

After that, I headed across town to the beautiful Pump Rooms.

Bath is in the West of England and not too far from my home in Malmesbury, so I know it well.

According to Wikipedia, The Roman Baths are a well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60-70CE in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Its presence led to the development of the small Roman urban settlement known as Aquae Sulis around the site. The Roman baths, which were used for public bathing, were used until the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th Century CE. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the original Roman baths were in ruins a century later. The area around the natural springs was redeveloped several times during the Early and Late Middle Ages. The Roman Baths are preserved in four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House, and a museum which holds artefacta from Aquae Sulis. However, all buildings at street level date from the 19th century. It is a major tourist attraction in the UK, and together with the Grand Pump Room, receives more than 1.3 million visitors annually. Visitors can tour the baths and museum but cannot enter the water.

It is an incredible place, and somewhere that I occasionally visit as a tourist myself with my children.

The ceremony itself, though small, was incredibly intimate and there was a tremendous amount of emotion on show.

The picture of Sarah and her Dad walking along the cobblestones towards the waiting Daniel is one of my favourites from that year.

Once the wedding was over, the family had a small breakfast before heading to Royal Crescent Hotel - another famous Bath landmark for short speeches, cake and lunch.

My day was complete by noon, but it was a gorgeous wedding, and I hope the pictures remind Sarah & Daniel of this lovely day for many years.

A note on the Black and White Photographs of this Wedding

I’m a great lover of black and white wedding photography. Some of my clients opt for black and white only pictures. However, all my clients, as a default, will receive all their wedding photographs in both colour and black and white. For me, black and white really emphasise the emotion of the day, but of course, for many, colour is an important facet of the day and as such will always be included too.

Below are some of my favourite stills from the wedding. I hope you enjoy looking at them.