Trinity Buoy Wharf is a uniquely brilliant London wedding venue with a lighthouse! It’s a creative hub on the banks of the Thames in East London. As a wedding photographer I’d say it’s a gem of a place to get wed, with wide open city and river views for amazing photos of your day!
Whether you’re after a lighthouse in the heart of the city, or keen to arrive at your London wedding venue by boat, Trinity Buoy Wharf will knock your socks off! A haven for creatives and a dream for alternative wedding photographers, this place is amazing and worth checking out!
Trinity Buoy Wharf
Orchard Place, Poplar
London E14 0JW
https://www.trinitybuoywharf.com/event-spaces/wedding-venues
You can never have too much confetti Rohan and Amal milking their confetti exit at Trinity Buoy Wharf.
What’s it like getting married at Trinity Buoy Wharf?
You’ll be in an awe inspiring space filled with London history. Trinity Buoy Wharf is a super cool, industrial venue in a really unique location. Ask any wedding photographer and they’ll get excited about this place: guests’ reactions are great, and the views of the Docklands skyline are incredible.
Smiles all round at Laura & Paddy’s Trinity Buoy Wharf Wedding
The vibe: weddings at Trinity Buoy Wharf
This is a wedding venue with a raw, industrial feel. Inside it’s a modern party space creative types will love. As close to the river Thames as you can get with dry toes, you’ll have incredible open views of the city. This means superb wedding photography opportunities and a delighted grin behind the camera!
There is a huge scope for portraits at Trinity Buoy Wharf – I am literally like a kid in a candy shop when I shoot there. It is such an inspiring place, Image credit Jordanna Marston Photograhy
ABOUT Trinity Buoy Wharf – all the details
You’ve got two rooms, both riddled with history and fabulous wedding spaces. The Chain Store is vast and industrial with high ceilings – previously used for storing those massive chains for ships. It’s got white walls so it’s pretty much a blank canvas for any colours you want to bring in as your wedding decor. The Buoy Store next door is all bare brickwork and old wooden beams – a unique space for your ceremony.
Being on the Thames, there’s also the option to arrive by boat, which is pretty cool. As I write this, said boat is temporarily out of service, but hopefully “The Predator” (I know, right?) will be sailing you to your Trinity Buoy Wharf wedding again soon!
According to the website, you can also drive your car in. So that’s handy if you want to make an entrance!
Being able to take couples up London’s only lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf is always a memorable treat. It’s really special up there.
Why I love being a Trinity buoy wharf wedding photographer
There are so many amazing spaces around the wharf – it’s a wedding photographer’s dream! The Chain and Buoy Store venues are bright and spacious. There’s colour everywhere in the dock and I’d heartily recommend a stroll around Container City so we can use the super colourful containers as a backdrop for your photos. It’s industrial, with views over water (love that!) – and did I mention the freaking lighthouse in London?! Honestly: Trinity Buoy Wharf is one of London’s best wedding venues of all time. Beats Westminster Abbey for me anyway.
Trinity Buoy Wharf is brimming with colour and curiosities it is such a playground for a creative and colour loving photographer
REAL WEDDINGS from Trinity Buoy Wharf
I loved spending a day as Rohan and Amal’s Trinity Buoy Wharf wedding photographer. These two had an amazing day filled with colour and creativity, from Rohan’s henna and modern green sari to the bridesmaids’ vibrant Indian dress. There were so many gorgeous candid moments, and we got some stunning wedding photos at Container City (part of Trinity Buoy Wharf). I’ll show you one with the brightest yellow shipping container – it looks incredible and is a great reminder that the sun shone all day for these two!
I am yet to blog Laura and Paddy’s wedding day but it was a real corker. Keep your eyes peeled for their day coming soon!
Such a happy day for Rohan and Amal at Trinity Buoy Wharf.
And some words from happy couples!
“You are an absolute magician! These are so incredible – thank you for being so bloody awesome!” Rohan (on instagram)
Laura & Paddy and their bridal party at their summer wedding at Trinity Buoy Wharf. Bringing the summer vibes through their colour palette and shades too!
MY APPROACH to weddings at Trinity Buoy Wharf
I like to think my approach to wedding photography fits Trinity Buoy Wharf – my images are colourful, absolutely authentic and real. On the day I’ll be unobtrusive, there for all the big (and quieter) moments, and capturing all the fun. Your wedding photos will be as unique as the two of you, completely reflecting your personalities and the joy of your London wedding.
If there is joy to be captured then I am there! So much fun at this Trinity Buoy Wharf party
WHY CHOOSE ME AS YOUR TRINITY BUOY WHARF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
If your priority is to have an amazing time surrounded by your favourite happy people, get in touch for a chat. I’ll take great care to produce an incredible set of images for you, without getting in the way of the fun!
Capturing weddings at Trinity Buoy Wharf is always such a honour. A brilliant venue, with an ace team. Image by Jordanna Marston Photography.
Facts & figures
It’s a huge space:
- 420 square metres of indoor space
- 500 square metres of roof terrace
- Capacity from 70 – 300 people
- Wheelchair accessible
Trinity Buoy Wharf has a wedding licence, and is licensed until 1am
You can extend the license at Trinity Buoy Wharf so your party can go late into the evening.
History
I mentioned a lighthouse at the top of the page. Trinity Buoy Wharf is probably* London’s only lighthouse wedding venue. It was built in 1864 to experiment and develop lighting equipment, which is all very nice. More importantly, it makes an awfully nice backdrop for wedding photos, as Rohan and Amal found out when I photographed their Trinity Buoy Wharf wedding!
*almost certainly
You’ve got two spaces for your Trinity Buoy Wharf wedding: the Chain and Buoy Store. They form the largest surviving Victorian structure at Trinity Buoy Wharf. Erected in 1864, this new store is the largest of the surviving nineteenth-century structures on the wharf. Just in case you needed to know that for your wedding.
Laura & Paddy’s wedding was a day full of joy – just look at their happy faces as they make their freshly married exit at Trinity Buoy Wharf.
More info: accommodation, access, transport
Nearest tube station: Canning Town
Nearest rail station: East India Station
(Both are a 10 minute walk away from the venue.)
Hotels at London Docklands include Holiday Inn, Premier Inn and Travelodge. There’s also a Radisson at New Providence Wharf, and an Ibis just over the road from Canning Town tube station.
More wedding venues on the Thames in London
West Reservoir Centre, Hackney
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Bankside
Winchester House, Putney