Emily & Tom had their wedding ceremony at The Portico Library in Manchester which is an incredible venue for any book lovers! The Portico Library was founded back in 1806 and still remains open as a library today. The main room has the most beautiful domed roof and ceiling-high bookshelves which make it a very photogenic space! There is also a private reading room which we were lucky enough to use for a few photographs. It looks like something straight out of Harry Potter!
If you are looking for a small, quirky Manchester city centre wedding venue I would highly recommend The Portico Library.

Even though it rained (typical Manchester!) me, Emily & Tom managed to step outside for a couple of minutes for some photos before heading off to Seven Brothers Beer House in Ancoats for the evening reception.
I absolutely loved that Emily & Tom chose a bar venue for their wedding reception to compliment the relaxed atmosphere of the day. All the guests (and myself!) had a brilliant time. Some good food, excellent beers and everyone on the dance-floor meant for a fantastic evening.

Thanks again Emily & Tom, I loved photographing your wedding & being a part of your chilled-out day!

Wedding Team:

Venue: The Portico Library - https://www.theportico.org.uk/ Seven Brothers Beerhouse - https://www.sevenbro7hers.com/our-beerhouse/

Bride's Outfit: Jdezire Bridal Boutique - http://jdezire.co.uk/ 

Groom's Outfit: Red Herring from Debenhams

Hair & Makeup: Sarah Morten - https://www.sarahmorten.co.uk/

Cake: The Cheese Hamlet, Didsbury - https://www.thecheesehamlet.co.uk/

Flowers: Northern Flower - https://northernflower.com/

A few kind words from Emily & Tom: “Maddie took our wedding photos on a rainy Manchester day in January. She was really great on the day making sure that she got all of the shots we wanted. Despite the wedding venue not having much natural light at the time of our ceremony, the photos came out beautifully and the attention to detail was so lovely. She also made the best of the weather and got some shots of us in the rain - at the time we didn't think much of it, but they're now some of our favourite pictures of the day. It was so great to be able to just focus on the getting married part and not have to worry about what was going on with photos - Maddie made sure we did what we needed to and got some great candid shots too. The whole process from initial contact to getting our photos through has been so easy and Maddie is a really lovely person to work with. Above all, we really love our wedding photos and we're so happy we booked Maddie - we can't recommend her more.”

Emily & Tom’s wedding is now featured on the Urban Wedding Company blog. Click below to see more!