Christening photography at Chelsea churches
There are some beautiful churches in Chelsea. I particularly love St Mary’s on Cadogan Street, Chelsea Old Church and Our Most Holy Redeemer & St Thomas More Catholic church.
It’s wonderful having the picturesque riverside for family group shots after the service, as well as the pretty church gardens.
As a London Christening photographer, I’m often photographing services here. It’s a pleasure and an honour capturing these babies’ special days!
Christening at St Mary’s Church, Chelsea
St. Mary’s Church on Cadogan Street in Chelsea is such a beautiful building. I love the grandeur of the interior, and the pretty light effects created by the windows.
Christening service at the Chelsea Old Church
Chelsea Old Church is such a spectacular building, with very soft and gentle light. It’s a dream for christening photography!
I always photograph both the church’s interior and exterior as these will really help give your child a sense of what their christening day was like – where it was held and what that looked like. Even with the interior covered with renovation scaffolding at it was on this day, it’s always possible to photograph the attractive parts and make the most of the architecture.
Photographing the guests gathering outside provided lots of opportunity to document the little girl with her godparents and loved ones. She was such a sociable little thing, no problem at all with being passed around for cuddles!
Wearing a brightly coloured rainjacket is a great move for children on rainy days, it really bring a pop of colour to the photographs in grey weather. This yellow mac was adorable, and made for some really colourful photographs.
The priest here requires that the photographer doesn’t move during the service – knowing this in advance is imperative, and all part of why I always have a pre-consultation with the family before the christening day. Armed with this knowledge I was able to pick a vantage point that allowed me to photograph both the service and the guests, without moving my feet an inch!
The church gardens make such a pretty location for drinks after the christening, and the foliage is ideal for taking some family and group portraits here too.
After the service, guests made their way to the nearby Phene, where I photographed the reception. It’s always a great opportunity to photograph everyone enjoying themselves – the big event over, everyone relaxes and there’s lots of fun and laughter to document.
I hope you’ll enjoy looking through the photographs here: the key moments as well as the little ones; the emotion as well as the details.
Photographs from the Christening reception at The Phene in Chelsea
Christening photography at Our Most Holy Redeemer & St Thomas More church in Chelsea
Family group shots taken by the Chelsea riverside
And some photographs from the reception venue, the Cheyne Walk Brasserie
Discreet christening photography
I offer timeless photography that will capture the beauty of your baby’s special day.
About you
- You love classic photography with a little bit of a twist
- You can’t wait to have your friends and family together
- You treasure your wedding photos, and want to create a beautiful record of your baby’s special day too
- You’ve spent hours planning this event, and want elegant photographs to document it
- You’re looking for an experienced christening photographer who will be discreet and sensitive
- You’re drawn to reportage photography but would still like some portraits in the mix
