Two Manchester Venues and One fantastic couple

Jess and Dan got in touch in April 2024 for their wedding in May 2025, enquiring about my partial day package. I was very excited to receive their enquiry, especially to return back to Stockport Town Hall but also to photograph their wedding breakfast at Blackfriars Salford. 

I have mentioned Stockport Town Hall on a previous post, where I photographed a December wedding for Helena & Matt. For a registry office in Manchester, you can’t really beat the interior of Stockport Town Hall. They have a variety of rooms you can get married in, all depending on the amount of wedding guests you have invited. Jess and Dan got married in the Council Chamber, such a unique room to be married in. 

After the ceremony, everyone had a welcome drink and this was a chance to get some formal photographs on the stair case. 

We ended on a confetti shot, which happens at the front of Stockport Town Hall. The best way to do confetti here, is if the couple stands at the bottom of the stairs, and the guests throw the confetti in the air to land on the couple below. The stairs at the front of the building are quite narrow, so you can’t navigate them easily for a confetti walk. Top tip for this confetti shot, use the largest and most colourful confetti you can find! Just so you can see it the most clearly on the photos. 

We all left Stockport Town Hall after the confetti on hired coaches to Blackfriars Salford. Blackfriars Salford is a ‘traditional’ Manchester pub with a twist. The owners of this pub resurrected Blackfriars in 2021, into a unique, gorgeous restaurant. There is plenty of room for all of your guests, to chat, drink and eat in different areas of the pub. From the outside, you wouldn’t think this venue could fit 250 guests. 

If you haven’t been to Blackfriars Salford before, I insist you need to go just for the food. Sunday lunch is insane and the service is always spot on. On Jess & Dans day, they treated me to a meal, and it was definitely the best supplier meal I have ever had. 

Since Jess and Dan’s day, I have been booked at Blackfriars for April 2026! I am so excited to return there (and not just for the suppliers meal). Overall a fantastic wedding day, with two amazing Manchester venues. If you have found my blog post helpful or want to enquire about wedding photography, please get in touch.