York House Twickenham Wedding Photographer

York House on Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 3AA, is owned and run by the council. Richmond describes elegant rooms for the ceremony, several reception rooms, and gardens which sweep down to the River Thames, "providing a perfect setting for photographs". The Register Office's own ceremony room, the Loggia Room, is here, and the Salon, Terrace Room and Winter Garden are licensed for ceremonies on Friday afternoons and at weekends.

Our studio is at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, and Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA has photographed weddings since 2001, rated 4.8 out of 5 from 580+ Google reviews. York House is about eleven miles from the studio, and we are glad to photograph civil ceremonies and receptions there. Coverage starts from £750.

York House at a glance: five ceremony rooms and the Thames gardens

Address	York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 3AA
Operator	Richmond Council; lettings 020 8831 6108, Halls@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
Listing	Grade II listed (council ceremony page); the licensed-venue page calls the house seventeenth century
Ceremony rooms	Loggia Room (Register Office) 75 guests excluding the couple and staff; Salon 70 seated; Winter Garden 40 to 60 seated; Terrace Room 40 seated plus 10 standing
Reception rooms	Clarendon Hall 150 formal dinner, 250 drinks; Salon 60 / 80; Hyde Room 60 / 80; Winter Garden 40 / 70; Terrace Room 20 / 80
Ceremony content	Civil only: no religious content in words, readings or music
Catering	Approved caterer list; other caterers by catering waiver; no cooking facilities on site
Finish time	The council's charges sheet and room pages give different end times (see below)
Parking	Very limited: a few reserved spaces, a two-hour public car park, and Arragon Road multi-storey nearby
Access	All rooms on the ground floor with access for the disabled
From our studio	About 11.3 miles in a straight line from the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU (road distance is longer)

Figures are as published by the venue or its licensing authority. Where a venue's own pages disagree, both are shown. Confirm anything you are planning around.

Sources

York House room charges for 2026 to 2027, and Loggia Room fees

Richmond publishes York House charges valid 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Ceremony room hire (one hour for set-up, arrivals and ceremony; room only, registrars' fee extra): Clarendon Hall, Hyde Room, Salon, Winter Garden or Terrace Room £580 Monday to Thursday and £750 Friday to Sunday; Terrace Parlour £405 and £510.
Private function hire, first three hours, Friday and Saturday rate: Clarendon Hall £1,720 (then £600 an hour); Hyde Room £1,255; Clarendon Hall and Hyde Room together £2,520; Salon, Winter Garden, Terrace Room or Council Chamber £1,150 each. Monday to Thursday and Sunday: Clarendon Hall £1,035, Hyde Room £780, the two together £1,505, single smaller rooms £710.
Loggia Room Register Office fees from 1 January 2026: Monday to Thursday £306.60, Friday £359.60, Saturday £581.60, Sunday or bank holiday £729.60. Registrar attendance at an approved venue such as the Salon: £680.60 Monday to Friday, £811.60 Saturday, £986.60 Sunday or bank holiday.

A non-refundable deposit of 25% of the total hire secures a booking, and a 5% charge applies for copyright music.

Civil ceremonies at York House: rooms, notice and what you may include

Which rooms. The council lists the Loggia Room, the Salon, the Terrace Room and the Winter Garden as approved ceremony rooms. The Loggia Room is the Register Office's own room, overlooking a secluded garden at the rear, licensed for 75 guests excluding the couple and those working; ceremonies start on the hour with a one-hour appointment, and live streaming and a music system are available. The other three are available on Friday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays, and the registrar is booked separately. Clarendon Hall and the Hyde Room appear on the 2026 ceremony charges sheet but are not named as approved rooms, so ask before planning a ceremony there.

Notice. Richmond requires at least 29 full days' notice, extended to 71 days where a partner is not a British or Irish national and does not hold Indefinite Leave to Remain or relevant status. Notice can be given up to a year ahead and is tied to the venue you declare. It costs £42 per person for UK and Irish nationals and £57 for foreign nationals.

Content. Civil ceremonies cannot include religious content; non-religious music, readings and personal vows are welcome, and changes must be notified at least 4 weeks ahead.

Ask the council in writing: is there any rule on photography, flash or video during the ceremony, and on drones in the gardens? None is published.

Confetti, candles and photography at York House

Photography	No published restriction; the council calls the Thames-side gardens a perfect setting for photographs
Flash and drones	Not published
Confetti	Biodegradable only, thrown on the paved area immediately outside the ceremony room, not in the room or the public gardens (Loggia Room terms)
Candles and open flame	No flammable liquids, gels, gases or candles on site (catering waiver)
Alcohol	Not in the Loggia Room or in the gardens; hirers may serve their own alcohol free of charge in function rooms
Decorations	Nothing pinned, stuck or attached to walls; free-standing decorations only

Where a rule is shown as not published, ask the venue in writing before the day.

Getting ready at York House

The council does not publish a getting-ready room for weddings. Clarendon Hall has a stage and dressing rooms, but they are not described for wedding preparation, so ask if you want to use them. All set-up time must sit inside your booked hours.

A York House wedding, from ceremony room to Clarendon Hall

When	What happens
Loggia Room: on the hour	Ceremony in a one-hour appointment (published)
Salon, Winter Garden or Terrace Room	Friday afternoon, Saturday or Sunday; ceremony room hire covers one hour for set-up, arrivals and ceremony (published)
After the ceremony	Confetti on the paved area outside the room, then groups and couple portraits in the gardens towards the Thames
Reception	Clarendon Hall, Hyde Room or the smaller rooms, booked in three-hour blocks
Finish	Depends on the room: the charges sheet and the room pages give different end times

An outline for planning, not a schedule. Times are shown only where the venue publishes them; everything else is a stage to time with you and confirm with the venue.

Light over the riverside gardens, month by month

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden hour from	Clock
January	08:00	16:21	15:24	GMT
February	07:16	17:16	16:28	GMT
March	06:16	18:05	17:21	GMT
April	06:06	19:57	19:12	BST
May	05:10	20:46	19:56	BST
June	04:44	21:20	20:26	BST
July	05:02	21:12	20:20	BST
August	05:46	20:24	19:38	BST
September	06:36	19:16	18:33	BST
October	07:25	18:09	17:23	BST
November	07:19	16:12	15:19	GMT
December	08:00	15:53	14:51	GMT

Computed for the 15th of each month of 2027 at the venue's postcode centroid with the NOAA solar equations. Evening golden hour starts when the sun drops to 6 degrees; trees and buildings shorten it. Times are UK clock time.

Riverside gardens and Georgian rooms: photo planning notes

The gardens running down to the Thames are the obvious portrait setting, and the council names them for photographs.
Confetti is only allowed on the paved area just outside the ceremony room, so we set up there before guests come out.
No candles are allowed anywhere on site, so evening atmosphere comes from the rooms' own lighting rather than candlelit tables.
Ceremony room hire is one hour including set-up, so arrivals and the first photographs need a tight plan.
All rooms are on the ground floor, which keeps family groups with older relatives simple.

Twickenham, Richmond and the buses to Richmond Road

York House is on Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 3AA. The council's travel sheet gives South Western trains from London Waterloo or Clapham Junction to Richmond and Twickenham, the District line to Richmond, and buses H22, R68, R70, 490 and 33 from Richmond to stops on Richmond Road near the house. We travel from our Northwood studio.

Parking at York House is limited

The council describes parking as very limited: a number of spaces are reserved outside the halls for your event, there is a public car park at the venue with a two-hour maximum stay between 9am and 5pm, and a multi-storey car park on nearby Arragon Road. Guests coming for a long reception should plan on the multi-storey or public transport.

When a York House day has to finish

The two official sources differ. The 2026 ceremony charges sheet gives Monday to Thursday 9am to 11pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to midnight, and Sunday 10am to 11pm. The room pages give the Terrace Room Friday 2pm to 1am, Saturday 9am to 1am and Sunday 10am to midnight, and Clarendon Hall Monday to Thursday 9am to 11pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 1am and Sunday 10am to midnight. Ask the lettings team which applies to your booking. Amplified music in the Terrace Room needs prior permission.

York House wedding photography, frequently asked questions

How much does a wedding at York House Twickenham cost?

Richmond's 2026 to 2027 charges put ceremony room hire at £580 Monday to Thursday and £750 Friday to Sunday for the Salon, Winter Garden, Terrace Room, Clarendon Hall or Hyde Room, for one hour, with the registrar's fee on top. A Saturday Loggia Room ceremony is £581.60 from January 2026. For a reception, Clarendon Hall costs £1,720 for the first three hours on a Friday or Saturday. A 25% non-refundable deposit secures the booking, and copyright music adds 5%.

How many guests does York House hold?

For ceremonies, the Loggia Room is licensed for 75 guests, not counting the couple and staff; the Salon seats 70, the Winter Garden 40 to 60 depending on layout, and the Terrace Room 40 seated plus 10 standing. For receptions, Clarendon Hall takes 150 for a formal dinner or 250 for drinks and canapés, the Salon and Hyde Room 60 for dinner or 80 for drinks, and the Winter Garden 40 or 70.

Can you have confetti at York House?

Only biodegradable confetti, according to the council's terms, and only on the paved area immediately outside the ceremony room, not inside the room or in the public gardens. The catering waiver also bans flammable liquids, gels, gases and candles anywhere on site, so a candlelit table or a sparkler exit is not possible. No rule on photography, flash or drones is published, so ask the council if you plan anything unusual.

Is there parking at York House Twickenham?

Very little. The council says a number of spaces are reserved outside the halls for your event, the public car park at the venue has a two-hour maximum stay between 9am and 5pm, and there is a multi-storey car park on nearby Arragon Road. For guests, trains run from Waterloo and Clapham Junction to Twickenham and Richmond, and buses H22, R68, R70, 490 and 33 stop on Richmond Road near the house.

Can you bring your own caterer to York House?

Yes, with conditions. The council keeps a list of approved caterers it asks you to choose from, but other caterers are welcome if they complete the catering waiver no later than eight weeks before the event, with public liability insurance of at least five million pounds, a method statement, PAT certificates and a site visit. There are no cooking facilities on site, only small preparation kitchens with the Salon, Clarendon Hall and Hyde Room. You may serve your own alcohol free of charge.

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