Wedding photography

[Mark Haworth-Booth]

Camille Silvy made a number of wedding photographs in his London studio, the earliest being from June 1860. How early is this in the history of wedding photography? Has anyone come across such a history? Many thanks!

[Brett Payne]

Having just joined this site/group/forum, it is fortuitous that I found this discussion about early wedding photographs, as I have a CDV wedding portrait which I am currently researching. The portrait is one of a group of three which I believe were taken at the reception of a wedding in the English Midlands in February 1870. A series of articles presenting the images and my research are presented here.

I'm keen to find out how far away the photographer and his equipment were from the subjects when the potrait was taken. I wonder if anyone with the expertise and knowledge of early (c.1870) photographic equipment might be able to tell from the image shown above?

I would appreciate any comments or corrections to my deductions and conclusions in the series of articles, from members of this group.

Regards and best wishes, Brett