{"id":75940,"date":"2019-10-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=75940"},"modified":"2026-10-28T02:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:42:01","slug":"civil-wedding-stadsloket-haarlem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/civil-wedding-stadsloket-haarlem\/","title":{"rendered":"A Civil Wedding at the Stadsloket in Haarlem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-story\" data-label=\"STORY | HAARLEM\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75791 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-kiss-friends-cheer-stadsloket-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Newlyweds kissing under the Stadsloket sign after their civil wedding in Haarlem, two guests beside them with their hands raised to their faces\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-kiss-friends-cheer-stadsloket-haarlem.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-kiss-friends-cheer-stadsloket-haarlem-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><p>This civil wedding in Haarlem took place at the Stadsloket, with only a few of the couple\u2019s closest people in the room. I photographed it all, from the rings and the vows inside to a short walk by the water afterward.<\/p><p>Small, joyful weddings like this one are a big part of why I love working as a <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/photographer-in-haarlem\/\">photographer in Haarlem<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-card\"><dl><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>Stadsloket, Haarlem<\/dd><dt>When<\/dt><dd>Spring, a cloudy day<\/dd><dt>Session<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/wedding-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">Civil Ceremony Photoshoot<\/a><\/dd><dt>Light<\/dt><dd>Warm lamps inside, soft daylight outside<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"inside-the-stadsloket-in-haarlem\">Inside the Stadsloket in Haarlem<\/h2><p>The room for this civil wedding in Haarlem felt more like a living room than an office. Pink-beige curtains, round ring lamps and velvet chairs in orange and blush gave it a warm glow. From the first frame, I let that warmth set the tone.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75795\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-room-stadsloket-haarlem-ceremony.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Wedding room inside the Stadsloket with round ring lamps, the couple kissing at the front while guests in orange chairs film on their phones\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-room-stadsloket-haarlem-ceremony.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-room-stadsloket-haarlem-ceremony-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>The wedding room inside the Stadsloket<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Before the ceremony, two gold rings waited in a blue box on a round wooden table. Next to them lay the bouquet: cream flowers, striped tulips and eucalyptus. Only a handful of friends and family came, dressed in lime green, leopard print and coral, with their phones at the ready.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75805\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-rings-blue-box-bouquet-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Two gold rings in a blue box on a round wooden table, beside a bouquet of cream flowers, striped tulips and eucalyptus\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-rings-blue-box-bouquet-haarlem.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-rings-blue-box-bouquet-haarlem-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"a-gavel-two-rings-and-a-kiss\">A Gavel, Two Rings and a Kiss<\/h2><p>The officiant had everyone laughing from the start. In glasses and a black leather jacket, he stood behind a small white table with a wooden gavel and a stack of papers. Meanwhile, I stayed at the side, so nothing came between the couple and their guests.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75797\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-officiant-gavel-table-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Wedding officiant in glasses and a black leather jacket smiling behind a small white table with a wooden gavel at the Stadsloket in Haarlem\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-officiant-gavel-table-haarlem.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-officiant-gavel-table-haarlem-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><p>She wore a lilac one-shoulder dress with soft pleats, and he wore a dark blue three-piece suit. When he slid the ring onto her finger, they both turned and smiled, as if to check that everyone had seen it.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75801\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ring-exchange-civil-wedding-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Groom in a dark blue three-piece suit sliding the ring onto the bride\u2019s finger, both smiling, her lilac one-shoulder dress catching the light\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ring-exchange-civil-wedding-haarlem.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ring-exchange-civil-wedding-haarlem-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><p>Then came the first kiss, his hand on her cheek and hers holding his. Behind me, the guests filmed every second on their phones.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75811\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/first-kiss-civil-wedding-stadsloket.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Groom kissing the bride with one hand on her cheek during their civil wedding in Haarlem, warm curtains and empty chairs behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/first-kiss-civil-wedding-stadsloket.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/first-kiss-civil-wedding-stadsloket-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"signatures-and-an-orange-armchair\">Signatures and an Orange Armchair<\/h2><p>Next, they signed the register together at the little table by the window. Afterward, they sat down in an orange leather armchair and held up their blue marriage booklet, laughing.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-75803\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-signing-register-stadsloket-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Bride signing the marriage register at a small white table while the groom sits beside her, sheer curtains glowing behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-signing-register-stadsloket-haarlem.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-signing-register-stadsloket-haarlem-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-75807\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-orange-armchair-marriage-booklet.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Newlyweds laughing in an orange leather armchair, holding up their blue marriage booklet with the rings on their fingers\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-orange-armchair-marriage-booklet.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-orange-armchair-marriage-booklet-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Their two witnesses signed too, and something the officiant said made both of them burst out laughing. That is the moment I wait for at a civil wedding in Haarlem or anywhere else: unplanned, and gone in a second.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75817\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/witnesses-laughing-signing-wedding-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Two witnesses laughing out loud as they sign for the wedding in Haarlem, the officiant holding a folder and the couple standing beside them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/witnesses-laughing-signing-wedding-haarlem.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/witnesses-laughing-signing-wedding-haarlem-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>Two witnesses, one joke from the officiant<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Before we went outside, their hands rested together on the bouquet for one last detail. Two new rings, her pale nails and his silver watch: small things, yet they hold the whole day.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75809\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-wedding-rings-bouquet-close-up.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Close-up of the bride\u2019s hand with a slim gold ring resting on the groom\u2019s hand and ring, over cream flowers and a striped tulip\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-wedding-rings-bouquet-close-up.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-wedding-rings-bouquet-close-up-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"a-wedding-kiss-under-the-stadsloket-sign\">A Wedding Kiss Under the Stadsloket Sign<\/h2><p>Outside, a gray sky gave soft, even light that was kind to every face. The couple kissed right under the big Stadsloket letters, and two guests could not hold back: hands to their faces, eyes wide. That frame opens this story.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-75813\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-kiss-stadsloket-entrance-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Bride and groom kissing at the entrance of the Stadsloket in Haarlem, her lilac dress and shawl lifting in the breeze\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-kiss-stadsloket-entrance-haarlem.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-kiss-stadsloket-entrance-haarlem-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-75823\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-walking-stadsloket-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Newlyweds walking hand in hand along the Stadsloket in Haarlem after their civil wedding, bikes and trees lining the street\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-walking-stadsloket-haarlem.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/newlyweds-walking-stadsloket-haarlem-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Then everyone lined up on the square and threw their arms in the air, with the bouquet held high above their heads.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75815\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-guests-cheering-stadsloket-square.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Wedding party cheering in front of the Stadsloket in Haarlem, the bride holding her bouquet high and the groom raising one arm\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-guests-cheering-stadsloket-square.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-guests-cheering-stadsloket-square-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>The Stadsloket in Haarlem, just after the ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>We ended with a short walk by the water, past willows, bikes and the red-brick houses of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haarlem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haarlem<\/a>. A swan drifted by while they waved from the bike posts. Finally, on a white footbridge, the newlyweds had a quiet minute to themselves.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-75819\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-party-waving-canal-swan-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Bride, groom and a friend in red trousers waving from bike posts by the water, a swan floating past the red-brick houses\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-party-waving-canal-swan-haarlem.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wedding-party-waving-canal-swan-haarlem-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-75829\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-white-footbridge-haarlem-wedding.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" alt=\"Bride and groom on a white wooden footbridge after their wedding in Haarlem, red-brick houses and green trees behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-white-footbridge-haarlem-wedding.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/couple-white-footbridge-haarlem-wedding-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-75821\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/groom-hugging-bride-by-water-haarlem.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Groom hugging the bride from behind with his hands resting on her belly, the water and red-brick houses behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/groom-hugging-bride-by-water-haarlem.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/groom-hugging-bride-by-water-haarlem-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>A white footbridge, the last stop of the walk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Planning a small wedding of your own in Haarlem? Discover how I work as a <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/photographer-in-haarlem\/\">photographer in Haarlem<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This civil wedding in Haarlem took place at the Stadsloket, with only a few of the couple\u2019s closest people in the room. 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