Wedding photography prices
Most couples in Chesterfield pay around £1,250 for a full day.
You don't have to book the whole day. Two hours or a half day costs much less, and our prices guide shows what shorter bookings cost. How we worked out these prices.
How prices in Chesterfield compare
Photographers in Chesterfield tend to charge less than elsewhere in Derbyshire, where most couples pay around £1,600 for a full day. Across the East Midlands as a whole, it's around £1,500.
Cheap wedding photographer prices in Chesterfield
Most couples in Chesterfield pay around £1,250 for a full day. You'll find good photographers from about £1,000 to £1,650. That is kinder than Derbyshire, around £1,600, and kinder than the East Midlands, around £1,500. A full day near £1,000 is a real local price. How the prices were surveyed and the national guide explain the October 2026 survey.
How to compare cheap wedding photographer quotes in Chesterfield
The crooked spire and the Town Hall share the centre, so portraits after the ceremony can stay on foot. A hotel or a barn on the licensed list is a second address. Saving on the photography sets the same idea out without the local numbers.
Because good full days start near £1,000, a price around £850 might be a half day or a low full day. Ask which. Budget around £450 for a two-hour signing.
Chesterfield wedding photography packages, from two hours to a full day
The town figure is the full day. How many hours helps you read the UK rows.
| Package | What you are booking | What to budget |
|---|---|---|
| Full day in Chesterfield | The whole wedding day | Around £1,250. Good photographers from about £1,000 to £1,650. |
| Full day, UK | Seven hours or more, or the page calls it a full day | Around £1,500. Most couples pay between £1,200 and £1,900. |
| Half day, UK | Four or five hours | Around £850. Most sit between £650 and £1,100. |
| Two hours, UK | A registry office or a short ceremony | Around £450. Most sit between £350 and £600. |
About £175 an hour is a different number from the package. An extra hour is about £175, an engagement shoot about £275, and an album about £350 when a page lists it. The UK figures are from our October 2026 survey of 2,057 wedding photographers.
Three Chesterfield wedding photographer budgets
| Around | A Chesterfield day that fits | What you keep |
|---|---|---|
| £1,000 | Just above the lower published prices, and inside an under-£1,000 conversation. | Ask whether it is a full day, and whether the gallery is complete. |
| £1,250 | The full day most couples book. Town Hall and the churchyard. | Which hours are inside the price. |
| £1,500 | A UK full day, above the local figure. Room for a second venue or an extra. | Travel, or the extra, on its own line. |
Choosing an affordable wedding photographer in Chesterfield
A price near £1,000 and a price near £1,650 can both be a full day. The gallery tells them apart. The under £1,000 guide is relevant, because the lower published prices start at £1,000.
Wedding venues in Chesterfield
These are rooms couples book in the town and the nearby halls. From 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 a registrar at an approved premises is £510 Monday to Thursday, £535 on Friday, £565 on Saturday, £626 on Sunday and £647 on a bank holiday. Certificates are not included, and the venue's own room charge sits on top. Ask the Town Hall for its own room fee. Each note says how the photographs can stay on that site.
Grand and historic wedding venues in Chesterfield
Ringwood Hall Hotel, Brimington
Ringwood Hall Hotel is a favourite because the grounds come with the booking. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the hall what they charge, and how many the room holds, for your date. Use the lawns for the formal set and you will not pay for a second location.
Dunston Hall, Chesterfield
Dunston Hall suits a party that wants the house and a bit of land, a short drive from the centre. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the hall what they charge for your date. Once the cars are parked, the photographs belong to that estate.
Staveley Hall, Staveley
Staveley Hall is popular with couples who like a garden right beside the vows. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the hall what they charge for your date. Step into the garden between the signing and the meal, and the camera never leaves the site.
Dronfield Hall Barn, Dronfield
Dronfield Hall Barn works well when breakfast and the legal words share the same barn. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the barn what they charge for your date. Book the hours you will actually be there, rather than a full day you will not use.
Stretton Manor Barn, Stretton
Stretton Manor Barn is the country option at Stretton, with the manor land around the barn. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the barn what they charge for your date. That land is already part of the afternoon, so the camera stays at Stretton.
City wedding venues in Chesterfield
Chesterfield Town Hall, the market place
The Town Hall is where couples come for a register-office signing with the crooked spire across the market place. register offices list lists Derbyshire Register Office (Chesterfield) at the Town Hall, S40 1LP. Email [email protected] and ask that office for the register-office fee. The Town Hall has its own room price. Cross the market place afterward and the spire is already in the frame.
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Casa Hotel, Lockoford Lane
Casa Hotel is the practical choice when bedrooms and the signing are in the same building. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the hotel what they charge for your date. If rain arrives, the formal set can stay indoors without a change of address.
Peak Edge Hotel, Darley Road
Peak Edge Hotel earns its place for the view off the edge. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the hotel what they charge for your date. That outlook is the photograph, and it does not require a drive after the signing.
Twin Oaks Hotel, Chesterfield
Twin Oaks Hotel is a straightforward hotel wedding with grounds beside the rooms. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the hotel what they charge for your date. A stroll outside fits inside the hours you have already booked.
Chesterfield Football Club, the stadium
Chesterfield Football Club is the match-day building couples pick for a signing among the club rooms. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the club what they charge for your date. Everyone is already in those rooms, so the camera can finish at the ground.
Smaller and budget wedding venues in Chesterfield
The Fox & Goose Inn, Chesterfield
The Fox & Goose Inn is the pub option, with the signing and supper in one place. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the inn what they charge for your date. One invoice covers the room you are already in.
The Olde House, Chesterfield
The Olde House is the smaller licensed house, a good fit when the guest list is modest. It is on the licensed venues list. Ask the house what they charge for your date. The party and the camera share that building for the whole afternoon.
Eckington Civic Centre, Eckington
Eckington Civic Centre is the community hall in Eckington, useful when you want a simple licensed room. It is on the licensed venues list. Email [email protected] to check a registrar. Ask the centre what they charge for your date. Finish the photographs in that hall before the cars leave Eckington.
Best wedding photo locations in Chesterfield
The crooked spire of St Mary and All Saints
St Mary and All Saints is the parish church of St Mary and All Saints. You see the twist from across the centre, which is why a Town Hall wedding can use it without a second drive. The churchyard is the close portrait. The interior is a working church. Ask the church before you photograph a service or the nave.
The market place and the pavements
The town is a market town at the Rother and the Hipper. A market day fills the paving under the spire. Come out of the Town Hall while the light is on the lead, and move if a stall blocks the twist. The town history is the source for the rivers and the distances.
Chesterfield history and landmarks
town history puts the town 24 miles north of Derby and 11 miles south of Sheffield, where the Rother and the Hipper meet. The town population was 76,402 in 2021, and the borough 103,569. It is smaller than Derby, which is why a genuine page here is shorter: fewer sourced rooms, one dominant landmark.
Building at St Mary's began in 1234. What you photograph is mostly 14th century. Grade I listing came in 1971. It is the largest parish church in the Diocese of Derby. In 1994 it became the UK's only member of the Association of the Twisted Spires of Europe, and of those 72 churches it is judged to have the greatest lean and twist. The photograph is that twist, not a generic church tower.
The Town Hall is the later civic layer, now the register office. Couples sign in a municipal building and step out toward a medieval spire. That pairing is the whole visual argument of a wedding in this town.
Chesterfield wedding day light and travel
Chesterfield sunset times for weddings in 2026
Clock times from Chesterfield sun times. The solstice is 9:24am on Sunday 21 June 2026. June is 9 hours 28 minutes longer than the December solstice. The October row is still British Summer Time. Clocks go back at 2:00am on Sunday 25 October 2026. December times are left blank on purpose.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2026 | 4:38 am | 9:36 pm | 16 hours 59 minutes |
| 18 October 2026 | 7:37 am | 6:03 pm | 10 hours 25 minutes |
The earliest sunrise in June falls on the 17th. The latest June sunset falls on the 24th.
Chesterfield wedding weather by month
Use the Midlands section of the Met Office regional climates index for the regional picture. The churchyard is open. A bright June evening still wants a layer if you are waiting for the lead to catch the sun.
Areas near Chesterfield our photographers cover
Quotes requested here also cover Derby, Buxton, Ilkeston, Glossop and Matlock. Derby is 24 miles south. Sheffield is 11 miles north and is not a page on this grid, so name it in words if the meal is there. Travel is extra. The survey prices the photography package. A Town Hall ceremony and the spire are the version with no travel line.
Chesterfield registry office weddings
Derbyshire Register Office (Chesterfield) is at the Town Hall, S40 1LP. The published 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 table is for approved premises, not for the Town Hall rooms. Certificates are excluded from that premises fee. The venue then adds whatever it charges for the room. For a ceremony in the office itself, the council tells you to contact Chesterfield registrations.
| Approved premises, 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 | Registrar fee | Certificate |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | £510 | Not included |
| Friday | £535 | Not included |
| Saturday | £565 | Not included |
| Sunday | £626 | Not included |
| Bank holiday | £647 | Not included |
Email [email protected] or phone 01629 533110 before you put a Town Hall room price in the budget. Other towns that do print a room fee are collected in the registry office guide.
What to tell your Chesterfield wedding photographer
A reply can only be accurate if it knows which of those two fees you are paying.
- The date, and whether it is Monday to Thursday.
- Town Hall room, or the name of the approved premises.
- The spire only, or Derby, Buxton, Matlock or Sheffield as well.
- Short signing, half day, or full day.
- Album, second photographer, or video, if they should be priced.
- A budget near £1,000, £1,250 or £1,500.
Chesterfield wedding photographer FAQs
How much is a cheap wedding photographer in Chesterfield?
Most couples in Chesterfield pay around £1,250 for a full day. You'll find good photographers from about £1,000 to £1,650. Derbyshire sits around £1,600.
How much is a two-hour or half-day wedding photographer in Chesterfield?
Budget around £450 for one or two hours, and around £850 for four or five hours. Those are the UK figures from our October 2026 survey. The figure on this page is the full day.
How much is a Town Hall wedding in Chesterfield?
The Town Hall room fee is not the approved-premises table. Ask the office at the Town Hall, S40 1LP. For a legal ceremony at an approved premises, 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, the registrar fee is £510 from Monday to Thursday, and certificates are not included. The venue's charge is extra.
Can I find a wedding photographer under £1,000 in Chesterfield?
Good full-day photographers here start at about £1,000. Under £500 is a shorter booking. Around £1,000 can be a full day if the reply says so. The under £1,000 guide is the national picture.
Which day is cheaper for a Chesterfield register office wedding?
The photography list is not split by weekday. The approved-premises registrar fee is. Monday to Thursday is £510, and later in the week costs more. The Town Hall's own room may follow a different pattern, so ask. Quieter months leave more photographers free.
Do Chesterfield wedding photographers charge travel to Derby?
Yes, ask for travel. The spire after the Town Hall is the day without that line. Derby is 24 miles south. Buxton, Matlock and Glossop are further into the county. The survey price is the photography package.
Can I book a wedding photographer and a videographer in Chesterfield?
Add it as its own line. The £1,250 figure is a photography headline. Say if the videographer stays for the same hours.
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