Wedding photography prices
Most couples in Southend on Sea pay around £1,600 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 Southend on Sea compare
Photographers in Southend on Sea tend to charge a little more than elsewhere in Essex, where most couples pay around £1,500 for a full day. It's much the same across the East of England as a whole.
Wedding photography prices for Southend on Sea
Not every wedding needs a full day of photography. If yours is smaller, a shorter booking costs much less. Our prices guide has more on what's included.
| Booking | Most couples pay |
|---|---|
| Half day, 4 to 5 hours | Around £850 |
| Two hours, for a register office wedding or an elopement | Around £450 |
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Three rooms at the Civic Centre
In Southend on Sea, a register office ceremony is for the couple, two witnesses and a further two guests. The room is on the ground floor of the Civic Centre on Victoria Avenue, and the entrances are suitable for wheelchair users. Parking is in the north car park, so say if the portraits will be there. The council lists the room at £62 plus two certificates at £12.50 each, and states the total as £87. With only two further guests, say whether your photographer is one of those two or will wait outside.
The Jubilee Room, in the same building, takes the couple, two witnesses and up to 68 guests. Monday to Thursday is £700 and Friday and Saturday is £900, and a provisional booking asks for a £100 deposit. The Victoria Room at the Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, SS2 6LR, is £340 Monday to Thursday and £475 on Friday and Saturday, including the superintendent and registrar. Use the room name from your booking, because the building covers three spaces. A short register-office signing is often covered in one or two hours, ceremony plus a few pictures outside.
How many people can be in the photographs at the £87 room?
The council describes the couple, two witnesses and a further two guests. Ask if the photographer is one of the two guests. The room is on the ground floor. One or two hours usually covers the ceremony and a few pictures outside, by the north car park if that is your meeting point.
What should we send for the Jubilee Room on a Thursday?
The Jubilee Room, the Thursday start, the guest count, and how long you want the photographer to stay. Monday to Thursday is £700, and the room takes up to 68 guests besides the couple and two witnesses. Friday and Saturday is £900.
Is the Victoria Room the same booking as the Jubilee Room?
Send the Victoria Room when that is the name on your email. It is £340 Monday to Thursday and £475 on Friday and Saturday, including the superintendent and registrar. The Jubilee Room is the one with up to 68 guests.
Where can the photographer stand if we need a level route?
The register office room is on the ground floor, and the entrances and wedding rooms are described as suitable for wheelchair users. Say if the photographer should stay with guests who are not using stairs, and say if the portraits are at the north car park.
We are only at the Civic Centre for the signing. Is the meal in the quote?
Only if you want it covered. Send the meal address and the time you leave Victoria Avenue, and ask for the drive to be included or left out. A ground-floor signing with two extra guests should be priced as that room, not as a Jubilee Room day for 68 guests.
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