Wedding photography prices
Most couples in Portsmouth pay around £1,400 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 Portsmouth compare
Photographers in Portsmouth tend to charge a little less than elsewhere in Hampshire, where most couples pay around £1,625 for a full day. Across the South East as a whole, it's around £1,600.
Wedding photography prices for Portsmouth
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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Milldam House, with one camera outside the 45
Portsmouth ceremonies are at Milldam House. From 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 the ceremony room is £352.50 on Monday to Wednesday, £417.50 on Thursday and Friday, and £467.50 on Saturday. The fee includes one certificate, posted within seven days. The room runs Monday to Friday, 10am to 3.30pm, and Saturdays from 10am to 3pm. Capacity is 45 guests. That includes guests, bridesmaids and the best person, and it leaves out the couple and one photographer. Photographs are welcome on the period staircase and in the garden. Step-free access is at the front, with a lift to the first-floor room. Animals are limited to service or assistance animals.
A statutory ceremony in the Superintendent Registrar's office is Wednesday mornings only, often booked at least six months ahead. It lasts about ten minutes. You arrive together 15 minutes before the start. There is no music, reading or personal vow. The fee is £62 plus a £12.50 certificate, £74.50 in total. That office is the short appointment. The larger ceremony room is the one with the 45-guest count. This service covers PO1 to PO6. A short signing is often one or two hours, ceremony plus a few pictures outside, which suits the ten-minute Wednesday office once you add the staircase and garden. The larger room runs to 3.30pm on a weekday and 3pm on Saturday.
Does the photographer use one of the 45 Milldam House places?
One photographer is outside the 45. The count includes guests, bridesmaids and the best person, and leaves out the couple and that one camera. A second photographer is a question for the office before you invite them into Milldam House.
What are the Milldam House rates until March 2027?
From 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, Monday to Wednesday is £352.50, Thursday and Friday £417.50, and Saturday £467.50. Those figures are for the ceremony room and include one certificate. Weekdays run until 3.30pm and Saturdays until 3pm.
How long is the Wednesday statutory ceremony?
About ten minutes, with arrival together 15 minutes beforehand. It is Wednesday mornings only, in the Superintendent Registrar's office, with no music, reading or personal vow, and it is often booked at least six months ahead. The fee is £62 plus a £12.50 certificate. Pictures are the staircase and the garden.
Where can we take pictures at Milldam House?
On the period staircase and in the garden. The ceremony room is on the first floor, by the feature staircase or the lift. Step-free access is at the front. Say which way you are coming up so the photographer can meet a guest using the lift and a guest on the stairs.
Which Milldam House finish time applies?
The room, the day, and the close: 3.30pm Monday to Friday, or 3pm on Saturday, unless you are in the short Wednesday office. The certificate is posted within seven days, so it sits outside the photographer's hours. Add another venue if the meal is elsewhere.
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