October 2026 survey
The typical full-day price in Poole is £1,250.
The middle half of published full-day prices is £1,000 to £1,871, from 6 prices. Surveyed 4 October 2026. How these prices were surveyed.
How the full-day price in Poole compares
Poole is 32% under Dorset (£1,850 from 17 published prices) and 24% under South West (£1,650 from 233 published prices).
Wedding photography prices for Poole
The full-day price for this page is in the panel above. Half-day and elopement prices, and the definitions behind them, are on the UK wedding photographer cost page and the methodology.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Full day in Poole | £1,250 (n=6) |
| UK half day | £850 (n=836) |
| UK elopement, 1 to 2 hours | £450 (n=511) |
Photographers covering Poole
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Two spaces inside the Guildhall
BCP Council licenses ceremonies at Poole Guildhall. For 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 the larger space, up to 120 guests, is £549 on Monday to Thursday and £749 from Friday to Sunday. A winter promotion from January to March, Monday to Saturday, is £340 for that larger space, and it does not apply on public holidays or with any other offer. The smaller space, up to 12 guests, is £249 on Monday to Thursday and £299 on Friday. All of those fees include one certificate.
A non-refundable deposit of £100 is required, except for register office and religious venues, which are paid in full at booking. The register office ceremony on the same page is in Bournemouth, not at the Guildhall: Wednesday morning, up to two guests, at £74.50. If your ceremony is at the Guildhall, that is the room to name. A 12-guest space and a 120-guest space need different plans for the pictures.
How long you stay outside on the quay
The light on the quay is why people stay outside, so tell the photographer how long the Guildhall booking is and how long you want out there. A short register-office signing in Bournemouth is often covered in one or two hours. A Guildhall ceremony plus portraits needs the hours you want written down. If the meal is a second venue, send that address. These figures are for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Fees are also published through 31 March 2028. A registrar at a licensed venue elsewhere in the area is a different table, so name that venue if it is yours.
How long should we book for the 120-guest Guildhall space?
Long enough for the ceremony and the group pictures you want outside. From 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 that larger space is £549 on Monday to Thursday and £749 from Friday to Sunday, for up to 120 guests. Send the day and the hours. The council fee is not the photographer's price.
Is the 12-guest space a different photography job?
Yes. Up to 12 guests, at £249 Monday to Thursday and £299 on Friday, in that same year. Name the space. A group that fits in the larger room will not fit in this one, and the portraits should be planned for the number you have booked.
Does the January to March price change what we tell them?
Only so they know you are in the larger space under the winter promotion, at £340, Monday to Saturday, from January to March. It skips public holidays and cannot be combined with another offer. They still need the start time and the hours outside on the quay.
Is the £74.50 Wednesday ceremony at the Guildhall?
No. That register office ceremony is in Bournemouth, for up to two guests on Wednesday morning. If that is your booking, send the Bournemouth office, not the Guildhall. One or two hours often covers that signing and a few pictures outside.
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