October 2026 survey
The typical full-day price in Gloucester is £1,400.
The middle half of published full-day prices is £1,150 to £1,748, from 7 prices. Surveyed 4 October 2026. How these prices were surveyed.
How the full-day price in Gloucester compares
Gloucester is 18% under Gloucestershire (£1,700 from 35 published prices) and 15% under South West (£1,650 from 233 published prices).
Wedding photography prices for Gloucester
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 Gloucester | £1,400 (n=7) |
| UK half day | £850 (n=836) |
| UK elopement, 1 to 2 hours | £450 (n=511) |
Photographers covering Gloucester
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Shire Hall, and a registration with no photos
The register office is inside Shire Hall in Gloucester. A statutory registration is the two of you, two witnesses and the registration officers. No other guests, children or babies attend. It is on a Monday or Tuesday afternoon, here or in Cheltenham. The marriages page says you would not have ring vows, photos, music or readings. The fee is £74.50. If that is your booking, the pictures are not inside the room. Ask for them afterwards, and say where you will stand.
A classic ceremony at the register offices here and in Cheltenham is £189 on Monday to Wednesday for 2026/2027, after £175 in 2025/2026. That is the booking that includes guests. A non-refundable booking fee of £60 secures the date, and the balance is due three months before the ceremony. Tell the photographer which of the two bookings you have, because a room with no guests is a different set of pictures from a classic ceremony.
Quiet portraits, and the hours outside the room
The council says there may be increased noise and minor disruption from building works until they are completed, which it expects by the end of October. If you need a quiet background, plan portraits away from that noise, or after the works end, and say so. A short statutory signing is often covered in one or two hours, including a few pictures outside. A classic ceremony with guests needs the longer hours you want. If the meal is at a second venue, send that address and the time you leave Shire Hall.
Can we take pictures during the Monday afternoon registration at Shire Hall?
No. The marriages page says that registration does not include photos, music or readings. It is the two of you and two witnesses, on a Monday or Tuesday afternoon, at £74.50. No other guests, children or babies attend. Book the photographer for the time after you come out, and name the spot.
What should we say if we have booked the £189 classic ceremony?
Say it is the classic ceremony, Monday to Wednesday, at £189 for 2026/2027. The year before, that fee was £175. This is the booking with guests, unlike the £74.50 registration. Send the start time, the guest count, and how long you want the photographer to stay.
Will the building works change where we take portraits?
They can. The council says there may be increased noise and minor disruption until the works are completed, expected by the end of October. If you need a quiet background, plan portraits away from Shire Hall, or after that date, and put the place in the quote.
What if the meal, or the registration, is in Cheltenham?
Send that address and the time you leave Shire Hall. The Monday or Tuesday afternoon registration can be here or in Cheltenham, so the brief has to say which office you are actually in. Travel between the two should be in the quote or clearly left out.
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