Bride throwing her arm in the air celebrating with the groom under The Queens Hotel sign in Southsea

A Fun, Candid Queens Hotel Wedding Photographer

Stunning interiors, the beach on your doorstep and a dancefloor that never lets me down.

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Hello, I’m Emma, a Portsmouth based wedding photographer, and The Queens Hotel is right on my patch. It is a grand old seafront hotel with bags of character, and it happens to sit moments from one of my favourite portrait spots anywhere, the Southsea seafront at sunset. If you are getting married here and you want someone who will capture all the real, joyful, slightly chaotic moments AND light it beautifully, hello, you are in the right place.

Bride and groom kissing in a seafront shelter at sunset near The Queens Hotel Southsea

About The Queens Hotel, Southsea

The Queens Hotel is a striking Victorian hotel standing proudly on the Southsea seafront in Portsmouth. Inside you get sweeping staircases, a ballroom full of crystal chandeliers and beautiful ornate windows, and out front there are grand stone steps that are made for a confetti tunnel. Being right on the front means Southsea Common, the war memorial and the pretty seafront shelters are all a short stroll away, which is brilliant for couple portraits. It’s elegant, full of character, and there’s a photo round every corner.

Bride and groom nuzzling noses beneath a crystal chandelier on the checkerboard floor at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bride and groom sitting in yellow armchairs on the staircase landing at The Queens Hotel Southsea, lit with off camera flash

Low angle flash-lit portrait of bride and groom striking a pose beneath the painted dome at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bride and groom during their flash-lit ceremony in the chandelier ballroom at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bride and groom's hands with wedding rings reaching across the painted dome ceiling at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bride and groom with family at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Why I Love Photographing Weddings Here

That chandelier ballroom. Grand, elegant and perfect for a flash-lit ceremony.
The Southsea seafront on the doorstep. Sunset silhouettes, the seafront shelters and the war memorial, all a couple of minutes away.
Those front steps. Perfect for a big, colourful confetti moment.
The staircase and foyer. Gorgeous spots for dramatic flash-lit couple portraits once the sun goes down.

Silhouette of the bride and groom against a dramatic sunset with a mirror reflection on Southsea seafront

Flash-lit ceremony in the chandelier ballroom at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Lighting It Beautifully

Grand ballrooms are gorgeous, but they can be tricky to photograph well, and this is where I come in. I light my Queens Hotel ceremonies and receptions with off camera flash, so the room looks as rich and warm as it feels, everyone is crisp and beautifully lit, and the whole day has real depth and drama. It is a big part of why I am currently ranked in the top ten in the world for flash wedding photography on the Flash Masters leaderboard.

Flash-lit evening reception dancefloor at The Queens Hotel Southsea

A Real Wedding at The Queens Hotel

Have a nosy at a real day I photographed here: Whitney and John’s fun, flash-lit Queens Hotel wedding, complete with a confetti blizzard, a sunset serenade and a whole lot of dancefloor shenanigans.

Want to see The Queens after dark? Have a look at Whitney and John’s flash-lit night portraits, from the glowing canopy sign out front to the painted dome, the chandelier foyer and that moody staircase landing.

The Fun Bits

Pulled faces, tongues out and a whole lot of dancing. The Queens always brings the party!

Bride dancing under colourful lights at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Guests pulling funny faces on the dancefloor at The Queens Hotel

Guests wearing glow bunny ears on the dancefloor at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bridesmaid kissing the groom on the cheek at the bar at The Queens Hotel

Guest dancing and laughing at The Queens Hotel Southsea wedding

Guests laughing together on a sofa at The Queens Hotel wedding

Guest and groom having fun with an instant camera at The Queens Hotel

Bride and groom kissing beneath a crystal chandelier with a mirrored reflection at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bride and groom walking through a colourful confetti blizzard at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bride and groom standing under the illuminated canopy sign at The Queens Hotel Southsea at night

Bride, groom and bridal party walking together at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Bride and groom close-up portrait at sunset on Southsea seafront

Bridesmaids raising tequila rose shots at the bar at The Queens Hotel Southsea

Planning a Queens Hotel Wedding?

If The Queens Hotel is on your shortlist, brilliant choice. It sits right in the heart of Portsmouth too, so you might also like my Portsmouth wedding photographer page, or my guide to the best wedding venues in Hampshire.

Ready to chat? Get in touch here and let’s make your Queens Hotel wedding as fun as it should be.