Essentials Wedding Photography Package Hampshire

Not everyone wants me there from the hair and make-up chaos right through to the last tune on the dancefloor, and that’s totally fine! My Essentials package gives you up to five hours of me, and YOU choose the bits that matter most. Ceremony, family photos, portraits, speeches, a cheeky bit of the party… mix and match however you like.

You get 300+ fully edited images, and your guests can download them too. These three couples all booked Essentials, and you’d never know it wasn’t a full day. Just look!

Sam & Warren, Portsmouth Registry Office and The Churchillian

Sam and Warren didn’t want any fuss, just a celebration of the two of them with their closest people around them. Sam arrived on her dad’s arm absolutely beaming. She has one of those smiles that lights up an entire room!

Bride walking down the stairs at Portsmouth Registry Office

With another wedding waiting outside, I whisked everyone round the corner into the gardens for confetti, hugs and family photos.

Bride hugging guests after her Portsmouth Registry Office ceremony

Then I nipped up to a first floor office window to grab the big group shot from above. They LOVED it!

Big group photo of all the wedding guests in the Portsmouth Registry Office gardens

Next we shot off up Portsdown Hill to The Churchillian, where I got everyone out on the balcony and photographed them from below. Those views!

Wedding guests on the balcony at The Churchillian, Portsmouth

Speeches full of banter, and then a little golden hour portrait session before I headed off. Perfect.

Laughter at the top table during the speeches at The Churchillian, Portsmouth

Golden hour portrait of Sam and Warren at The Churchillian, Portsmouth

“Emma even went to a first floor window to get an aerial shot of us all outside in the garden.”
Warren

Read Sam and Warren’s full blog here.

Stacey & Scott, Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island

We crammed SO much into Stacey and Scott’s day it felt like a full day. It started with the groomsmen in absolute bits before the ceremony…

Groom and groomsmen in fits of laughter at Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island

Now this was one of my favourite touches EVER. The rings were hidden under a random guest’s chair before the ceremony, and the guest who got to deliver them? Scott’s grandad! Grandparents, I love you.

Bride arriving at her ceremony under the flower arch at Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island

We were so lucky with that September golden light for portraits in the gardens. Stacey and Scott weren’t looking forward to their portraits AT ALL. Can you tell?

Golden hour cuddle at Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island

Big group wedding photo from above at Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island

And the speeches… this lot were just as entertaining as the couple. Before I left I caught the surprise singing waiters who had been winding everyone up all day. I was gutted to go, the party was only just getting started!

Guests in hysterics during the speeches at Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island

Wedding guest pointing and laughing at the camera at Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island

“me and my husband said we wasn’t looking forward to that part but Emma made it fun.”
Stacey & Scott

Read Stacey and Scott’s full blog here.

Sadie & Antonio, John Pounds Church, Old Portsmouth

John Pounds Church is such a little gem, and the officiant was brilliantly relaxed and funny. Right at the start Antonio got something slightly wrong and the two of them just dissolved into laughter. You can’t plan that stuff!

Groom emotional as the bride walks down the aisle at John Pounds Church, Old Portsmouth

Newlyweds walking back down the aisle at John Pounds Church, Old Portsmouth

Sadie wanted to explore Old Portsmouth for portraits, and it’s one of my favourite places in the city to shoot, so I was ALL in. The Hot Walls, the Point Battery archway, the sea wall… every corner gives you something.

Couple framed in the Point Battery archway at the Hot Walls, Old Portsmouth

Bride and groom walking through the Old Portsmouth walls

Portrait of Sadie and Antonio by the sea wall in Old Portsmouth

“She was so friendly and made us feel really relaxed, lots of our guests said that they thought she was lovely too.”
Sadie & Antonio

Read Sadie and Antonio’s full blog here.

Is Essentials Right for You?

If you want the meaningful parts covered without the full day commitment, Essentials is a cracker. You get:

Up to five hours of continuous coverage
Coverage tailored to the moments YOU choose
300+ fully edited images, high res and web sized, for you AND your guests
Weddings across Hampshire, West Sussex and Surrey

All three of these couples went for the ceremony through to the speeches, and they still got portraits, family photos, big group shots AND a peek at the party. Just relax and enjoy your day, I’ll take care of the rest!

Want something smaller? Have a look at my micro weddings. Or if you want me there for ALL the chaos, my All In package has you covered from morning prep to the dancefloor.