Park Lane Hotel Wedding Photographer
An Art Deco hotel from 1927 at the bottom of Park Lane, with Green Park across the road and Buckingham Palace a short walk through it. I've photographed a wedding here, and I'd love to do yours.
The part of a Park Lane Hotel wedding everyone remembers is the walk to the palace.
After the ceremony I took the bride and groom across the road into Green Park, past the Ritz and down to Buckingham Palace for a few photographs. Quite a few tourists stopped to take pictures of them on the way.
Then back to the hotel. It opened in 1927 and was the haunt of the rich and famous in 1920s Mayfair. A major renovation brought it up to date as a five-star hotel and restored the original Art Deco interiors alongside it, and it's one of the best-looking places in London to get married. It's now the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, though most people still call it the Park Lane Hotel.
A Park Lane Hotel wedding, in order
How the wedding I photographed here ran, and how most days at the hotel work.
Drinks in the Smith & Whistle
The hotel's 1920s-style bar, where guests head for drinks while the two of you slip out for photographs.
Green Park and the palace
Across Piccadilly into the park, past the Ritz and down to Buckingham Palace, and back before the drinks are finished.
The Art Deco Ballroom
A full-size 1920s ballroom with its own private entrance, so your guests feel they have the best private ballroom in London to themselves.
Speeches and the first dance
The ballroom is at its best once the lights go down. I stay through the first dance, or to the last one with the Premium collection.
Quiet for most of the day, directed for twenty minutes
I photograph the day as it happens: getting ready, the ceremony, your guests, the drinks in the Smith & Whistle. I don't line people up or stop things to fix the light, and you shouldn't notice I'm there for most of it.
The portraits are the one part I direct. Fifteen or twenty minutes of photographs, at a time that suits you, and at the Park Lane that usually means the walk to the palace. There's more of my London wedding photography on the home page.
Where to take portraits nearby
The hotel sits on one of the best corners in London for wedding portraits. All of these are within a short walk:
- Green ParkStraight across Piccadilly from the hotel. Trees, open lawns and soft light under the canopy.
- Piccadilly and the RitzOn the way down, with red phone boxes and the Ritz arcade.
- Buckingham PalaceThe palace and the Victoria Memorial at the bottom of the park. Busy with tourists, and they tend to cheer.
- St James's ParkA few minutes further along The Mall, if you want water and a quieter corner.
What Park Lane Hotel wedding photography costs
The same collections I offer for every London wedding, priced by the hours you actually need.
Ceremony through to the speeches.
- For a smaller wedding or a daytime reception
- The ceremony
- Drinks in the Smith & Whistle
- Portraits in Green Park
- The speeches
Preparations through to the first dance.
- The standard full London wedding day
- Getting ready at the hotel
- Ceremony and drinks
- The walk to Buckingham Palace
- Dinner in the Ballroom and the first dance
Preparations through to the last dance.
- For big celebrations where nothing gets missed
- Everything in Classic
- The evening party
- The last dance
- An unhurried pace all day
A second photographer is £1,250 and albums are quoted separately. The full breakdown is on my wedding photography prices and packages page, and venue details are on the hotel's weddings page. Other hotels nearby: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park and the Ritz. Every venue I photograph is on my London wedding venues page, and there's more on how I cover a big hotel day on luxury wedding photography in London.
Park Lane Hotel wedding questions
Have you photographed a wedding at the Park Lane Hotel?
Yes. A summer wedding, with drinks in the Smith & Whistle, the reception in the Art Deco Ballroom, and portraits on a walk through Green Park to Buckingham Palace.
How much does a wedding photographer at the Park Lane Hotel cost?
My collections are £1,350 for five hours, £1,800 for eight and £2,200 for eleven. A second photographer is £1,250, and there are no travel fees anywhere in London.
Where can we take wedding photos near the Park Lane Hotel?
Green Park is directly across Piccadilly. From there it's a short walk past the Ritz to Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial, with St James's Park a few minutes further.
How long do the portraits take?
Fifteen or twenty minutes of photographs. With the walk to the palace and back, allow about three quarters of an hour away from your guests.
Is the Park Lane Hotel the same as the Sheraton Grand?
Yes. The hotel on Piccadilly at the bottom of Park Lane is now the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane.
How quickly do we get our photos?
Weddings of up to five hours within 24 hours, and seven hours or more within a week, in a private online gallery with high-resolution downloads and no watermarks.
Getting married at the Park Lane Hotel?
Send me your date. I read every enquiry myself and I'll let you know straight away whether I'm free.
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