Wedding photo session at Waverley Abbey ruins

Waverley Abbey ruins, despite being only ten or so minutes from Farnham, is generally deserted and on this particular afternoon we pretty much had the run of the place to ourselves (not counting the swans and cows). Waverley Abbey ruins is owned by English Heritage; it was originally built in 1128 and was the very first monastery founded in Britain by Cistercian monks from France. Highlights include the thirteenth century vaulted refectory, or at least what is left of it. Waverley Abbey ruins are well worth a visit, you can take a picnic or just have a walk around and enjoy this ancient place. Although Waverley Abbey House on the other side of the river is private and there is no access to it.

For us it was a gorgeous sunny March afternoon for our wedding photo session, but the ground under foot was very wet and muddy at this unique location. I wanted to build my wedding portfolio and needed some gorgeous images of a bride and groom. And where better than these ancient ruins with the river Wey as a backdrop, along with the very beautiful Waverley Abbey house.

A huge thanks to our models for the afternoon Alex and Kerri, who managed to enjoy themselves, despite the cold and having to wear wellies to even get to the ruins. These guys have only been married a year or so, they were the perfect couple and we managed to get some great varied images with the abundance of different areas, from archways, to cobble stones and vistas. Kerri did her own hair and makeup, and Kerri and Alex both wore their own clothes that they had worn to their wedding and I managed to buy a bouquet, although it wasn’t the red roses that she had chosen for their wedding. I hope that you like the results of our afternoon’s photo session.