It was a wonderful evening. A shoot planned for golden hour and a location full of texture, beauty and romance.
Waverley Abbey in Farnham is just stunning and I am horrified to say it is my first visit, I knew of it but had never been there. I thoroughly recommend you go for a walk, with kids, dogs or camera and just enjoy the stroll and ambience of the place.
Lieanna & Sean came to me through a friend and are a lovely couple, very much in love even after 10 years together! I’m so glad they came to me to photograph and film their wedding.
After their ceremony at St Erconwalds in Walton On Thames they have chosen the very lovely Farnham Castle for their reception. I shall look forward to sharing their wedding with you a few weeks time.
A bit of history from the National Trust Website:
‘The monastery at Waverley, the first Cistercian house to be established in Britain, was founded by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, in 1128. It was colonised with 12 monks and an abbot from Aumone in France. By 1187 there were 70 monks and 120 lay brothers in residence.
In 1201 the abbey buildings were badly flooded. This became a common occurrence and as a result the abbey was substantially rebuilt during the 13th century.
It continued to grow in the 14th century. The monks and lay brothers farmed the surrounding land, were active in the Cistercian wool trade and provided shelter for pilgrims and travellers and an infirmary for the sick.
In 1536, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the site passed to Sir William Fitzherbert, treasurer of the king’s household. Much of the abbey was dismantled and some of the stone was reused to build Sir William More’s house at Loseley, a few miles to the east.’
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/waverley-abbey/history/
