Nant Gwrtheyrn Wedding Photography

To say I was super stoked to be asked to photograph this wedding at Nant Gwrtheyrn is a massive understatement. The last weekend in August was destined to deliver us some super decent weather even for North Wales. The sun came up to setting the scene as a beautiful summers day. You will then witness some drama in the photo narrative, a little twist in the weather unfolded as the afternoon wound on. Nant Gwrtheyrn is truly a gem amongst North Wales locations to get married. I’m never going to name Nant Gwrtheyrn as simply a wedding venue. It is FAR MORE than a wedding venue! It’s an experience, a homestead, a unique location to share with others or find some isolation.

Nant Gwrtheyrn

I had almost totally forgotten the fact that I had travelled to Nant Gwrtheyrn on a previous occasion. Only as I descended the top road down did i get a OMG WTAF moment! THAT hairpin bend that delivers you unto a road of rollercoaster descent into a further hairpin. It swiftly transcends into a somewhat less exhilarating road leading through enchanting pine forest into the restored village and surroundings that is Nant Gwrtheyrn. It was in 2014 that I had previously photographed solely a wedding ceremony at Nant Gwrtheyrn and there was no time to embrace and emerge the incredible surroundings we were present in on that day. 2019 was so very different as the the entire wedding party, ceremony and celebration was wholly in Nant Gwrtheyrn. Get in!!

Nant Gwrtheyrn Postcode

You can reach Nant Gwrtheyrn very easily by car and your satnav will happily use Llithfaen, Pwllheli L53 6NL as the destination. You’ll know you’re on the right road as you start the descent and view the magnificent coastline. Nant Gwrtheyrn is located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales. Dogs are welcome to Nant Gwertheyrn beach all year round.

A Brief History Nant Gwrtheyrn

People have inhabited Nant Gwrtheyrn for millennia. Through periods of agriculture, quarrying, and mining, the land has sustained life and provided an income for its inhabitants. In the 1970’s Nant Gwrtheyrn was an abandoned village following the closure of the quarries. The redundant houses, offices, chapel and shops constructed during the quarry’s heyday. Between 1860 and 1920, when over 2,000 men worked the granite, had fallen into rack and ruin. In the 1930’s the demand for granite for roads reduced dramatically. Soon after First World War- The owners of Porth y Nant quarry amalgamated, Roadstone Corporation decided to close the quarry for the final time. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Nant Quarry closed for the final time. One by one the families left the village. Between 2007 and 2010 a £5m renovation of the listed village at Nant Gwrtheyrn was realised through grant.