Yana Skakun
Bath Photographer
Anniversary Photographer Bath
Celebrating your relationship milestones in one of England's most beautiful cities — Prior Park, the Royal Crescent, Sydney Gardens, the Kennet & Avon towpath, and the surrounding hills of Somerset.
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Anniversary Portrait Sessions in Bath
Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage city, and the designation is entirely earned — the Georgian crescents, the Roman heritage, the pale honey-stone that seems to glow in any quality of light, the green hills that press in on every side. For anniversary portrait photography, it offers an environment of consistent and exceptional beauty that very few British cities can match.
What makes Bath particularly rewarding for anniversary sessions is the variety available within a small area. Within 20 minutes' walk of the city centre you move from Georgian formal grandeur to wooded hilltop skylines, from canal towpath to walled garden. A 2-hour session can feel like travelling through three entirely different landscapes.
For couples marking significant milestones — particularly those who married in Bath's Abbey, the Assembly Rooms, or one of the surrounding estate venues — returning to the city for an anniversary creates photographs that carry the weight of the occasion. The city itself becomes part of the story.
Bath Anniversary Locations
Prior Park Landscape Garden
The National Trust's Palladian landscape garden above Bath — the Palladian bridge, the twin lakes, the cascade, and the sweeping view down to the city below. Prior Park is one of the finest eighteenth-century landscape gardens in England and one of the most dramatically beautiful portrait locations in the South West.
Royal Crescent & The Circus
The great Georgian crescents are Bath's most iconic architecture — the unbroken curve of the Royal Crescent facing its lawn, the enclosed circular geometry of The Circus. Early morning sessions here, before visitors arrive, produce extraordinarily clean and grand portraits against the pale Bath stone.
Sydney Gardens
Bath's oldest pleasure garden — the iron bridges over the Kennet & Avon Canal that bisects it, the canal towpath, the wooded walks and the hedgerow maze area. Sydney Gardens has a quiet intimacy and an unusually varied landscape for a city centre garden.
Kennet & Avon Canal Towpath
The towpath running east from Bath along the Limpley Stoke Valley — the water glinting through the trees, the old swing bridges, the wooded valley walls rising on either side. The canal walk from Bath towards Bradford on Avon is one of the most picturesque in England for anniversary portrait work.
Bath Skyline Walk
The National Trust's hilltop circuit above Bath — the views across the World Heritage city surrounded by green hills, the ancient woodland strips, the wildflower meadows. The skyline walk at golden hour, with Bath's amber stone roof-scape spread below, is one of my favourite portrait environments.
Lacock Village (NT)
Twelve miles north of Bath, the entirely National Trust-owned medieval village of Lacock — the Abbey cloisters, the Fox Talbot Museum courtyard, the village streets without a modern element — provides an almost impossibly beautiful historic backdrop for anniversary and vow renewal photography.
Anniversary Photography Gallery
Anniversary Photography Packages
Anniversary Portrait
£250
1 hour
- 1-hour session
- One Bath location
- 40+ edited photographs
- Online gallery
- Hi-res download
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Anniversary Experience
£395
2 hours
- 2-hour session
- Two Bath locations
- 70+ edited photographs
- Online gallery + hi-res
- Location planning guidance
Vow Renewal / Milestone
£595
Half day
- Half-day session
- Multiple locations
- 100+ edited photographs
- Online gallery + hi-res
- Vow renewal coverage included
Prices shown exclude Bath travel supplement of £65.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you travel to Bath for anniversary sessions?
Yes — a travel supplement of £65 applies for Bath sessions. Bath and its surroundings in Somerset and Wiltshire are among my favourite portrait environments, and I photograph here regularly throughout the year.
What is the best season for a Bath anniversary session?
Bath rewards photography in every season, but the combination of the city's pale stone and the surrounding green hills is particularly beautiful in late spring. Prior Park in early summer — the Palladian bridge reflected in a still lake — is exceptional. The canal valley in autumn colour is extraordinary. The Royal Crescent in morning winter frost has a stillness and grandeur unlike any other time of year.
Can we have our anniversary session at the Pump Rooms or the Roman Baths?
The Roman Baths and Pump Room are managed heritage sites — photography sessions within them require formal arrangement and a fee. The streets and buildings surrounding them are publicly accessible and equally beautiful. I can advise on the right approach based on your priorities.
Can we combine Bath with a visit to Lacock or Bradford on Avon?
Yes — the extended half-day package particularly suits a combination of Bath and one of the nearby villages. Bradford on Avon's Saxon church, the medieval bridge, and the canal are a 30-minute drive. Lacock is 40 minutes. These combinations produce an exceptional variety of portrait settings in a single afternoon.
What should we wear for a Bath anniversary session?
Bath's Georgian architecture has an inherent elegance that many couples choose to honour — a dress, a blazer. But genuine warmth and naturalness in the photographs matters more than formality. Wear what you are comfortable in; the setting does the work of elevating the occasion.
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