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Weddings at Villa Cimbrone, on the cliff above Ravello

Villa Cimbrone is a twelfth-century house on the edge of Ravello, with gardens that end on a terrace hanging over the sea. We have photographed two weddings there: for Wubit and Louis and for Alexandra and Brian.

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Louis and Wubit on the Terrace of Infinity at Villa Cimbrone, between two marble busts, the sea behind them

The villa and its gardens

The house dates back to the twelfth century. In the twentieth century it was the home of Lord Grimthorpe’s English family. It became a meeting place for English visitors on the Amalfi Coast and for the writers of the Bloomsbury Group. Since the 1960s the Vuilleumier family has looked after it; today it is a hotel with its own restaurant, Il Flauto di Pan.

The gardens were laid out in the early twentieth century, mixing English and Italian styles: stone arches, a small temple, statues and long paths under the trees. Wubit and Louis married on a lawn at the edge of the cliff, under a white canopy with the sea behind them. Alexandra and Brian also had their ceremony in the garden on the cliff, then walked with us along the winding paths of the estate.

  • The ceremony set up on a lawn at the edge of the cliff at Villa Cimbrone, under a white canopy, the sea behind
  • Wubit and Louis under a small stone temple in the gardens of Villa Cimbrone
  • Wubit and Louis walking back down the aisle through the petals, guests on both sides

The Terrace of Infinity

The main path through the gardens ends at the Terrazza dell’Infinito, the Terrace of Infinity: a long balcony lined with marble busts, with nothing in front of it but the sky, the sea and the coast far below.

Ravello sits high above the water, so the light is often soft and hazy and the sea and the sky can melt into one pale colour. We love it: it turns the busts and the railing into silhouettes, like a scene from an old Italian film. It is also kind to faces and white dresses. Both of our couples had their portraits there.

  • Louis and Wubit facing each other on the Terrace of Infinity, in black and white
  • Alexandra and Brian on the Terrace of Infinity between the marble busts, the sea and the haze behind
  • Louis kissing Wubit beside a marble bust, the coast far below

Wubit and Louis at Villa Cimbrone

For the ceremony Wubit wore an off-the-shoulder silk ballgown with a cathedral-length veil; in the evening she changed into a polka-dot look with sheer long gloves. Louis wore a white dinner jacket, then a black tuxedo.

After the portraits, dinner was set in the villa’s cloister: climbing vines and hanging glass globes under the Gothic arches, candles on white tables and the coast framed in the arches behind. They danced there too, under the green.

Alexandra and Brian chose the crypt instead, for a very intimate reception with their family and closest friends under the old vaults.

  • Dinner in the cloister of Villa Cimbrone, candles under the Gothic arches and the coast framed behind
  • Wubit and Louis dancing under the arches of the cloister, among the climbing vines
  • Alexandra and Brian dancing alone in the crypt of Villa Cimbrone, under the lit vaults

Weddings at Villa Cimbrone

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FAQ

Questions we get asked

Where is Villa Cimbrone?

In Ravello, on the Amalfi Coast, at the far end of the village. The villa and its gardens sit on the edge of the cliff, high above the sea.

Where is the ceremony at Villa Cimbrone?

Both weddings we photographed there had the ceremony outdoors, in the gardens on the edge of the cliff. Ask the venue which spaces are available on your date and about a plan B in case of rain.

Where is dinner at Villa Cimbrone?

In our weddings: in the cloister under the Gothic arches and in the crypt under the old vaults.

Can we have portraits on the Terrace of Infinity?

Yes. Both of our couples had their portraits there after the ceremony. We plan the time with you and the venue so the terrace is ready when the light is right.

Do you charge for travel to Ravello?

No. We live in Naples and travel is included anywhere in mainland Italy, the Amalfi Coast included.

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