SHANNON & MARK - CHATEAU DE SYAM
Well, where to start with this one other than “wow”.
Wow part of France, venue, couple, friends & family…entire wedding day.
I met Shannon & Mark for the first time, the day prior to their wedding at Chateau de Syam in the Jura region of North East France, close to The Alps.
That’s normal and Mark made me laugh by being happy I’d actually turned up.
Shannon had previously made me laugh when I read on the wedding day questionnaire/timesheet, “…just hoping to at least get a few great shots that we can look back at and cherish”.
I did indeed turn up and I think we got a bit more than “a few great” shots even if I say so myself!
I have a thing for mountains and trees though I don’t tend to get enough time with either (note to self to fix that) and I do like a good road trip wedding.
Never having visited the region before, I was very much looking forward to it but decided to take the train and not drive. Bad idea, won’t be doing that again. The logistics of it were too much. And I came back with a cough/cold that had to be down to the 7 trains, 1 tram, 1 bus, 3 shuttle buses, train stations, airport terminals (car hire at the other end). But enough about my travels and travails…
The Chateau de Syam. Also know as ‘La Villa Palladienne’. Not actually designed by, but inspired by Andrea Palladio (I studied architecture the second time I went to university and was a big fan of his style) is gorgeous building built with strict symmetry. The fact that the place is available as accommodation is pretty special. In fact, it’s one of those places that are so special, I don’t know if I’d want to go back…
Why? Because whereas with most other places, I can go back time and time again and see it and capture it differently, I’m not sure what more we could have done better than the day Shannon & Mark had. It’s almost like a ‘bucket list’ place for a photographer/videographer. Chateau de Syam, utterly gorgeous, check!
Probably it’s just one of those places I will never have another enquiry for over the rest of my career. It happens like that sometimes.
And the wedding day itself, - words don’t tend to fully do justice to these things as it’s a visual story so I’ll let the video and a few highlight pictures do that for me.
There’s a supplier list further down and a link to the full gallery, otherwise, enjoy.
To conclude, if you were a guest, you might like to click here to access the full gallery which has a secure, international print order facility.
Otherwise, here’s a list of a few people that were involved:
THE VENUE Chateau de Syam
HMU Evie Smith
FLORIST Alexandra Rousselet
CATERING Maison Ramel
DJ Prodij_fr