Castelnau des Fieumarcon Village Photography - Emily & Bernard (Day 01)
CASTELNAU DES FIEUMARCON VILLAGE PHOTOGRAPHY - EMILY & BERNARD (DAY 01)
"Simon, wow, the film is just amazing! We are so happy with it! Feels like you're really there again!! And it captures the mood of the whole weekend so well. I am so glad we opted for this and would recommend everyone do this".
Thank you again for all your toil (seems appropriate given the heat of that weekend!) - we have photographs and a beautiful video that will help us refresh our memories for years of that wonderful weekend. Emily & Bernard
Emily & Bernard's Castelnau des Fieumarcon village photography started here on Day 01 with a 'meet & greet' drinks reception and hog roast on the main terrace.
This was my second visit this year to photograph & film a wedding at this most fabulous of wedding venues and the weather was glorious (compared with last time when it was mixed including a thunderstorm!).
Emily & Bernard had planned this wedding to perfection with the celebrations set over 3 days and at such times of day so as to avoid both the heat and extreme sun of the SW France August sun.
Day 02, their actual wedding day can be viewed by clicking here and the wedding film will be added here just as soon as we've finished crafting it!
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/140404911[/vimeo]
You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography page by clicking here.
Castelnau des Fieumarcon Village Wedding - Emily & Bernard (Day 02)
CASTELNAU DES FIEUMARCON VILLAGE WEDDING - EMILY & BERNARD (DAY 02)
Day 2 of Emily & Bernard's Castelnau des Fieumarcon village wedding continues here with...well, Day 02, their actual wedding day! Day 01 if you missed it is here.
More fabulous sunshine greeted us and continued throughout with the wedding neatly split into 2 parts in order to avoid the harsh sun & heat of the afternoon.
So the outdoor ceremony conducted by friend Jonny took place in the morning followed by a drinks reception further down the village and then a picnic brunch back on the lawn.
Emily & Bernard were looking for a very relaxed and laid back wedding day and that's exactly what they had (it's all in the planning...and the location...and the weather...and the people...and the planets aligning which is exactly what they did).
Early evening, the guests gathered again for a few more drinks (and why not, - it's a thirsty business this time of year!) followed by an outdoor meal on the terrace including speeches and dancing.
The lightbulbs, hung by Bernard's brother added a finishing touch to the bunting/flags created specially for the occasion and made from local material to where the couple had been living and working (Kinshasa, DRC). I have to admit to getting a bit obsessed with the bulbs, but they were a bit special!
Day 03 can be viewed by clicking here and the wedding film will follow just as soon as we've finished creating it, - there's a lot of material!
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/140423974[/vimeo]
&nbs;You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography page by clicking here.
Castelnau des Fieumarcon Village Filming - Emily & Bernard (Day 03)
CASTELNAU DES FIEUMARCON VILLAGE FILMING - EMILY & BERNARD (DAY 03)
And so to Castelnau des Fieumarcon village filming, Day 03 and the conclusion of Emily & Bernard's exceptional wedding in this SW corner of France, just 3 miles from our front door!
The whole feel of the wedding was laid back and relaxed and in Day 03, it turned to 'super-chilled'. Day 02, their actual wedding day, can be found here if you missed it.
Late morning was brunch. There should have been and indeed was, a local walk, but let's just say the revelries of the previous night meant not that many were going to be taking part!
And so it proved, but the brunch was great and after another gap in the day in order to avoid the heat, the BBQ was lit after a late afternoon wine-tasting and outdoor chill out in the shade of the largest house.
Fabulous wedding, fabulous people, fabulous time and we hope you will agree, pretty fabulous photography and wedding film to follow.
Full gallery with international print ordering facility shortly is now available by clicking here.
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/140446641[/vimeo]
You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography home page by clicking here.
Wedding Films in France
WEDDING FILMS IN FRANCE
In addition to photographing weddings, we also make and produce wedding films in France.
We offer 4 levels of production in this regard including; the Slideshow, the Photo-Film, the Fusion-Film (previously called 'Macro') and the Pure-Film (previously called 'Micro').
The first of these, The Slideshow is technically not a film at all as there is no video element at all, so we call this a 'media production' rather than a 'wedding film' and is a slideshow of photography set to a specially selected soundtrack. Most posts in the Wedding Stories area contain a slideshow production.
The second is the Photo-Film which again is technically not a wedding film at all but a production that bridges the difference between a slideshow and a Fusion-Film ie, is a slideshow as above, but also with audio highlights captured from the day that brings even more life to what otherwise is a slideshow.
The third option by Simon is a first person viewpoint capture adding video to the coverage producing a fusion production of; photography, video, timelapse, audio capture and soundtrack and we call this one a Fusion-Film.
The fourth and ultimate option that we offer is the combined approach of both Simon & Julie and is the Pure-Film that captures almost double the raw material from which to work with and therefore produces the most detailed and extensive production.
Please note that our wedding filming service is only available to our wedding photography clients for the very simple reason, if you watch one, you'll see why!
Final note, these are full length productions so do require a good broadband connection and time to load!
Penny & Paul's Photo-Film from their Chateau Les Merles wedding near Bergerac, Dordogne.
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/148475167[/vimeo]
Jenny & James's Fusion-Film from their Chateau de Lisse wedding in the Lot-et-Garonne region of SW France shot over 2 days.
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/135334013[/vimeo]
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/135308300[/vimeo]
Emily & Bernard's Pure-Film from their Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding in the Gers region of SW France shot over 3 days.
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/140404911[/vimeo]
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/140423974[/vimeo]
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/140446641[/vimeo]
The Village (Marry me in France) - Fin & Dom
THE VILLAGE (MARRY ME IN FRANCE) - Fin & Dom
So following on from Fin & Dom's wedding film (here), is this, their Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography at The Village (Marry me in France).
The day started bright weather-wise but soon clouded up and threatened towards the mid-afternoon outdoor ceremony and then sure enough, the heavens opened. A couple of times. And the thunder rolled...
But then as is often the case in this part of France, it soon cleared and the sun shone and the ceremony that had been postponed a couple of times was finally underway.
It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony conducted by the couple's friend Brigitta with additional readings from 3 friends.
A drinks reception followed on the terrace with champagne, canapes and food straight off the plancha during which we found a spot of shade and photographed a handful or relaxed family groups.
The meal took place indoors with dancing to follow. And the rain never made another appearance.
All in all, a beautiful wedding day and run professionally as ever by those lovely people at Marry Me In France led by Beth Stretton.
The pics below are 200 'highlight' selections with full gallery including international print ordering facility available to view by clicking here.
You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography home page by clicking here.
Castelnau des Fieumarcon Wedding Film - Fin & Dom
CASTELNAU DES FIEUMARCON WEDDING FILM - FIN & DOM
I had been wanting to photograph and film a wedding at Castelnau des Fieumarcon ever since I discovered it a couple of years ago...less than 3 miles from our front door in France.
How can that be? How could I not have been aware of this place after 12 years of having a family home in the neighbouring village of La Romieu in the Gers region?
Well quite simply because if you ever popped up to the hilltop village (more of a hamlet) on any day there wasn't a wedding taking place, you'd mistake it for just another (albeit beautiful) hilltop village that dot the countryside in this region.
But Castelnau des Fieumarcon in the village of Lagarde is a little different. It was for a long time time utterly deserted and left to ruin until it was restored and became available just a couple of years ago for individual house, or exclusive village hire.
I came across it researching local venues when I was planning one of our regular trips to the region and immediately got on so well with Anneli & Didier who manage the place that they very kindly put me on their recommended photographer list, a rare privilege for any photographer who has not actually worked at the venue!
But that small latter issue is now in the past as I was there last Friday photographing and filming the delightful wedding of Fin & Dom and the results from the photography side of that day will be in another post to follow, plus there's another wedding at the venue in a couple of months.
This particular wedding came about due to the kind recommendation of our services by the ultimate wedding planners for a wedding in France and they are Marry Me In France so a big thank you to Beth at MMIF and Laurence who was running the wedding on the day.
For the purpose of this post, below is a Firehorse Photography 'Macro-Film. We offer 2 options in regard to filming and these are the Macro-Film which combines; photography, filming, optional audio highlights, soundtrack and ambient sound capture (the morning chorus and the evening crickets make an appearance in this particular production!). A set of highlight pics can be viewed in another post here.
The Micro-Film is a little more extensive as Julie also films throughout the day from a different perspective meaning we have more than twice as much footage from which to work.
But without further ado, below is Fin & Dom's non-audio Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding film and we hope you enjoy it!
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/129925492[/vimeo]
You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography home page by clicking here.
Castelnau des Fieumarcon Photography
CASTELNAU DES FIEUMARCON PHOTOGRAPHY
1 hilltop village for rent. 16 houses. 1 full-time inhabitant. That is the ancient village of Lagarde known for weddings as Chateau des Fieumarcon situated in the heart of the Gers region of Gascony in South West France.
1 full-time human inhabitant that is, - Layla an adorable 3 year old Border Collie also lives with resident custodian & manager Didier.But that's it, - just the two of them unless there is a wedding or another event on.
Castelnau des Fieumarcon is believed to be the only entire 'village for hire' in France and is an absolutely stunning venue for a wedding with it's hilltop location over-looking the rolling Gascon countryside (which if you do not know the area, think 'French Tuscany'!).
Close by are the towns of Lectoure & Condom with the cities (and major airports) of Bordeaux and Toulouse within 1.5 hours driving time and on a recent visit, I produced a gallery of landscape photography that captures some of the area. Click this link to view those pictures.
I recently had the privilege of spending a few hours scouting the location/village ahead of future weddings there, in the company of Didier & Layla and as a location for a rural wedding setting in South West France, it really is second to none.
Firehorse Photography have been offering a professional wedding photography and wedding filming service in France for some 6-7 years now and in that time have covered weddings in our own region of Gascony, plus; Dordogne, Loire, Provence and Côte d'Azur.You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon photography home page by clicking here.