Penny & Paul's Dordogne Wedding Photography (Part 01)

PENNY & PAUL'S DORDOGNE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY (PART 01)

Part 01 of Penny & Paul's Dordogne wedding photography at Chateau Les Merles (a 'Mr & Mrs Smith' venue) near to the town of Bergerac began on a sunny late Summer's day in this beautiful part of South West France.

As is the case with around 90%+ of all our clients, the first time I actually meet them is the afternoon prior to their actual wedding day and so it was with Penny & Paul, a fantastic couple to work with a fabulous wedding as a result.

We started with a combined recce and relaxed couple only photo-shoot around the venue and it's always a perfect start to capturing any wedding day as it builds a rapport, understanding and trust that cannot realistically occur on the wedding day itself...which is why nearly all of our couples tend to book our 1.5 day coverage option! Plus it adds up to around 40% more results for very little extra cost!

Following on from our mini-shoot was a relaxed drinks reception and meal with guests arriving from all over the world and gathering in the gorgeous evening sunshine in the chateau courtyard.

Part 02, Penny & Paul's actual wedding day can be viewed in highlight form by clicking here:

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/148475167[/vimeo]

 

Penny & Paul's Chateau Les Merles Wedding Photography (Part 2)

PENNY & PAUL'S CHATEAU LES MERLES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY (PART 02)

Following on from Part 1 of Penny & Paul's Dordogne Wedding is Part 2, titled Chateau Les Merles Wedding Photography.

To use a very British term, the weather forecast was a bit 'iffy' and could have not have been as good as it was, - just enough temperature to keep things totally outdoors and even patches of sunshine.

Something I made a note of on the day prior recce and photo-shoot was the strong black & white theme going on inside the venue and I had every intention of making something of this on this the actual wedding day itself. What I had somehow missed though was that it was a black tie event (Fortunately, I do not appear in any of the pics, other than a cameo appearance in a reflection a couple of times!) which made Penny & Paul's wedding an absolute gift!

Penny wore Ellie Sanderson and makeup was by Carey Hawkins.

This was my first visit to this modest sized, but fabuloue venue just a few miles from Bergerac with it's international airport and I'm looking forward to going back again some time soon!

Full gallery with international print ordering facility now available by clicking here and Firehorse Photo-Film now available to view below:

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/148475167[/vimeo]

 

Dordogne Wedding Photography at Chateau de la Bourlie, Kat & Tom

DORDOGNE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AT CHATEAU DE LA BOURLIE, KAT & TOM

Kat & Tom's Dordogne Wedding Photography took place at the delightful Chateau de la Bourlie in the heart of the Perigord region of the Dordogne.

The blue skies and golden sunshine of the 15th September (and previous 6 weeks) disappeared on the 16th September, the day of Kat & Tom's wedding, but spirits were not diminished.

It did mean the previously planned outdoor ceremony had to shift into the small chapel which was a bit of a squeeze for the 80+ guests, but the rain was at least only occasional and very light.

Coverage of this wedding was 2 days as all our weddings in France tend to be (sometimes 3 days) with landscape/scene-setting photography on the morning of the 15th and then an exclusive 'get to know you' photo-shoot around the venue in the late afternoon, before discrete documentary coverage in the evening in a nearby village. We enjoy these 'pre-wedding' days almost as much as the wedding day itself as they tend to be very relaxed affairs and allow us to immerse ourselves quietly into the wedding which allows us to produce better results from the wedding day itself.

This wedding was planned by Stéphanie of www.jarretierreintheair.com and her team and they certainly put on a great event that culminated in the evening with a display of fire-dancers! If you do one thing, watch the last of the films below and you'll see what I mean!!

Photographing and filming Kat & Tom's wedding in France was a real privilege and the entire wedding party (a lot of partying Aussies as the bride and her family are Australian) were very welcoming and accommodating letting us share the 2 days that we were there.

Kat & Tom's wedding film can be viewed by clicking this link.

Simon Mark Whitten is a full-time specialist wedding photographer based in both the UK and the Gers region of South West France and is available for Dordogne Wedding Photography and throughout France.

Chateau de la Bourlie Wedding Photography & Wedding Film

CHATEAU DE LA BOURLIE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY & WEDDING FILMING

In September, we had the privilege of being commissioned for Kat & Tom's Chateau de la Bourlie Wedding Photography & Wedding Film.This 4 part wedding film above is a typical example of the kind of work that we produce from the weddings we photograph & film in France.

This particular production was from Kat & Tom's Chateau de la Bourlie wedding that took place in September and the actual photography part of the results from this gorgeous wedding can be viewed by clicking on this link.

We are quite fortunate to have a second home and base in France in the delightful Gascon village of La Romieu, but for this Dordogne wedding, it was just a little too far to commute each day, so we stayed in a lovely little B&B in the village where Part 01 of Kat & Tom's wedding took place.

The only problem we all had was that on the day, the weather was not the greatest. After around 6 weeks of sunshine, we were given the first grey and at times, slightly damp day of the late Summer, but it didn't dampen the spirit of the wedding too much, - simply the outdoor part moved indoors.

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Another recent wedding film from a wedding in France can be viewed here by clicking this link to Roula & Jaber's wedding on the South coast.

If you are looking for Chateau de la Bourlie Wedding Photography then look no further though we are available for weddings throughout the Dordogne region and the whole of France.