France Wedding Album by Queensberry
FRANCE WEDDING ALBUM BY QUEENSBERRY
It's nice when your work is recognised and featured somewhere and our latest France wedding album by Queensberry just has been on their blog (click here) including an interview.
Queensberry have been our principal album partner for most of my professional career in this industry, so for around 15 years and for one simple reason, - the albums they produce are sublime and the best available anywhere on the planet. If they were not, we wouldn't be using them!
We have always been strong advocates of print and it's still (and always will be) the ultimate form in regard to presenting & preserving your wedding memories and nothing beats a Queensberry album.
The full page by page artwork version of this album can be viewed by clicking here.
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!
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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!
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&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.
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You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography home page by clicking here.
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:
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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:
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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.
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Jenny & James's Fusion-Film from their Chateau de Lisse wedding in the Lot-et-Garonne region of SW France shot over 2 days.
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Emily & Bernard's Pure-Film from their Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding in the Gers region of SW France shot over 3 days.
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Jenny & James Lot et Garonne Wedding Photography @ Chateau de Lisse Part I
JENNY & JAMES LOT ET GARONNE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY @ CHATEAU DE LISSE PART I
Simon!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These are amazing. We are completely floored! Just back from our honeymoon in Croatia and can't wait to show them off to our people.
Jenny & James
Jenny & James Lot et Garonne Wedding Photography @ Chateau de Lisse is split into 2 posts in order to reflect the 2 days over which their wedding took place and starts here with Part I. Bonsoir Monsieur Cochon, but I'm getting ahead of myself...
There is something I say to all my clients and it goes like this; I turn up at each and every wedding with the same set of tools and same skills and it's my experience and the former that adds 'something' to the results produced, but it's you my clients who can make it 'everything'.
A great location helps. The more generous the timescale the better. Favourable weather is usually preferred, but it's the overall circumstances provided by the client that makes the biggest difference to results, ie, choosing the right photographer for you in the first place, working with them prior to and on the day, but mostly trusting them (me) to get on with my craft.
I couldn't have asked for more from New York couple Jenny & James. Right from their first point of contact I knew these two welcoming and creative people wanted exactly what I could provide and we just clicked yet having never met or even talked on the phone as all our communications were by email right up the the start of the results you see below.
So this was Day 01 for me. Relaxed evening coverage of the majority of guests arriving for drinks and the consumption of the aforementioned Mr Pig.
The B&G and I went for a photo-shoot around the grounds at exactly the same time as we would be doing the following day in full wedding dress and as I always stress to my clients getting married in France, this 1/2 day prior coverage is a very valuable investment (though it costs very little) as it not only adds approx 40% more results to the whole 'wedding photography package', but allows a rapport & trust to be furthered which only leads to better wedding day results.
So below, those results and then when you reach the end, you will find a link to Part II, Jenny & James actual wedding day.
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Part II Jenny & James wedding day.
Jenny & James Lot et Garonne Wedding Photography @ Chateau de Lisse Part II
JENNY & JAMES LOT ET GARONNE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY @ CHATEAU DE LISSE PART II
So on to Part II of Jenny & James Lot et Garonne wedding photography @ Ch. de Lisse, - their actual wedding day. Just in case you missed it, Part I was here.
Maybe we should call it wedding evening actually as with the outdoor lakeside ceremony scheduled for 6pm, there was less 'day' and more 'evening' at this one!
The ceremony itself was conducted by Jenny's brother Jeff and she was attended by her bridesmaid Jessica and James by his best man Jesse. There were 4 J's making up the bridal party and this is actually the second of five (to date) weddings where the B&G have been called Jenny & James.
Post ceremony, the drinks reception began or rather as this was an Americans in France wedding, 'cocktail hour' began followed by wedding meal on the terrace outside the chateau in the gorgeous fading evening sunlight which could not have been much more perfect.
Dancing then took place until the early hours in La Salle de Dance. The whole thing was just fabulous and highlighted below with a selection of some of my favourite images.
Full gallery including international print order facility available by clicking here and wedding film can be viewed below:
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Fabulous new Queensberry Q Book
FABULOUS NEW QUEENSBERRY Q BOOK
Currently in production (and will be with us in the studio shortly) is this new fabulous new Q Book from Queensberry of New Zealand featuring Emily & Bernard's recent Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding.
This particular Queensberry Q Book is a 12" x 12" square with leather cover and printed on fine-art paper, it's about as good as books & albums get!
Chateau de Massillan, Provence, Kaylie & Tom, Day 01
CHATEAU DE MASSILLAN, PROVENCE, KAYLIE & TOM, DAY 01
1651 miles and a thunderstorm.
I'll start with the 1651 miles part, - the thunderstorm can wait...
So a couple of days prior to Kaylie & Tom's wedding at the gorgeous Chateau de Massillan near Orange in Provence, France, French air traffic control decided to begin a weeks strike.
As a consequence, airlines began to report increasing delays and cancelled flights, my own (Ryanair) included.
The deadline for me to switch to ferry and drive, was 6pm Wed as I had to be there lunchtime Friday.
5% estimated cancelled flights was predicted by Ryanair for Thursday flights.
Good odds I thought...
Not, - mine was one of the 1 in 20 cancelled, so ferry it was and hence the 1651 miles road trip that ensued.
Eventually, at around 12pm lunchtime, I arrived at the chateau after leaving home at 5.30am the previous day.
So Day 01 of Kaylie & Tom's wedding began with an informal 'meet n' greet' as guests arrived and checked in, followed by a relaxed DIY picnic lunch under the shade of some large trees on the lawn.The shade was needed as being late June in the South of France, the temperature in the shade was 30c, - quite warm to us Brits!
Following lunch, we had a leisurely couple only pre-wedding photo-shoot around the grounds which serves a number of valuable purposes including:The couple get a chance to experience being photographed by me prior to their wedding day (and discover just how relaxed and easy it is).It's also a chance to check out and explore a few locations that we might use the following day in the same, similar or different light.Finally, it gives the couple a set of images in addition to the wedding day ones.
The evening comprised a BBQ (possibly/probably the best ribs I've ever had) and a few drinks before shuffling off to find my boutique meets 1940's 'Allo Allo' hotel in nearby Orange.
Day 02, the actual wedding day can be viewed here.
Oh...and the thunderstorm, - that comes tomorrow...
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Chateau de Massillan Wedding Photography, Kaylie & Tom, Day 02
CHATEAU DE MASSILLAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY, KAYLIE & TOM, DAY 02
So following on from Day 01 of Kaylie & Tom's beautiful outdoor wedding at Chateau de Massillan in the heart of Provence, is Day 02, their actual wedding day.
The forecast had been showing rain just a few days prior but this had been steadily pushed back with each day as we got closer to the date, but still forecast for 8pm, - the exact time they would be sitting to eat. Outside. Fingers crossed then...
Kaylie wore Johanna Hehir and Tom a Leonard Jay suit with flowers by local florist Blandine.
The ceremony took place in the welcome shade of the large plane trees in the chateau grounds and conducted by the couples good friend George (accompanied by the cicadas in the trees) and followed by a Prosecco and delicious canape reception.
The 4 course meal itself took place in the open air internal courtyard of the chateau and that rain...?
Well it started dramatically with some lightning flashes during mains and a few drops during dessert, but didn't come down properly until everyone had moved inside for the first dance and band Beer Pressure.
And then it was the other half of that 1651 mile drive back to blighty for me the early next morning.
Kaylie & Tom honeymooned in Provence & Paris followed by Miami & Belize later this year.
Full gallery including print ordering facility is available here.
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Chateau de Massillan Wedding Photography by Simon Mark Whitten at Firehorse Photography, - British Wedding Photographer in France
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!
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You can visit our Castelnau des Fieumarcon wedding photography home page by clicking here.
Chateau de Lisse, Lot et Garonne, Carolyn & Dustin
CHATEAU DE LISSE, LOT ET GARONNE, CAROLYN & DUSTIN
The first weather forecast said rain. All day.The second forecast predicted a mix of sun, cloud and showers.The third reckoned it would be sunny all day.The third was deeply unlikely and so it proved to be...
Carolyn is from the USA and Dustin from Australia and they currently live in Perth, Western Australia, but they chose one of my favourite venues for a wedding in South West France, Chateau de Lisse.
The ceremony had been planned to be outdoors on the terrace below the chateau and even on a dull and slightly misty day, would have been perfect...but alas it was not meant to be as a steady light rain fell most of the early afternoon.
Moving it indoors however worked very well with the ceremony conducted by best friend Didi with a reading by one of Dustin's sisters and another playing flute.
Carolyn wore Melissa Sweet with Vera Wang veil and the groom an Anthony Squires suit.
I love these 'smaller' more intimate weddings and though the chateau does cater for weddings of up to 100, the three I have covered there to date, have all been under 30 in total.
Full gallery with international print ordering facility is now available by clicking here.
Finally, 'commenting' is switched on in this post so if you'd like to wish the couple all the best, feel free to do so!
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Part 02 of this post can be viewed by clicking this link.
Carolyn & Dustin, Wedding Photography France, Part 2
CAROLYN & DUSTIN, WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY FRANCE, PART 2
The second set of highlight images from Carolyn & Dustin's Chateau de Lisse wedding can be viewed below.
Part 01 (if you missed it) is here.
Full gallery with international print ordering facility available by clicking here.
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Victoria & Craig's Wedding in France (Chateau de Lisse)
VICTORIA & CRAIG'S WEDDING IN FRANCE (CHATEAU DE LISSE)
It didn't rain all day for Vicki & Craig's wedding in France. Just most. Especially later on when the thunder rolled, the lightning struck and the rain was relentless. Spectacular looking out of a window, but not what you were imagining your Summer wedding in this SW corner of France would be like. However, the weather is the one thing you can plan for, but otherwise have zero control over so it's a case of simply getting on with it and enjoying what you do have.
And enjoy it Vicki & Craig did and how could you not at this most beautiful French chateaux, Chateau de Lisse, even if 95% of the day had to be spent indoors.
Vicki wore Tara Keeley sourced from Bride2B Prestwich and hair was by Emma Louise and makeup by VataBeauty.
Full gallery including international print ordering facility coming soon... now available by clicking here.
Chateau de Lisse, Lot et Garonne, Joanne & Ivan
CHATEAU DE LISSE, LOT ET GARONNE, JOANNE & IVAN
Joanne & Ivan though originally from Ireland, have lived in Calgary Canada for the last 4 or so years.
I first met them several minutes before starting the days coverage of their wedding.
I'm always slightly 'nervous' for want of a better term when it comes to not having met clients prior to photographing them and their day as I never quite know what I am going to get and wedding photography is very much about getting all your planets in align, - location/settings, weather, light, subject, composition, cropping/framing and moment.
Fortunately every single planet aligned for their wedding at the delightful Chateau de Lisse and I am becoming quite a regular there having shot a wedding there last year and having another at the end of this month, plus bookings for 2015.
So the location is great, the venue a delight, the people that run it very welcoming (Jo and her husband, chef, Jean-Marc plus Father William & Sister Catherine), the weather was perfect, the light just about as good as it gets and the rest was very much about 'them' and 'me'.
Me, - I always turn up with the same skills, tools and passion for my craft, but what makes the fundamental difference between a decent set of images and the most comprehensive set of results, is the clients and to an extent, the guests.
They couldn't have been better. Both Joanne and Ivan, though a few inevitable nerves, took it all in their stride and their families were both as equally welcoming and laid back.
I also love these small(er) weddings because 'everything' still happens (in this case no speeches or dancing) as at a large(r) wedding, but on a more intimate level and their is something special about that. Just 14 of them at this one.
Full gallery with international print ordering facility available here and Joanne & Ivan, I hope you love the pictures as much as you do each other.
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Chateau De La Cazine, Limousin, Gemma & Jack, Day 01
CHATEAU DE LA CAZINE, LIMOUSIN, GEMMA & JACK, DAY 01
Hello Simon,What can we say other than a hugggggggge THANK YOU! You were everything and more that we hoped for and even though we haven't seen the photos yet, we know we will love them. The way you floated about doing your own thing was exactly what we wanted. Everyone complemented us on the way you were and said it was nice to be at a wedding where the photographer remembers the day is about the bride and groom and not themselves! Haha. So thank you so much! We had the most amazing time and the fireworks really topped off a special weekend perfectly. We couldn't have asked for much more.
Well Gemma & Jack, you can now see those photographs from Chateau de la Cazine last weekend, albeit in this post, Day 01 (Day 02 to follow soon!).
The whole weekend was just superb from start to finish with barely a blip. OK, there was a heavy shower after you sat down to eat, but no predicted thunderstorm at 3pm that would have wrecked your planned outdoor ceremony...so even Le Meteo gets it wrong sometimes!
So this is just a 'taster' really, - 2/5ths of ultimately what you are going to receive and in my opinion, really showcases just what value having this two day coverage option is in regard to getting to know each other (family & guests included) and provide the best platform for the wedding day itself.
Anyway, enough of my waffle and on with the pictures...(Day 02 can be viewed here)
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Chateau de la Cazine Wedding Photography, Gemma & Jack, Day 02
CHATEAU DE LA CAZINE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY, GEMMA & JACK, DAY 02
Following on from Day 01 of Gemma & Jack's wedding at the delightful Chateau de la Cazine not so far from the city of Limoges in Limousin, is Day 02, their wedding day.
The forecast was not looking so good and we had all been monitoring the weather as a heavy thunderstorm was predicted for 2-3pm with the (outdoor) ceremony set for 3pm.
In the end, it did rain and quite heavily, but only after they had sat down to eat and by the time they had finished, the sun was back out so you would almost have not noticed this slight blip in the weather.
Gemma wore a Suzanne Neville number (Gracie) from Go Bridal, Birmingham, matched with Dior shoes and Jack a Paul Smith suit.
The ceremony took place outside the chateau in beautiful June sunshine of picture perfect blue skies and fluffy white clouds, - just as you would want with an outdoor wedding in France in June!
The flowers were by Lisa Gatenby at French Flower Style and the couple honeymooned in Barbados.
A harpist played during the ceremony & drinks reception and during the evening, there was a casino and photobooth and I can show some of the pictures that produced...but not all of them...
The evening ended with a super-dramatic firework display over the chateau which was a perfect grand finale to this perfect 2 day wedding in France.
Full gallery (password supplied by Gemma & Jack required) with print ordering facility is now available by clicking here.
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"What a lovely way to start our morning! All the girls here have be crowded around looking at all your fab pictures of Gemma, Jack & their family and friends.The photos are really fab, love them!"Jenna - Wedding Planner, Chateau de la Cazine"They are simply incredible. As an amateur photographer myself I admire strong images and yours are certainly the best wedding photographs I've seen, - they are absolutely stunning".Jon - Weddings & Events, Chateau de la CazineChateau de la Cazine Wedding Photography by Simon Mark Whitten at Firehorse Photography, - a British wedding photographer for weddings in France.