The Naked Vigneron - A Styled Shoot
Just video other than some 4k screen grabs for this one...https://vimeo.com/560411117
Château du Bédat - Styled Shoot
Château du Bédat Styled Shoot with The Impeccable Pear
Earlier this month, I had the chance to revisit this gorgeous venue for a styled 'wedding' shoot. Situated near the small town of Aignan, Gers, SW France, I had the opportunity a month prior to do a venue shoot, also for wedding planners, The Impeccable Pear at Bédat. The results from that can be seen by clicking here.
With the current lack of weddings taking place due to Covid at this time, I have been taking the opportunity to get involved with a number of these editorial or 'styled' shoots. In fact, an average of 1 per week over the last 6 weeks!
Each one has been different and unique and this shoot was no different in that regard.
What was 'different' about this one was that it was a same sex wedding (The Impeccable Pear have another website specialising in these here) and purposely limited in locations. We used just the pool area and the tree lined avenue. It was also a more playful shoot and as you will see from the results below, vibrant, fresh and fruity!
Below the pics are credits to all the suppliers involved because these things don't happen without a lot of input from a lot of people; the venue, the planner/stylist, florists, car hire, furniture and tablewear hire, hair and makeup artists, etc...
So below, a selection of highlights and if you are a couple looking for a venue in SW France, then why not get in touch with the dynamic duo, Jo & Victoria at The Impeccable Pear.
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THE TEAM
VENUE: Château du Bédat
PLANNING & STYLING: The Impeccable PearSame Sex Wedding
FLORIST: The Impeccable Pear Floral Design
PROPS & HIRE: Our Fabulous Things
HAIR: Nikki Treacy
MUA: Sarah Rees
CAKE: Elizabeth Wiseman
BAR: Cave De Tarsac
GIN: Du Grand Nez
CATERING: Le Chef Impeccable
CAR: Classic Cars in Gers
STATIONARY: Hello Snowflake
VIDEOGRAPHY: Katy Fendall Films
Château de Clauzade - Editorial Wedding Shoot
Château de Clauzade (Editorial) Wedding Shoot
Where to start with this one...
I've visited a lot of places over a lot of years and as the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
To be honest, my first impression of this place was not that great...but that was not and is not the venue's fault!
A handful of pics on the non-wedding site which were far from great and not only did not sell the place, put me off a bit.
But it turned out I wasn't looking at the wrong site anyway and I should have been looking at this one.
Sam(antha not uel), the in house planner assured me it was in fact a beautiful place and a bit more special than the handful of pics on-line would suggest.
And that was and is exactly the case.
I turned up on a late Saturday afternoon the evening before this planned 'editorial wedding shoot' and instantly, there was a bit of magic in the air.
Maybe it was a the light at that time of day...
Maybe it was the mixed scent of wood polish and old books...
Maybe it was the warm greeting or even just the charm of the place itself?
It was probably a mixture of all these factors but could not have been anything much if the place wasn't just 'right'.
And that's what it is, just 'right'.
Full of character, history, comfort and warmth.
And as for the shoot, well that's all below in video and pictures.
An 'editorial wedding shoot' is not a real wedding. The couple are not a real couple and though our 'bride' Lily has done a modelling job before, our 'groom' Max has not and neither are or have been married so this was all pretty new to them.
The highlight of it all was the showcase styling and the full cast list of those involved is listed below the pics.
https://vimeo.com/558999637
It doesn't take a lot of people to make these things happen, but it takes a very special group of talent. And a lot of effort.
The crew and collaborators on this one were:
VENUE: Château De Clauzade - La Chaussée Estate, Charente
WEDDING DRESS: Peter Kelly of Bangkok
PLANNING/STYLING/DECOR: Samantha Webb @Ouiici in collaboration with Jenny Fairbanks @Ourfabulousthings for tableware, crystal and cutlery.
FLOWERS: Fleurs et Nature in Saintes
HAIR & MAKEUP: Claire Jones
SILK LINGERIE: Ann Rosebrook
ON DRUMS: Moi
Fancy taking a look at another recent editorial wedding shoot then click here:
https://vimeo.com/559006383
Chateau de La Ligne - Styled Wedding Shoot
Chateau de La Ligne - Styled Wedding Shoot
It's always a privilege to be asked to get involved in anything.
Unless it's a load of old rubbish as some editorial or 'styled' shoots are. I know, I've been to them.
But that was not the case here.
I've provided photography and video at a number of weddings with the head honcho over at French Wedding Company and it was a pleasure to get involved with this one.
Spread over two days and with two different teams with two different briefs, this was principally a collaboration between FWC and the venue, Chateau de La Ligne itself.
My brief was a little bit different with this one...
Sometimes I'm just asked to turn up on the day and shoot. Not the greatest plan, but that is the case sometimes so you just have to go with it.
Sometimes, I'm involved from the start or even suggest a concept. These generally work best as scenarios.
Then there are shoots like this where my brief is more to capture the BTS (behind the scenes) from the planners perspective rather than treating it as a 'model shoot'.
But there is a bit of the latter. Well a lot of the latter as it's not easy to shoot BTS and then not actually show the rest of the story.
https://vimeo.com/572571183
Typically, I do try and shoot for the story and present as a story and I have mostly done that here, albeit we were working over 2 days and sharing elements/models between two teams so it's not strictly 100% chronological like a real wedding day. But then it's not a real wedding day!
This was not my first visit to the venue as I made a music video there for a band a few years back. However, that was December and this was May and this time, wedding related.
To date, I have not been free for any enquiries for weddings at this place but hopefully that will change soon as I'd love to capture a wedding here.
So below we have; landscapes, architecture, people at work, flowers, lots and lots of flowers, Chuck Taylor's, models, dresses, a car the same colour as custard, but absolutely no wine or pizza though it was consumed.
https://vimeo.com/572557584
So as you will no doubt appreciate and be aware, these things don't just happen without a lot of people and effort and here's a list of who was involved:
THE VENUE: Chateau de La Ligne
THE PLANNER: Laura Southgate - French Wedding Company
FLOWERS: Silk Flowers France
STYLING & CONCEPTS: Anne Tinel
WEDDING DRESSES: Pascal - Atelier Constance
HAIR & MAKEUP: Laura Cawte
FURNITURE & TABLEWARE: Options Bordeaux
DECORATIVE ITEMS & LINEN: Our Fabulous Things
PLANTS: Pepeniste
LIGHTING & BAR: BeLounge
CAR: Bernard Constant
MODELS: Aurore, Pascal, Jordan
VENUE PHOTOGRAPHY: Patrick Chatelain (not shown here, ie, all the work featured here is mine alone, photo and video)
And finally, here's a link to another recent Editorial Wedding Shoot you might be interested in.
Manoir de Biraud Bas - Editorial Wedding Shoot
First of all, what is an 'Editorial Wedding Shoot'?
Well, despite appearances, it's not a real wedding.
In this instance, the couple have been married for around 20 years!
It's not a vow renewal but a bona fida 'fake' wedding for collaboration purposes.
That is, a group of industry suppliers (listed at the foot of this page) came together for a day in order to produce a 'styled' shoot of 'what could be'.
Principally, it was a joint venture between the venue, Manoir de Biraud Bas and the stylist/florist, Jen from Our Fabulous Things.
Then of course we had various others involved including; hair & makeup, wedding dresses, cakes, cars and more, plus myself for photo & video.
The end result can be viewed below in two formats.
First of all, there is The Film, AKA 'video' that is not too dissimilar to a typical Wedding Film I might produce from a real wedding day. Just shorter.
And then there are a selection of highlight pictures that showcase the day itself and it's contributors craft.
Yes, if you did not already know, I shoot photo and video at the same time on the same job. And have been doing that for over 10 years so just like flying a helicopter or juggling, anything is possible with enough practise!
https://vimeo.com/554271144
These Editorial Wedding Shoots don't just happen by magic.
Well actually, they do. By the magic that individual suppliers bring in order to create the whole.
Other than myself, the venue and the stylist/florist/decor hire, also involved were the following people and companies:
Jewellery by the fabulous Marcia at chateauchicboutique.com
The dynamic duo that are Linzi (makeup) at skin23france.com and Nik (hair) at, well @nikbridalhair (not everyone has a website!)
The multitude of cakes were provided by chateau-carbonneau.com
The car by Angela & Steve at chateaucailliac.com
Stationary by Fiona Pike (details not yet supplied)
Dresses by Suzanne at thesuffolkbridalcompany.co.uk
Disco by...there wasn't one.
The amazing Jen, husband Doug and daughter Darcy, for all the styling and furniture and flowers and sheer time & effort. Our Fabulous Things.
And last but not least, the celebrant was/is Liz, the actual owner of the Manoir. And yes, she is a proper certified celebrant and not just playing a role on the day!
Special thanks to our 'wedding couple', Sue & Dave, plus 'the guests' who helped give the ceremony some authentic flavour.
Supplier link will be added here shortly...
Some other recent styled and venue shoots can be found by clicking here.
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https://vimeo.com/554271144
Chateau du Bedat - Wedding Venue South West France
This was not a styled shoot, but 'just' a venue shoot.
What is the difference?
A styled shoot involves people and err... styling.
A venue shoot is just that, - the place alone.
This was a collab between:
The venue: Chateau du Bedat
The planner: The Impeccable Pear
The photographer/filmmaker: Moi
This delightful family owned chateau is situated just outside the small Gers town of Aignan in South West France.
Spectacular views of the Pyrenees are on offer plus multiple options for both indoor and outdoor weddings.
Interested in finding out more? Then head over to The Impeccable Pear for further info!
https://vimeo.com/541619472https://vimeo.com/542036385
2020 'Weddings'
I'm sure if you spoke to any wedding photographer (or anyone in the wedding industry), they would say the same thing, 2020 was sh!t.Personally speaking, what should have been 25 fabulous weddings throughout France ended as being 1 fabulous wedding in Brittany.There's nothing to be said really for 2020, - it has been an utter write off and brought most in the industry to their knees.In fact, some have already folded and others will do so if 2021 continues to unfold as it has begun...But let's cast aside this major negative and focus on the positive(s).There were 3 positives for me from 2020.1: My business survived.2: I did manage that one single fabulous wedding and that was at least something.3: I remained injury free from my training for the first time in about a decade.So I am going to wrap up what shall ever be known as Covid 2020 not in my words, but with those from my 'Client Of The Year'. "When looking for photographers for our wedding in Brittany, Simon was recommended to us via my Mum by a vendor at the hotel she works at where years ago Simon had shot some weddings.After checking out his impressive website and Instagram we were excited to contact him for details as we knew his style of photography would be perfect for our special day. From the first enquiry email to our emails today, Simon has always been speedy and precise in his replies. As an English lady marrying a Frenchie in France, all of our vendors except Simon were French, so it was refreshing to have a good rapport with somebody English. It was so important to me, as with most brides, to have great communication with your photographer and Simon never took more than a couple of hours to reply, his response always very detailed and his personality shone through from the get go.We were also looking for a videographer to capture the day and were delighted to find that Simon also provided this service himself. After viewing some of his wedding film material on the website we were sold, it was just as amazing as his photography so we didn’t hesitate in booking the 2. Now 2020 wasn’t the best year to have a wedding planned. Planning a wedding is stressful enough but adding a worldwide pandemic in the mix just made things so difficult. I was in regular contact with Simon during the months leading up to the wedding and up until a few weeks before we were still unsure whether the wedding would go ahead on the date we had planned. Simon was so supportive and patient throughout, lending his advice and always tried to stay positive for us, we could feel he wanted this wedding to happen just as much as us. And luckily it did.We had our schedule for the day planned out with Simon and knew exactly what would be happening, where and when with him. On the day Simon showed up bang on time, 10am.He greeted myself, my husband and our families with a friendly polite manner and we immediately felt comfortable and at ease with him. He had already made a conscious effort to get to know all of the bridal parties names beforehand. He was so discrete and swift throughout the day that we hardly noticed he was there except for the moments we had the couple and family shots where he gave good, clear direction. It amazed us that he was able to capture every moment not only by photograph but by film too and we were so excited to see the results.We were thrilled when just a week and a half after our big day, Simon sent through the photos and highlight film. The film was edited brilliantly and summed up our day perfectly in 13 mins 50 secs. The photos were stunning, so many natural shots and again he just captured everything so perfectly that we now have those beautiful memories to look back on and treasure forever. We can’t thank Simon enough for all of his hard work and would not hesitate in recommending him to any future brides and grooms".Charlotte & Thibault, 29th July, Château du Bois-Guy, BrittanyFingers crossed for '21...Simon
Charlotte & Tristan - Chateau De La Cote
FINALLY
Charlotte & Tristan’s wedding hold’s the record for the longest and most number of times postponed wedding.
I’m not sure how many times and how many weddings, but 2291 days must be some kind of record!
It was almost a record for temperature also, pushing but not quite cracking the 40 degrees Celsius barrier, but the second hottest wedding of the season for Charlotte & Tristan’s wedding at Chateau de la Cote.
The day started as they do with prep before the ceremony conducted by Gaynor McKernan but other than the ceremony/celebrant (and venue/catering obviously), this was otherwise very much a family/DIY wedding in SW rural France.
And the best way to tell that story is as above in video and below, with a selection of photos from throughout the day.
The Perfect Wedding
Does not exist.
At least not for everyone.
Your 'perfect' wedding may very well be different from 'my' perfect wedding. Based on a discussion recently with a bride though, what makes a 'perfect' wedding?
Well first of all, it is no single element.
A wedding is essentially made up of 5 W's; Who, What, When, Where and Why.
The most important of these in my opinion is Who.
The least important is Where.
Now for any couple getting married, other than setting an actual date, Where is probably the most important as its 'The Big Thing' that everything is based on/in/around.
But for the photographer/videographer, it does not carry anywhere near as much importance as getting the other 4 W's maxed out.
Who, as I said, is in my opinion the most important factor because communication and relationship is the key to unlocking results.
It is possible...and I have achieved great results from weddings where we have had little prior communication, (but those days are few and far between) but dialogue leads to the best decisions.
The lower the communication, normally the less there is of any kind of relationship the result of which typically means opportunities missed or not realised at all.
The next most important element is combining; What, When and Why all into one category.
This category is that actual planning stage when the choices are considered and decisions made into what happens, when and why it happens, where it does and at what time.
And that leaves Where.
As mentioned above, it's not that Where is not important but rather it can be the icing on the cake and all of the other elements can compensate for a less than great venue, but a great venue can never compensate for a poorly planned wedding or uncommunicative couple!
Throughout my time in this industry (fairly considerable), I have been to pretty much every type and size of wedding and the one's that were the most memorable, the most 'perfect', at least nine times out of ten were because of Who and not Where.
I can't list or link them all but instead have picked 3 recent one's that for me sum up the 'perfect' wedding:
Eline & Pieter: Actually one where there was less prior communication than there might have been but the wedding planner said, "don't worry, she loves your work and will be very easy to work with". And that was the case. Great planning, location, timing for the date but most of all, great 'Who'.
Tanya & Tim: For me, the coast is my favourite place and the Ile de Re very special so to get the opportunity to do a wedding in such a location was great, but what made it even more special was again, Who, - Tanya & Tim who insisted I stayed with them and ate with them as a guest all weekend long. Before we'd even met.
Becky & James: Aww, Becky & James. I didn't have a huge amount of input into their wedding...until I turned up the day prior and completely transformed where their ceremony took place and it was unquestionably the right decision to move it. And you guessed it, the day was so fabulous from start to finish because of all the Who's at this wedding.
To conclude. The best advice I could ever give any couple is select and book everything from the heart. When it comes to the capture & preservation side, other than wedding planners, no one has as much insight into weddings as us photographers/videographers do because we are observers and observers from the inside. This means over time, we accumulate an enormous wealth of information and advice that can be given. It's always your wedding however, so your choices.
Chateau du Bois-Guy wedding - Charlotte & Thibault
FINALLY, a wedding in 2020!
OK, it took until the 29th July and the way things are in the world, it may still turn out to be my one and only 2020 wedding.
Officially, I still have another 4 remaining to take place in Sep & Oct, but in 'Covid-2020', we won't know until we get right up to those dates.
Fingers and toes crossed...
But the main event, - the Chateau du Bois-Guy wedding of Charlotte & Thibault.
Below is C&T's Wedding Film.
https://vimeo.com/462328395
Next up thanks to a wedding supplier (a florist I think?) who Charlotte's mum met at a wedding fair in the UK in 2019.
She kindly recommended me as someone she had met and worked with back when I was still resident in the UK and mentioned she still followed me on Instagram.
Well, it ended up as a booking and that became an actual 2020 wedding 1 week ago to date as I write.
Charlotte is originally from Yorkshire and Thibault French, from just down the road from me in fact in Tarbes.
Coincidently, Charlotte's best friend & bridesmaid and Thibault's brother got married at my most local of wedding venues, Chateau de Malliac, proving what a small world this is!
The Venue
Their wedding those was about as far from me as it's possible to get in France, way up in Brittany at Chateau du Bois-Guy.
This was my first visit to the place and as I always say, it makes absolutely zero difference if I have visited a venue previously or not. Absolutely none.
I love new venues as much as previously existing one's and there is only one constant and that is a good wedding is a good wedding.
Charlotte & Thibault's was not a good wedding.
It was a GREAT wedding.
Rusty after 10 months off?
No, it was like riding a bike.
Prep
I often say this, but bride prep is probably my favourite part of the day to cover. There's just something special about the imagery it can produce and the transformation...
That dress by the way is by Rosa Clara.
Ceremony
I don't tend to cover that many church weddings in France but when I do, one or other (or both) tend to be French.
Charlotte & Thibault & Cadillac
Because there are not that many church weddings in France, there are not many wedding cars. We had one this time though!
Drinks Reception / Cocktail Hour / Vin d'Honneur
A very relaxed affair complete with DJ and saxophonist plus hot plate canapes.
Charlotte & Thibault 2
I think we can let the pictures do the talking about these two...
Evening
Dancing
Maybe one day I will be back there...
If you were a guest, you can click here to access the full gallery with international print ordering facility.
Charlotte & Rob - a Chateau De Lisse wedding
CHARLOTTE & ROB
A CHATEAU DE LISSE WEDDING
https://vimeo.com/372359518https://vimeo.com/375397571
Full gallery including international print ordering facility with 40% discount for the next 10 days, CLICK HERE!
Jo & Resh - Domaine Les Falaises wedding
JO & RESH - DOMAINE LES FALAISES WEDDING
https://vimeo.com/361283278
Click here to access Jo & Resh's full international print ordering gallery with 40% discount for the next 10 days!
https://vimeo.com/362015865
Aliz & Mike - Chateau la Fayolle
ALIZ & MIKE - CHATEAU LA FAYOLLE
https://vimeo.com/359960231
I love these 'one off' weddings and Aliz & Mike's will probably remain one.
Why? And what do I mean?
Well when your aunt and uncle just happen to own a chateau that is not a wedding venue...!
There was really only one 'negative' with this day and that was it was a bit of a grey day. At times, it threatened to brighten up but it never did and that left the light somewhat flat.
There are times with photography that flat light is welcome, but personally, I prefer a bit of contrast, - a bit of light & dark. But you get to work with what you get to work with. And that was pretty fantastic.
First of all, Amy F from Peaches & Cream who planned & organised this wedding.
Charlie TS & Jodie on musicals.
DJ Pierre (and BBQ king!).
Karen Lacaud caterer.
Florist: Maryflor.
Angie Pittman (hair).
But the real stars of the show, - Aliz & Mike, plus their friends & family. Despite Chateau la Fayolle being a stunning family home and 'one off' wedding venue, it's the combination of people that make weddings special and memorable. And this one was certainly both.
Above is a slideshow production from the event. Below, a series of highlight pics. If you were a guest, click here for full gallery with international print ordering facility.
Fleur & Tom's Lot et Garonne Wedding
FLEUR & TOM'S LOT ET GARONNE WEDDING
https://vimeo.com/358289763
Sunshine with a threat of a storm later on. The latter never materialised.
I love you because you understand, dearEvery single thing I try to doYou're always there to lend a helping hand, dearI love you most of all because you're you
Jim Reeves
Fleur & Tom's wedding took place at Chateau de Saint Paul in the Lot et Garonne region of South West France.
Some stories are best just told with pictures and video so above, the wedding film and below, the slideshow and below that, a set of extensive highlights.
If you were a guest at Fleur & Tom's wedding, click here in order to access the full gallery including international print ordering facility.
https://vimeo.com/360224249
Maeve & Bob's La Roche-Chalais wedding at Chateau de la Valouze
MAEVE & BOB'S LA ROCHE-CHALAIS - CHATEAU DE LA VALOUZE WEDDING
https://vimeo.com/352093863
Following on from Claire & John's Irish heritage wedding at this relatively new venue in SW France, was this full Irish event!
Maeve & Bob are residents of Australia, but are actually from Ireland as were pretty much all the guests at this wedding again planned & styled by Laura at French Wedding Company.
The sun shone once again as it generally does in SW France during wedding season and instead of an outdoor ceremony, this was a full Irish catholic mass in the church in La Roche-Chalais.
There were some excellent suppliers contributing to this wedding including;
French Wedding Company for planning & design as mentioned above
Laura Cawte for hair & makeup (beginning a run of 3 weddings over 4 weeks with Laura!)
Star Preacher, - one of the best wedding bands I have come across
Lax & Co. for catering
I could babble on for the sake of babbling on but will wrap the wordy bit up by simply saying; above = Maeve & Bob's wedding film and below a series of highlight pics.
If you were a guest at this wedding, here is a link to the full gallery including international print ordering facility.
Great couples, great wedding, great day!
The Grand Chateau - Chris & George - Marry Me In France
THE GRAND CHATEAU - CHRIS & GEORGE
https://vimeo.com/350718991
Heather & Scott - Castelnau Des Fieumarcon
HEATHER & SCOTT - CASTELNAU DES FIEUMARCON
https://vimeo.com/348153121
Venue: Castelnau Des Fieumarcon
Planner: La Boutique Event
Florist: Amy Tyman
Caterer: Anneli Faiers
Full gallery including international print ordering facility with 40% discount available for the first 10 days, click here!
Jess & Jack's Provence Wedding
JESS & JACK'S PROVENCE WEDDING
https://vimeo.com/348137530
Venue: Domaine de Blanche Fleur
Makeup: Louise @ Love Hair By Lou
Hair: Mel Kinsman
Florist: Florence @ Fleurs de Ninon
Band: Truly Medley Deeply
Caterers: La Vallergue
The full gallery of pictures from Jess & Jack's wedding including international print ordering facility with 40% off for the first 10 days, can be accessed by clicking here.
American Wedding in France - Claire & John - Chateau de la Valouze
https://vimeo.com/343450879
Finally. Finally!
Sunshine. If only because May to that point had been somewhat mixed. 4 weddings in a row and of these, 3 planned a mostly outdoor wedding for ceremony, drinks, meal (and it was too cool, grey or wet to do so) and 1 wedding which took place mostly indoors. On the only sunny Saturday in May...
But on the 1st June, at Chateau de la Valouze on the edge of the small town of La Roche Chalais, not so far from Bordeaux, the sun shone. All. Day. Long.
Claire & John are doctors from the US and something like 30+ medically trained specialists were guests at the wedding so had there been a medical emergency, this would have been one of the best weddings to have been at! No such scenario arose.
The event kicked off the day prior with a relaxed 'meet & greet' and burger van with venue decorated with various bits of rowing paraphernalia in a nod to another side to John when not doctoring. These day prior events not only allow me to meet my clients and form a relationship with them plus melt into the background on the wedding day itself.
The whole event was organised and executed by Laura Southgate at The French Wedding Company and was superb. This was the first time I have worked with Laura and her team and I am looking forward to the next two weddings with her/them over the next couple of months.
And so to the wedding day itself... Hair & makeup was by the ever-excellent Carey Hawkins and floristry by Silk Flowers France.
The ceremony itself took place under a large old oak and accompanied by a string trio who also played during the drinks reception to follow.
One of the stars of the show was Lana, a Portuguese Water Dog who belonged to the bride's parents and traveled over from Switzerland for the wedding.
Nothing beats eating & speeches outdoors in France. Nothing. Obviously only if the weather is good, and ideally, around sunset as that is when the light turns golden and then into an inky blue around the time it's time to cut the cake. But you have to get your timings just right at the planning stage to ensure this. Most don't, but at Claire & John's wedding, the timing was near perfect.
Dancing took place inside with music provided by DJ Ian Win plus a fabulous firework display by Ruggieri.
Above is a slideshow production of highlights from the day and below an extensive set of highlight pics and to access the full gallery including international print ordering facility, click here!
https://vimeo.com/345449247
Kirsty & Sam - The Romantic Chateau
Kirsty & Sam's wedding took place on a sunny Sunday at 'The Romantic Chateau' in the Lot et Garonne.
The weather had been a bit mixed all May but we got away with it on this particular weekend with both of the weddings I attended!
The wedding had been planned and organised by Julie from Marry Me in France and was themed in a very Spring-like vibrant yellow.
The ceremony itself took place in the on-site chapel with drinks reception in the courtyard and meal & speeches in the barn.
Dancing took place outdoors to live band Mr Zenn featuring keyboard player Paul who also just happens to be Sam's dad!
I think they had a great day topped with a firework spectacular cake in true French style, fabulous food and a lot of fun.
Above is the slideshow production and below, the Wedding Film plus series of highlight pics and by clicking here, you can access the full gallery including international print ordering facility.
https://vimeo.com/341518699
