The couple's hands intertwined, wedding rings, black and white photograph
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A few weddings, chosen among those that look most like me

Fifty-two images drawn from whole days, in châteaux and country estates across Burgundy, the Loire Valley and the rest of France. Click any photograph to see it full size.

Bride in front of a château in Burgundy, gown caught by the wind Wedding gown hanging in a château bedroom Bride and groom walking hand in hand in front of a manor house The couple sharing champagne, black and white Floral arrangement and dusty pink drape Ceremonial uniform and cap laid on an antique chair Bride seen from behind at a window, structured gown The couple kissing in the evening light Bridal bouquet of pale roses The couple kissing beneath the veil, black and white Bride crossing a château courtyard, long train Wedding bouquet in raking light Ceremonial uniforms hanging against a library wall The couple walking through woodland, backlit Bride seated in a silk ball gown The couple beside a vintage BMW in the evening light The couple’s hands intertwined, black and white Bride beside a vintage car Bride by a window during the preparations Forehead to forehead beneath the veil Cap, white gloves and wedding rings before the ceremony Reception table with flowers and candles Bride beneath a great tree, long train The couple against a wall of Virginia creeper Portrait of the bride in profile, black and white The couple leaving under a shower of confetti Champagne tower and dusty pink drapes Ceremonial sabre in the château library The couple embracing in the château grounds Lacing the wedding gown during the preparations The couple full length, black and white The couple on the steps of a Romanesque church The bride seated in a vintage BMW, the groom beside her The couple embracing in the golden evening light Lace wedding gown on an antique wardrobe Portrait of the bride in the library, lace gown The couple embracing beneath the veil The bride photographed from inside a vintage car The couple embracing in the grounds First dance, black and white Portrait of the bride with her veil Bride with a flower crown and lace veil The groom carrying the bride in front of a château A kiss on the bride’s hand The couple against a wall of greenery Portrait of the bride outdoors Wedding rings resting on the lace of the gown The groom kneeling before a flower girl A look exchanged between the couple The couple laughing together, black and white The couple embracing in front of the château The couple in the distance, before the château façade
What I photograph

A whole day, from morning to the last song

The preparations, while the house is still quiet and the dress waits on its hanger. The ceremony, in a church, a town hall or beneath the trees. The couple portraits, at the hour when the light turns soft. The drinks, the dinner, the speeches, the first dance.

I photograph all of it on my own, staying discreet, never asking for a scene to be replayed. That is what gives images you still recognise yourselves in years later, rather than photographs of people posing.

Planning a wedding in France? Tell me about it: the date, the venue, how the day will unfold.

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