JENNIE & DAN - 3 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU DE BOIS RIGAUD, Auvergne (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon,
We've just finished looking at the all of these - and watched the video twice! - and the reviews are in....
Wow. Wow. Wow. We completely adore the pictures and the video, and your incredibly kind words about the weekend have really moved us. Though this might be the champagne talking....
But honestly- thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You've captured everything so perfectly and they have turned out better than we could have even hoped. From the smallest details to the bigger shots - you can 100% feel our wedding! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Jennie & Dan
Sometimes I struggle to find the most appropriate words when I am often asked, “what’s your favourite venue?” or “what’s the best wedding you have ever been to?”…and these are not easy questions to answer. But this one is going to be high on that list for a very long time…
Sometimes you just know. Actually, after whatever it is, somewhere between 750-800 weddings in 15 different countries, I do know. From the first point of contact. The first point of contact reveals probably 90%+ of everything I am ever going to know about the wedding and the couple and whether it’s going to be right up my street. And so it was with Jennie ‘Egg’, actor, best known for ‘Young Wife - Station’, Wonder Woman, 2017, according to IMDB.
Then driving up to the venue, I saw this hilltop village bathed in golden light with blue skies and fluffy white clouds above and thought, “that would be a great setting for a wedding…oh, sat nav says I am arriving very shortly”. Pulled in to the place, met Jennie & Dan for the first time (and Jennie’s mum) and then I knew for sure.
The venue. Just great. A perfect mix of modern chic, sometimes quirky bits and pieces mixed in with the ancient grandeur of the place. Chateau de Bois Rigaud is situated in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes kind of central and a bit Eastern. Some clouds looked ominous soon after I arrived but went away and were never seen again.
But weddings are not just about where, but who. “About whom” my mother would say, but as I was not born in 1945, so I’ll stick with who thanks Mum. Jennie & Dan. Their respective families. Their friends. The story that is about to unfold… They were the WHO that made this wedding.
The highlights Event Film above and pics below can tell that story better than my words and I hope I did it justice. I think maybe I did…
But in words:
The day prior was a gathering; of family, cheese, of friends, cheese, of food (including cheese) & wine, of sunshine and music. And cheese. And the ambience was great.
THE WEDDING DAY
“What is Love? By Isaac Lumby”. Just watch the film above! From the tones of the bridesmaids individual dresses to the handpicked flowers…and maybe a little help from me re. how to set seating for the perfect intimate outdoor wedding, the ceremony just worked.
Relaxed drinks for a couple of hours, speeches, cake and then… Fanfare Express. Again, watch the film to understand that but as I say to all my newly booked clients, suppliers can MAKE (or break) weddings and with ‘olde school’ vinyl spinning DJ, Ludovic throughout the afternoon and then evening with the band, this wedding was ON FIRE.
…and then there was GLASTONLUMBY
Jennie & Dan are great festival goers and indeed met at the UK’s best known festival, GLASTONbury. Dan’s surname is LUMBY. In another form of marriage, GlastonLumby was arrived at!
Pool party with Ludovic back spinning that vinyl once again, BBQ and live music by Bonjour Au Revoir.
I can only really do this wedding justice by telling the story as best as I can through their medium of hybrid capture, ie, photo & video. I bring the same set of tools to each and every job. I bring the same skills and experience. It’s my clients that provide the situations and scenarios but most importantly of all, the inspiration. Jennie & Dan nailed it at Chateau de Bois Rigaud in July 2023.
MENTIONS
PLANNER: There was no planner for this wedding and it had a big chunk of family & friends hands on and DIY which suited it perfectly.
HMU: Zip. Mostly the girls just lined up in the large bathroom mirror.
FLORALS: Combo job of bouquets and arch deco by L’Autre Saison des Fleury and the rest was Jennie herself.
CELEBRANT: Friend Alex did a sterling job complete with Asterix & Obelix book.
CATERING: The entire 3 day weekend was handled by Montrognon.
BAND: (wedding day) Fanfare Express
GLASTONLUMBY BAND: Bonjour Au Revoir
As mentioned above, suppliers can make or break weddings. If you are reading this as one of my newly booked couples and need some help with this (and don’t have a pro planner booked), feel free to ask for my ‘Little Black Book’ of recommended suppliers!
HANNAH & GARY - 2 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU DE MALLIAC, Gers (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon,
Oh my goodness where do we begin! We’ve been looking at them all for hours and watching and rewatching the video.
It’s brought it all back just how perfect the weekend was and thank you for capturing it so beautifully!
We honestly couldn’t have asked for a better photographer/ videographer extraordinaire.
Thank you so much again
Hannah & Gary
It was one of those…
One of those being one that I suspected was going to be at least ‘quite good’.
It was more than that…
The first booking I took for Chateau de Malliac in Gers, SW France, I lived over 1000km away in the UK. By the time that wedding came around, we had been planning to move to France and had bought a house just 10 minutes away.
When Hannah & Gary booked me for their wedding, we were still living in that house, which would have been handy, being just 10 minutes away, but we had moved. We had moved just over 700km North to Normandy to be precise, so it was a bit of a trek.
But not really (a bit of a trek) as this was the first of 7 weddings on the road from the very first day of September to the very last day.
It was a great start…
The start for Hannah & Gary was an informal Welcome Party’ which is a fairly typical event for a destination wedding as it gives everyone a chance to check in, catch up and relax so that the wedding day itself can be more relaxed.
Below are a selection of highlight images from that evening.
And so to the main event and the wedding day itself…
The forecast said wall to wall sunshine and in fact, although it rained quite heavily on a couple of days in September in SW France, each of my 7 weddings had glorious sunshine from start to finish.
I made a post about it a year or so back, why September is my favourite month for weddings. You can read that here if interested.
The days tend to start cooler and the sun sets earlier making for more atmospheric conditions at the peripheries of the day. Such was the case at Malliac on the 1st of September with a layer of mist coating the valley floors which added something especially with the drone. Another advantage of having an on-site photographer/videographer who is up before 7am to capture such things. Try getting that in your 8 hour fixed package…
The ceremony took place in a specially selected location that would both maximise the backdrop of the chateau whilst providing the maximum shade for what was going to be a pretty hot day in the low to mid 30 degrees Celsius. This was the first of two back to back ceremonies conducted by Cherry from Bride Buddy with accompanying violinist and piper, it being a 50% Scottish wedding which will become apparent from the photos & video very quickly.
Drinks on the rose garden terrace followed after confetti and a champagne tower with catering throughout the day by Jean-Marc, Le Chef Impeccable with on the day coordination by Jo at The Impeccable Pear ably assisted by her team.
Floral stuff, glassware, cutlery, tables, chairs…basically all the hire, was by Jenny Fairbanks at Our Fabulous Things.
Evening party with DJ Damian Keys with accompanying sax plus MUAH Laura Cawte.
As is typically the case, I won’t waffle any further but instead, encourage you to simply view the results!
DASHA & HARRY - 2 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU DE LACOSTE, Dordogne (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon,
Wow! Thank you so much for this - we're completely blown away by the website and all the pictures are so beautiful!!
We're so grateful again for all your help, advice, and effort throughout our wedding process!
Dasha & Harry
DAY 01
THE DAY PRIOR
The Grande Finale, the final wedding of the season…and it did not get off to the best of starts…
What should have been a 2 hour journey ended up taking 5 hours as a flat tire within 5 minutes of setting off, caused something of an issue.
But even with the +3 hour delay in getting there, it was the day prior and not the wedding day and everything was covered, so drama averted!
I had been looking forward to this one all year and had high hopes and expectations that it would be a cracker. And so it proved to be.
Anything specifically?
Yes. Three things mainly: The location, the weather and the opportunity to have another crack at the place as my last visit…well let’s just say it was not the greatest planning or execution of the plan and some of the choices for the location of key chapters was just bizarre. Sorry, I tell it like it is and it was a wasted opportunity but quite a few years back and so very much looking forward to having a better opportunity.
Dasha & Harry’s wedding took place at Chateau de Lacoste in Dordogne and has some of the, if not the, best views of any wedding venue that I know.
This venue is very much about the outdoor space and the view (something the last visit here got spectacularly wrong, but I won’t go on about it…)
The evening prior consisted of several key ingredients; friends, family, burgers (by the Green Garage food truck), hot air balloons, spectacular views and golden hour, concluding with some pre-wedding informal speeches from Harry’s 3 siblings.
DAY 02
THE WEDDING DAY
I started early. I usually do. It’s one of many advantages of having a motorhome, staying on site and providing multi-day coverage. It means I can be there as late as I like and as early as I wish, the latter being especially important at this time of year, the end of September and the views that are available.
It started misty as it tends to at this time of year in this region of deep valleys and you can hear the hot air balloons before you actually see them as they suddenly break through the mist. Obviously you need to be on top of a hill for this to happen and Chateau de Lacoste is on the top of a hill!
So my day began with about an hour of mist, sunrise and balloons, before the sun rapidly burned away the mist and by that time, the balloons had all gone.
The drone for photo and video tends to come next, usually before the catering truck and florist van etc.
Then, bride and groom prep precedes ceremony and…need I go on? It’s a wedding, - you know the score and the pics below and video above, can tell this story better than I can other than:
HAIR: Eleanora
MUA: Bob Bradley
FLORIST: Le Coeur Sauvage
CATERER: The Event Kitchen
DAY MUSIC: Laura Springham
EVENING MUSIC: Mixology Sax & DJ
MARQUEE: La Bonne Fete
And last, but very not least, SPECIAL MENTION to Kate Whittle at Kate’s Weddings, the planner and coordinator of the entire event.
THE JEFFERIES - 4 Day Destination wedding BORDEAUX, SW France (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon
Wow. Speechless.
Amazing! It’s more than I ever expected, you captured it perfectly!
Wayne is a harsh critic and he absolutely loves it too. The editing is perfect!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Shannon & Wayne
DAY 01 - LE GABRIEL, BORDEAUX
(Welcome Party)
One of the most over-used words in the English language today is ‘epic’.
If ever a wedding was deserving of the title, ‘Epic’, it might just be this one, that of Nevada USA couple, ‘The Jefferies’, Shannon & Wayne.
Taking place at 5 venues spread over 4 days, it delivered on many levels; the planning, the execution, the attention to detail, the people…just perhaps not the weather, but that one we have no control over.
But to begin, let’s start at the beginning with Day 01 and their welcome party.
I say ‘day’, but the results from this, photo and video, were captured within a time period of around 1.5 hours in the evening only.
And the weather? Let’s just say the entire 4 days were a bit of a mixed bag ranging from beautiful sunshine, through one rain storm and quite a bit of grey.
Some of the key suppliers involved in this part of the wedding were:
Wedding Planner: Virginie Civel from littleBIG and her team (all 4 days)
Venue: Le Gabriel
Florist: La Bicyclette
DAY 02 - CHATEAU SEGUIN & SAINT-ÉMILION
(Wine-tasting & Al Fresco evening party)
The busiest of the 4 days for sure…
It began with a casual lunch and wine-tasting at Chateau de Seguin before a bus trip to the beautiful small ‘wine town’ that is Saint-Émilion.
At Saint-Émilion, the specific location was Les Cordeliers, a 700+ year old former Franciscan convent and now leading wine producer in the region.
From there, it was back to Seguin for a second evening party with live music, food trucks and 360 degree Photo Booth.
On this day, we really experienced the most mixed weather and although we saw some sunshine in and around Saint-Émilion, it was a mixture of sunshine and light rain showers back at Seguin. And a storm was brewing and indeed dumped some of it’s content on the location, but we escaped the worst of it.
Some of the key locations and suppliers for Day 02 were:
Venue: Chateau de Seguin
Wine-Tasting: Les Cordeliers
Musicians: Just Mad Music
Food Truck: Les Pastavore
Food Bike: Casamama
Barmen: French Barmen
360 Photo Booth: MyEvent360
DAY 03 - HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL, BORDEAUX
(Wedding Day)
And on to ‘The Big Day’ itself…
Again, I say ‘day’, but this was an evening event with ceremony originally scheduled for 8pm but ended up being around 9.30pm which makes it my latest ever ceremony (latest as in latest in the day, rather than a bride being late!) to date.
However, getting close to mid June and the longest day, it doesn’t get dark in South-West France until after 10.30pm.
Other than the prep, the entire event; informal pre-ceremony gathering followed by ceremony and then after-party, all took place on the Yacht Club roof terrace of the hotel with it’s spectacular panoramic Bordeaux city views.
Some of the key suppliers for the day were:
Venue: Hotel Intercontinental Bordeaux
MUAH: Iman Be
Florist: Silk Flowers France
Celebrant: Blanca Bertely
DJ: Yohan Sati
DAY 04 - CHATEAU PAPE CLEMENT
(Brunch)
And finally, to conclude this truly epic wedding adventure in South-West France, a very chilled brunch at Chateau Pape Clement on the edge of Bordeaux.
Fabulous catering by Apicius, but what else can I say about this wedding other than it’s the kind of event and booking I exist for.
‘Perfect’? There is no such thing to a photographer/videographer (at least not this one!) because there is always something ‘more’ that could have been achieved, but the reality is every wedding day to us creatives has flaws, but if we can achieve a result like the one showcased here…and the client is happy, then we have played our part.
There are so many elements that need to come together and combine (including the weather!) and the entire team on this one, did the business!
Fin.
AYAKA & PHILIPP - 2 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU SOULAC, Gironde (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon,
We’ve watched the video twice now and just started going through the photos. Thank you so much for all you have done, it’s absolutely incredible! This will help us to cherish the memories so much more!
Best regards
Ayaka & Philipp
Ayaka & Philipp’s Wedding was one I was especially looking forward to and it did not disappoint. Well the weather did slightly as it was gloriously sunny the day prior for the welcome party at nearby Chateau de Sanse but started wet on the morning of the wedding day itself and was not looking good…
The ceremony was inside in the ‘secret barn’. What secret barn? Well as the planner Lou of Handmade Events said, “the other barn, the one by the pool”. I have only been to Chateau Soulac 4 or 5 times but did not know there was another barn as it’s never been used at any wedding I have ever done there and I assumed on previous visits, it was just a storage place. Well now I know that Soulac has 2 barns!
So it was umbrellas to the barn but soon after the ceremony started, the rain stopped and did not return. It was too late and risky not to eat in the other barn (rather than outdoors as planned), but it’s a good barn so…
This was a very international wedding with the bride being from Japan and the groom from Germany but as neither speak the other’s language, English was the language of the day. Which is useful for me when editing their Wedding Film as I can’t speak either.
And why was I looking forward to this one especially? Apart from being one of my favourite venues, Japan is No. 1 on my bucket list and I love Japanese culture and aesthetic so was hoping for some kimonos at the very least. And we had that with Ayaka and her mother the day prior and from guest and musician Kay, on the wedding day itself. That is him performing live at the start of the Wedding Film above during speeches in the evening.
I think I’ll let the pics do the rest of the talking now other than some supplier mentions below as we had an especially good team on this one…
VENUE: Chateau Soulac
PLANNER: Louise Ham, Handmade Events
FLORIST: Fleurs de Reves
CATERER: David Chambaud
HARPIST: Sophie Clavel
BAND: The Moovers
AURELIJA & MARIUS - 2 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU LE PORDOR, Loire Atlantique (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon,
I rushed to get home today just to see these photographs with Aurelija. And they are absolutely stunning!!! No words..really.
We both like to thank you so much for all the work you've put into this event and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Everything went smooth and effortless from start to finish. It was a real pleasure to work with you and we will recommend you in an instant to anyone we know that's planning a wedding in France.
Best Regards, Aurelija & Marius
Lithuanian bride. Romanian groom. Guests from both countries and Scotland. In France. With a British wedding photographer/filmmaker. I guess this is what they call an ‘international wedding’?!
And who says small(er) weddings cannot offer and deliver everything a large(r) wedding can?!
This one certainly did and is a perfect example of a proper full and fun day with exactly 20 guests.
And for me, despite living and working full-time in France, only my second wedding in Brittany (despite living right next door in Normandy) and first visit to the special place that is Chateau du Pordor.
The evening prior was a hands on DIY pizza & wine evening and the sky was a bit dull and grey, but the forecast for the actual wedding day was better…
And so it was with sunshine from start to finish and not too hot.
It’s not often I can go to a wedding these days and say, “well that is a first”, but we had one at Aurelia & Marius’s wedding with the bride arriving by a boat rowed by her father.
The intimate ceremony took place in the woodland by the lake with the B&G leading the guests back to the chateau for champagne & canapés.
The meal, speeches and games (yes, this wedding had games including ‘The Shoe Game’) took place in the main hall with cake to follow before moving outside for a sparkler entrance to the first dance.
A great wedding from start to finish and a privilege to be part of. Not too many mentions (suppliers) to list as this was very much a ‘hands on’ and ‘in house’ wedding with; venue, planning and DJ all in the family/the venue, so just florist: Atelier Aimer and catering: Edouard Set.
SALLY & SHAE - 3 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU RIGAUD, Gironde (Photo & Video)
Good Evening Simon!
Where to start… We think you have done a simply incredible job of highlighting our special moments on our special day. We are still wiping the tears and excitement away. As a bit of time passes these gorgeous shots and video will digest and get even better we are sure.
Thank you for doing such a great job in video & stills with avoiding our sensitive moments and giving us great joy viewing this.
Kind regards,
Sally & Shae Davies
Day 01/03 - 4th Sep 2023
(Day Prior Welcome Party)
3rd visit for a 3 day wedding at Chateau Rigaud, - will it be 3rd time lucky with the weather? The last 2 visits were a bit wet! We shall find out soon enough but it started bright at least for Australian couple, Sally & Shae’s intimate wedding in South West France.
The 3 day event kicked off with a Welcome Dinner at nearby Chateau de Sanse, somewhere I had visited for a similar event just a few months back. They do weddings there themselves so worth a look if you are still in the planning stage…
This was another ‘smaller’ wedding totalling just 25, but pure numbers, small or large don’t make much difference to any wedding as we shall see…
Day 02/02 - 5th September 2023
(WEDDING DAY)
Yes, it was a case of 3rd time lucky, - wall to wall sunshine for all 3 days!
Sally & Shae’s wedding day began with an actual legal ceremony at the local marie which is quite rare for a destination wedding, most couples electing to do the legal part in their own country. And for anyone not having attended a legal ceremony in France, it’s more a formality than any kind of celebration or a wedding ceremony. That part comes later.
Hair and make up was by Laura Cawte (for the second wedding in a row, along with the celebrant and DJ!) up in the tower room with Shae and the men downstairs accompanied by some rather fine Japanese whiskey. (I may have had a small one…)
The outdoor ceremony was conducted by Cherry from Bride Buddy, as above, for the second time just a few days after our last meeting, with personal vows which really add something to any ceremony.
A double drinks reception followed, the first being a champagne tower ‘mini’ reception in one location before heading to the rear terrace for another with cocktails and live canapé open fire cooking based around sausages and oysters. Live keyboard music and evening DJ, Damian Keys.
Then it was meal (always superb at Chateau Rigaud as is the service, - the best I have consistently experienced at any venue in France, - it really is in another league to anywhere else), speeches, dancing, sparklers and fireworks.
Day 03/03 - 6th Sep 2023
(ROSE ALL DAY)
Well perhaps not quite all day, but from early to late afternoon at least! Chateau Rigaud do this particularly well. It’s more a very fine buffet style Sunday lunch accompanied by rose, but other beverages are available. As were strawberry daiquiris and serve yourself ice cream from the machine. As many as you fancied. Might have had two myself…
And that was it, 3 days, each distinct and memorable and I look forward to my next visit :)
KAREN & OLIVER - 2 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU DE LA VALOUZE, Dordogne (Photo & Video)
Simon!!!
We have just sat down and watched the video.
You did a fantastic job, we are over the moon.
Thank you a million times over!
Kaz & Ollie
Karen & Oliver, AKA, Kaz & Ollie, chose the stunning Chateau de la Valouze near Bordeaux in South West France for their wedding and this was my 7th of 8 visits to the place to date.
Something that destination weddings have over domestic weddings, is that they generally take place over several days.
This one kicked off with some slightly dodgy weather during the set up, but actually remained dry for the event hosted by Kaz & Ollie with food truck by Gr’Eat Food. See what they did there? Some weddings use an off-venue restaurant, but honest opinion, it doesn’t work very well. It doesn’t tend to work because it doesn’t tend to be exclusive, the available space tends to be small and from what I have experienced, there always seems to be food, drink and service issues. Get a food truck in! ‘DIY’!! It’s much more personal and relaxed. And cheaper… Regarding the potential results, photography & video, something like this is an up to 10/10 opp whereas the restaurant gig tends to be 1-3/10 at best. Just the way it is…
DAY 02
THE WEDDING DAY
This was one of the first weddings of the season where early morning, it felt like the end of Summer and start of Autumn.
The mist soon cleared to brilliant sunshine as it was South West France in mid September where the weather is usually still good until around mid October.
Kaz & Ollie’s wedding at Chateau de la Valouze was planned and organised by Nicole Tournois of Pétillante Weddings based herself near Bordeaux with some of the other key service providers being:
HMUA: Magali and Faces by Nay
CELEBRANT: Mark Rind
CATERING: Laeco Traiteur
BAND: Monk
What else can I say really, - prep, ceremony, drinks & canapés, speeches & meal, dancing, - it was a wedding! The pics below and Wedding Film above can tell a much better story than my words!
DAISY & BEN - 2 Day Destination Wedding at CHATEAU DE JALESNES, Loire (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon
We've just sat together and looked through these all!
A-M-A-ZING! We can't thank you enough for capturing these moments. One of us cried our eyes out looking at them (I'll let you decide which one you think this was!)
I can't wait to share these with our nearest and dearest.
The new Mr & Mrs Tanner
The first time I visited this place, it was January, wet and cold. Looked impressive though…
The return in July was to the bluest of blue skies and golden sunshine. Chateau de Jalesnes in the Loire is an impressive place.
And Daisy & Ben’s wedding? Pretty special…
It started with a ‘French’ themed evening including 2 food trucks; one serving crepes and the other, more ‘substantial’ fare. The flatbreads were to die for.
The staff all dressed up in red, white & blue plus there was live music which is a must if you want proper atmosphere at your event.
The fabulous weather carried on into the wedding day and though many found it hot, it wasn’t hot like it was the other day, but that’s a story for another time…
Going back to that theme of live music, during the ceremony, there was not only a harpist, but one of the bridesmaids is a singer and boy (girl actually) could she sing. Etta James ‘At Last’. Check out the Wedding Film above. Pretty impressive for outdoors, no real practice, ‘hot’, and at your friends wedding when your role is as a guest/bridesmaid!
Drinks & canapés followed as they tend to and then lopping off corks with a sword (appropriate for the Groom Ben, him being a military man) and then food and speeches under the early evening sunshine and then stars.
That’s probably enough chat from me, the pics below and Film above can as always, tell the story better than me.
Honourable mentions:
THE VENUE = Chateau de Jalesnes (planning & coordination by Amelie)
HMU = Gabby Gokool
FLOWERS = Flore et Sens Fleuriste
CELEBRANT = Geraldine (godmother)
CATERER = O Prestige
HARPIST = Livia Phoebe
BAND = Groovin’ High
TORI & DANNY - Family Home Destination Wedding in Lot et Garonne (Photo & Video)
Ahh Simon! I have been refreshing my emails (I can’t tell you how many times) every day in anticipation.
Danny is here & not in the jungle! We have watched the video 4 times now, can’t get enough. Thank you so much for capturing everything so beautifully, both of us have blubbed.
We love everything! & wishing we could do it all over again.
Thank you, from both of us xx
It’s only been about 7 weeks but feels like 3-4 months since Tori & Danny’s Lot et Garonne wedding in South West France, but finally it is ready for presentation.
Weather first… From the pics below and wedding film above, it was sunshine mostly moving to cloud later on and with a big storm forecast. By the time I left close to midnight, the storm had not materialised but I certainly got rained on when I parked the motorhome about 30 minutes away. A storm (or any kind of rain) is not what you want on your wedding day and certainly not when it’s a marquee job with outdoor dance floor!
But I am getting ahead of myself here, so back to the start which was a bit different to normal and began with the boys and a lot of boot polishing. Military chap is Danny the groom and so the first half of the wedding was in uniform before switching to a lighter Summer suit rather than full dress uniform.
For the bride, Tori and her girls, it was a case of getting ready at her Mum’s house where the wedding day was to take place and keeping the family theme going, the ceremony was conducted by Danny’s father.
Canapes & cocktails followed with DJ and live music courtesy of Mixology + sax, plus a further short live set by friends of the couple.
Otherwise it was one of those weddings where there is nothing to be added by me waffling about it and I suggest instead, watch the wedding film above and take a gander at the set of highlight pics below.
Honourable Mentions:
MUA = Kelly Hayman
Hair = Nikki Treacy
Florist = Mayflor Villereal
Catering = The Event Kitchen
Live Music = Mixology
Marquee = La Bonne Fete
AMY & TOM - 3 Day Destination Wedding at THE ROMANTIC CHATEAU, Lot et Garonne (Photo & Video)
Thank you so much for being there for us to help make the weekend so incredible!
We are really impressed with the outcome and delighted with the photos and videos, - such high quality!
Amy & Tom
Still talking about ‘postponed weddings’ and this one for Amy & Tom was shifted a few times before ending up as actually happening for them on the 1st July.
Planned & organised by Roberta W for Marry Me In France, we had you could say, ‘mixed weather’… A bit grey on the first evening and raining on and off throughout the wedding day, but perked up sufficiently in the evening for some outdoor dancing.
The weekend started with a small gathering of closest family & friends for a ‘Pizza & Prosecco’ evening at the venue before the wedding day itself.
The wedding day started a bit wet, but stopped for both the entrance and exit to the chapel, but affected the drinks reception a little forcing it under cover.
We were fortunate enough however in that it stopped later allowing a bit of a golden hour shoot and all the dancing took place outdoor.
And then it cleared up nicely for the pool party the day after!
Congrats to Amy & Tom, - we finally got there and 2 will soon be 3!
SOPHIE & TOM - 2 Day Destination Wedding at THE COUNTRY CLUB, Dordogne (Photo & Video)
Hi Simon,
Okay we did what you said and…
O M G! Wow what an incredible video and set of photos. We are so over the moon with how you have captured the day/ weekend and couldn’t have asked for anything more. The video is just everything! Such a lovely feeling to relive it and see it through the eyes of someone else. Thank you for capturing the best weekend of our lives 🥰
Watching on repeat until further notice!!!
Sophie and Tom x
Sophie & Tom’s ‘The Country Club’ wedding took place over several days at this rare venue in France.
Rare? Rare as in it is one of very few that can sleep so many on-site having so much available accommodation.
Let’s get things started with the day prior at this Marry Me In France planned wedding.
Pizza. That’s about the sum of it…and nothing wrong with that!
OK, there was a bit more than that… Wine, a pair of local musicians (live music is so important at events), good company and a lot of sunshine.
The wedding day itself was no different weather-wise, - extensive sunshine from start to finish and although my 4th wedding of the season, technically the first ‘Summer’ wedding.
An outdoor ceremony took place conducted by close friend Oliver which gives a really personal touch to a wedding.
Drinks in the garden with more live music and meal & speeches outdoors in the courtyard, followed by dancing in the barn.
