Photographed on a UK elopement shoot.
Provence · French Riviera · Chateaux
France Wedding Photographer & Film-Maker
A UK-based destination wedding photographer for France. I photograph your day and make your highlight film, from a chateau in the Loire to a farmhouse in Provence or a terrace near Nice.
Why France
A chateau weekend, photographed without fuss.
French weddings are often a whole weekend: a welcome dinner, the day itself and a slow brunch after. I can cover as much or as little of that as you like, quietly, in the same documentary style I use at home.
I haven't photographed a wedding in France yet, which is why the first couple gets their photography free.
Founding couple: France
Your France wedding photography, free.
For the first wedding I photograph in France, the photography is free. You cover the travel.
The photography
Photography is free, and so is the highlight film, for now.
The travel
My flights (with camera kit), accommodation, local transport, and any fee your venue charges outside suppliers.
The full service
The same contract, the same care and the same full gallery as any couple who books me at home.
One founding couple per country. Once it's booked, the offer comes down. In return, I'd like to share your photographs and film on this website.
Where in France
France wedding locations I cover.
Provence
Stone farmhouses, olive trees and lavender. Hot and dry in summer.
The French Riviera
Nice, Antibes and the hill villages behind them, with the sea as a backdrop.
The Loire Valley and Dordogne
Chateaux with space for everyone to stay, and gentler summer temperatures.
Paris
Small weddings and elopements, best photographed early in the morning before the city wakes up.
Planning notes from behind the camera
When to go
May to September is the main season. The south is hot in July and August. The Loire and Dordogne are milder, and September light is lovely across the country.
Light and timings
Summer evenings are long. A late afternoon ceremony leaves time for portraits in the grounds before dinner, when the light is at its best.
Getting there
I'm based in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, between Teesside and Newcastle airports, with Leeds Bradford and Manchester within reach. I plan to arrive the day before your wedding.
Good to know
France wedding photography questions.
Which parts of France do you cover?
All of it. Provence, the Riviera and the chateaux of the Loire and Dordogne are the areas UK couples ask about most.
Can you cover a whole wedding weekend?
Yes. Tell me what's planned and we'll work out which parts you want photographed and filmed.
Is the founding couple place for France still available?
If you can see this offer on the page, yes. I take it down as soon as the place is booked.
Can we legally marry in France as a UK couple?
The rules differ by country and they do change. Many UK couples do the legal part at home and hold a symbolic ceremony abroad. Check the government's getting married abroad tool for the current position.
Do you make wedding films as well?
Yes. I can photograph the day and make a highlight film, so you only fly one person out.
More destinations
Let's check your date.
Tell me where and when you're getting married, even if you only have a month in mind.