Stephanie & Greg

Château La Colombière wedding, Dordogne

Stephanie and Greg’s friends jumping around them under roses at Château La Colombière

Morning

Greg and his groomsmen got ready in a house of old stone walls and wooden stairs: velvet jackets, black bow ties, sunglasses in gift boxes and a lot of laughing in front of the mirror. When they were dressed, they walked out across the lawn together.

Greg’s black jacket hanging in an open window above the garden

Black shoes and gift boxes with sunglasses on a wooden table

A groomsman drinking from a beer bottle by the window as his friends dress

A groomsman taking a photo with a small camera by the wooden stairs

Groomsmen pulling on their shirts and trousers under the sloping roof, in black and white

Groomsmen dressing around a pink armchair in a room of books and beams

Greg laughing in his white shirt, seen in an old arched mirror

A groomsman tying Greg’s black bow tie against the stone wall

Greg buttoning his velvet dinner jacket at the foot of the wooden stairs

The groomsmen in black tie lounging across a white sofa, in black and white

Greg straightening his bow tie by a tall window

Greg in his velvet dinner jacket sitting back on a cream sofa

Greg and his groomsmen in black tie walking across the lawn

Greg and his groomsmen standing on the lawn in front of the stone house

One of the groomsmen jumping high above his friends on the lawn, arms spread

Across the house

Stephanie got ready in a room of flowered armchairs, with her hair in rollers and her dress waiting on a chair. Her bouquet was white flowers and greenery. Her bridesmaids laced up the corset of her dress, and she checked everything once in the old gilded mirror.

Stephanie’s dress laid over a flowered armchair

Stephanie’s white heels with crystal straps on a flowered cushion

Stephanie doing her make-up, seen in an ornate gilded mirror

Stephanie putting on mascara with her hair in rollers

Paper gift bags with names and champagne flutes laid out for the bridesmaids

Bridesmaids in floral robes chatting on the sofas around a white bouquet

Stephanie in her rollers laughing beside the dress rail by the window

Stephanie looking over her bouquet of white flowers and greenery

Stephanie smiling under her veil, in black and white

Close-up of Stephanie’s blue eyes as she holds her lace veil to her face

Stephanie’s corset dress being laced up the back

Stephanie in her dress reflected in a tall gilded mirror

Stephanie fastening the strap of her heel on a patterned rug

Bridesmaids in sage green gathered around Stephanie on the sofa, one reading aloud

Stephanie on a flowered sofa, laughing as she lifts her lace veil

The ceremony

The ceremony was under a big tree in the garden, at an arch of white flowers, with a violinist and a cellist playing and fans waiting on the chairs. Greg wiped away a tear at the arch, and they walked back down the aisle through confetti.

The arch of white flowers under a big tree in the garden

Wooden chairs on the lawn with white fans waiting on the seats

Guests seated under the trees, seen through the white flowers of the arch

A violinist and a cellist playing on the lawn as a guest takes his seat

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Greg and his groomsmen waiting at the arch as the bridesmaids line up opposite

Stephanie walking down the grass aisle towards the arch

Greg taking Stephanie’s hand as she reaches the flower arch

The celebrant speaking as Stephanie and Greg face each other under the arch

Stephanie and Greg at the arch, seen past guests in hats and fascinators

Guests in the front rows smiling during the ceremony under the trees

Greg wiping away a tear at the flower arch

Greg bending to straighten Stephanie’s train at the arch

A young page boy in cream bringing the rings to Stephanie and Greg

Greg and Stephanie holding their vows beside the white flowers

Stephanie and Greg kissing at the arch under the tree

Stephanie and Greg starting back down the aisle as a guest throws petals

Stephanie and Greg walking down the aisle through confetti

Stephanie laughing among guests after the ceremony, in black and white

Stephanie walking among guests under the trees, in black and white

A guest in a dark suit hugging a bridesmaid, in black and white

Drinks and portraits

Champagne and canapés went round on the lawn, and the bridesmaids spread Stephanie’s long veil in front of the climbing roses. Then we took a short walk: the stone tower, a white house with a cypress, a wall in striped shadow and a few minutes alone.

Greg laughing with a glass of champagne among his friends

Guests gathering by the fountain and gravel paths in the château garden

Guests in a green fascinator and suits chatting with drinks by the stone house

Guests collecting drinks from the bar on the lawn

Canapés of smoked salmon on black slate trays

Children playing football on the lawn beside a guest in an orange skirt

Bridesmaids in sage green spreading Stephanie’s long veil in front of climbing roses

Bridesmaids in sage green laughing together in front of the climbing roses

Stephanie and Greg with their bridesmaids and groomsmen under the climbing roses

Greg leading Stephanie by the hand in front of the château’s pointed tower

Stephanie and Greg walking across the lawn below the stone tower

Greg standing in front as Stephanie peeks out behind him on the drive

Greg holding Stephanie close as she smiles with her eyes closed

Greg kissing Stephanie’s cheek against a tall green hedge

Stephanie and Greg by a tall cypress in front of a white house with grey shutters

Stephanie leaning against a white wall in striped shadows

Dinner

Stephanie threw her bouquet on the lawn, then everyone went into the tent. She had made the decorations herself: a seating plan called Find your destination, a little Eiffel Tower and postcards, white flowers in small vases. Guests waved their napkins, and the food came off the grill outside.

Stephanie throwing her bouquet to a crowd of guests on the lawn

Stephanie turning round laughing as guests scramble for the bouquet

A bridesmaid in sage green holding up the caught bouquet among cheering guests

Stephanie and Greg cheering in front of all their guests on the lawn

A seating plan on an easel under a tree, titled Find your destination

Table decoration with a small Eiffel Tower, a postcard and a wooden slice

A long table set with white flowers in small glass vases

Stephanie and Greg seen through white flowers as they walk past the seating plan

Guests waving their napkins in the air inside the tent

Guests on their feet under the white tent cheering the couple’s arrival

A guest in green laughing as she waves her napkin overhead

A chef at the outdoor grill in front of the white house with grey shutters

A tray of pulled pork sliders from the grill

Stephanie helping herself at the barbecue buffet beside the chef

Guests standing in groups on the lawn between courses

A guest in a patterned jumpsuit dancing on the lawn by the tables

Guests wandering between the dinner tables laid out under the trees

A guest in a pink dress talking with a long-haired groomsman by the tent

A groomsman holding a tent pole as another picks up a metal pole from the grass

A guest in a red dress laughing with her phone on the lawn

Greg and a friend stepping over the lowered tent canvas spread on the lawn

The speeches seen through the wooden lattice of the pergola, in black and white

Stephanie and Greg kissing under the pergola beside a guest in sunglasses

Guests raising their glasses under the pergola as a speech begins

The speeches

The speeches were under the wooden pergola, and they are what I remember most about this wedding: we all cried and laughed at the same time. Greg took the microphone himself, the guests cheered him on, and afterwards chocolate cake came out along the table.

A speech under the wooden pergola as Greg sits and listens

Guests in sunglasses laughing and wiping their eyes at the speeches

A speech under the pergola as Greg covers his face and a guest laughs

Greg on his feet with the microphone, one arm in the air, under the pergola

A guest wiping away a tear during the speeches, in black and white

A groomsman giving his speech as Greg and Stephanie laugh beside him

Greg pointing at the guests as he speaks into the microphone

Stephanie and her guests cheering with their arms raised

Guests in floral dresses cheering with their arms in the air at the pergola

Guests standing and clapping at the end of the speeches under the pergola

Plates of chocolate cake set out on the long table by the pergola

Slices of chocolate cake lined up on the long table

Into the night

The first dance was in the old barn under its wooden beams. The dance floor filled quickly, Greg’s friends threw him into the air, and the night ended outside with a tunnel of sparklers.

Stephanie and Greg’s first dance in the barn under the wooden beams

Guests dancing in front of the barn’s stone wall

Greg with his hands to his face among dancing guests in the barn, in black and white

Stephanie dancing with her arms up among her guests

Close-up of dancing feet and black shoes on the barn floor

Greg thrown into the air by his friends in the barn, in black and white

Stephanie and Greg running out through sparklers at night

A tunnel of guests holding sparklers as Stephanie and Greg walk through

Photographing at Château La Colombière

The pale stone house and tower of Château La Colombière across the lawn

The estate.

Pale stone buildings, a tower with a pointed roof and open countryside all around. The house, gardens, barn and lawns sit close together, so guests can wander all day without going far.

Ceremonies.

The gardens and their old trees are made for an outdoor ceremony. Stephanie and Greg married at a flower arch under a big tree, which kept everyone in soft shade.

Portraits.

Climbing roses on the stone walls, a gravel drive with a fountain and a cypress against a white house: a lot of variety within a few minutes’ walk.

The evening.

A tent on the lawn for dinner, a wooden pergola for the speeches and an old barn with beams for dancing, with the courtyard outside for sparklers at the end of the night.

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Questions

Have you photographed at Château La Colombière before?

Yes: Stephanie and Greg’s wedding on this page. I know the shade under the old trees for the ceremony, the roses on the walls for portraits and the barn for the first dance.

How far ahead should we book?

Most couples book six to eighteen months ahead. Summer Saturdays go first.

Do you charge for travel to the Dordogne?

No. Travel within France is included in every package.

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