Stefania & Rodolphe

Family château wedding, France

Morning

Stefania got ready with her bridesmaids, champagne and Latin dancing between the hair and make-up. White calla lilies waited for the bouquet, everyone crowded round when the veil went on, and her friends did up the back of her lace dress by the window.

A flower girl in white crossing the bright room, seen through a doorway, in black and white

Two stylists working on Stefania’s hair and make-up together, in black and white

Stefania laughing with her bridesmaids during hair and make-up, in black and white

Stefania looking down as her hair is finished, in black and white

Stefania tying her white robe by the window, in black and white

Stefania with her eyes closed behind a Christian Dior fan

A flower girl adjusting her flower crown in her white dress

Gold wedding sandals and a bouquet of white calla lilies on lace

Stefania’s bridesmaids crowding round her, laughing, as she sits in her robe

Bridesmaids in pale blue arranging Stefania’s veil as she holds her calla lilies

A bridesmaid buckling Stefania’s sandal as the flower girl watches

Bridesmaids doing up the back of Stefania’s lace dress by a bright window

Stefania in her dress and veil with her bridesmaids and a flower girl by the window

Men getting dressed together in the dark wood-panelled room at the château

Rodolphe’s morning

Rodolphe got ready at his parents’ château with close friends and family, in rooms panelled in dark wood. Cufflinks, a grey waistcoat and tie, a few quiet minutes on his own, and then everyone sat down together for a laugh before leaving for the church.

Rodolphe fastening his cuffs by the window of a wood-panelled room at the château

Rodolphe smiling in his morning suit in the wood-panelled room

Two men dressing by the tall window of a dark panelled room, in black and white

Rodolphe buttoning his waistcoat over striped trousers, in black and white

Portrait of Rodolphe in his grey waistcoat and tie in a dark panelled room

Rodolphe and his friends in morning suits gathered in the sitting room by the fireplace

Rodolphe laughing with his friends on the sofas of a sitting room at the château

A wide view of the men in morning suits sitting along the sofas under tall windows

The church

The ceremony was in the church in Valentigney. Guests arrived on foot and by vintage car, children waited on the steps, and Stefania walked in on the red carpet with her long train behind her. Rodolphe smiled all the way through the vows and the rings, and then came the kiss.

Guests gathering in front of the sandstone church in Valentigney as a blue vintage car arrives

The headlights and grille of the blue vintage car outside the church

A guest holding the order of service among men in morning suits

Three children sitting on the steps of the church in Valentigney

Stefania walking into the church on the red carpet between the pews

The packed church seen from above as Stefania walks down the red carpet

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Rodolphe greeting Stefania at the front of the church

Guests in the pews singing from their orders of service

Stefania’s long lace train spread on the red carpet before the altar

A flower girl walking past the front pews beside Stefania’s train, in black and white

Rodolphe and Stefania standing side by side at the front of the church, in black and white

Rodolphe holding Stefania’s hand for the rings beside the officiant

Rodolphe and Stefania smiling at each other during the ceremony, in black and white

The full congregation in the pews below the gallery, in black and white

A flower girl sitting alone on a wooden pew, in black and white

Stefania and Rodolphe kissing at the front of the church, in black and white

Stefania and Rodolphe at the front of the church under the round window, in black and white

Guests in morning suits gathering on the church steps after the ceremony

Out of the church

They came out to a shower of petals and cheers on the church steps, with the bridesmaids in pale blue all around them. Then the blue vintage car took them back to the château, past guests waving from the pavement.

Guests coming down the church steps in Valentigney

Stefania and Rodolphe walking out of the church through falling petals

Stefania laughing with her bridesmaids in pale blue outside the church

Guests crowding the church doorway, phones raised, as Stefania and Rodolphe come out

The blue vintage car leaving the church with Stefania and Rodolphe as guests wave

Portraits in the park

Back at the château we made portraits by the car in front of the ivy-covered house, then walked down through the park to the water, where the trees lean over the bank. A flower girl came along for a few frames, and Stefania’s train did the rest.

Stefania and Rodolphe by the blue vintage car in front of the ivy-covered château

Stefania and Rodolphe laughing beside the car and the roses at the château

Stefania walking across the lawn in front of the château, vintage cars behind

Rodolphe in his top hat and Stefania walking side by side on the lawn

Stefania smiling with her calla lilies, Rodolphe close behind her on the lawn

Stefania and Rodolphe with a flower girl holding a calla lily bouquet in the park

Stefania and Rodolphe walking hand in hand under the trees towards the water

Rodolphe kissing Stefania on the lawn with the château in the distance

Stefania standing by the water with her long train spread across the grass

Stefania under a leaning tree at the water’s edge, her train behind her

Portrait of Stefania with her hand on her heart and her calla lilies

Stefania and Rodolphe standing together under the trees by the water

Cocktails on the lawn

Dinner was set in a glass marquee in the park while the guests had drinks on the lawn in front of the house. Friends took selfies, the bridal party lined up in pale blue and navy, and the bridesmaids gathered for the bouquet.

The glass marquee on the lawn of the château park

A white table setting with a calla lily and greenery inside the glass marquee

Long white tables set for dinner inside the glass marquee

The ivy-covered château seen through the glass wall and chandeliers of the marquee

A red vintage car parked by the round topiary in front of the château

Guests chatting with glasses of champagne on the lawn during the cocktail hour

Guests and vintage cars in front of the château, framed by a blurred hedge

Two guests posing beside a pale blue vintage car in front of the ivy

Guests on the drive seen through the windscreen of a vintage car

Friends taking a selfie in front of the château during the cocktail hour

The bridal party in pale blue and navy lined up with Stefania and Rodolphe on the lawn

Stefania with her arms round her bridesmaids in pale blue in front of the ivy

Men in morning suits laughing together on the lawn in front of the château

Stefania and Rodolphe beside the row of vintage cars on the gravel drive

Stefania holding up her bouquet in front of the guests on the lawn

Bridesmaids waiting for the bouquet toss, seen past Stefania’s shoulder

Stefania laughing among guests on the gravel in front of the ivy-covered house

The glass marquee glowing among the dark trees after nightfall

Into the night

Stefania and Rodolphe opened the dance floor in the marquee, napkins went up in the air around the saxophone, and their friends lifted Stefania above the crowd. The croquembouche came out with sparklers, and the party went on late into the night.