Within ninety minutes of Paris, the Île-de-France region contains some of the most extraordinary wedding venues in France. The great châteaux — Vaux-le-Vicomte, Chantilly, Fontainebleau, and dozens of privately owned estates — offer a scale and grandeur that Paris itself cannot provide. For a couple who wants France as context rather than Paris as backdrop, […]

The locations I return to for Paris couples photoshoots — and why each one works. Not the standard list.

Paris changes completely with the seasons — and for a wedding photographer in Paris, each season offers a completely different set of tools. The spring light is soft and even, filtered through newly opened leaves. Summer brings long golden evenings that last until 10pm. Autumn wraps the city in amber and fog. Winter gives you […]