The Opéra Garnier is, without question, one of the most visually overwhelming spaces in Paris. The gilded ceilings, the red velvet, the Chagall ceiling in the auditorium, the grand staircase. Has defined a certain idea of Parisian grandeur for over a century. For a wedding photographer, it is simultaneously a gift and a challenge. And […]

There is a version of Paris that exists before the tour groups arrive. Before the selfie sticks appear at the Trocadéro. Before the light turns flat. I photograph in that window — and for couples who choose to elope here, it is the version of the city that belongs to them. Eloping in Paris is […]

Paris has no shortage of beautiful rooms. What it has, in abundance, is a particular kind of light. Light falls through tall windows onto stone floors. Gilded ceilings absorb it late in the afternoon. It catches on champagne glasses and silk and the grain of old wood. The venues that work best for wedding photography […]