Locations
Where we photograph
From home in the Vienne, across the Loire Valley. The towns and areas we cover, each with the venues worth knowing.
Poitiers · Vienne
Poitiers
The regional capital, half an hour from home, with estates all around it.
Tours · Indre-et-Loire
Tours
The capital of the Touraine, gateway to the great Loire châteaux.
Lencloître · Vienne
Lencloître
Home. The small town in the northern Vienne where we live and work.
Mirebeau · Vienne
Mirebeau
A Haut-Poitou wine town twenty minutes from home, vineyards all around.
Lusignan · Vienne
Lusignan
A historic town between Poitiers and Niort, with a prestigious estate.
Ligugé · Vienne
Ligugé
A wooded estate village ten minutes south of Poitiers.
Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé · Vienne
Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé
A quiet village in the eastern Vienne with a fairytale micro-wedding château.
Montbazon · Indre-et-Loire
Montbazon
The Indre valley south of Tours, home to a grand château-hotel.
Langeais · Indre-et-Loire
Langeais
A château town on the Loire between Tours and Chinon.
Bourgueil · Indre-et-Loire
Bourgueil
The red-wine village between the Loire and the forest, full of domaines.
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye · Maine-et-Loire
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
The royal abbey between Saumur and Chinon, a premium wedding setting.
Montreuil-Bellay · Maine-et-Loire
Montreuil-Bellay
A fortified château town on the Thouet, south of Saumur.
Doué-en-Anjou · Maine-et-Loire
Doué-en-Anjou
The troglodyte town south of Saumur, with wedding venues carved into the rock.
Orléans · Loiret
Orléans
The gateway to the Sologne châteaux, where the Loire turns west toward the great houses.
Blois · Loir-et-Cher
Blois
The heart of the château triangle, Chambord, Cheverny and the Sologne within half an hour.
Vouvray · Indre-et-Loire
Vouvray
The Touraine's most-chosen wedding-château commune, in the vineyards east of Tours.
Amboise · Indre-et-Loire
Amboise
The royal town on the Loire, a flagship wedding destination between Tours and Blois.
Montlouis-sur-Loire · Indre-et-Loire
Montlouis-sur-Loire
A wine town on the Loire opposite Vouvray, ten minutes from Tours.