Loir-et-Cher · Chémery · Sologne
Wedding photographer at
Château de Chémery
Château de Chémery lies south of Blois, a listed monument on the edge of the Sologne, entered over an ancient drawbridge. A transition castle from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance, with an orangery and a green theatre in the courtyard, and a full weekend formula. One of the Loir-et-Cher venues we would love to photograph.
From our own weddings. We have not yet photographed here, and we would love to.
The château
A monument historique spanning the passage from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, entered across a drawbridge, with a thirteenth century tower, an orangery reception hall and a green theatre in the courtyard.
Why Chémery suits the way we work
Chémery has the drama documentary photography can build a day around: a drawbridge entrance, a thirteenth century tower, a hundred and seventy-five square metre orangery, a green theatre carved into the courtyard. The transition from medieval stone to Renaissance is written into the walls.
It runs as a weekend, with lodging and breakfast on site for up to two hundred and twenty guests, so the celebration takes its time.
Where your day photographs
The drawbridge entrance
The arrival over ancient stone, a threshold that sets the whole day.
The orangery
A hundred and seventy-five square metres for the reception, up to two hundred and twenty.
The green theatre
Clipped hedges shaping a stage in the courtyard, for the ceremony or the cocktail.
The thirteenth century tower
Old stone rising over the court, a frame for a portrait at dusk.
How we would photograph your day
We came to weddings from photojournalism. We observe, we anticipate, we capture what happens without interrupting it. No posing, no staging the facade, no asking anyone to do it again.
We always work as two. While one of us is at the ceremony, the other is watching the faces. That second pair of eyes is the difference between a record of the venue and a record of your day.
Getting there, and what it costs
We are based in Lencloître, in the Vienne, and travel regularly across France and Europe. Château de Chémery is in the Loir-et-Cher; we quote travel there case by case, depending on distance and logistics, always transparently.
Our packages start at 3,190 €, both photographers for the full day, all edited images included.
Why us
This Is Reportage, TOP 20 Storytellers in the World, 2022. WPJA, TOP 50 Photographers in the World, 2021 and 2022. 232 international awards across sixteen years, judged anonymously from real weddings.
337 weddings photographed since 2009, across Europe. We are based in the Vienne, we speak French, English and Romanian, and we always work as a duo.
"We planned our whole wedding around being able to work with them. The way they naturally blend in while capturing every emotion, warm, humane, and so easy to work with."
"It only took five minutes to realise they were the friends we wanted to pay to be at our wedding."
Frequently asked questions
How many guests for a wedding at Château de Chémery?+
Up to two hundred and twenty guests, with lodging on site for a full weekend.
Are you available to photograph weddings at Château de Chémery?+
Yes. We photograph weddings across France and beyond. Château de Chémery is in the Loir-et-Cher, and we quote travel there case by case, depending on distance and logistics, always transparently.
How much does a wedding photographer at Château de Chémery cost?+
Our packages start at 3,190 €. That covers both photographers for the full day, from preparations to the evening, with all the edited images delivered in a private online gallery.
Do you work as two photographers?+
Always. Cristina and Petrică cover every wedding together, two angles at once. After sixteen years and 337 weddings, we coordinate without needing to speak.
Do you speak English?+
Yes, fluently. We work in French, English and Romanian, which matters for the international couples and mixed families who so often marry in this part of France.
How far in advance should we book?+
Most couples book 12 to 18 months ahead, and peak summer dates go first. If your date at Chémery is approaching, write to us anyway, it costs nothing to check availability.
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