Vienne · Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé
Wedding photographer at
Château de la Boutinière
Château de la Boutinière, near Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé in the Vienne, is a fairytale of a venue we would love to photograph. Fifty-two acres of parkland and woodland, a château built for intimate, unhurried weddings. If you are marrying here, this is what we would bring.
Why la Boutinière suits the way we work
La Boutinière is made for the small, slow wedding, open lawns to the front, trees framing the estate behind, and accommodation on site so the whole thing feels like a house party rather than an event.
For documentary photography, that intimacy is everything. When the guest list is short and everyone stays, the day belongs to the couple, and so do the photographs.
Where your day photographs
The steps and gardens
Where the ceremony takes place, in fifty-two acres of parkland.
The wedding garden
A flower arch, a fountain and an illuminated pond, an English-run garden made for the day.
The barn and terrace
For the wedding breakfast and the evening celebration.
The grand dining hall
Long shared tables under one roof, intimate by design.
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
la Boutinière is under an hour away. We live in Lencloître, in the Vienne, and travel to weddings in the Vienne and the Loire Valley is included in our packages, with no surcharge.
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 la Boutinière?+
It is built for small, intimate weddings, with the estate sleeping around twenty-two guests on site.
Are you available to photograph weddings at Château de la Boutinière?+
Yes. la Boutinière is exactly the kind of venue we travel to. We are based in Lencloître, in the Vienne, and travel to weddings in the Vienne and the Loire Valley is included in our packages, with no surcharge.
How much does a wedding photographer at Château de la Boutinière 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 la Boutinière is approaching, write to us anyway, it costs nothing to check availability.
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