Charente · Pérignac
Wedding photographer at
Château de Lerse
Château de Lerse, near Pérignac in the Charente, is a fifteenth century château set in two hundred and sixty acres of gardens and sloping countryside, reached by a long tree-lined avenue. Intimate and romantic, it is a venue we would love to photograph.
Why Lerse suits the way we work
Lerse trades grandeur for intimacy. The long approach, the gardens falling away into the Charente countryside, a covered courtyard for a hundred and twenty or a barn for two hundred, all of it built around closeness rather than spectacle.
That is the register documentary photography does best. Its season runs May to October, when the light in this part of France is long and soft, and it holds up whatever the weather.
Where your day photographs
The covered courtyard
Weather-proof, up to a hundred and twenty guests.
The interior barn
The larger space, up to two hundred.
The grounds
A vast estate of gardens and sloping Charente countryside, at its best May to October.
The fifteenth century château
The house itself, a calm backdrop for a portrait.
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 Lerse is in the Charente; 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 Lerse?+
The covered courtyard holds up to a hundred and twenty guests, the interior barn up to two hundred.
Are you available to photograph weddings at Château de Lerse?+
Yes. We photograph weddings across France and beyond. Château de Lerse is in the Charente, and we quote travel there case by case, depending on distance and logistics, always transparently.
How much does a wedding photographer at Château de Lerse 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 Lerse is approaching, write to us anyway, it costs nothing to check availability.
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