Loir-et-Cher · Huisseau-sur-Cosson · Loire Valley
Wedding photographer at
Château des Grotteaux
Château des Grotteaux stands at Huisseau-sur-Cosson, fifteen minutes east of Blois inside the Chambord triangle. A 1620 Loire château, sometimes called the smallest of the great châteaux, with a park crossed by the Cosson river. 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
Built in 1620, the Grotteaux is a classic small Loire château set in a river park within the Chambord, Blois and Cheverny triangle, the dense heart of the Loire Valley wedding country.
Why les Grotteaux suits the way we work
The Grotteaux is made for a photographer who walks: a park of century old trees, the Cosson running through it, an Eiffel-style footbridge, an old mill, vineyard slopes. That is a dozen different backdrops within one estate, each with its own light, for portraits that never repeat.
The orangery seats a hundred and ten and the day carries up to two hundred for the cocktail, and the owners run the place in English for the international couples who find it.
Where your day photographs
The park and the Cosson
Century old trees and a river running through, an Eiffel footbridge and a mill, a dozen backdrops in one estate.
The orangery
Up to a hundred and ten seated, a bright room opening onto the park.
The 1620 façade
A calm classical front for an arrival or a wide portrait.
The vineyard slopes
Rows and low light at the edge of the estate for the couple away from the guests.
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 des Grotteaux 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 des Grotteaux?+
The orangery seats up to a hundred and ten, with up to two hundred for the cocktail.
Are you available to photograph weddings at Château des Grotteaux?+
Yes. We photograph weddings across France and beyond. Château des Grotteaux 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 des Grotteaux 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 les Grotteaux is approaching, write to us anyway, it costs nothing to check availability.
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