Loir-et-Cher · Mont-près-Chambord · Loire Valley
Wedding photographer at
Manoir de Clénord
Manoir de Clénord sits at Mont-près-Chambord, fifteen minutes from Blois and a short drive from Chambord itself. An eighteenth century manor with five centuries of history and a seventeen hectare park of French-style gardens. 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
An eighteenth century manor with five centuries of history, set in a seventeen hectare park of French-style gardens near Chambord, with a cour d'honneur, a terrace and an orangery for the reception.
Why Clénord suits the way we work
Clénord has the manor-house intimacy documentary photography loves, with the grandeur of formal gardens: a cour d'honneur for the arrivals, a terrace for the cocktail, seventeen hectares of clipped and open ground for the portraits. It sleeps thirty, so the wedding party is together from the first morning.
The orangery seats a hundred and forty, and the owners run an English-language service for the international couples drawn to the Chambord triangle.
Where your day photographs
The cour d'honneur
The formal court for the arrivals, a clean symmetrical frame for the whole party.
The French gardens
Seventeen hectares clipped and open, long perspectives for the couple portraits.
The orangery
Up to a hundred and forty seated, a bright room for the dinner.
The terrace
For the cocktail hour, the guests loose and unposed before dinner.
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. Manoir de Clénord 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 Manoir de Clénord?+
The orangery seats up to a hundred and forty guests, with thirty sleeping on site.
Are you available to photograph weddings at Manoir de Clénord?+
Yes. We photograph weddings across France and beyond. Manoir de Clénord 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 Manoir de Clénord 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 Clénord is approaching, write to us anyway, it costs nothing to check availability.
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