Paris Wedding Photographer
Natural, elegant wedding photography for couples celebrating their wedding, elopement or intimate ceremony in Paris.
Wedding photography from€1,450
Weddings & elopements · Paris · Available worldwide
Your Paris wedding, beautifully documented
From the quiet moments before the ceremony to the last dance, we capture the atmosphere, emotions and people that make your wedding yours.
Packages · Paris
Choose your Paris wedding coverage
Final pricing depends on your date, location and coverage. Travel, where there is any, is itemised at cost.
1–2 hours
Elopement
From€850
For intimate ceremonies and destination elopements.
- 1–2 hours of photography
- A planning consultation and location guidance
- Timing planned around sunrise or sunset for your date
- Help with permits where a location needs one
4–5 hours
Half Day
From€1,450
For couples who want the ceremony, portraits and key moments of the celebration.
- 4–5 hours of photography
- A planning call and a written photography timeline
- Ceremony, family photographs, portraits and the start of the celebration
- A preview set within seven days
8–10 hours
Full Day
From€2,250
Complete coverage from preparations through the reception.
- 8–10 hours of photography
- A second photographer available as an addition
- A planning call, a written timeline and a family list agreed in advance
- A preview set within seven days
Marrying away from home? Destination Wedding coverage — the full day, with travel planned around it — from €2,950. How destination weddings work
Why couples choose us
More than beautiful photographs
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A calm experience
Guidance when you need it, without turning your wedding into a photoshoot. Most of the day we are simply there, and you will forget we are.
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Destination experience
Comfortable working with international couples, travel schedules and unfamiliar venues — including the ones none of us has seen until the week of the wedding.
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Professional backup
Professional equipment, every frame written to two memory cards at once, and your images backed up off-site within twenty-four hours.
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Clear communication
Straightforward packages, transparent pricing and a simple booking process. You always know what happens next, and what it costs.
Our promises
What every couple can count on
Nothing is published without your consent
No blog post, no portfolio entry, no social post, no submission to a publication. Your wedding is private by default and stays private unless you write to say otherwise. A non-disclosure agreement is signed on request and at no cost.
You meet your photographer before the day
The photographer on your wedding is the one you spoke to, and if a second is added you are told who they are in advance. Both have read the timeline and know the venue. Nobody learns your names that morning.
A preview in seven days, everything in eight weeks
A preview set within seven days of the wedding, and the complete edited set within eight weeks — four for an elopement. Those are commitments rather than estimates. If we are ever going to miss one, you hear it from us before the date passes.
Your archive is kept, and it is yours
Full-resolution files, a private online archive, and a print release for personal use with no expiry and no territory limit. You are never asked to buy back your own photographs.
How it works
From your first message to your wedding gallery
01
Tell us about your plans
Send your date, location and a few details about your wedding. It takes two minutes.
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Check availability
We confirm availability — usually within 24 hours — and recommend the coverage that fits your plans.
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Plan your photography
We discuss the timeline, locations, light and anything important to you, and a booking deposit holds the date.
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Enjoy your day
We photograph the moments naturally and deliver your finished gallery after the wedding — a preview within a week.
Local knowledge
Getting married in Paris?
What matters for your photographs here: the places, the hours and the practicalities — from planning weddings in Paris, not from a travel guide.
Portrait locations
- Place Dauphine and the Pont Neuf. A quiet triangular square of chestnut trees on the île de la Cité, a few steps from the oldest bridge in the city.
- Palais-Royal gardens and colonnades. Clipped lime trees, arcades and the striped columns in the courtyard.
- Jardin du Luxembourg. Formal lawns, the Medici fountain and green metal chairs.
The best light
- April to June. Chestnut blossom, long bright evenings and changeable weather.
- July to August. Hot, and half the city is away.
- September to November. The photographer’s season.
Popular venues
- Shangri-La Paris — Former princely residence, 16th
- Pavillon Vendôme — Art Deco reception rooms, Place Vendôme
- Château de Villette — Seventeenth-century château, north-west of Paris
- Pavillon Dauphine — Nineteenth-century pavilion, 16th arrondissement
Good to know
- The classic locations are public and busy from mid-morning.
- Commercial or tripod-based photography on public land is regulated differently from handheld personal photography, and several gardens and monuments set their own rules for professional shoots.
- A French civil marriage generally requires one of you, or a parent, to have lived in the commune for at least a month beforehand, which is why most international couples marry at home and hold a ceremony here.
The full Paris guide
Wedding photography in Paris
We photograph elopements and weddings in Paris — at the Trocadéro and on the île de la Cité, in Montmartre and the Palais-Royal, in reception rooms and hôtels particuliers, and at châteaux outside the city.
The difficulty here is not finding a beautiful place. It is finding one that will be quiet at the hour you need it, which is a question about the date and the sun rather than about taste.
Paris was rebuilt in the nineteenth century in a single material, to a single height, with a single roofline — which is why it photographs as a coherent thing in a way no other capital does. Everything is the same warm limestone. Everything reflects the same colour back into the shadows. You can photograph in almost any street in the centre and the pictures will belong together.
Paris is a city people elope to, and we treat that as a craft rather than a cliché. The work is in the preparation: a route chosen for where the sun actually is at that hour on that date, the famous views taken first while they are still empty, and the quieter streets saved for when the city fills.
For weddings with guests the city is a different proposition. Paris is a place people elope to far more than it is a place people move a hundred guests to, and the weddings that suit it reflect that: small, short, and built around the two of you in the streets rather than a room full of tables.
The best wedding photography locations in Paris
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Place Dauphine and the Pont Neuf
A quiet triangular square of chestnut trees on the île de la Cité, a few steps from the oldest bridge in the city. Soft light under the trees at almost any hour, and calm early on a weekend morning.
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Palais-Royal gardens and colonnades
Clipped lime trees, arcades and the striped columns in the courtyard. The arcades give open shade on a bright day, and the gardens are quiet in the morning.
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Jardin du Luxembourg
Formal lawns, the Medici fountain and green metal chairs. Best in the soft light of the early morning or on a grey autumn day. The Senate, which runs the garden, sets its own rules for professional photography, so it is checked before it goes into a plan.
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Montmartre, Rue de l’Abreuvoir
A sloping cobbled lane with the pink house and ivy-covered walls, and the city below from the top of the hill. Very early morning before the visitors climb up.
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Trocadéro at first light
The public terraces facing the tower across the river. By mid-morning they are crowded; everything that looks effortless in the photographs you have seen happened before the city woke up.
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Pont de Bir-Hakeim
An iron viaduct with a colonnaded walkway and the tower across the river. Structured and graphic, and quiet at sunrise.
Popular wedding venues in Paris
Places couples choose between here, and how each behaves for photographs. A list, not a list of partners: we recommend nowhere for a fee.
Shangri-La Paris
Former princely residence, 16th
Salons with tall windows facing the tower. Gilding and mirrors throw light around a room in a way that suits available light and defeats a flash.
Pavillon Vendôme
Art Deco reception rooms, Place Vendôme
A 1930s hall of marble and murals with tall bay windows onto a courtyard off the Place Vendôme — daylight indoors, which few rooms in central Paris offer at this size.
Château de Villette
Seventeenth-century château, north-west of Paris
Formal gardens on an axis, with room for a full guest list. Far enough out that the light is country light rather than city light.
Pavillon Dauphine
Nineteenth-century pavilion, 16th arrondissement
Built for the 1878 Exposition and later moved to the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, with gardens and terraces around it. Green outdoor space inside the city, and salons with light on more than one side.
When to marry in Paris, and at what hour
April to June
Chestnut blossom, long bright evenings and changeable weather. The loveliest the city gets.
July to August
Hot, and half the city is away. Quieter streets, harder light, and very long days.
September to November
The photographer’s season. Soft grey days that suit the stone, low gold light on the facades, and the river fogging in the early morning.
The kind of place
- Hôtels particuliers — private mansions behind courtyard gates
- Grand hotel salons with mirrors, gilding and enormous windows
- The bridges, quays and gardens, which are public and free and where most of the portraits happen
- Châteaux within an hour of the city, for a wedding with guests
Planning a wedding in Paris
- The classic locations are public and busy from mid-morning. Anything at the Trocadéro, on the Pont Alexandre III or in front of the tower is photographed at dawn or not at all.
- Commercial or tripod-based photography on public land is regulated differently from handheld personal photography, and several gardens and monuments set their own rules for professional shoots. We work handheld and check the route in advance.
- A French civil marriage generally requires one of you, or a parent, to have lived in the commune for at least a month beforehand, which is why most international couples marry at home and hold a ceremony here. The mairie confirms the details.
- August is genuinely quiet in the city; many small venues and restaurants are closed for the month.
Most couples in Paris book our elopement coverage: one photographer for two hours, from €850, with the place and the timing planned for you — the famous views first, while they are still empty, then a walk through the quieter streets as the city fills. Exact pricing comes in reply to your inquiry.
A longer elopement is €1,200 for up to five hours if you want a ceremony, a walk and lunch, planned around the light and a route that does not spend the morning in traffic. A wedding with guests usually starts with Full Day coverage at €2,000, and where it is at a château outside the city we treat the drive as part of the schedule rather than a gap in it.
Travel is quoted separately, at cost. Preview within seven days, the complete set within four weeks for an elopement and eight for a wedding, in a private online gallery with full-resolution downloads and a personal print release. Nothing published without your written consent.
More questions about Paris
- How much does a wedding photographer cost in Paris?
- An elopement starts at €650 for two hours with one photographer, including planning the place and the timing. Half Day coverage starts at €1,200 (up to five hours), Full Day coverage at €2,000 (up to ten), and a full destination day at a château at €2,800. Every booking is quoted individually, with travel at cost, and your exact quote comes in reply to your inquiry.
- How far ahead should we book in Paris?
- An elopement can often be arranged a few weeks out, though spring and autumn weekends fill first. For a wedding with guests at a château in summer, nine to fifteen months ahead is typical.
- How early is early enough at the Eiffel Tower?
- First light, and that is not an exaggeration. By mid-morning the Trocadéro terraces are crowded. Every session people love from this city happened before the city was awake.
- Where do the portraits happen if it rains in Paris?
- Under cover, and the city is well made for it. The arcades of the Palais-Royal and the glass-roofed covered passages such as the Galerie Vivienne give dry, even light, and wet stone and reflections in the quays photograph better than most couples expect.
- Can we elope in Paris?
- Yes, and the city suits it better than a large wedding. A symbolic ceremony in a garden or on a quiet quay, then a walk across the île de la Cité at first light, fits comfortably into two to five hours. Elopements start at €850 for two hours.
- Can we legally marry in Paris?
- A civil marriage in Paris takes place at the mairie of the arrondissement where one of you, or a parent, has lived for at least a month beforehand. Most international couples therefore marry legally at home and hold a symbolic ceremony here; your planner or the mairie will confirm your situation.
- Do we need a permit?
- Handheld photography in the streets and on the bridges, which is how we work here, is generally fine. A tripod, a light stand or anything that looks like a production is a different category, and some gardens and monuments have their own rules for professional shoots; we check your route and tell you which category your plan falls into.
- Which month is best?
- September to November is the photographer’s season: soft grey days that suit the stone, low gold on the facades, the river fogging early. April and May give you blossom and long bright evenings with less reliable weather.
Questions
Something else on your mind? Ask it when you check your date — every inquiry is answered personally.
Wedding photography in Paris: your questions
How much does wedding photography in Paris cost?
Elopements start from €850 for one to two hours, a Half Day from €1,450 and a Full Day from €2,250. The final price depends on your date, location and coverage, and any travel is itemised at cost — we send an exact quote when we reply.
How far in advance should we book?
Nine to fifteen months ahead is usual for a weekend between May and October, and the most popular dates go first. Weekdays and elopements can often be arranged with less notice, so a closer date is always worth asking about.
Do you photograph intimate weddings and elopements?
Yes — often. An elopement or a wedding of a dozen guests gets the same care as a large one, with coverage from €850 for one to two hours and help choosing the places and the hour.
Can you photograph weddings at our venue?
Almost certainly. We work at venues across Paris and beyond, and if we have not photographed yours we plan it from the light, the layout and the timeline before the day. Tell us the venue when you check your date.
Do you travel outside Paris?
Yes. We photograph weddings across France, the rest of Europe and the United States. Travel is quoted separately, itemised and at cost, so you can see exactly what it adds.
How many photographs will we receive?
It depends on the day rather than the clock: a full day usually comes to several hundred edited photographs, an elopement fewer. We do not set a minimum, because a number becomes a target — everything worth keeping is delivered.
When will we receive our gallery?
A preview within seven days, then the complete edited gallery within eight weeks for a wedding and four weeks for an elopement, with high-resolution downloads and personal printing rights.
Do you require a deposit to book?
Yes. A short agreement and a booking deposit reserve your date, and the deposit is part of the total, not added to it. The balance is due before the wedding.
What happens if the weather changes?
We plan a covered alternative for the portraits with you before the day and adapt the timing on the day itself. Soft rain and cloud can make beautiful photographs; nobody is sent out into a storm.
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Planning your wedding in Paris?
Tell us your date, location and plans. We’ll check availability and help you choose the right coverage for your day.
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