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Château La Durantie: A Helpful Wedding Venue Guide There is a road that leads from the small village of Lanouaille into the private grounds of Château La Durantie, and by the time you have driven it for the first time you already understand something essential about the property. The long stone wall on the left, […]
Château de la Gaude: A Wedding Venue Guide for Aix-en-Provence There is a particular kind of wedding venue that changes the way you think about a place. Not just the setting — the region, the light, the feeling of being somewhere that has been lived in and loved for centuries. Château de la Gaude did […]
Chateau de Varennes: A Complete Wedding Venue Guide for South Burgundy, France There is a particular kind of arrival that I think every couple deserves on their wedding day — the moment the car turns through the gates and the property appears and something about it simply confirms that yes, this is the right place. […]
The Best Season to Get Married in France: A Photographer’s Guide After Almost Two Years in Paris I lived in Paris for almost two years, and it changed the way I think about everything — including photographing weddings and elopements. Before I lived here, I understood France the way most destination couples understand it: beautiful […]
The 30 Most Beautiful Wedding Venues in France France has long been one of the most romantic places in the world to get married. From historic châteaux surrounded by gardens to vineyard estates in the countryside and luxurious hotels along the French Riviera, the country offers some of the most breathtaking wedding venues anywhere. Many […]
10 Stunning Chateau Wedding Venues in France & How To Plan Your Destination Wedding Abroad With Ease
10 Chateau Wedding Venues in France & How To Plan Your Destination Wedding Abroad No Chateau wedding venues in France planning guide is complete without the wedding venues themselves. After 17 years of photographing weddings and elopements across France, these are the chateau wedding venues I know and recommend across different regions, budgets, and styles. […]
Plan a Romantic Château Wedding in France: A Helpful Guide For Planning a Wedding in France When couples first reach out to me about a château wedding in France, they almost always have the same starting point: they have found a venue that took their breath away, they know they want it, and they are […]
The 7 Best Hotel Wedding Venues in France When couples come to me asking about France as a destination for their wedding, one of the first questions I ask is whether they are drawn to the complete flexibility of a private château or the comprehensive hospitality infrastructure of a luxury hotel wedding venue in France. […]
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Every wedding tells a story. My job is to find the most beautiful way to tell yours. Through the candid moments that happen when no one is looking to the details you spent months choosing and the in-between frames that end up meaning the most. Art and emotion, together in every image.
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ABOUT Courtney
Photography found me before I found it. I grew up watching my grandfather frame a shot, learning without realizing I was learning. When my youngest was born in 2009, I picked up a camera to capture my own kids — and somewhere between the first roll and the hundredth wedding, it became the thing I couldn't imagine not doing.
What keeps me going after 17 years is the same thing that started it all: a genuine love for people and an obsession with preserving the moments that matter. I still travel the world every year to learn from the best photographers working today. Not because I have to. Because I can't imagine stopping.
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