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Wedding in Mougins and Antibes by PG photography french wedding Photographer Cannes.

I got to know Sonia during the preperations for the wedding of Francoise and David at La Font du Broc in 2008. Myself, the bride, the videographer and a few other girls have such a great morning. So when Sonia introduced me to her fiancé, Christian and asked me to be the photographer at their wedding, I didn’t hesitate for a second. With Sonia’s excellent attention to detail we agreed on an exclusive package for which Sonia now holds the Copyright!! From now on I say to my clients, We’ll do a Sonia, LOL.

What can I say about this wedding? Lots of things in fact and I am not really sure where to begin. So from the beginning; I met up with Sonia, her cousin and her driver in a small beauty salon. The decor was magically and so we took advantage of the perfectly placed mirrors to take a few pictures under natural light in all its beauty. I must mention the beautician who was truly excellent at playing her role in the shoot, she deserves an Oscar.

I spent a big part of the day in the car, thank you GPS because travelling time between Cannes, Juan les Pins and Mougins on a Saturday is terrible. I then spent 45 minutes driving around Juan les pins to find a space beside the salon where I took pictures of the hair preparations.

I would like to mention the Priest from the parish of Saint Philomène in Cannet. His excellent sense of humour during the joyous ceremony merited all of the praise he got when guest left the church. It was see how well he communicated with the guests in this situation.

I hadn’t been to L’Auberge des Adrets in over 15 years and I had remembered it to be quite flattering. As soon as I walked in my impression was completely changed, it has been completely transformed over the years thanks to the many courting couples who have visited through the years. I would now describe this as a magically venue, full of charm and beautifully decorated.

Lastly a quick mention to our friend Jazz Barth, I love his fabulous répertoire, and who has been playing his saxophone for some years now and features in two or three of my favourite photos.

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Sonia and Christian from Mougins and Grasse

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Where, when and how did you meet?

We met online in a chat room, he was in the library at the University of Law in Perpignan, I was at Titinette’s place in Antibes, the “virtual” first meeting was on the 24 November 2004. Then a few months later Christian made the journey to Cannes so we could meet in person. That was on the 8th February 2004. Our first kiss was on the beach at lunch time in Cannes, WOW!!!

Wedding Location :  Civil ceremony was at the Mairie in Le Cannet

Religious Ceremony : Church of sainte Philomène  in le Cannet

Reception : Auberge des Adrets

Menu du repas de la soirée :

Magie d’un soir en provence

Saint Jacques juste rotie Tartare de courgettes et tomates cerises réduction de balsamique et estragon, coriandre et pignons de pins

Agneau de lait cuisson de 7heures Artichauts en barigoule, echalotte confites au sel, Rosti jus court au pistou

Brie de Meaux créme de Mascarpone et Truffes Noires

Pièce montée déguisée de choux et nougatine

Café Gourmand et miroir de macarons

Jewelry:

Engagement rings :  le Manége à Bijoux

Wedding rings :   Bijouterie Julien d’ORCEL

Hair : Salon Invent’if, Juan les Pins

Make up : Gloss le Cannet Salon

Shoes : Christian       BESSON Chaussure

Sonia          Carla Chaussure

Lingerie : Boutique REZZO Nice

DJ and lighting: Bruno Night and Day Production

Wedding dress : Complicité Cannes

Grooms suit : Complicité Cannes

Florist : BOURDIN Christelle Cours SALAYA Nice

Best man and Usher:  Marc CARLIER cousin and Lilian CAMILLERI cousin

What can you tell us about them ? : Marc is discreet and well mannered, loves “Pierre Richard” and Lilian has such a bg heart

Bridesmaids : Sarah RUBINO little sister and Carole REFALO best friend

What can you tell us about them ?: Sarah is sensitive yet strong and Carole is very sensible and a big softy at heart

When and how did Christian propose? : In the vieux port de Marseille, this is where we first really fell in love.

What was the best part of the day for you? :

Sonia: Entering the church in my Dad’s arms, full of emotion

Christian :  the same

Honeymoon : Balearic islands, a gift from Sonia’s parents, her sister and her Bridesmaid.

BElow there are two galleries with a selection of 300 of the best photos which I will soon give to the happy couple and on another note, the group photos will be available very soon on my website http://www.pgphotography.eu/ Select the French version on the client tab and it will ask you to tape a username and password which you will find on facebook or you can ask Sonia and Christian. You can also see the most viewed photos of this spectacular wedding.

The rest of the photos along with those taken at the demand of some of the guests will also be passed on to the happy couple. So if you can’t find the pictures that you are looking for in my galleries, I would suggest you speak to Sonia and Christian.

You can also order albums online. I don’t make up small orders so if you only want a few, you will have to print them yourself.

The wedding in Provence of Delia et Fabien  by PG Photography Wedding Photographer Aix en Provence

Though I really did spend a long time on the web I never found any such thing as an E-Guestbook for a wedding. If you happen to find something please let me know but in the meantime let me dream that i’ve realized a world premiere

The e-guestbook of Delia and Fabien’s Wedding in Aix en provence   Here are the first comments i received from their friends. Of course all future comments will be added as soon as I’ll get them

Naturally I let all your messages  in the original language even in other versions of the blog

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Ce que je voudrais dire, c’est que Delia et Fabien sont des personnes qui méritent à être connues;-) … Elle,  très discrète, curieuse, et pleine de vie! Lui passionné, présent et bien vivant                 ))))))))))… Ils sont tout simplement géniaux, plein de générosité envers les autres, ils méritent tout simplement que l’on les aime autant!!!!!!! ..  et Philippe Encore bravo pour votre travail  !!!! – LAURIANE

Franchement, un de les plus beaux mariages que j’ai jamais vu! Et en regardant les photos, c’est évident qu’on s’est éclaté!  Philippe, très bon travail en saisissant l’esprit de la journée avec tes photos – elles sont absolument magnifiques!!! – APRIL

Le 29 mai a été une journée mémorable pour Fabien et Délia ainsi que tous leurs invités. Un mariage exceptionnel célébré dans la très belle ville d’Aix-en-Provence suivi d’une réception dans un cadre fabuleux. Une journée gravée dans la mémoire de leur famille et leurs amis!!!!Encore un grand merci à Fabien et Délia de m’avoir choisi comme témoin, je vous embrasse très fort!!!! – VIRGINIE

Heureusement qu’on n’était pas plus nombreux sinon on aurait eu un problème pour tous rentrer sur la même photo… Merci Philippe pour ces très beaux souvenirs immortalisés et merci surtout à Délia et Fabien pour cette superbe journée que vous nous avez fait partager ! Que votre bel amour et votre bonheur soit « contagionnable » !!! – JULIA

A Délia et Fabien

Encore toutes nos félicitations !Votre envol vers les cieux du mariage était très réussi, que votre vie à deux soit aussi ensoleillée que cette journée. ”Le grand bonheur n’est fait que de petits riens heureux”, nous vous souhaitons un tas de petits riens heureux au quotidien…!!! - Haky et Fred

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A French and Brittish Wedding in Roquebrune. From Liverpool to Sainte Roseline for Mel and Graeme by PGPhotography Wedding Photographer France. http://www.pgphotography.eu/

I left Mel and Graeme on a warm and night of early June by the Albert Docks in Liverpool after a fantastic engagement shooting to meet with them again a month and a half later in the old village of Roquebrune where they had decided to plan their wedding. Though they both feared to be stressed on the big Day it was quite like a normal day. Have you ever heard of a wedding where absolutly nothing went wrong ?  I can now witness that it happens sometimes. A day as natural as the water coming out of the famous fountain in the middle of the old village of Roquebrune just facing the house where Mel and her brothers spent their hollydays in their chidhood.

If Mel managed to avoid the stress it might because her bridesmaids Sarah and Amy, and her sister in law Lidia spent half of the day with her  chatting and drinking Champagne while they all had their hair done in the village.

I haven’t seen if Graeme was stressed. I had promissed to bring him a dozen of beers at the church to help him face a possibly long wait by the altar. I fear that i forgot. Sorry Graeme once again a group of beautiful girls have distracted me from my duty – LOL

But in fact his must have been short as we where all perfectly on time at the church. After the ceremony came the highlight of the day as Mel and Graeme and her parents were expected by a threesome of old Citroen 2cv one blue one white and one red. I will never forget the sight of those three old cars on the small forgotten roads in the countryside behind La Bouverie and through La Motte. I am sure that Mel and Graeme deeply enjoyed every minutes they spent standing on the back seats of the old white “convertible” the hair floating in the wind ….. STOP – Oups sorry again Graeme -LOL

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Melina and  Graeme From Liverpool

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When, where and how did you first met? Bristol Balloon Festival in 2003
Did you hit it off from the get go? No- we lost touch in 2004 until a friend’s wedding in 2007

Transportation: Three 2 CV’s: Red, White and Blue
The Venue: Chateau Ste Roseline Les Arcs
How did you find your venue and why did you choose it? The setting is beautiful and it had the perfect feel for a summer wedding in the South of France

The Church: Eglise St Pierre-St Paul Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Wedding Planner: No wedding planner, organised it ourselves!

Menu:

Guests were served
Choice of canapés with their aperitif followed by
Scallops on a bed of tomato and avocado cream
Duck in lavender honey with sundried tomato and olive polenta
Warm goat’s cheese with green salad
Wedding cake
Fresh fruit
Selection of patisseries with coffee

Engagement Ring: Goldsmiths Newcastle
Wedding Rings: Goldsmiths Chester
Hairdresser: La fantastique Melissa
Make up: The beautiful Lidia
Shoes: Jasper Conran
Brides underwear: Jane Reger
DJ: ABC Animation
The dress: Maggie Sottero

Grooms attire: Simon Carter

Florist: La Rose d’Or, Le Muy – fantastic and affordable

Best man: Andy Snell (Graeme’s brother)

What to say about him: Best brother a man could have!

About his speech: Went very easy on Graeme! Well prepared and very well delivered.

Maids of Honor: Amy Fellows and Sarah Appleby
What to say about them: Beautiful, attentive and most of all, calming!

First Dance Song: Sharing the night together – Dr Hook
When, where and how did Graeme proposed: Graeme took me to the top of le rocher de Roquebrune one spring day in 2009 and gave me an engagement ring which he’d managed to hide from me all the way from the UK!

Best moment of the day

For Mel: Seeing Graeme standing at the altar and getting ready with the girls
For Graeme: Seeing Mel walk down the aisle and driving through the countryside in an open-top 2CV
Honeymoon: With so many places to choose from, the fun of planning has only just begun!
Advice for future couples who want to get married: Make sure everything you do is what you want – don’t make compromises.

My favorite picture of the day :

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While getting ready Mel, Sarah and Amy suddenly got mad dancing and shouting in front of the mirrors when a song which i cannot remenber burst out of the radio

Wedding in Sanary sur mer, engagement shooting with PGPhotography Wedding photographer France,  Saint Tropez and Saint Raphael. http://www.pgphotography.eu/

After a first contact a few month ago I’ve had no news from Stéphanie and Paul. In fact for some health problems they weren’t sure to be able to get married this year . I had then decided to take a week hollydays in Britanny for the very first time in years.  Two days before they call me back I had been proposed a huge wedding on the same week by one of my favourite english wedding Planner and had cancelled my trip to Britanny. A chance for them and for me as this morning i signed a third wedding on the same week.

We met one evening on my way back from Aix en provence in front of the Golden Island of Saint Raphael  Paul is the son of a former colleague and Stephanie graduated in  crime analysis. What a wonderful smile.

here are some pics of that meeting

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Engagement Session to prepare the wedding of Aurélie and Gilles in Antibes and Grasse by PGPhotography wedding photographer in Antibes / Mariage d’Aurélie et Gilles à Antibes et Grasse par PGPhotography photographe de mariage. http://www.pgphotography.eu/

In order to prepare their wedding in Antibes and Grasse and discuss about the photo shooting we met in Antibes at La Garoupe  with Aurélie and Gilles. They were both worried about how interacting with each other like almost any of the couples I see all along the year

That kind of meeting is very usefull to rehearse all the planning of the big day and anticipate many possible shots. It is also a very good mean for many young couples to realize it ain’t so difficult to feel at ease in such circumstances

Here are some pictures of that Session

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