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Wedding in Sanary sur mer By PG Photography Wedding photographer France.

After much deliberation, Stéphanie and Paul decided to get married in the last week of August. Luck for them, the horrible weather of the previous weeks had finally cleared up and the sun had come out at last. The priest was slightly late in arriving for the ceremony and so the guests had were all waiting on the sea front where it was bizarre to see so many people with umbrellas, on the beach, on such a glorious day. Paul really should have metioned when we first met that his dad was an old colleague of mine who has now taken his reitrement. Luckily I had completely forgotten this as it surely who have made me a little stressed. The only worry that we had on the day was that the CD player in the church would not play the music that had been prepared for the cermony. Luckily I had brought my laptop with me and so the best man and myself franticly ran across the Port and into the town centre where my car was parked to collect it. Whilst running back to the church, at much the same pace, i was carrying the open laptop in my arms so that we could burn a new CD “En Route”.  At my age this task was quite taxing and I looked rather like Danny Glover in the film “L’arme Fatale”.

The evening got off to a great start in Pierrefeu at a superb venue which was previously unknown to me. I would recommend this venue to other couples as the prices were, for once, quite reasonable.

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Stéphanie and Paul from Sanary sur mer

Where, when and how did you meet?

It was the 24th Novemeber 2007 in 113 Café during a drunken evening for Paul and a girls night out for me. He literally fell at my feet that night (hee hee hee) when he was walking over to come to talk to me!!!

One week later we met up again. Both my friends and his friends had advised us individually to play it cool.

Even so, Paul gave me his number perhaps because I didn’t want to give him mine. The next day, he came by to the shop where I was working at the time, under the pretext that he wanted to buy something (his smelly feet were the first thing to be put in the hall of shame!!!) but I reassured myself that he had not actually come to buy anything and that in fact he had come because he wanted to see me again. That evening we danced our first slow dance together and we have been together ever since.

Our first kiss was on the 4th of December in a shisha bar where we seemed to be the only two people in the world.

Wedding location : Civil ceremony was held in the mairie in Sanary sur mer

Religious ceremony : Saint Nazaire church in Sanary sur mer

Reception : Le domaine du Pourret in Pierrefeu du Var

Menu du repas de la soirée :

Mille-feuille de St Jacques au curry

Turbot pôché au lait, risotto du domaine et brochette de reinette poêlée

Trou normand

Filet de boeuf rossini chartreuse d’asperge et friture d’herbes aromatiques

croustillant de chèvre salade de jeunes pousses quenelle de mousse de noix

Pièce montée déguisée de choux et nougatine

fontaine de chocolat accompagnée de fruits frais, bonbons, mignardises et verrines

Jewelry:

Engagement Ring : Histoire d’or

Wedding rings : Marc Orian

Hair : Jean Louis David Salon in the shopping centre at  Mayol

Make-up : “L’instant pour moi”

Shoes : Dejean for me , for him Marine Nationale (hee hee hee)

Lingerie : Wacoal et Chantelle

DJ and lighting: Melvis Bouvey Professional impersonator of Elvis Presley

Wedding dress : Déborah Marseille, rue de Rome ( Cosmobella )

Grooms Suit : Tenue de cérémonie Marine Nationale

Florist : Fleuriste Sanary sur mer

Witnesses for Groom: Taylor Bravo friend from the army and Sébastien Carrugi childhood friend

What can you tell us about them ? : Taylor is like an iron hand in a velvet glove, he has a big heart and  Sébastien is a very complex guy but he is very kind

Witnesses for the bride : Ophélie Renaud  and Jimmy Chianese both very close friends of the bride

What can you tells us about them: Ophélie is an adorable crazy blonde and Jimmy has all the class of an Italian in every circumstance, I have unforgettable memories of both of them

How and where did Paul propose ? : We were at Disneyland in Paris during an easter break. We were in the Cinderella hotel amongst Disney PRinces and Princesses and in front of a tearful, surprised crowd, It was very moving and the hotel said it was the first time someone had proposed there.

What is your favourite memory of your wedding or the best moment for you :

Stéphanie: the floods of tears I shared with my Dad before entering the church

Paul: my arrival at the mairie

Honeymoon : a tour of Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles which was a gift from all of our guests

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I wish you both all the best and should your honeymoon overlap my trip to America we must try to met up again in Vegas to take some crazy photos

Here is a slideshow which sums up some of the best moments of the wedding followed by some of my personal favourite photos

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.

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.

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 :

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 Monaco . Engagement Shooting in Boston by PG Photography wedding Photographer France Monaco. http://www.pgphotography.eu/

We all have waited for this shooting for so long. Mmany times postponed, then cancelled it was later rescheduled because of the Volcano cloud and finaly took place early in May. Unstead of a quick trip in and return just for the session I decides to plan a whole week to travel around in New England. A week that was fantastically finalized by this overwhelming shooting along the shore of the Charles River

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Les mariages britanniques ont ceci de particulier qu’il y règne une atmosphère plus solennelle, une intensité, une dramaturgie que nous avons oubliées en France. Arlen and Matthew have lived in the Golfe of Saint Tropez for the past few years and preside in the yachting industry and property management. For thier wedding they chose the superb location “Villa Ithaka” with it’s immense exotic garden situated in the hills of Ramatuelle.

Thanks to the help of  Arlene’s large family and meticulous organistation a string of frenzied activites ruled down to the religious ceremony. In fact Matthew had forgotten to shave and I had to edit all of the photos.

You can imagine the ambiance of the evening with two Scottish rugy teams making up the guest list.

Here are a few photos before the full album will be publish in a few weeks.

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Toutes ces dames se préparent ensembles avec beaucoup de sérieux mais dans la bonne humeur générale

Pour pouvoir contrôler l’état de sa coiffure Arlene devait monter sur un pouf pour se voir de miroir à miroir.

Oups… j’ai du me tromper de porte !

Ces deux chaises semblaient se tenir la main comme pour participer de la fête

Cette Lady conforte sa voisine et amie qui vient d’éclater en sanglots

Un écossais, blanc comme un linge, les pieds dans l’eau sous un palmier tourne à l’écrevisse sous le soleil de la Riviera ! Chercher l’erreur.

Un toast au marié. Mais où est il donc ? Retournez vous jeunes gens il est derrière vous.

Les papparazzis sont vraiment partout à Saint-Tropez !