FRENCH ALPS WEDDING FILMMAKER

Three things matter:1. Their style. Go through the portfolio and see whether the way they see things matches the way you do.2. How you get on. Your photographer will be beside you all day. You need to feel comfortable with them.3. Your budget. Rates vary with experience and with what's actually included. Booking someone who does this full time is what buys you a result you'll be happy with.

Rates vary a lot from one photographer to another — mostly with experience, equipment, and whether this is their full-time job or a sideline.My wedding packages are built around 12 hours of coverage, from getting ready to the dance floor:Photography from €1,990 · Film from €2,590 · Photo and film together on request.Each additional hour on the day is €175 for photography and €225 for film. Travel is included within an hour's drive of Grenoble.

Photographs within 7 days of the wedding at the latest. Photography is my full-time job, which is why I can sort and edit quickly — while the colours and the memories of your day are still fresh in my head.You'll get two links: a web-quality gallery to share with your guests straight away, and a super-HD version for printing — albums, posters, t-shirts, thank-you cards, whatever you like.Wedding films are delivered within three weeks on average, as a download link you can share however you want.

As little as possible. In both photo and film, I aim to bring back the true colours of your wedding day. I like the idea that you can recognise the exact shade of a suit, of the jewellery, of the flowers, of the light that afternoon — so you live the day again as if you were there.So no filters that would distort reality (though I'll admit to the occasional black-and-white portrait, because it's always elegant).And when it's needed, I use Photoshop — but only to remove a detail: the bottle of water sitting on the top table, the bit of salad stuck in an uncle's teeth, the bee tangled in the bride's hair.

I work as a photographer and filmmaker across the French Alps and the wider Rhône-Alpes region — from Lyon down to Valence, taking in Voiron, Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Annecy, Grenoble, Annemasse and Gap.But I can travel anywhere else in France too — there's no geographic limit. Travel time and costs are billed on top for weddings further afield, and I'll tell you exactly what that comes to before you book.Note that there's no travel fee at all within an hour's drive of Grenoble.

Yes. I've been a certified drone pilot since 2020, which means I can legally fly on your wedding day and bring back shots from above.Because of airspace permissions and the costs involved, I fly only over the wedding venue itself, when it's private property and the owners agree. Worth asking them early — in the Alps, those shots are usually the ones people remember.Drone footage is included in my packages at no extra charge.

Making an album is a very personal thing: the format, the paper, the page design, and above all choosing which images make the cut from everything I've sent you. That's a lot of decisions, and they're what make the book yours rather than mine.So I don't make albums — I'd rather you took the time to do it together, as something to work on over an evening or a rainy weekend.There's also the cost I'd have to pass on. I'd rather you put that money towards the film option, or towards having me there for longer on the day.

Picture this: across a 12-hour wedding I take around 3,000 frames. Once I've removed the duplicates, the blurred ones and the ones that say nothing, roughly 600 to 700 remain. From those I keep the ones that are genuinely worth it, and I edit, crop and correct each one by hand.I think that's the right number for a complete record of your wedding, without drowning you in near-identical frames you'll never do anything with.So yes, you can have everything if you want it — but believe me, it won't be much use.

Once we've made contact, the first step is a free 30-minute video call: to get to know each other, for you to tell me how you picture your wedding, and for me to explain how I work.After that I email you a detailed quote covering everything we discussed: hours of coverage, photo or film, the key moments of the day, the ceremony venues, and so on. That quote doubles as the contract between us.To hold your date in my diary for good, I ask for a 50% deposit by bank transfer. I confirm by email as soon as it arrives.Finally, we speak again two to three weeks before the wedding, so you can confirm the timeline and the practical details — addresses, a witness to contact, and anything else I need to know.

It has never happened, and I'll always do everything I can to make sure it never does. But in a genuine emergency, I refund your deposit in full.

If the date changes or the wedding is cancelled more than 12 months before the planned date, the deposit is refunded in full.If it changes or is cancelled less than 12 months before, the deposit is kept and not refunded.This is set out in the terms and conditions of the quote I send you.

I'd recommend Emeline at JOYAUX D'EM without hesitation. Her pieces are handmade, using traditional fine-jewellery techniques. Well worth a look if you want rings that are genuinely one of a kind. You'll find her at https://joyauxdem.com/

Absolutely — and we will, at least twice. By video call, or in person if you're in the Alps before the wedding. For couples planning from abroad this is the part that matters most: by the time you land in France, we'll have spoken three times and you'll know exactly how the day is going to run. That trust is what makes the photographs work.

Why not both? The photographer covers the whole of your day, while the photobooth gives your guests something fun to do. That said: nothing replaces the experienced eye and the judgement of a professional photographer.

I know how impatient you'll be to live the day again. That's why I send a first photograph the day after the wedding. The rest of the images follow within a few days, in a private gallery — and within 7 days at the latest. Your wedding film is delivered within three weeks on average.

Don't panic. Rain gets a bad reputation, but it can give your photographs an atmosphere nothing else will. I come prepared for anything and I'm used to finding alternatives indoors or under cover. The main thing is to stay relaxed and enjoy the day.

The perfect timing depends on your schedule. I often plan the shoot between the end of the drinks reception and the start of dinner, so your guests don't miss you. I always look for the best light, like the golden hour just before sunset, for photos that feel even more magical.

I travel throughout the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and the surrounding area: Grenoble, Chambéry, Annecy, Aix-les-Bains, Pontcharra, Pont de Beauvoisin, Voiron, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Valence… Feel free to get in touch directly, wherever you plan to celebrate your wedding!