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Once the ceremony was over and the rose petals had been thrown to congratulate the happy couple we headed off into the beautiful gardens of the Chateau de Bagnols to take the couple shots of the two happiest people on the planet .  Then it was back to their guests so that Marieleng could throw her bouquet … duly caught by the youngest young lady there, her adorable niece.  Champagne, laughter and a string quartet accompanied them throughout the afternoon and afterwards everyone made their way into dinner in the amazing hall  – speeches from those nearest and dearest to them brought the official part of the day to a close.  The dancing started with a beautiful first dance and i left them partying into the night …

a perfect day for a gorgeous couple -  x      

part one of their day is here

venue : Chateau de Bagnols, Clement Joubert

wedding registrar : Ms Josina den Burger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

flowers : Amarylice

hair : l’Atelier de Coiffure, Caroline

make up : Apple Lips, Amandine Loutz

music : fred studio

Damien has to be one of the most romantic men on the planet !   He first got in touch with me just over a year ago after we had met briefly at Katya & Sebastien‘s beautiful wedding … he rang me with a plan !   he wanted to propose to valerie and he wanted to do it in style, he had gathered together hundreds of photos of their life together, their families, their friends, their holidays and was going to make a photobook – on the last page there was going to be a shot of him proposing to surprise her.   Sworn to secrecy we met at menthon st bernard armed with post it notes ( a recurring theme !) and we took the proposal shots he needed !  

the short version is that after an agonisingly emotional  ten minute tearfilled pause when she turned that last page Valerie said YES !!!!   They are getting married next month and it will be brilliant, because they are totally brilliant, and totally brilliant together ! here are some of the shots from their pre wed shoot  in Menthon St Bernard down by Lake Annecy (oh … and there are some more post it notes !)

 i can’t wait for next month !       x

their wedding part one, part two & part three

marieleng and joachim’s wedding planning started months ago far away on the other side of the world – and their dream wedding ? … to be surrounded by their closest friends and family at the Chateau de Bagnols hidden away in the vineyards of the beaujolais, on a perfect blue skied day in late April and oodles of happiness – and they had the lot !    because they live so far away we only met face to face the day before their wedding – they are a wonderful couple, so friendly, welcoming and fun that i knew instantly that their wedding was going to be amazing – and it was !

marieleng and her sisters were starting to get ready when i arrived – not a sign of nerves just huge grins and calmness, and that was the mood for the whole day!   the bride looked stunningly beautiful in a dress to die for, the bridegroom looked like he was the luckiest / proudest / happiest man in the world .

here is part one of their very very special day …

 once again i would like to wish both Marieleng and Joachim a very very happy future together !   x

part two is here .

venue : Chateau de Bagnols, Clement Joubert

wedding registrar : Ms Josina den Burger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

flowers : Amarylice

hair : l’Atelier de Coiffure, Caroline

make up : Apple Lips, Amandine Loutz

music : fred studio

i am very lucky to have some incredibly talented friends and to be able to work with them on the photography for some of their new exciting projects !  

Tanya Krackowitzer the creative wow behind tlk jeweller has just come up with a fantastic new product for keeping your little cherubs safe

- how brilliant is that ? !!!!   

Fun, Funky, Fashionable. And Found. With a focus on child safety these endearing bracelets and necklaces, designed for boys and girls, will feature their parents’ telephone numbers on the durable beads that make up the design.

so tell everyone you know about cherubs and then to order these gorgeous bracelets and necklaces go straight over to

the tlk jeweller site at www.tlk-jeweller.com/   and keep your little ones safe this summer !