A Burgundy Romance Styled Shoot at Château de Mirambeau

Harper's look leaned into the shoot's mix of romance and edge. The gown, a lace design by Australian label Made With Love sourced through Bordeaux showroom About Love & Co, paired long lace sleeves with a removable high neckline. That detail added versatility to the finished silhouette. Hair was styled into a modern French twist. The beauty direction stayed polished and understated, radiant skin left to do most of the work. Liam's suit came from Un Jour Un Costume Bordeaux. The getting-ready hours were as considered as anything that followed.

The ceremony was staged as an intimate elopement inside Château de Mirambeau's private chapel, kept deliberately small in scale. Flowing drapery and the same deep-red florals that ran through the rest of the shoot dressed the space, framing the altar without crowding it. Stained glass windows above threw colour into the room. As the light shifted through the panes, it cast reflections over the scene below. It stood as the shoot's quiet centre, one contained scene rather than a full ceremony.

Guests were drawn into a single interactive installation: 'ring for champagne.' It made the champagne pour interactive and playful, exactly the effect the shoot was built for. Alongside it sat a grazing table of seasonal produce in burgundy tones. The detail carried the ring motif from the bridal bouquet into the guest experience, a small choice that tied two different moments of the day together.

The styling held to one clear brief: deep burgundy, worked across lace, textured fabric and drapery. The bridal bouquet carried the concept furthest, built around a steel ring. Its burgundy blooms did the work a traditional silhouette would not. The tablescape, laid out in a semi-circular sweep, picked up the same tones in fruit, fresh florals and lace-detailed stationery. The invitation suite, edged in matching lace, brought the palette down to the smallest printed detail. The ring shape and the burgundy tone ran through every layer of it, the kind of considered styling that suits French château wedding venues like this one.

Château de Mirambeau sits inside expansive gardens near Bordeaux, built around a central fountain and a private chapel. That combination gave the shoot both its formal centre and its quieter one. The team used the grounds in layers: garden scenes for the styled portraits and the chapel for the staged ceremony. It sits among the chateau wedding venues near Bordeaux that draw shoots and weddings alike to this part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The mix of formal architecture and open grounds gave the concept room to move without ever leaving the property.