Cheese Tower and Hanging Cake at Château Lapeyrère du Tertre

An early autumn editorial at Château Lapeyrère du Tertre, Gironde: a ceremony before the château, a long table under a tree, a cheese tower and…

By Anne-Sophie Boubals | Published 3 September 2026 | Last reviewed 22 October 2026 |

Cheese Tower and Hanging Cake at Château Lapeyrère du Tertre

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Château Lapeyrère du Tertre, a Gironde wine estate, provided the lawns and vineyards for an early autumn editorial planned by Angélique of Shades Waves and photographed by Cristèle Domanec.

A secular ceremony was set in front of the pale stone château, with Nathalie Longefay Weddings as celebrant. A red classic convertible from Bordeaux Classic Cars stood on the gravel drive. On the lawn, a long table was laid beneath a large tree for an outdoor reception, with rows of vines beyond it.

The table brought together linen, candlelight, seasonal flowers and fresh fruit, in white and green with touches of deep burgundy. Mary and Paul modelled the couple.

Photography

Cristèle Domanec

Venue

Château Lapeyrère du Tertre

Region

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Bridal Portraits

The bride in a strapless lace gown walks barefoot across a sunlit lawn, with vines and trees behind her.

A black and white image of the bride laughing in a lace gown with a long train, standing against a plain wall.

A smiling bride sits in a red convertible, waving one arm and resting her heeled feet on the door, holding a colourful bouquet.

A black and white portrait of the groom in a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling and looking down, with a buttonhole flower.

The groom in a black tuxedo and bow tie stands with one hand in his pocket on a gravel path beside a pale building.

The bride's gowns came from Alberto Palatchi's 2025 collection, among them Irene, in airy muslin, and Andrea, in intricate lace. A gold floral clip held back her hair. For the groom, Faubourg Saint Sulpice supplied a black tuxedo, worn with a bow tie and a small floral buttonhole.

Couple Portraits

Close-up of the groom and the bride with their faces pressed together, both looking towards the camera.

The groom in a dark suit strides across grass beside the bride in a white gown, with vineyards behind them.

The groom in a dark suit and the bride in a white gown embrace beside a red convertible car, with a chateau behind.

The couple embrace in the distance beside the trunk of a large tree on a lawn, with vineyards stretching behind them.

The groom in a black tuxedo lifts the bride in her white gown and kisses her in a vineyard.

A close portrait of the couple kissing, the groom in a dark suit and the bride in a strapless gown with a hair clip.

Bridal Party

The groom and several women in pastel dresses sit at a wooden-chaired table on a lawn in front of a stone house.

The couple and five bridesmaids in green and pink dresses raise glasses together on a lawn in front of a stone house.

Five bridesmaids in pastel and green dresses walk along a gravel path under trees, each holding a white paper parasol.

Five bridesmaids in pastel and green gowns stand in a row on gravel, holding white parasols in front of their bodies.

Bridesmaids in pastel dresses raise their arms and parasols in a chateau doorway, flanked by large pink hydrangea bushes.

The bride and five bridesmaids in pastel dresses walk together across a green lawn beneath a blue sky with clouds.

The bridesmaids wore dresses handmade by a local designer, in shades of green and pink with floral prints among them, and carried white paper parasols.

Design and Details

A table setting with a green scalloped plate, folded white menu, gold cutlery, grapes, pears and colourful flowers on patterned linen.

A round cream place card with green calligraphy and a gold tassel rests against a green leaf-patterned surface.

A tiered cheese cake topped with a red flower, decorated with figs, grapes and leaves on a wooden board.

A long dining table with patterned linen, wooden chairs and tall floral arrangements set on a lawn beneath a large tree.

A long table with patterned linen, wooden chairs and large red, white and green floral arrangements in bright sunlight.

A table decorated with tall green candles, grapes, pears, green glassware and flowers, with plates in soft focus.

At the long table, wooden cross-back chairs lined both sides. A white linen tablecloth with soft green detailing covered it, paired with matching green plates and glassware, and the cutlery was gold. On the plates, menus by The Party Box, calligraphed in gold on deckle-edged paper, rested on folded white napkins.

Atelier Petit Brin's arrangements combined white flowers with pink and deep burgundy, among tall green taper candles in gold holders. Larger arrangements stood on the grass at the foot of the table, and pears and grapes were laid straight onto the cloth between the place settings. Two more arrangements of white and burgundy flowers stood on the lawn either side of the seating plan, which was printed with large green leaves. Scalloped name cards with gold tassels hung from it.

Caterer Marc Sainte-Claire's cheese tower resembled a traditional wedding cake, with whole cheeses stacked in tiers and dressed with figs and grapes. La Cuillère Délicieuse's hanging wedding cake, white and green, was shaped as an inverted pyramid and suspended from a slim white frame. Beside it, pale green hexagonal biscuits iced with white flowers sat on a gold wire stand.

Venue

A long stone building with a tiled roof and red shutters, climbing plants and a green lawn in front.

Umbrella pines above autumn vineyards on the estate

A pale stone chateau with shuttered windows stands behind a neat green lawn, rounded hedges and a gravel path, framed by large trees.

A honey-coloured stone house with white shuttered windows and French doors faces a lawn, with a large tree to the right and chairs by the wall.

Château Lapeyrère du Tertre is a 72-hectare wine estate at Savignac in the Gironde, about 50 minutes from Bordeaux. Raymond de Lassus, a Bordeaux wine merchant, built the château in 1782 on his family's land, where vines had been grown since the 16th century.

The estate hosts weddings of up to 200 guests, with a reception hall in the former wine cellars and accommodation for 35 guests on site. Its grounds also take in woods and a pond, and umbrella pines stand above the vines.

For other estates in the area, see our guides to wedding venues around Bordeaux and vineyard wedding venues near Bordeaux.