Rainy Chateau de Lisse wedding

He really captured so much joy from this wedding

Two weeks in a row Simon Whitten photographed same-sex couples for a Chateau de Lisse wedding! He really captured so much joy from this wedding, we can’t wait to see them both. You have to take a pee.

It was a couple from Norway that came to South West France

There was more than a bit of déjà vu about Anant & Chris’s wedding. Just 7 days prior, I was at the same venue, Chateau de Lisse, shooting another same-sex wedding! Both were so incredible. Sometimes coincidences just happen like that but whereas the previous week, it was a couple from Norway that came to South West France, this weekend it was a couple from the USA and India with very contrasting weddings.

Anant & Chris’s France Rainbow Wedding

Most of my clients are having a destination wedding weekend and Anant & Chris’s France Rainbow Wedding (rainbow references coming shortly) was just that and lasted a number of days of which I attended two of. The first thing we should start with is the weather. The forecast had been predicting Summer but it was anything but so Anant & Chris’s outdoor wedding went indoors.

On-site chapel with amazing flowers by Veronique at Poesie d’un Jour

We did get some outdoor time, but mostly the weather was against us. The wedding day itself was planned by UK based wedding planners, Matthew Oliver Weddings headed up by Bertie and his colleague Ceri. Most of the day took place indoors using the on-site chapel with amazing flowers by Veronique at Poesie d’un Jour. The ceremony was conducted by Chris’s Uncle. A cellist, Graham Brown, played beautifully for both the ceremony & drinks reception.

Fabulous canapes by The Impeccable Chef

Rose petal confetti followed with drinks outside on the terrace under glowering but mostly dry skies with fabulous canapes by The Impeccable Chef, Jean-Marc. The meal & speeches took place in the formal dining room which, was always a challenge as it used to be dark wood paneled but was painted off-white and transformed a few years back and now works really well!

The sun burst through for approximately 5 minutes

Finally, the ‘rave cave’ was set up for dancing, but determined to do at least something outdoors, the first dances took place in the evening converted horse box bar area and the girls put on a Bollywood style flash mob dance which was so fun. And then there was the rainbow. The day prior, at our meeting, I’d suggested to Anant & Chris that post-meal, but prior to the first dance, if the opportunity allowed, we should do a few sunset ‘golden hour’ shots. It was mostly wishful thinking, but being positive etc.. Well, it happened! After a day of relentless grey weather (punctuated by the Indian colors), right on cue, the sun burst through for approximately 5 minutes.

This wedding was perfect despite the rain and ended with the perfect symbol of love, a rainbow!

There were a few drops of rain and you can see those in the pictures and the reward was not just those pictures, but a fabulous rainbow! This wedding was perfect despite the rain and ended with the perfect symbol of love, a rainbow! We just love it!