Guests throwing red and orange petals over a couple in a doorway

Journal

Notes on photographing weddings, proposals, couples and portraits in Paris — where the light works, when to be there, and how the practical parts actually run.

31 August 2026 Where to photograph a wedding in Paris The location matters less than the hour you go there. Trocadéro at seven in the morning and Trocadéro at seven in the evening are not the same place.
31 August 2026 How a Paris civil ceremony really runs A French civil ceremony is short, formal, and the only part of the day the state recognises. Most couples are surprised by how quickly it is over.
31 August 2026 Planning a proposal in Paris without being spotted The photograph you want is the face in the half-second before either of you decides how to react. You only get it if the camera is genuinely invisible.

A couple kissing beneath an ornate lamp on the Pont Alexandre III, the Eiffel Tower small in the distance

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