CHATEAU RIEUTORT WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
Chateau Rieutort is a very special wedding venue in the south of France. I have shot there a couple of times and it’s very beautiful with wonderful staff. When Oksana and Marc asked me to be there Chateau Rieutort wedding photographer I was excited to be back there again.
Most of my couples want someone who captures the story of the day rather than loads of posing. I love to capture emotions and tell a personal story, so anyone looking at the images could imagine what it was like to be there. Oksana and Marc were both really great to work with and on the same page as me when it came to want they wanted for their Chateau Rieutort wedding photographer.
I started with the couple’s preparation at Chateau Rieutort. Everyone was in good spirits and I enjoyed capturing this part of the day. The church ceremony was really emotional. Very powerful. I was so happy when the priest told me I was welcome to shoot whatever I wanted from where ever I wanted. I am always respectful of the dignity of the occasion but shooting from the front means I can capture faces (and of course emotion!).
The day continued back at Chateau Rieutort and the children loved running through the bubble machine, which provided me with a great opportunity for fun images. The couple took part in a traditional Russian wedding tradition, the bride and the groom should bite the Karavai (bread) and then compare the size of their pieces of bread to see who will rule the roost in their marriage. The stakes were high! But luckily, it was deemed their bites were equal.
We took 15 minutes to create some beautiful portraits of the couple. I love the light at Chateau Rieutort, it was so perfect that day.
Here are some favourites from the day…























































































Congratulations Oksana and Marc. It was an honour to be your Chateau Rieutort wedding photographer. If you are getting married in the south of France, do get in touch with me about your plans.
Want to see another wedding at this venue? Have a look Lucy and Matt’s wedding at Chateau Rieutort.
This is what Oksana had to say after she received her gallery:
“We booked Kerry for our wedding. We have a mix of English and French speakers so it was definitely convenient that she spoke English and additionally she had already done a wedding at our venue. The conversations were smooth, concise and lovely and everything felt “handled” which means a lot when you’re a bride trying to plan 1000 things for a wedding. From when we booked her and pretty much leading up to the wedding I felt very comfortable and secure.
On the wedding day, she arrived on time and simply got to work. She was professional, funny and polite and definitely captured some incredible behind the scenes and candid moments that you can’t plan for. Group shots were incredibly stressful (because of our families’ lack of understanding that only certain people needed to be in certain photos) which made me very frustrated but Kerry was calm and pleasant and if it was at all annoying for her, I simply couldn’t tell which also was very reassuring to me.
The lenses she used were very beautiful and she captured stunning portraits as the sun was setting. She was also quite open to suggestions and accommodating to little changes so that also helped ease my worries.
The slideshow gallery was ready in a couple of weeks and the full gallery in about three, and it was so nice to see all of our photos. Definitely recommend Kerry Morgan if you are looking for beautiful, natural shots for your wedding or event 🙂 “