Some weddings go exactly as planned.
This one didn't. And it was better for it.
Château de Servigny in Normandy has the kind of presence
that makes you feel small in the best possible way — stone
walls that have absorbed centuries of celebrations, gardens
that don't care what the weather decides to do.
That day, the weather decided to go red. Dramatic skies,
shifting light, the kind of conditions that make a
photographer quietly grateful.
Sasha and Nastya are the kind of people who make
everything feel easy. Their guests were warm, their energy
was genuine, and the day had a rhythm that felt completely
their own — unhurried, joyful, real.
At 9am, the wedding planner called to announce she was
starting her holidays. We adapted. That's what you do.
We missed the last train to Paris. The château offered us
a room for the night — not just a room, but an entire wing
of the castle. We had breakfast together the next morning,
talked slowly, and they drove us to the nearest station
themselves.
Some weddings you photograph. Others stay with you.
This one stayed.
As a destination wedding photographer based in Paris,
I shoot across France — Normandy, Provence, Loire Valley,
Île-de-France — with a documentary approach that follows
the day as it actually happens.
VENUE · Château de Servigny, Normandy
LOCATION · Normandy, France
PHOTOGRAPHY · Kolesnik Nikolay
