Some weddings are polished and precise.
This one was alive.
Château de Méridon has the bones of a fairytale —
elegant French architecture, manicured grounds,
the kind of place that feels like it was built
specifically to hold joy.
Katya and Alex brought exactly that. Seventy people
who genuinely wanted to be there — friends, family,
three generations gathered in one place. The kind of
crowd where the dance floor fills before it's supposed
to and nobody wants the night to end.
The groom's grandmother was there. She sat near the
front, watched everything with the quiet satisfaction
of someone who has seen enough of life to know when
something is truly good. That look — I photographed it.
It said everything.
No dramas. No chaos. Just warmth, laughter, and a
couple completely surrounded by the people who love them.
Those are the weddings that stay with you.
As a destination wedding photographer based in Paris,
I shoot châteaux and estate weddings across France —
available for 2025 and 2026.
VENUE · Château de Méridon, France LOCATION · Île-de-France, France PHOTOGRAPHY · Kolesnik Nikolay YEAR · 2025
