Normandy is château country. Over more than fifteen years photographing weddings here, I've come to know its finest estates — their light, their gardens, the way each one shapes a day.
Normandy is château country. Over more than fifteen years photographing weddings here, I've come to know its finest estates — their light, their gardens, the way each one shapes a day. Here are some of the venues I've worked at and love, for couples planning a château wedding in France. (I'm an English-speaking, internationally awarded photographer based in Saint-Lô.)
In the Manche (50)
Château de la Roque, near Saint-Lô — a refined estate with parkland and long perspectives over the Normandy bocage.
Domaine de la Palombe, close to Saint-Lô — an intimate domaine I return to often.
Château de la Crête, near Granville — on the south coast of the Manche, with that intense maritime light I love.
Château les Hauts, Saint-Jean-le-Thomas — looking out over the bay of the Mont-Saint-Michel; hard to beat for a sense of place.
Domaine de la Guérie, Coutances, and the Château du Perron at Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin — elegant, characterful estates in the Manche.
La Ferme du Château d'Agneaux, minutes from Saint-Lô — a renovated 16th-century estate with a fine restaurant.
A château wedding in the Manche · Normandy, France
In the Calvados (14)
Manoir de Chivré, Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle — a 16th-century manor between Bayeux and Saint-Lô, with stone arcades and white hydrangeas, privatised for weddings.
Domaine de la Cour des Lys, between Caen and Bayeux — a restored former coaching inn with a vast courtyard.
Domaine de la Baronnie, near Caen — a former medieval seigneury with a listed tithe barn.
A manor wedding in the Calvados · Normandy, France
Choosing the right venue for your photos
A château isn't only about grandeur — light, gardens and the flow of the day matter more for your photographs than sheer scale. I'm always glad to advise on which venue suits the day (and the images) you have in mind.
Planning from abroad
Everything in clear English. Tell me your dates and the feel you're after, and I'll help you find the right setting — and travel to you wherever in Normandy or France you celebrate.
A destination wedding in Normandy · France
Arnaud Chapelle — Internationally awarded wedding photographer
Saint-Lô · Manche · Calvados · Normandy · France
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