Fotografo de Bodas, Santiago

June 10, 2011

Before I say anything, I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank Marianne Taylor, a London wedding photographer, for recommending Virginie and Pierre to me. Check out her site. You won’t be disappointed — she is ridiculously talented!

I’m not sure but this might be the most amount of photos I’ve ever posted for one wedding. And you can actually see even more images by clicking the last picture to watch the slideshow.

The sheer quantity I’m sure has to do with the fact that we shot for almost 13 hours. However, it was way harder to cull than normal because at a French wedding, you actually photograph two ceremonies! They do a civil ceremony in the morning. And then in this case the bride’s family went to their home and hosted a lunch, while the groom’s family celebrated with a lunch at a restaurant. And in the evening they did a symbolic ceremony with a cocktail party, dinner and a reception. So there were way too many important moments to get this down to a normal sized blog post!.

I was a little nervous going into this wedding. I don’t speak the language, neither does Seba, even though he has a French passport and is part French. And obviously France, aside from the language barrier, is just a completely different culture. I was a bit stressed about as to whether my humor and way of interacting with the couple would translate or not. I knew that regardless the pictures would come out good, even if we didn’t talk to each other much. But, I think the overall experience for both bride and photographer is far better when you feel you have a friend at your side.

And that’s how I did feel. Virginie and Pierre welcomed us with open arms. They were warm and friendly and absolutely wonderful. Virginie speaks perfect English. And Pierre is just like Seba — he understands English just fine and he could speak if he wanted to. He chooses not to.

Obviously we couldn’t understand either of the ceremonies. I know I heard something about love and trust and respect and I knew when they said, “I do!’ But other than that, I didn’t get a word. It didn’t matter though. The guests were all laughing so hard every time Virginie and Pierre took the microphone and spoke. Their friends eyes teared up when they did readings. The shared hugs and looks with their family were long and sincere. I understand what a giant smile means. And when Virginie and Pierre spoke to each other there was so much love in their voices, it would have come across in any language.

Pierre works in television so the majority of the guests at the wedding came armed and dangerous with their cameras!

I love this next photo. It captures Virginie’s joie de vivre so well.

One expects French people to be amazingly stylish and well-dressed. Vivi did not disappoint. I absolutely LOVED both her dresses.

Oh my gosh, J’ADORE this photo!!!! Vivi’s dress was so big that she could barely fit in the car. She kept joking that if it rained at the ceremony all the guests could take shelter underneath her skirt

The second wedding ceremony was held in the beautiful French countryside, right outside Lyon, where Vivi and Pierre grew up.

A little bit of chaos while Virginie is coming down the aisle — even Grandma needed to get a picture!

So, so beautiful, Vivi.

The first song in the slideshow is the song that they are singing here.

Their wedding vows made me cry. Even though I had absolutely no clue what they were saying

Vivi and Pierre, you are both amazing. I hope these photos make you happy.

Click on the photo below to watch the slideshow!

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Kyle and Seba you guys capture amazing moments. Seriously, wow. Love the pic of the little boy holding the camera up to his face. Put tht on Moment Junkie Kyle!

Comment by Eric Yerke — June 10, 2011 @ 7:39 am

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Eric, Seba said the little kid banged that camera around like nobody’s business I think I would’ve cried instead of being able to take a picture if I saw that kind of camera abuse happening!

Comment by kyle — June 10, 2011 @ 7:41 am

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What a fun wedding!! Love the kiss moment during the ceremony!! So many beautiful moments. Great job, guys.

Comment by Kristi Wright — June 10, 2011 @ 7:44 am

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Thank you so much Kristi!

Comment by kyle — June 10, 2011 @ 7:52 am

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Je veux visiter France! Great Job Kyle!

Comment by Michelle — June 10, 2011 @ 7:55 am

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MY KIND OF WEDDING!!!!Love the outdoor country setting and just LOVE the real true French style!!!!Beautiful!!!

Comment by jamie — June 10, 2011 @ 7:55 am

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Incredibly gorgeous wedding Kyle. You captured so many awesome moments – couldn’t have asked for a better location either.

Comment by Paul Rowland — June 10, 2011 @ 8:00 am

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It looks like a very free spirited wedding – great photos! I think the photos of the couple kissing are the best I’ve seen – so passionate and real!!!

Comment by Tamsin — June 10, 2011 @ 8:15 am

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I love the wall of togs. Great moments captured!

Comment by geneoh — June 10, 2011 @ 8:18 am

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OMG, Kyle– these are my favorite. j’adore toutes les photos!! They make me yearn for France. You captured the essence of the French country and French wedding oh so well!!! love love, love!!

Comment by Lacey — June 10, 2011 @ 8:22 am

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This is ridiculous.

Comment by coler — June 10, 2011 @ 8:49 am

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Thanks Coler, Lacey and Gene, and Tamsin and Paul and Jamie and everyone!

Comment by kyle — June 10, 2011 @ 9:41 am

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Wow wow wow. Nicely captured Kyle – amazing how distinct (and beautiful!) your work has become. Shame I didn’t get to meet you while you were here in the UK.

Comment by Albert Palmer — June 10, 2011 @ 10:00 am

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Lots of goodness. Man, I LOVE her dresses, particularly the back of the first. Gorgeous. And I am a sucker for little kids struggling to hold a DSLR. I wish I’d had it that good. Great job and a fantastic day.

Comment by Ryan Brenizer — June 10, 2011 @ 10:03 am

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WOW yes you’re right, both dresses are uh-may-zing!!! Love!

Comment by Shella — June 10, 2011 @ 10:10 am

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What an awesome day! You captured a lot of great moments. I’m sure they’ll look back at these and not only remember how everything looked, but also how they felt!

Comment by Mike — June 10, 2011 @ 10:48 am

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These are some of the most beautiful wedding photos I have ever seen – you did an absolutely beautiful job Kyle. Maybe if I’m truly lucky I’ll have my own wedding photos taken by you someday

Comment by Patricia GW — June 10, 2011 @ 11:51 am

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absolutely gorgeous!

Comment by Catherine — June 10, 2011 @ 12:17 pm

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looks like you’ve got a young 2nd shooter with you wonderful work as always!

Comment by andy stenz — June 10, 2011 @ 12:27 pm

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Vivi looks like a total princess!

Comment by Deidre — June 10, 2011 @ 1:27 pm

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Divinas!!!! I love the dress. My favorite pic is the one w the mother? Under the dress!! I have to see the slide show but I can’t see it from my phone

Comment by Cata — June 10, 2011 @ 2:15 pm

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oh my gosh I love this! what a cool experience and your shots are just fabulous and full of love and life.

Comment by Kat Braman — June 10, 2011 @ 5:58 pm

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These photos are FULL OF LIFE! Well done you two.

Comment by Kai Heeringa — June 10, 2011 @ 9:23 pm

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You rocked it!! Too many pics I like and even more I love! Thanx for sharing!

Comment by Anton Chia — June 11, 2011 @ 3:29 am

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I just smiled and smiled and smiled looking at these. Absolutely stunning. Beautiful. Amazing. Kai’s right – they really are so full of life.

Comment by Ceri — June 11, 2011 @ 10:14 am

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I usually don’t tear up looking at your wedding posts — just smile and gush about how much I love your work! This time it’s all three.

Comment by Heather — June 13, 2011 @ 9:28 am

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so so cute, and so so you!

Comment by jessica lorren — June 14, 2011 @ 12:51 pm

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We unfortunately couldn’t attend Vivi and Pierre’s wedding, but looking at your fantastic pictures, it’s now almost as if we were there with them. I could hear Vivi’s laughters!
Thank you for this amazing work!

Comment by Caroline Collin — June 21, 2011 @ 1:17 pm

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I adore that look you captured on their faces just after the ceremony. Lovely work!

Comment by Heather — June 25, 2011 @ 1:46 pm

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you have captured such genuine unguarded emotion – fantastic work

Comment by Brett Symes — February 8, 2012 @ 3:42 am

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