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Destination

Destination
wedding photographer

Nathanaël Charpentier is a French documentary wedding photographer based in the Loire Valley. He photographs destination weddings in seven countries so far: France, Morocco, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Spain, Belgium and Corsica. The way of working does not change; only the setting does.

A wedding abroad gathers people who never otherwise meet. That is what makes it different: families arrive the day before, stay the day after, and the celebration stretches. There is more to photograph, and more time to do it. I arrive early and leave late. It is a journey, not another date in a diary.

Fitting into a world that is not your own is part of the craft. An Indo-Mauritian wedding is not photographed like an Andalusian finca or a Marrakech palace: the rites, the colours and the order of things all differ. You watch, you ask, you keep quiet, and you find your place.

Andalusia, Spain

An English-speaking couple in an Andalusian finca: white architecture, a patio, the pool, dinner under festoon lights and dancing in the open air.

The bride putting on lipstick, reflected in the mirror, Andalusia
The bride and her father before the ceremony, Andalusia
White Andalusian architecture and its arches, black and white
Portrait of the couple cheek to cheek, Andalusia
Guests at the garden cocktail under the palm trees, Andalusia
Dinner under festoon lights in the patio, Andalusia
First dance on the star-lit floor, Andalusia
Guests in the pool of the finca, Andalusia

Marrakech, Morocco

A palace wedding, from the morning preparations to the midnight swim: the dress hanging under the vault, the pink arches, the palm grove and the Atlas from the terrace.

The dress hanging under the vault on the morning of the wedding, Marrakech
The bride in the avenue of palms beside the pool, Marrakech
A kiss, the veil lifting in the palace entrance, Marrakech
Leaving under the pink arches among the guests, Marrakech
The couple under the garden arches, black and white, Marrakech
Guests with arms raised under blue lights, Marrakech
Night swim in the lit pool among the palms, Marrakech
The palm grove and the Atlas seen from the terrace, Marrakech

Mauritius

An Indo-Mauritian wedding: embroidered dress and sherwani, dancing late, then the couple session across the island: sugar cane fields, the lagoon, beached boats, a dusk sky.

Detail of the bride’s sari and jewellery, Mauritius
The bride in a green sari in the doorway, Mauritius
Portrait of the groom in a sherwani in low light, Mauritius
Traditional dance in a sari during the evening, Mauritius
The couple on the road between the sugar cane fields, Mauritius
The couple leaning on a boat by the lagoon, Mauritius
The couple on the beach under a dusk sky, Mauritius
A kiss in silhouette beside a boat at dusk, Mauritius

Brussels & the Seychelles

A stained-glass window and a monumental hall in Brussels; granite rocks and a flower arch in the Seychelles.

A kiss under the veil in front of a stained-glass window, Brussels
The couple seen from above in a monumental hall, Brussels
The couple on a bench before the abbey ruins, Brussels
The bride beneath the flower arch on the beach, Seychelles
Aerial view of the couple on the beach among granite rocks, Seychelles
The couple embracing among the granite rocks, Seychelles

See also weddings in Corsica, the Loire Valley, or the wedding approach.

Their words

“We asked him to photograph our wedding in the Seychelles as well as the start of our honeymoon! […] He knows how to be discreet and let us stay in our bubble!”
Melissa · Google review, translated from French

Common questions

Do you travel for destination weddings?

Yes. Nathanaël Charpentier has photographed weddings in seven countries: France, Morocco (Marrakech), Mauritius, the Seychelles, Spain (Andalusia), Belgium (Brussels) and Corsica. He travels from the Loire Valley and photographs one wedding per weekend.

How much does a destination wedding photographer cost?

Collections start at €2,700, with travel and accommodation quoted at cost in the proposal. Nathanaël Charpentier arrives the day before and leaves the day after: scouting the venue and seeing the evening light are part of the work, not extras.

Do you work in English?

Yes. Everything is handled in English or French, and contracts exist in both languages. Several of the weddings shown here, in Andalusia and in Mauritius, brought together families from different countries.

Wherever it is: tell me the date, the country, what you imagine.

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