Wedding venues, department by department

What each estate changes for your film

You probably chose your venue before your videographer. That makes sense: everything else follows from it. What is said less often is that the venue also shapes the film. The light on your faces. The clarity of the sound during the speeches. The settings available for your couple session. The rhythm of your day.

Here you will find the venues where I have spent a full day, camera in hand. For each one, I tell you what the place changes once filming starts. It is what neither brochures nor directories will tell you.

Where I film, at a glance

Six departments documented, from Morbihan to Loiret. Hover a highlighted area to see what it holds, click to open its page.

Mayenne (53), 5 venues 5 Maine-et-Loire (49), 3 venues 3 Loiret (45), 2 venues 2 Ille-et-Vilaine (35), 1 venue 1 Morbihan (56), 1 venue 1 Loire-Atlantique (44), 5 venues 5
  • Documented department
  • Rest of France
  • The figure shows how many venues are listed.

Base map: department boundaries, IGN via data.gouv.fr, Open Licence.

53 Mayenne Pays de la Loire · 2 filmed · 3 documented Domaine du Haras de la Chaîne · Ferme de Maupoirier · Château de Fontenaille · Pavillon de l'Évidence · Domaine de Mauvinet 49 Maine-et-Loire Pays de la Loire · 3 documented Château de Challain · Château du Parc Saint-Lambert · Les Logis de Beaulieu 45 Loiret Centre-Val de Loire · 2 filmed Château de Changy · Domaine de la Thionnière 35 Ille-et-Vilaine Brittany · 1 filmed Domaine des Hayes 56 Morbihan Brittany · 1 filmed Manoir de Gouézac 44 Loire-Atlantique Pays de la Loire · 1 filmed · 4 documented Manoir de la Jahotière · Château de la Rairie · Château de la Cassemichère · Domaine La Mazure · Domaine de Beaucé

A simple principle

I always separate two levels. The venues where I have worked, which I describe from the inside: the light, the sound, the distances. And well-regarded venues I have not filmed yet, whose published information I document, saying so clearly. Exhaustive directories are everywhere; what you rarely find is someone who will tell you why Mayenne granite is easier to film than the pale stone of a château, or why an echoing church can make your vows disappear from the edit.

This section grows every season. If you are marrying somewhere that is not listed yet, tell me about it: I will document it after your wedding.

Frequently asked questions

Because the venue shapes the film more than anything else. The nature of the stone changes the light on faces, water or trees give depth, isolation determines the sound quality of the speeches, and the rental duration sets the rhythm of the day. A videographer who knows a venue knows where to stand before even arriving.

No, deliberately. I describe in detail only the venues I have actually filmed, because I can speak about them from the inside. Other estates are named without comment, or not named at all. I would rather keep a short, reliable page than add another directory.

I mainly film in Mayenne, Brittany and the Pays de la Loire. Rennes, Laval, Angers and Nantes are all less than two hours away. Further afield, in France or abroad, is possible, with scouting the day before on distant weddings. Packages run from €1,400 to €1,750.

Found your venue?

Tell me which one and when, and I will tell you what it means for your film.

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