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From €300 per hour including VAT (€250 before VAT) · Your first photographs, ready to share that day.
The experience
Beautiful portraits and the moments between
The vows matter. So does the breath you take before them. We photograph your ceremony quietly, watching for the little things you may be too happily distracted to notice.
Then come the portraits. We find flattering light and give clear direction, leaving room for the laugh that interrupts the perfect pose. You’ll have photographs worth framing, and a lovely time making them.
Our photographers work alongside our in-house planners on Paris celebrations. We think through the timing, the route and how to give you time together, so your attention can stay with each other.
“They are so awesome and made us feel confident from the moment we met at Café Carette.”
Robyn G. · Couples session
Photographers & prices
Photography
Preparation with your photographer, guidance for your portraits and edited high-resolution photographs are included. Choose the photographer whose work you love; we’ll confirm availability for your date.
Adam
€300 per hour, including VAT
€250 before VAT
Scander
€300 per hour, including VAT
€250 before VAT
Juliana
€360 per hour, including VAT
€300 before VAT
Vincent
€420 per hour, including VAT
€350 before VAT
Cengiz
On request
Ask about availability for your date.
Included edited photographs
1 hour
20 edited photographs
2 hours
45 edited photographs
3 hours
70 edited photographs
4 hours
100 edited photographs
In Paris, book one hour, a few hours or all day. For coverage beyond four hours, your quote confirms the included edits. Ceremony services, venue hire and planning are quoted separately.
Outside Paris, including châteaux and vineyards, a three-hour minimum may apply. This gives your ceremony and portraits room to unfold without rushing. Photographer travel is excluded from the hourly rates; we confirm the minimum coverage and travel costs before you book.
Add a film
Video
€600 per hour, including VAT
€500 before VAT
A film brings back the movement and atmosphere, too. Add a videographer from our studio who knows how to work with your photographer. For two artists, add video to your photographer’s rate. Lighting is shared and charged once. Film length, sound recording and delivery are agreed before booking.
Albums and prints
An album lets you return to the whole day, one page at a time. Order it with your initial photography collection and receive 30% off the album. The discount does not apply to albums ordered later.
Prints are available worldwide through partner labs in Europe, America and Asia. Our luxury albums and framed photographs ship from Paris worldwide.
How it works
How your elopement photography works
1. Check your date and make it official
Tell us your date, where you imagine saying your vows and who is joining you. We confirm your photographer, coverage and full price. A contract and 50% retainer reserve the booking; the balance is due no later than your elopement date.
2. Know the plan before you arrive
Our team connects you by email, WhatsApp or both. Share your ideas, outfits and the photographs that matter to you. We settle the meeting point, ceremony timing, portrait spots and route, so you arrive knowing who you’re meeting and what happens next.
For a photographer-led elopement, your photographer is your contact on the day. If our planning team handles your elopement, your planner leads and your photographer joins the WhatsApp group with advice for your photographs and experience. Already have a planner? We work with them, too.
3. Share the first photographs that day
That day or evening: 1–2 lightly edited photographs, ready for the people waiting to hear your news.
Within 24 hours of your coverage ending: all unedited photographs in your private selection gallery.
Within 10–14 days after you confirm your favorites and tell us your selection is complete: your finished edited photographs.
Additional edits: €6 each including VAT (€5 before VAT). Optional unedited high-resolution JPEG downloads: €120 including VAT (€100 before VAT) per hour photographed, capped at €360 including VAT (€300 before VAT). Viewing the selection gallery is included.
The level of professionalism mixed with fun made for a day my husband and I will never forget, and it is all due to Cengiz and those he brought on to assist.
— Brittany Peabody · Elopement photography with Cengiz and team · Visited August 2022 · Google review excerpt
Locations & timing
Locations and timing for your elopement
The setting you have in mind
An Eiffel Tower view, your hotel terrace, a private yacht or a château: we can photograph an elopement in the setting you choose, subject to access and permissions. You can book the space yourself and hire us for photography. Our planning team can also help you find and arrange it.
Morning, evening or both
Sunrise often offers softer light and fewer people. Evening brings that deep blue Paris sky, city lights and dinner to follow. Choose a time that suits your sleep, ceremony and beauty appointments. Romance needn’t run on three hours of sleep. Explore blue-hour and nighttime portraits before choosing your start time.
You can also split coverage between morning and evening, arriving at the next location refreshed and in a new outfit. We agree the two sessions and their combined coverage in your quote.
Fewer stops, more time together
There is no fixed limit on locations. Still, fewer stops leave more time for good photographs and each other. Travel between spots and outfit changes use your photography time.
For several stops, a Mercedes V-Class with an English-speaking driver gives you space for belongings, private outfit changes and a warm seat between winter portraits. We quote the itinerary, including VAT and any minimum booking time, before you reserve.
An associate can help with belongings, a veil in the wind or a quick shoe change, and hold portable lighting for evening portraits. €120/hour including VAT (€100 before VAT). Any required lighting is itemized in your quote.
From your vows to your first portraits
See the ceremony, the reactions and the portraits that follow. Ask for a complete elopement gallery by the photographer you’re considering, so you can see how the whole story holds together.
“Our photos came out so beautiful! I would definitely recommend this to any of my friends visiting Paris.”
Jeanette Brubaker · Couples session with Scander
Planning help
Photography with as much help as you need
A few finishing touches
We can arrange an English-speaking celebrant, bouquet and boutonnière, champagne, a musician or a driver through our studio. A musician starts at €450 including VAT (€375 before VAT); other extras are quoted for your plans. We also recommend trusted hair and makeup artists and dress-rental contacts.
Your elopement planned for you
For venue selection, ceremony design, vendor coordination and someone to run the day, our in-house team offers Paris elopement planning. We quote planning separately, around the celebration you have in mind.
Paris elopement photographs
A ceremony, the reactions and the portraits that follow. Ask to see a complete elopement gallery by your preferred photographer before booking.
Before you book your photographer
Is two hours enough for our ceremony and portraits?
It can be, with a short ceremony and portraits nearby. Getting ready, family groups or several stops call for more time. Send us your outline and we’ll suggest coverage that lets you enjoy it. For an elopement outside Paris, a three-hour minimum may apply and photographer travel is extra.
Can family and friends join us?
Absolutely. We set no guest limit for photography and do not charge per person. Allow time for the group photographs you want, and check that your ceremony venue can welcome everyone.
Do we need permission for a public ceremony or photographs?
Requirements depend on the location and setup; a public photo spot is not automatically an authorized ceremony venue. We discuss access and permissions before fixing the plan. Permission alone does not make a public space private. If privacy matters, a privately booked terrace, rooftop or boat gives you more control.
Is our ceremony legally binding?
The elopements we photograph are typically symbolic celebrations. For the requirements for a legally binding marriage, see our guide to marrying in France.
What should we prepare for the photographs?
Bring your rings, vows and any details you want remembered. Steam your outfits, pack comfortable walking shoes and allow enough time for hair and makeup. Keep pockets empty for portraits; a booked associate or driver can help look after your belongings. Tell us which family groups matter most to you.
What happens if it rains?
Overcast skies and light drizzle can be lovely for portraits. We assess conditions close to the day and discuss the ceremony arrangements with you and any planner involved. If heavy rain affects the photographs, we’ll discuss practical adjustments; timing changes depend on your photographer’s availability and the agreed ceremony arrangements.
Still choosing the setting, ceremony, or pace of the day? Our Paris elopement guide walks through those decisions before you book.
Plan Your Elopement
Paris elopement guide
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Speak to us.
Your dates, your ideas, your questions — we’ll take it from there.