ELOPEMENTS
A wedding day shaped around the two of you. Not the guest list, not the camera and not anyone else's version of how it ought to go.
WHAT IT IS
An elopement isn't a scaled-down wedding.
It's a day with fewer duties and more space to notice what's really going on.
Eloping with me means a day just for the two of you, with no guests. If you'd like your nearest people there, I call that a small wedding. I still take on a few small weddings of up to 20 guests when we're a good match, personally and creatively.
It isn't about hiding or showing off. It's about choosing on purpose.
FROM RECENT WORK
A few stories
I'm Jules. I've seen it again and again: a couple starts planning, sends a few invitations, and suddenly everybody has views on how the day should run. My wife Ana and I sidestepped all of it. We always knew it would be just us, married at the town hall, with nobody to keep happy. I shot my first wedding years ago and have done this full-time for more than a decade. These days I photograph elopements for couples on their own. That leaves time, calm and room for a day that is truly yours.
"Jules didn't just take pictures of our day, he lived it alongside us."
Claire & ThomasCopenhagen Elopement
HOW I PHOTOGRAPH
I keep track of the plan so you don't have to.
Ahead of the day, I help with timing, light, places and all the practical questions that keep you up at night.
I'll suggest places and help fit the photography around your day. We think about travel, light, the time of year, meals and when you'd like time completely alone. We'll also list what needs booking and where you need permission first.
I don't arrange the legal ceremony or check your paperwork. That sits with the local authorities, venues or a planner. Once that's handled, I help you shape a day that works on paper without feeling like admin from start to finish.
On the day, I go with the flow. I'll guide you when it's useful and keep out of the way when it isn't.
You don't need to perform the day for photographs. The photographs grow out of the day.
My role is to be there as it becomes yours.
THE DAY ITSELF
ONE WAY YOUR DAY MIGHT GO.
This isn't a timetable to stick to. It's just one picture of how an elopement could flow.
Some ideas come from days I've already photographed. Couples have held the legal part separately from their portraits, travelled together for several days or planned the whole thing around places and rituals that were already part of their lives. A few of those stories are in the portfolio.
You could swim, cook a meal together, catch a ferry, go for a hike or spend a couple of hours on anything you'd pick on a good day off. It doesn't need to look like a wedding to belong in yours.
We plan the real day around what matters to you, the places you choose, the season, the light and the mood you're after.
08:00
An unhurried start
Coffee, getting dressed, a playlist, maybe breakfast. No one is watching the clock.
10:00
The vows
A civil ceremony, your own promises or another moment that marks what you're choosing.
12:30
Unplanned hours
Lunch, a stroll, a boat ride or just lingering somewhere because it's lovely. In summer especially, there's no need to squeeze posed portraits into harsh noon light. I keep photographing; the day simply gets to be itself.
15:30
Go somewhere new, or don't
A change of scene, a rest or a last-minute detour. The weather and your energy get a vote.
18:30
Things slow down
The light softens, places empty out and there's space for more considered portraits, without the day becoming a show for the camera.
NO HARD STOP
No formal finish needed
Dinner, a drink or the walk home. The day can drift to a close instead of stopping the moment the last box is ticked.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Coverage built around your plans. Shorter coverage is offered in Nantes; a full day gives the story more space.
One photographer. Doing this full-time for over a decade.
Each photograph is picked with care. No set number, no padding.
No rush to deliver. Your gallery arrives when it's truly finished.
WHERE WE CAN GO
The location shapes the day.
Nantes is home. I work throughout France and Europe, from town halls and quiet lanes to coastlines, mountains and spots that don't need a famous name. We pick a place for how you want the day to feel, not because it's on someone's bucket list.
For a wedding for two in Nantes, here's a good place to start.
THE LEGAL PART
The paperwork doesn't have to shape the whole day.
Some couples handle the legal side on a different day and save the elopement for their vows, their time together and the places they love. Others fold the civil ceremony into the day itself.
Both work well for photographs. What counts is that the day leaves space for what you really want, instead of revolving around forms and appointments.
Not at all. Some couples combine them; others split them up. For definitive legal requirements, check with the relevant town hall or authority.
INVESTMENT
Elopement photography in Nantes from €2,200.
In Nantes, up to four hours of coverage is €2,200. Longer coverage begins at €2,900. A full day anywhere in France begins at €3,800 including travel. A full day elsewhere in Europe begins at €5,200 including travel and a reserve day. Multi-day elopements run €7,000–€9,500 including travel and a reserve day.
No tiered packages. No add-ons sprung on you later.
YOU DON'T NEED ALL THE ANSWERS
A FIRM PLAN
Maybe you already know the location, the date and exactly who should be there.
JUST A HUNCH
Maybe all you know is that the standard version doesn't feel like you. That's plenty to start with.
YOUR PEOPLE
You might adore your families, have complicated ties or still be deciding who belongs in the day. None of that has to be sorted before you write.
WHAT COMES NEXT
Once you write, we start with the date, the location and who might be there. Then we talk through your ideas before choosing the coverage. You'll get a quote made for your day. Afterwards, I begin selecting and editing; the finished gallery is the last step of that work.
Nothing needs to be settled before we start talking.
WHEN IT FEELS RIGHT
Tell me what you keep picturing.
A place, a date, a rough plan or just a sense that you'd like to do this your own way.
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