French Wedding Photographer
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Samantha+Francois-Valery

14h35 Paris - Ecole Militaire / Cercle national des Armées

À Mademoiselle de Guise Vous possédez fort inutilement
Esprit, beauté, grâce, vertu, franchise ;
Qu'y manque-t-il ? quelqu'un qui vous le dise
Et quelque ami dont on en dise autant.

Voltaire

 Paris Wedding at École Militaire and Cercle National des Armées

A Celebration Between the Champ-de-Mars and Historic Paris


Paris has a way of turning a wedding day into something quietly monumental.

For this celebration, the story unfolded in one of the most iconic corners of the city — between the École Militaire, the vast lawns of the Champ-de-Mars, and the elegant salons of the Cercle National des Armées.

Facing the Eiffel Tower, the École Militaire stands as one of Paris’s most historic landmarks, originally founded in the eighteenth century and famously attended by Napoleon Bonaparte during his early military training. 

The ceremony took place in this remarkable setting before the celebration continued across Paris.

Later in the day, the reception moved to the Cercle National des Armées, a refined institution created to host French officers and their guests, now known for its elegant salons and historic atmosphere in the heart of the capital. 

Between these two places, the city itself became part of the celebration.

Just a few steps away, the Champ-de-Mars offered the perfect stage for portraits of the couple, with the Eiffel Tower rising above the gardens and the soft Parisian light transforming every moment into something cinematic.

In Paris, weddings rarely feel ordinary.

And when they unfold in places like these, the city becomes more than a backdrop, it becomes part of the story.

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