A three-day celebration across Villa Baulieu and Château de la Gaude — from the opening pool party to the welcome dinner and the complete wedding day.
Explore the three-day wedding01 — The story
Leiana & David
Leiana and David brought their family and friends from the United States to Provence for three days together. With lives between New York City and Miami, they wanted time to enjoy the people they love: a pool party at Villa Baulieu, a welcome dinner at Château de la Gaude, then their wedding back at Villa Baulieu. Their photographs were to reflect that same priority — shared moments with friends and family, alongside a few considered portraits.
Location · Provence, France
Day 1 · Pool party — Villa Baulieu, Rognes
Day 2 · Welcome dinner — Château de la Gaude, Aix-en-Provence
Day 3 · Wedding day — Villa Baulieu
Photography · Jérémy Froeliger
Planning · The International Wedding Planner / Muriel Saldalamacchia
02 — The wedding weekend
Family, friendship and time together — from the first afternoon by the pool to the last night on the dance floor.
They wanted the fun to begin straight away. Instead of opening with a traditional welcome evening, Leiana and David started beside the pool at Villa Baulieu. Friends filled the water and gathered around them; the energy of that first afternoon became one of my strongest memories of the weekend.
The welcome dinner followed on the second day, at Château de la Gaude. A different setting, but the same intention: another evening to spend with their closest people before the wedding.
Back at Villa Baulieu, the wedding brought everyone together around Leiana and David. They wanted a few couple portraits, with most of their attention on family and friends. Throughout the day, they were rarely far from the people they love.
Guests discovered a garden reception shaped by their wedding planner. The setting was spectacular, but it was the speeches and the affection between the families that stayed with me.
03 — The photographic approach
Three days together.
The people at the heart of it.
04 — Photographing the complete weekend
Leiana and David discovered my work on Instagram and contacted me through my website a year before the wedding, before choosing their planner. We spoke by email and on video calls, then reviewed their priorities together before the celebration.
I worked alongside a second photographer, allowing me to stay close to Leiana and David while she covered other moments with their guests. We prepared with their wedding planner and stayed responsive to what the couple wanted as each day unfolded.
The final gallery contained more than 3,000 photographs for the couple, covering the pool party, the welcome dinner at Château de la Gaude and the complete wedding day at Villa Baulieu — from preparations to the final dance.
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05 — The team
A three-day celebration for 250 guests only works when every detail is carried by a tightly coordinated team. From planning and floral design to live music, hospitality and production, these are the creative partners who brought the Villa Baulieu weekend to life.
Production credits cross-checked against The International Wedding Planner’s feature on this three-day Provence wedding weekend.
Another side of the work
Maison Baccarat and Shangri-La Paris, photographed as one connected celebration.
Continue planning
Use the Provence wedding venue guide to compare Villa Baulieu with other estates, the multi-day wedding guide to structure the weekend, and the pool party guide to plan the opening or final event.
