Dream Wedding at Chateau Challain | In Love Photography
Gloria and Elias chose Chateau Challain in North of France for their winter 2024 wedding. Full gallery + vendor details. Photos by In Love Photography.
At a Glance
A fairytale Wedding at Chateau Challain near Rennes
Gloria and Elias chose Château de Challain for its stately presence and sense of welcome. The neo-Gothic fairytale castle, in the heart of the Loire Valley, offered ceremony spaces, salons, and gardens in one private address. Guests arrived along a tree-lined drive where the pace naturally slowed and the château revealed its towers through the greenery. The couple wanted a setting that honored history while giving comfort to guests, and the North of France provided both. Family gathered across terraces and gravel paths as the day opened with a calm rhythm, every turn of the fairytale castle with wedding package near Nantes offering a new view or shaded corner for portraits.
Couple Portraits
Photography: In Love Photography
After vows, the celebration moved into the gardens where champagne caught the last of the afternoon light. A Michelin-star menu arrived at Château de Challain in refined courses, each served with unhurried precision that matched the setting. The air filled with conversation as trays circled and glasses refilled beside the château’s fountains. Music by New York’s DJ Durell set a lively tone between speeches and first dances, drawing guests from the lawns to a full dance floor as twilight deepened. Every perspective revealed the château’s carved stone and mirrored water, grounding the event in its surroundings while the celebration unfolded into night.
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The couple chose Chateau Challain, a chateau in Pays de la Loire.
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