Pete Horton

A Winter Wedding in Menton, South of France

A Winter Wedding in the Cote d'Azur

This was my first winter wedding since arriving in France and it was a joy to use the watery December sunlight for this sentimental, family-orientated wedding.

After a ceremony at Menton salle de mariages we headed to the seafront and then Menton's Bastion for a quick photoshoot, briefly stopping at a fairground ride en route. Although the sun was hidden behind clouds for much of the day, the colour palette of the French Riviera still looks beautiful, even in the cold, dry air of December.

I would definitely consider having a festive wedding in the south of France, the temperature is cold, but far easier to deal with than the extremes of August, and - it being the French Riviera - you stand a good chance of having dry weather and beautifully white wintery light for your photographs.

C'était mon premier mariage d'hiver depuis mon arrivée en France et c'était une joie d'utiliser la lumière du soleil de décembre pour ce mariage sentimental et familial.

Après une cérémonie à la salle de mariages de Menton, nous nous sommes dirigés vers le front de mer, puis vers le Bastion de Menton pour une rapide séance de photos, en nous arrêtant brièvement à un manège en cours de route. Bien que le soleil ait été caché derrière des nuages pendant une grande partie de la journée, la palette de couleurs de la Côte d'Azur est toujours aussi belle, même dans l'air froid et sec de décembre.

J'envisagerais certainement d'organiser un mariage festif dans le sud de la France, la température est froide, mais beaucoup plus facile à supporter que les extrêmes du mois d'août, et - étant donné que c'est la Côte d'Azur - vous avez de bonnes chances d'avoir un temps sec et une lumière hivernale magnifiquement blanche pour vos photos.

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Sunset French Riviera Proposal - with a Rainbow

21 March 2025

I just had to share these photos of a surprise proposal on Cap Ferrat on a day when, literally until the last minute, it was raining heavily. As the couple made their way down the winding path with their umbrella up, my camera bag sealed shut inside a waterproof bag, it was a bizarre situation to find myself in; photographing a proposal in such awful conditions. The couple had travelled half way around this world to be here, I'd been in communication with the client for months, and it was all leading up to this moment: it was their last night here and rain or shine it was now or never to pop the question. Then something amazing happened; both rain and shine at once. The sun was so low in the sky it suddenly shot through underneath the clouds and hit the grey landscape - lighting it perfectly. Despite being dragged out in such awful conditions, the proposal itself was a complete surprise and led to some amazing imagery. And then yes, during a photoshoot about 10 minutes later a rainbow appeared and the complete reversal of fortunes was complete. I was so excited for them and full of admiration on his insistence that it WAS going to happen, come what May - and what a reward; I'll probably never see anything like it again.

A professional photograph of confetti at the Ettington Park Hotel luxury wedding venue in England

An English Country House Wedding at Ettington Park

by Pete Horton • 10 March 2025

Nestled in the Warwickshire countryside, Ettington Park is one of the finest country-house wedding venues in the country. It's a genuine architectural marvel built in the Neo Gothic style which flourished in Victorian England. Built between 1858 and 1862 it now serves as a hotel and luxury wedding venue.