Candlelit Ballroom and Fireworks at Chateau Challain, Loire Valley
Antong and Yuting's wedding at Chateau Challain in the Loire Valley, with white florals, a candlelit ballroom, and fireworks. 23 photos by In Love Photography.
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Antong and Yuting chose Chateau Challain, a Gothic Revival wedding castle in the Loire Valley for a celebration that wove Chinese heritage into 19th-century French architecture. Iris Wedding Paris directed every detail, from the rose-adorned gazebo ceremony to the candlelit ballroom reception, at this fairytale chateau wedding venue in the Loire region.
Getting Ready
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Yuting prepared in one of the chateau's upper rooms, where high ceilings and tall windows flooded the space with soft morning light. Her gown hung against dark wood panelling, its train pooling on the parquet floor. Sophie Mua Paris styled a clean, polished look that complemented the structured bodice and open neckline. Louis Vuitton heels sat beside the mirror, and the quiet focus of the room held a sense of anticipation before the day unfolded.
Ceremony
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Beneath an ornate wrought-iron domed gazebo adorned with white roses, Antong and Yuting exchanged vows in the formal gardens. Guests lined both sides of the aisle as the couple shared their first kiss, framed by clipped hedges and stone urns. In Love Photography captured the recessional walk, the couple beaming hand-in-hand, with evening light softening the Gothic Revival silhouette of the chateau behind them.
Bridal Portraits
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In Love Photography captured Yuting alone against the chateau's white limestone facade, where pointed turrets and tall windows framed each shot. Her gown, a fitted silhouette with a long train, swept across the manicured lawn as she walked slowly toward the formal gardens. The evening light gave the stone a warm, golden cast. Inside the grand entrance hall, black-and-white frames used the ornate stone staircase and arched ceilings to dramatic effect, the scale of the architecture making every portrait feel like a painting.
Couple Portraits
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In Love Photography guided the couple across the chateau's white limestone facade, pointed turrets, and manicured lawns for an extended portrait series. A horse-drawn carriage on the gravel driveway provided one of the most cinematic frames. Black-and-white images inside the grand entrance hall used the stone staircase and ornate archways to dramatic effect, while candid shots along garden paths captured Antong and Yuting mid-laugh.
Reception
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Inside the dark wood-panelled ballroom, crystal chandeliers illuminated long tables set with white floral centrepieces and tall taper candles. Iris Wedding Paris orchestrated the flow from toasts to dancing, with Antong and Yuting raising champagne glasses beneath carved walnut ceilings. Dragon Rouge Artifice closed the evening with a fireworks display over the formal gardens, the couple watching from a stone pathway as colour burst above the treeline.
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