Photos by Yann Bader

Diane & Pascal’s welcome dinner at Circé, French Riviera

Circé — Beaulieu-sur-Mer, French Riviera

Before the wedding day itself, Diane and Pascal gathered their guests for a welcome dinner at Circé, in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera.

This is the kind of moment I love to document when a wedding stretches over several days: the place before everyone arrives, the first embraces, the conversations, the table and the evening light. It sets the tone for the whole celebration and often gives some of the most relaxed images of the weekend.

Multi-day coverage — from welcome dinners to farewell brunches — is part of the way I work.