Lausanne, between lake and vineyards. I photograph weddings there regularly. Each celebration is different, but my approach stays constant: capturing what really matters.
Lausanne has a unique topography — the city stretches from the lake shore at Ouchy up to the hills of the Cité and the Flon, passing through the business districts and the Gothic cathedral. This verticality creates dynamic weddings: preparations in a hillside hotel, ceremony at the Cathedral or the Temple Saint-François, cocktail hour on the Ouchy promenade, reception in a palace by the water. My role is to weave these fragments into a coherent visual narrative, following the rhythm of your day rather than a prefabricated shot list.
Your wedding is in Lausanne? Perfect. By the lake? Great. In the vineyards? Magnificent. In a city venue? Just as good.
Because ultimately, what makes a beautiful wedding photo isn’t the backdrop. It’s the emotion you can read in it.
I document your day. Preparations, ceremony, moments with friends and family. I don’t direct, I capture what happens.
My approach:
I travel throughout French-speaking Switzerland. Lausanne is one of the cities where I work regularly. I know the basics, but above all, I know how to adapt to any location.
What matters isn’t knowing every street by heart. It’s knowing where to be at the right moment to capture your moment.
Lausanne packs an impressive variety of wedding venues into a relatively compact area: historic palaces on the lake, vineyard estates in the Jorat, contemporary event spaces in the city centre.
Palaces and grand hotels — Beau-Rivage Palace in Ouchy, Lausanne Palace in the city centre, Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa, and Hôtel Angleterre & Résidence (affiliated with Beau-Rivage) host weddings of every size with experienced event teams. Mövenpick Hotel Lausanne offers a more contemporary alternative on the west shore.
Civil and religious ceremonies — The Office d’état civil on rue de Genève, Lausanne Cathedral (Protestant), Basilique Notre-Dame du Valentin, Temple Saint-François, and the chapel of Château d’Ouchy are the most requested venues. Each has its own rules around movement and flash — I know them and respect them.
Estates and unconventional venues — Château de Lucens (between Lausanne and Moudon), Domaine de la Cézille, Domaine de Crissier, Villa Pré-Pariset in Chexbres, or the alpine huts of the Jorat offer more rural settings. For couples drawn to an industrial-chic feel, the Flon district offers several converted event spaces.
Couple portraits — Ouchy and its harbour, Place de la Navigation, the Olympic Museum and its gardens, the Cathedral and medieval Cité, the Marché stairs, the Flon stairs, the Signal de Sauvabelin terrace overlooking the city: Lausanne offers dozens of micro-backdrops within a fifteen-minute walk.
My packages start at CHF 2,500 for 5 hours of coverage (ceremony + cocktail hour) and go up to CHF 3,400 for 9 hours from preparations through the first dance. The Plus package is CHF 4,200 for 7 hours with two photographers. Professional retouching, a private high-resolution gallery and downloadable files are included. Details on the wedding packages page.
Yes. The Cathedral (Protestant) imposes clear rules: lateral position, no flash during reflective moments, limited movement. I know the ground and always brief the officiant before the ceremony. Exit photos on the Cathedral square and the couple session around the Cité more than compensate for the constraints during the service.
Yes. The Ouchy promenade, the harbour, Place de la Navigation and the gardens of the Olympic Museum are settings I use regularly. The Olympic Museum requires prior authorisation for formal sessions in its gardens — I handle that if the session is planned there.
For weekends in June, July and early September, I recommend booking 12 to 14 months ahead. For May, late September and October, 6 to 8 months is usually enough. The booking is confirmed after contract signature and a 30% deposit.
Yes, at no price supplement. Many Lausanne weddings take place on Fridays (for couples working at UN agencies or in medical fields) or Sundays. Peak-season Saturdays are booked first — but a weekday wedding often gives me more flexibility for location scouting.
Wedding in Lausanne planned? Let’s discuss your project with no obligation.
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