About Sami, wedding photographer and filmmaker in France

A wedding is not a checklist of photos. It’s a whole day, with its own rhythm, its silences, its bursts of laughter and the tears nobody saw coming. My job is to tell it the way you lived it: in order, with the big moments and all the little details around them.

My vision fits in a few words: light, cinema and beautiful compositions. I love images that are elegant and modern, but above all sincere — a look exchanged between two witnesses, a father’s hand trembling slightly as he walks in, a dance floor catching fire at midnight. Those are the moments you’ll be looking for twenty years from now.

The wedding day starts before you do: finding the light at the venue, greeting the other vendors, being ready when the dress comes out of its cover. Then comes getting ready, the ceremony, the cocktail hour, the speeches, the party — all the way to the wedding cake. All day long, you have to know when to disappear while emotions run high, and when to step in and gather everyone for the group photo.

And the work goes on long after the party. Sorting, editing hundreds of images one by one, cutting a film shot by shot, choosing music that feels like you. It’s the part you don’t see — and the part that makes your images last.

Since 2020, I’ve been photographing and filming weddings in Lyon and all over France. Today I work alongside a team of photographers and filmmakers who share the same standards: photo and film tell the same story, with the same eye.

Before the big day, we take the time to get to know each other. Your timeline, your loved ones, what really matters to you: the better I know you, the more the images feel like you.