I Prefer Paris: Wedding Photos of Morgan Pulsifer and Luke Tompkins

Last January Morgan Pulsifer emailed to ask me advice about small gardens in Paris. She was planning to elope with her fiancé and asked about Cour de Rohan and other small gardens in Paris for her wedding ceremony. I replied I was happy to suggest places and I could help her plan the wedding since I had done that once before in Paris a few years ago. I also told her I am a photographer and suggested I could take photos of the ceremony. She said no to the wedding planning but yes to taking the photos.

Fast forward to May 24th to the wedding day. It was a warm, overcast day and the plan was to have the ceremony in the intimate rose garden of Square Saint-Gilles Grand Veneur in the Marais. I was meeting the groom Luke along with their pastor from the U.S. and Morgan would follow a few minutes later with the pastor’s wife, who helped Morgan prepare for the ceremony. I took some photos of Luke looking dapper in his navy blue suit while waiting for the bride.

Morgan arrived about 30 minutes later looking absolutely radiant in a stylish cocktail length, strapless white dress with a tulle skirt and topped with a chic white marabou stole. Under her full skirt was a pair of snazzy pink satin platform shoes with a sexy instep strap showing off Morgan’s high instep. (Don’t forget, I used to sell ladies shoes and I still notice these things).

The pastor performed a moving fifteen-minute ceremony followed by the newlyweds embracing for a long, passionate kiss. After the ceremony I took more photos of the happy couple around the garden against the background of the roses in various colors.

We walked to the Place des Vosges to shoot more photos, attracting a lot of attention and felicitations from strangers in the square. Next we went to the garden of the Hotel de Sully and I took some romantic photos.

Our last stop was Palais de Chaillot on the Place Trocadero, which has a spectacular view of the Eiffel Tower. Morgan and Luke started to unwind a bit and I captured them having some intimate moments along with Luke sweeping Morgan off her feet with a dramatic kiss in front of the Eiffel Tower. It doesn’t get more romantic than that.

We finished about 1:30PM and the newlyweds stayed another day in Paris followed by a whirlwind honeymoon to Switzerland, Italy and Germany.

I wish Morgan and Luke a happy and long marriage and hope they are as happy as Vincent and I have been for the past forty years.

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