Jérémy Sauterel

Free travel across all of French-speaking Switzerland is the first thing to know about Jérémy Sauterel, a reportage-style wedding photographer in the canton of Fribourg who covers Fribourg, Vaud, Valais, Geneva and Neuchâtel. The second thing is the language: his site is in French with no English pages, and English service is not stated. That makes him a natural fit for couples who are comfortable corresponding in French, or whose planner or venue coordinator is.

From the Gruyère to Villaz-St-Pierre, with free travel across Romandie

He is originally from a small village in the Gruyère. He followed his wife to her home village and is now based in Villaz-St-Pierre, near Romont. The address is 1690 Villaz-St-Pierre, and his sole proprietorship is Emotions-photo. Moneyhouse, which republishes the commercial register, showed the firm as active in November 2026, entered in the register on 02.08.2016, with the uid CHE-309.322.641. He is a member of the photographers' association SIYU Romandie, with wedding, maternity, portrait and reportage as his specialties. Wedding work is the core of his offer, but he also photographs couples, families, pregnancies and babies.

Travel is free across the whole canton of Vaud and all of French-speaking Switzerland. La Côte, Lavaux, the Riviera, the Broye, northern Vaud and the Vaud Alps are all covered without travel charges. From home the Broye is about twenty minutes away and Lausanne about three quarters of an hour. Venues he has photographed include the Porte des Iris, the Domaine La Capitaine in Begnins, Crêt-Bérard above Lavaux and the Hôtel du Léman in Jongny. Recent stories include a secular wedding at the Château de Vaulruz and one at the Portes des Iris, and he is comfortable with mountains, lakeshores, old barns and castles, in any weather. That range is good news if you have not yet chosen between a castle and a barn: both are already in his portfolio.

The extra guest with a camera

The approach is documentary. He is the extra guest who turns up with a camera. He observes and anticipates rather than directing, and offers group photos only if you want them, kept short so everyone gets back to the aperitif. He also photographs the details you spent months choosing: the bouquet, the rings, the decoration. For couples who dislike being photographed, he dislikes it himself and uses small prompts between the two partners, such as asking each to tell the other their best shared memory, so the camera fades into the background. It is a kind idea for anyone shy in front of a lens, and it leaves you with portraits of yourselves laughing at a story nobody else at the wedding has heard.

Four steps, from a coffee to a gallery within 40 days

The process has four steps. First, a meeting over coffee, a beer or a soft drink, at your home or his, so you can describe the day; a further check-in comes a few weeks before the wedding. Second, you see some complete galleries and choose one of three formulas, and the contract and signatures are handled electronically, which suits a couple abroad. Third, on the day, he works while you celebrate. Fourth, a preview of 20 retouched photos arrives 48 hours after the wedding, and the full gallery follows within 40 days at the latest.

An engagement session is included in every formula, and he suggests places such as the vineyards of La Côte, the quays of Vevey or the lakeside in Morges, as a way to get used to the camera before the wedding. The three formulas are priced on a separate page, so ask him for the current figures. One formula, named Gastlosen, covers both the civil ceremony and the main day, and a custom formula can be built if none fits. There is also a page for small civil weddings, and albums are part of the offer; a client testimonial mentions an album delivered in a wooden box.

Summer Saturdays, ideally a year ahead

For a Saturday between June and September, book ideally a year ahead. Off-season dates and weekdays are often more flexible. For couples marrying in Switzerland from abroad, this is the practical thing to plan around, as summer Saturdays are the dates that go first.

Blog guides, art prints and vouchers

Beyond portfolios, he has written guides on his blog that a couple researching Romandie will find useful: one on where to get married in French-speaking Switzerland, one on secular ceremonies, and one on what a wedding photographer costs in Switzerland. He also sells art prints and gift vouchers. His Instagram account for the wedding work is @jeremy_sauterel_wedding.