Cocktail: the convention for wedding photographers and videographers
Come refresh your spirit
25-26 february 2024
Be ready!
How did Cocktail happen?
It was over a drink between image professionals that the concept came about.
A shared, fervent desire: to create a super-fresh event bringing together wedding photographers AND videographers.
To combine our ideas and creativity.
To launch our businesses like the pulp of a fresh Orangina.
For all those with a thirst for discovery and encounters.
To FINALLY learn to work together, arm in arm, benefiting from each other’s assets.
An unconventional convention
A space for sharing and exchanging ideas on both a professional and personal level.
To bond and create a big, united family
(let us dream!! )
Les Abattoirs
76 All. Charles de Fitte
31000 Toulouse - France
Our Partners
Exibition
Our goal
Recipe for a successful & refreshing convention
- Mojito
Bring people together who share our core values: humanity, coolness, passion for our beautiful profession and loooooove in all its forms.
- Piña colada
Take our profession to the top.
- Blue Lagoon
Promote the French touch and make it shine worldwide.
The Line up
And to create this jarring cocktail of extraordinary ingredients, to make magic happen, we’ve called on the crème de la crème! Speakers as nuts as they are talented, giving you their best tricks for free.
Gaelle Care
Photographer
I'm also a poorly organized absent-minded person (oh really, we had an appointment??), with the mind of a 4-year-old (I can spot trouble from afar!), a strong Pierre Richard vibe (I hope everyone gets the reference...) and, apparently, a laugh that's easy to recognize.
This is me, Gaëlle, a soul who loves to share, learn, discover and live. Oh, my job? Photographer!
Mathias Callenes
Videographer
As time passed, I created, developed and refined my own artistic identity. Mainly inspired by cinema and wide open spaces, I call my style "Wild & Epic". My style is cinematographic, with warm hues and contrasting images. I'm constantly on the lookout for strong compositions to give power to my images. More than anything, I love the grain and textures reminiscent of movies shot on film. I also love working on silhouettes and colors. I'm literally obsessed with light, the breathtaking sight it offers and the thousand ways of capturing it, of exploring it.
Perfectly anchored in their era, markers of our time, my wedding films will nonetheless live on through the decades, an emotional legacy that my brides and grooms pass on to future generations. When creating them, I take great pleasure in breaking codes, moving swiftly between different emotions without ever losing sight of my central theme. They radiate sensuality, authenticity, love and everything that binds us together. It's their mystery, their truth, that I want to capture through their wedding. I've recently been driven by a deep questioning of the symbolism of the wedding videographer's role, and I've been sprinkling my creations with a little extra soul... My greatest wish is to make people thrill. I'm fascinated by the notion of time, which is at the heart of my work: time that flies and that we try to hold on to at all costs.
To earn a living from this activity in line with my commitment, I've established a strong identity and reliable marketing concepts. I embody my brand thanks to my avatar "The Ace of spade", a rebellious and inspiring character that allows me to connect emotionally with my brides and grooms.
My name is Mathias Callènes and I’m not only a wedding videographer. I'm the narrator of our history, our customs, our traditions, our loves... 🔥
William Lambelet
Photographer
He is especially passionate about weddings from different cultures and in 2021 he published a book on "the rites and customs of Indian weddings".
William has also worked for the press and has been published in magazines such as Les Echos, La Croix and Le Monde des Ados.
Franck Boutonnet
Photographer
CONFERENCES Wedding Brazil São-Paulo Brazil
Ninedots London
Photoschool Bulgaria
Learning to Fly Ireland
Grain Festival Croatia
Fearless Conference Amsterdam Netherlands
Fearless Conference Porto Portugal
Fearless Conference Utrecht Netherlands
Mystic Seminars Portland USA
Bodaf Europe Madrid Spain
Bodaf Europe Barcelona Spain
PEPS Conference Paris France
The Roots France Weddcamp Romania
Photo Elite Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Feirafotografar São-Paulo Brazil
Eyes in Progress Paris France
Eyes in Progress Berlin Germany
VM Workshop Lyon France
Capture Dubai
W Seminars Athens Greece
Colectivo Cinco Spain
Wedding Glamor Italy
School of Fine Arts Beirut Lebanon
Silk Festival India
Beyond Conference Peru
Snap Festival Wales
Foro de Fotografos Buenos Aires Argentina
Claire et Stephane
Photographer & Videographer
We make a point of producing lively, energetic and colorful reports, like our bride and groom 🙂
We are very clearly on the fun side of the force. Our slogan ? We don't care if it's perfect, as long as it's intense!
May The Love Be With You. Always.
Meryll de Gordon
Videographer
Today, two thirds of my activity is devoted to weddings. My style is halfway between cinema and micro-documentary. I work both in France and in the rest of the world with a mainly US/UK clientele. Sound, colorimetry, storytelling, travel, meeting others constitute for me the very essence of my profession.
I am also a certified Fcpx trainer, and give courses in O2O and workshops. I created "Narrative Wedding Workshop", 3 days during which I teach the art of telling a story through wedding film using the tools of narration.
Pierrick Roland
Photographer
My name is Pierrick Roland, I’m 36 years old, I live in Lyon with my girlfriend and our two little boys. I studied at the school Louis Lumière, and I've been combining photo, video and film projects for ten years now.
In wedding photography, I'm used to saying: "pretty is good, lively is better". I aim to convey the day as it really is, even if that means taking us away from the insta-friendly standards. During a wedding, there's what's planned, and then there are the little flaws, the accidents, everything that gets out of hand... And that's what I'm most interested in, because I'm convinced that it's the surprises that leave the strongest memories.
Sprinkle in a little humor, and you've got my customer promise: "quirky, mischievous and colorful" images 🙂
The Wild Stawberry
Photographer & Videographer
Dive into a world where the freshness of a strawberry merges with the electric appeal of Parisian backstreets.
Having three Golden Lens with prestigious titles such as "Most Awarded International Videographers", "Revelation of the Year 2022" and "Best International Film of the Year 2022" under our belts, we juggle contrasted love stories and scenarios inspired by the big screen. Our moms already see us in Hollywood... but our lovers' charm is holding us back!
Between car chases, stolen kisses and laughter, our vision is unique and unexpected. With us, it's a bit like opening a box of chocolates: you never know what you're going to find.
Intrigued? So, get over here!
The Caryls
Photographers
Their photographic style is a distinctive blend of adventure and art. The love stories they capture often play-out against epic landscape backdrops. But they are captured with the quiet intimacy, artistry and controlled use of light inspired by the work of the Dutch master painters of the 17th & 18th centuries, or more contemporary European art house cinema.
Having begun their photographic career capturing larger-scale venue weddings, The Caryls found their niche with intimate weddings and elopements back in 2017. They have never looked back! With their laid back, unobtrusive approach, The Caryls work discreetly to document the story of a wedding day as it unfolds—the emotion, the laughter, the love—capturing their couples at their most relaxed and spontaneous, with just a little gentle direction to ensure that the people in front of their cameras look and feel their best.
With a background in television documentary film directing (including 10 years working as a Producer/ Director for the BBC) Katy's love of storytelling through images, and ability to put people from all walks of life at their ease shines through in The Caryls work.
As a trained mountain guide, Jim has a deep knowledge of Scotland's most spectacular locations and nothing excites him more than leading open-air elopement adventures with creative, fun-loving couples. In addition to documenting their couple's wedding days, The Caryls assist with their couple's elopement planning too.
Feel Good Movie
Videographer
I'm the cool and funky videographer you need to archive your memories, I bring tears to the eyelashes of your best friends and giggles in your group of lifelong friends. As I often say, life is too short to get bored or leave the champagne cold so I'm dusting off the wedding film codes to offer something more colorful and subversive.
Getting married is good but having fun is better!
Lea Torrieri
Photographer
My work is built on 4 inseparable pillars: a sincere rapport, an emotional approach, an aesthetic eye and a personalized story. Influenced by humanist photography of the 50s, my artistic vision is inspired by the people I meet and my many passions (dance, cinema, cabaret, street art, architecture, fashion).
Still a "researcher" at heart, with a passion for neuroscience and psychology, I love understanding the mental mechanisms at play in the creative professions, and analyzing the relational, emotional and artistic dynamics at the heart of our work.
This research has led to progress in my images, enabling me to be ranked annually in various worldwide wedding photography competitions (Top25 Fearless photographers in 2017, Top10 ISPWP in 2018, 8th at the FEP awards in 2020) and to be among the 5 most awarded French photographers at the Fearless photographer Awards for several years.
Driven by a strong desire to teach and share my experience, the move into education was the obvious choice. In 2017, this project took shape with 72h of workshop, a twice-yearly training course dedicated to wedding photographers, co-hosted with Marine Poron and Annie Gozard.
Hyperactive and a perfectionist, I now play a number of different roles, all involving relationships with others and the desire to grow together. Teacher, lecturer, co-author of the book "Les secrets de la photo de mariage" (Eyrolles 2019), jury for international competitions, involved in the defense of the profession (President of the FFPMI Ile de France from 2020 to 2022), I am proud to participate in promoting the artistic and heritage value of wedding photography.
I love events with passionate colleagues. I'm small in stature but big on words, but my assertive image masks my hypersensitivity and extreme shyness.
So don't hesitate to come and meet me! My smile is an invitation to chat, and I never turn down a mojito!
Jonathan Continente
Photographer
I love what they exude, the poetry of a moment in life. I've had a passion for images since I was a kid, and I quickly picked up a camera. I've always loved capturing important moments in people's lives.
Always looking for sensitivity, emotion and authenticity. Telling a story with my eyes. Addicted to travel, to the inspiration it brings, to music.
All these things drive and inspire my photographic vision.
Only the Richters
Photographer & Videographer
They have been working in the wedding industry for approximately 10 years. Their brand was created six years ago, and prior to that, they each had their own individual brands.
Their style is raw and honest, portraying weddings in a very personal way, far removed from trends or the standards of the wedding industry. Their couples are usually bold and charismatic individuals.
During their talk, they will discuss how they developed their personal style while staying true to themselves. Pol and Monica have given presentations and workshops in countries such as the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, the UK, Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Romania, and more, as well as at conferences like Fearless, Boda F, and Way Up North.
They have also undertaken personal projects that have achieved international recognition at film festivals.
Wanna refresh your spirit?
Come and mix, infuse and toast…
Come and shake it all up… otherwise inspiration will stay at the bottom!
We’ll be right here, behind the bar, waiting for you!