My wedding planner advices (1/2)

Posted on juin 30, 2008 by Claire

Summer is dedicated to weddings on the French Riviera. That’s a big time for me but I would like to give some advices to my readers. My wedding planner advices are for any kind of weddings, anywhere, not only weddings on the French Riviera.

My wedding planner advices deal with the wedding’s budget. Indeed, if you plan to get married soon, you obviously want to receive value for money for your wedding . Whatever your wedding’s budget is, it’s necessary to think about your wedding with your head instead of your heart ! There is no doubt that all the providers hired for your wedding are businessmen or businesswomen. Don’t hesitate to research, compare and negotiate.

The first tip of my wedding planner advices is to begin with the guest list.

The guest list will tell you the main stripes of your wedding’s budget. Be aware that feeding your guests is the largest part of your wedding’s budget. You must begin with a detailed guest list. Regarding weddings on the French Riviera, you should take into account that some guests are not going to come beacause French Riviera can be far from where they live. Anyway, I recommend to take into account the maximum number of guests in order to calculate your wedding’s budget. As a matter of fact, if your guest are less numerous at last, you’ll save some money on your wedding’s budget or you could have more money for the wedding decoration.

My second tip among my wedding planner advices is about the venue. The venue for your wedding matters a lot. First the venue for your wedding will give the mood of your wedding. Continue reading →

A French chef for your wedding

Posted on juin 25, 2008 by Claire

If you plan to do your wedding on the French Riviera, there are certainely many reasons why. You may have family or relatives who live on the French Riviera. You may love the landscapes and the sea. Or you may appreciate French cuisine. If you wish to make your wedding on the French Riviera unique and typically French, I suggest you to work with a French chef.

What is so special to hire a French chef for your wedding on the French Riviera ? Evidently , it’s first because of the food. French chef are different from catering companies. The dishes’ list is bound to be very different from other weddings. Secondly, the French chef for your wedding will be present from the very beginning to the end. He or she wears  the so famous and galant white cylindrical hat when he or she come to speak to your guests.

Is that expensive to hire a French chef for your wedding on the French Riviera ? Continue reading →

The most beautiful pink wedding I’ve ever seen !

Posted on juin 20, 2008 by Claire

Very often, brides and grooms want to make their wedding different from others.  But they feel puzzled regarding the best decoration for their wedding on the French Riviera or somewhere else ! So I decide to help all my readers by giving them some wedding decoration trends. The first point is to choose the main color of the wedding decoration. Once, you have decided which color you wish …I give you some ideas and wedding decoration trends. Let’s begin with a pink wedding ! 

Obviously first there is the wedding dress. When the wedding decoration is linked with the bride groom …that is perfect ! You don’t need to wear a pink wedding dress. You just need to add accessories like flowers or a specific hairstyle. When I organise a wedding on the French Riviera, I recommend that the groom has got also a colorful discreet accessory (tie or buttonhole for instance).

For the wedding ceremony, Events & Home consulting suggests to mix pink flowers with white, cream or light orange colors. White is for the romantic time, pink refers to love and orange gives light and cheerfulness. Instead of flowers, be inventive and choose stunning items like these pink sunshades !

 

In order to customize your wedding decoration, you should take care of the table decoration. Continue reading →

French press wrote about Events & Home consulting

Posted on juin 18, 2008 by Claire

I am pleased to tell you that French presse wrote about Events & Home consulting.

The review Residences Décoration wrote a very good article on Events & Home consulting. The journalist highlights that Events & Home consulting is very different from other wedding planners. First, because for every wedding, our team works hard to find the best venue, the best wedding decoration, the best entertainments. Every wedding is customised by Events & Home consulting. We never do 2 times the same wedding on the French Riviera.

Secondly, Events & Home consulting is proud to be different from other wedding planners because we don’t ask a global commission on the wedding budget.

Indeed, it doesn’t make sense to ask 10 or 15% on a wedding budget. If you have 100 guests or 400 guests, catering prices are very different of course. But to be honest, the wedding planners job is quite the same. It’s just a way to make money on you and on your wedding on the French Riviera. At Events & Home consulting, we only ask fees and you pay directly the providers. Our job is to negociate the best price for the best quality. Events & Home consulting is on your side.

Please, if you any comment about bad experience with wedding planner, do not hesitate !

French honeymoons

Posted on juin 17, 2008 by Claire

When I organise a wedding party on the French Riviera or somewhere else in France or in Italy, I give attention to every detail in order to make a unique and perfect wedding. Money is not the onlything that matters. Some ideas don’t cost much but they change the mood of the wedding. I met a travel agency that works with the same spirit and we decide to set up a partnership for honeymoons.

Thus, Events & Home consulting can customize your honeymoon wherever you wish to go. Events & Home consulting is very proud of this partnership because this travel agency is exclusive. The boss know each hotel and places he recommend and he always looks for venues that are outstanding. Outstanding doesn’t mean expensive. Some of my clients are used to travel for work in many luxurious hotels. As for their weddings, as for their honeymoons, they aim at living a never be forgotten time.

Events & Home consulting is happy to offer you that possibility to customize your honeymoon with a dedicated team in which you trust.

Chairs for weddings

Posted on juin 11, 2008 by Claire

Obviously, you can choose to celebrate your wedding on the French Riviera white classical chairs. It looks nice. But if you’re looking to something more than just « look nice », here are some ideas to help you. Chairs for weddings is a crucial point in the wedding decoration. I mean, when you have few guests, any detail is important. When you welcome many guests, chairs will be numerous. Therefore, the more numerous guests there are, the stronger the visual impact is.

Before renting many chairs, my first advice is to take the white chairs you have and to add some decoration. For instance, during an outside wedding ceremony, you should add some flowers on every line of chairs. It’s not that expensive and the result is clearly amasing and romantic. On these pictures, you can notice that flowers are perfect to celebrate  a wedding on the French Riviera !

Secondly, fabric covers for chairs are also handy. You can choose color and mixed some of them. Here are some examples concerning chairs for weddings.

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Get married in a castle on the French Riviera ?

Posted on juin 9, 2008 by Claire

If you wish to celebrate your wedding in a castle on the French Riviera, here are some venues you may like. First of all, you must know that castles on the French Riviera are different from typical French castles. Indeed, there are few castles from Renaissance or Midle Ages periods on the French Riviera. When we speak about castles on the French Riviera, we much more often deal with huge and famous properties. Anyway, if you are looking for a very historical castle on the French Riviera, I suggest you to have a look at « Château de la Napoule« .

Château de la Napoule is closed to Cannes and above all it is situated at the water’s edge. This castle on the French Riviera is also a museum during the day. The gardens are beautiful and if you’re keen on old stones, you’ll enjoy the historical power of Château de la Napoule.  You can welcome from 250 guests (inside) to 600 people (outside)

Another very famous castle on the French Riviera is the castle in Tarascon. It also a museum but by night you can make it private to celebrate your wedding on the French Riviera. This castle is closer to Marseille. The spell of this castle on the French Riviera is inimitable ! Tarascon’s castle is dedicated to weddings with around 100 -120 guests. 

If you’re fashion addicted, I know a perfect castle to celebrate your wedding on the French Riviera. « Château de la Colle Noire » is 60 kms far from Cannes and its famous owner was no one else than Christian Dior ! This castle on the French Riviera is perfect for weddings with 100 guests. There are few bedrooms for the family. There is something magic to get married where Christian Dior lived !

Personnaly, I prefer « Château de la Chèvre d’Or » between Nice and Monaco in Eze. This castle on the French Riviera is totally amazing with a stunning seaview. Château de la Chèvre d’Or is the perfect place to celebrate a wedding on the French Riviera thanks to its many bedrooms, several restaurants, swimming pool and wonderful gardens. The people of Château de la Chèvre d’Or are also very friendly and at your disposal !

Eventually, I would suggest Château Saint Martin in Vence which is 20 kms from Nice or Cannes.   Continue reading →