The set up of a wedding on the French Riviera (1/4)

Posted on août 27, 2008 by Claire

As a wedding planner on the French Riviera, I have been working a lot this summer to organise wonderful and unique weddings on the French Riviera. In the following 4 posts, I’ll show you the set up of a wedding on the French Riviera.

 

To begin with, the bridal couple has decided to organise an outside wedding ceremony, which is not that easy in France. So the guests were not informed. The meeting point for this wedding on the French Riviera was in front of the chapel of the castle where the event took place.

But in front of the chapel, a gate was decorated with roses and ivy. When the gate opened, the guests discovered an amazing path with bicentenary plane trees. The decorating of this outside wedding ceremony was romantic with 200 white chairs for the guests and transparent chairs (designed by Starck) for the bridal couple and the priest.

Events & Home consulting also added two huge transparent vases (1,20m) with amazing red roses.The path was also covered with red roses petals when the bride arrived. Continue reading →

Gifts for guests

Posted on août 6, 2008 by Claire

When my clients speak about their ideal wedding on the French Riviera, they often want to make it unforgettable…for them but also for their guests. According to me, as a wedding planner on the French Riviera, it’s important to take into account guests’ expectations and to spoil them. Hence, gifts for guests are significant.

In France, we are used to offer sugared almonds with different colors to guests at a wedding. Little by little, gifts for guests are changing. If you plan to get married on the French Riviera, I can suggest to you some gifts for guests.

For instance, if your wedding on the French Riviera is closed to Grasse, you should offer some small bottles of perfume to your guests. For a wedding on the French Riviera at Nice, I recommend small bottle of olive oil !

With one of my clients, we decides to offer a picture of the bride and the groom for their wedding on the French Riviera. But if you really want to suprise your guest, I know perfect gifts for guests ! Continue reading →

Are green weddings a new trend in France ?

Posted on août 4, 2008 by Claire

If you are eco-friendly, you should want to make a green wedding. Anyway, if you plan to get married in France and especially to get married on the French Riviera, that could be uneasy. Indeed green weddings are well known in the USA or in Canada, but in Europe and more over in France, green weddings are really new.

So, you may need help from a wedding planner on the French Riviera in order to find the best providers for every item. To begin with, you should find a green wedding dress. Few companies in France create green wedding dress. Wedding dresses are made with natural fibres like cotton, bamboo, hemp or silk. Vegetable colors must be used for the wedding dresses. If you are interested in, you can have a look to Aranel. Prices begin at € 1,000.

The hardest point is to find a green caterer with organic products. Few caterers are ready to change all their menu to do only organic food. That’s a pity ! On the French Riviera, you should have to pay an extra to find a green caterer.

The best idea in order to celebrate a green wedding on the French Riviera is to find a wonderful place with a organic restaurant inside. Currently some hotels and restaurants are becoming more and more green. In Nice, I recommend Hi Hotel which is totally new. This hotel on the French Riviera is extremely well situated in Nice. Design and organic food are mixed. It’s really stunning.