Rent out a dream villa in Antibes for your wedding !

Posted on février 6, 2009 by ELSA

Discover today a unique venue for your big day: a dream villa in Antibes. An exceptional place, owing to its situation, that assures you a setting out of common. Indeed, this dream villa in Antibes is bathed by the Mediterranean waters: it has a direct access to Garoupe’s sandy white beach, one of the most fashionable on the French Riviera.

The huge panoramic terrace offers you an incredible view on the Cap d’Antibes; this view justifies by itself the choice of this villa for your wedding: a reception or a dinner on this terrace, on evening, with the subtle light of the candles those illuminating your table and the sun setting on the sea promises you a romantic wedding that you will never forget. Continue reading →

And what about a romantic wedding in Paris ?

Posted on février 3, 2009 by ELSA

Happy birthday Mr President! No, no, our president has not one more year: it’s only his first wedding anniversary with Carla Bruni! An intimate wedding in the romantic city of Paris…

That’s why, it does not harm just this once, Weddings on the French Riviera tells you today about a romantic wedding in Paris. Indeed, doesn’t it called “the lovers’s city”? And this nickname suits it: the city and its suburbs are packed with romantic venues to have a wonderful wedding!

Now there is a proof of it: more and more international people choose Paris to get married. We can cite the famous example of Tony Parker and Eva Longoria, who chose a splendid castle for their romantic wedding in Paris. Unlike to Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni, their wedding attracted a lot of attention! The press had widely relayed this event, with the wildest suppositions: the couple would arrive in a helicopter, in front of a gathering of more than five hundred guests…

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Get married in a reconstruction of a Palace of Ancient Greece!

Posted on janvier 28, 2009 by ELSA

It’s a real unusual venue that we advise you today: indeed, do you know someone who gets married in a reconstruction of a Palace of Ancient Greece? And yet, it’s possible, without spending a lot of money for the flight ticket: you can have a wonderful wedding in a Greek Palace without leaving the French Riviera!
Result of the both imaginations of the archaeologist Theodore Reinach and the architect Emmanuel Pontremoli, this villa is the perfect copy of a luxurious residence in Ancient Greece. A real tribute to the Ancient Hellenic way of life, with all the magnificence of this period: the subtle refinement of the decoration, the richness of the materials and the perfection of the settings transports you in an other world. Each room is an enchantment for the eyes: the elegant furniture is made of the most precious exotic woods, the walls are covered by frescoes and mosaics inspired by ancient document, made of the rarest materials in the world…

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A stately winery in the Lubéron welcomes your wedding

Posted on janvier 27, 2009 by ELSA

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Built on the foundations of an old Roman Villa, this imposing winery in the Lubéron crossed the successive revolution to offer you the perfect wedding. Entirely re-established in 1979, he regained all the splendour of its day. Even if several wine guides consecrate its vineyard, we take an interest in its sumptuous gardens above all. Indeed, those gardens have a great part in the magic romanticism that comes out this winery in the Lubéron, and makes of this place a perfect venue to marry.
Voted “Jardins de l’année 2008” and classified « Jardins Remarquables » by the French Culture Ministry, those gardens were pictured by the French landscape gardener Tobbie Loup de Viane, who had the ambition to recreate a 19th century garden: ornamental as well as practical. That’s why the gardens produce many good fruits and vegetables but in the same time, are delights for our eyes.

They dwell on three terraces, each more beautiful than the others. First of all, the vegetable garden, mixing flowers to vegetables. The tomatoes and potatoes are facing the mahonias, surrounded by the lavender stems, those border the rows, for a kitchen-garden in the traditional style! The second terrace welcomes roses and iris, for a subtle gradation of blue.

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A cute wedding cortege

Posted on janvier 23, 2009 by ELSA

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There is a charming tradition in French weddings where a little number of children takes part of the cortege, for a cute wedding cortege. Usually, a children cortege includes two maids of honour or best men, who enter just before the bride and her father. These two children carry bunch of flowers, or act like wedding ring bearers. The rest of the cortege enters after the bride to help her with the train of her wedding dress, or walk behind her. And the entire cute wedding cortege exits before the newlyweds to throw rose petals or paper hearts when the couple passes the door.

You should not exceed eight kids in your cortege: otherwise your wedding could look like a school playground! For a matter of harmony, try to respect the equity between boys and girls, and above all, to have an even number of children. And if you want to keep the control on your cute wedding cortege, choose preferably children over five.
Of course, your children have to be coordinated with the cortege look. Usually, the boys wear linen tailored shorts and shirts, and girls mild-calf linen dresses, with accessories matching the bride’s colour theme (a big bow around the waste, or in the hair, a little hat…) , but those basic outfits can be declined according to your urge or to the wedding style.

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A registered abbey in the Lubéron for an exceptional wedding

Posted on janvier 20, 2009 by ELSA

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If you’re searching a characteristic venue for your wedding, we suggest you to take a look on this incredible place: an authentic registered abbey in the Lubéron!
In the heart of a little valley, right in the middle of lavender fields, the abbey is waiting for you to unveil all its handsomeness.
As soon as you arrive, you’re surrounded by subtle scents, and you can only be exhilarated by the typical atmosphere of the Provence.
Now enter the abbey and let you captivate by the old charm of its vaulted rooms, its stone walls that assure you an intimate and close atmosphere.

You can feel the family ambience that reigns in the air; it is natural, because this registered abbey in the Lubéron is handed down from generation to generation. And the current owner has a great part in the warm atmosphere that comes out this place: he’s absolutely kind.
He makes available for your wedding the two more beautiful rooms of the abbey: they have the typical architecture of the time, with a gorgeous vaulted ceiling, and thick wall of stone.

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Plan your green wedding in France !

Posted on janvier 10, 2009 by ELSA

Because a traditional wedding is often synonymous of environment damages, think ecological and envisage a green wedding in France! Indeed, many couples are not aware of the impact that a wedding can have on the ecosystem: a waste of paper for the announcement cards, a waste of food with the buffet leftovers those are often thrown in the garbage, a waste of fabric for a dress that will be worn only one time, a waste of petrol because of the number of the guests’ cars…
Not surprising that the green wedding in France is a concept that actually grows by leaps and bounds. It offers you to reduce, by some simple initiatives, the damages of your wedding on the nature and so preserve our planet. And this action will not spoil your wedding, on the contrary: you will have not to compromise on your big day, simply make some adjustments . And more and more wedding planners are specializing in green weddings in France, and can organize you a marriage worthy of a fairy tale, treating the environment with respect.

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Get married in a vineyard !

Posted on décembre 18, 2008 by ELSA

peyrassol.jpgFor an astonishing wedding, why don’t you get married in a vineyard? This eccentric idea can become really romantic if you choose this castle from forgotten times. In this noble dwelling nothing is wasted: a sober and uncluttered background for a wedding without embellishment. You are in the heart of the Var, in a green setting, in an area that is awesome because of its majestic beauty. You find there all the authenticity of the Provencal land, surrounded by exceptional grape varieties. So have a go and get married in a vineyard, in a privileged full of the sweet scents of nature and good wine.

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The shade of your bridal dress can say much about you…

Posted on décembre 15, 2008 by ELSA

The shade of your bridal dress is a major source of superstitions and traditions . Today, Western wedding gowns are usually white, but it’s no longer the only option for the shade of your bridal dress. The tradition of the white wedding gown goes back to the eight hundreds and represents virginity and purity. This colour has become fashionable when Queen Victoria wore it at her wedding to signify her status. After that, many brides opted for this colour in honour of the Queen’s choice. But at that time in the United Kingdoms, women married in any colour except black (the colour of mourning) or red (the colour of the prostitutes).
In fact, before the white wedding dress became standardized an old poem sang the praises or woes of various color choices.

Married in White, you have chosen right,
Married in Blue, your love will always be true,
Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl,
Married in Brown, you will live in town,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Pink, your spirit will sink,
Married in Grey, you will go far away,
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back.

Embrace the customs of your ancestry or religion by choosing the shade of your bridal dress from the traditions of your origins!

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Sophisticate your wedding in France in an historic urbane hotel!

Posted on décembre 12, 2008 by ELSA

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Majestic and imposing, this historical urban hotel has been setting up on its rock since 1904, facing the Mediterranean Sea. With its unobstructed view guaranteed on the Kerylos Villa, it offers you all the French Riviera’s way of life generosity. Nestled in the midst of cypress and olive tree, it’s an ideal love nest.This venue’s handsomeness is offered to you like a gift: from the sunny terraces to the private beach, via the perimeter overflow pool and the Art-Deco design, each moment you will spend in this historic urbane hotel will make you fond of the French Riviera’s way of life.

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