A FRENCH RIVIERA WEDDING

A beautiful weekend on the French Riviera, in the mountainside village of Eze, a couple in love stand beaming and blushing, amidst their families and all of their friends. We dined and we cheered, Nouvelle Vague filled the air and a bride shone her smile cheek to cheek. The sky stretched proud over St Jean Cap Ferrat, three shades of blue I could see, champagne was drunk and kisses exchanged as the sun set slowly in the sea…

The Venue: Chevre D’or hotel, Eze // The Dress: Reem Acra // Wedding Planner: Lavender & Rose Weddings // Florals: Wayne Riley Flowers // Music provided by Nouvelle Vague

Thank you so much to this most beautiful pair for allowing me to photograph their incredible wedding weekend. From Friday night’s festivities to Sunday on Paloma beach, it was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. Thank you too to Kerry, Jennifer & Sarah for their help planning and coordinating this wedding. You won’t find better wedding planners on the French Riviera than Lavender & Rose.

You can also check out Style Me Pretty’s very lovely feature of this French wedding too!

This weekend we’re back to the south of France not far from Cannes for a wedding at Chateau Castellaras in Mougins with those Lavender & Rose ladies. It’s my first time there but my second trip to back to France for weddings in two weeks, which means another chance to entice my freckles out of their winter hibernation. Emma Jane is heading to a wedding at Chateau Rigaud in Bordeaux for her second time also and she’s sounding pretty excited. We’re very lucky, very busy girls indeed.

In between shooting, editing, emailing, meeting and blogging, I also do a little bit of instagramming too. You can check out some sneaky previews of my most recent wedding days and a little bit of our daily pretty also, if you’re that way inclined…

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19 Comments

  5. SO beautiful. Those flowers! I love the shot of the bide and groom climbing up the staircase, their head and shoulders against the backdrop of the sea, it’s just gorgeous and sweet and unassuming and wonderful.

  7. What a stunning setting… I can just imagine how getting married at the top of that hill would take your breath away)) So very beautiful

  14. Does anyone happen to know where those cute tote bags are from? I have to get those for an upcoming wedding…so adorable! Any help would be appreciated!

  15. Superb photos. Really captured all the great moments before, during and after!!! excellent work.

  16. Superb photos.Really captured all the great moments before, during and after!!! excellent work.

  17. Oh I wish I could have been there, what an amazing wedding. Chloe again what wonderful work. Apart from the beautiful bride groom and lovely guests, I think one of my favorites is the groom and the beautiful older lady, just amazin Chloe .

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