A Summer Wedding in France at Chateau De La Napoule That Celebrates Grandeur

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For our wedding colors, we were never drawn towards any colors in particular, so we decided to let the venue’s beautiful landscape, gardens, and greenery do the talking by going with all-white florals and neutral decor. We envisioned our guests as the pops of color and went with a “Colorful Black-Tie” dress code.

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We knew the vibe needed to be as grand and elegant as the Chateau and its surroundings. So, to create that, we knew we had to go with a black tie dress code for our guests. It was so exciting to see everyone dressed to the nines! Our main goal was to create the best party ever for our guests who traveled far and wide to make it to the south of France. We wanted this evening to show them all of our favorite things from Killian’s homeland- the enchanting Mediterranean Sea, the breathtaking architecture, yummy food, bottomless Rosé, and great music. The Chateau was the perfect place to encapsulate all of these things.

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We were on a weekend trip to Huntington Beach in California to see one of Killian’s childhood friends play in a volleyball tournament, or so I thought! We had dinner reservations one night, and he said he wanted to go watch the sunset on the beach before, nothing too out of the ordinary for a date night for us. I was shocked when he popped the question, I didn’t even know he had already had a ring for months! We were going to France a few weeks later, but it was burning a hole in his pocket. We never made it to a volleyball gam (sorry Ben), but we went to meet up the next day with his friend, and one of my best girlfriends from college drove up from San Diego to celebrate. It was such a special weekend!

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[section title=”The Fashion”]
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I grew up dreaming of my wedding and imagining picking out my wedding dress so many times, but I didn’t put the pressure on myself to have that “feeling” or know it was “the one”. But at my first appointment, that’s exactly what I experienced! I’ll never forget how the tears unexpectedly started flowing with my best friend, my sister, my mom, and both of my grandmothers there. It was such a special moment. I tried on lots of other gowns, even traveling to LA to try on Vera Wang, but nothing compared to the first one I tried on! And I loved being able to support a local business from my hometown.

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For my bridesmaids, I decided to dress them all in mismatched shades of blue, an ode to the Mediterranean sea that surrounded the chateau. Nearly everyone looks great in blue with a nice summer tan!

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[section title=”The Details”]
[field title=”Food & Drink”]

We knew that we wanted the food to be memorable for ourselves and our guests, and we still hear about it from them to this day! During cocktail hour, we wanted to keep the energy up, so we decided to go with a live pizza station as something interactive for our guests, as well as the usual canapes. To kick off cocktail hour, we made our grand entrance on the cocktail terrace balcony with a champagne tower! This was one of our favorite moments. We had a formal seated 3-course dinner, which allowed everyone to have intimate moments together before the party continued. After dinner, we had a traditional French cheese course to cleanse the palate, followed by an amazing dessert buffet.

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[field title=”Florals & Decor”]

My mother-in-law has a beautiful garden and has a love for all plants and flowers, so she willingly helped do all of the floral arrangements for the dinner tables and they came out amazing! The rest of the florals at the ceremony and the decor were handled by D&X events, and they did an amazing job making my Pinterest board come to life.

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[field title=”Wedding Cake”]Instead of a traditional wedding cake, we went with a “cheese-cake” – a cake made of rounds of cheese!! It was so unexpected for our guests, but very fitting for our taste.[/field]
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The very first time Killian brought me to France in the Summer of 2021, our first day was spent scootering around Mandelieu la Napoule and getting a drink next to the Chateau. We have spent many days at the Chateau beach since then. We never could have guessed we would tie the knot there, and that our closest friends and family would get to experience one of our favorite places. It was such a full-circle moment for us and truly felt meant to be.

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