Happy memories of Mike & Kate’s wonderful wedding in Lagarde, France held at Castelnau des Fiermarcon, a whole village on the top of a hill you can rent for a wedding. Kate is definitely up there as one of the emotional brides I have worked with, and the day was an incredibly moving, emotional, fun and relaxed celebration. The beauty of a destination wedding is being able to spend so much time with family & friends and here they all stayed with the couple in the little houses in the village. The night before their wedding was a BBQ, and the day after – a wonderful meal and tour of a private vineyard with wine tasting. I love the pretty little French soaps and beautiful booklet that greeted us on arrival; a custom guide to the weekend’s festivities, who was staying where & what was happening. Each morning a little bag of fresh French pastries were left outside our rooms…the perfect pick up with with a cup of steaming coffee.

Mike must be one of the most romantic grooms I have come across (up there with Nancy’s husband, Adam), in respect of how sweet and thoughtful he was to his bride on the morning of their wedding.  Mike created a set of beautiful personal gifts for his bride to open, based around the traditional wedding theme ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue’….there was an exquisite personalised Smythson notebook, a framed photograph of Pearl their friend’s French bulldog which they both dote on and often look after, some diamond earrings….. and more….. Is this a new trend for grooms to spoil their brides with gifts on the morning of the wedding? I do hope so!! (and I hope the Man is reading this!

Mike & Kate, it’s been an absolute pleasure. Much love for the longest and happiest marriage together and many years of dog owning joy!

Kate’s dress by Suzanne Neville; Shoes by Christian Louboutin, Venue: Castelnau des Fieumarcon, Hair & Make Up: Antonia Krieger at Elle au Naturel; Stationary by Smythson; Bride’s Robe is the Matinee Kimono by Agent Provocateur.

Here’s what Mike said when they received their the album…

“Thank you so much for your incredible efforts with our wedding album.  It is the perfect record of the happiest day of my life and something I will always treasure. The presentation is stunning and I know my parents (and Kate’s) will get huge pleasure from it too. Looking back, I can honestly say that asking you to be our photographer was the best investment we made in the whole wedding process.  Thank goodness for Pearl!!” (to read about Pearl click here)

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