PLANNING GUIDES

Some French wedding venues appear again and again when couples begin planning from abroad. They are heavily photographed, easy to find, and often become the reference point for a particular version of a wedding in France: lavender and pale stone in Provence, formal château gardens, vineyards around Bordeaux, or Mediterranean terraces overlooking the sea. There is nothing wrong with beginning there. The mistake is assuming that the venue you found first is the only place that

What American couples should know before planning a wedding in France If most of the weddings you have attended have been in the United States, you probably carry an invisible wedding template in your head. The ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, speeches, cake and dancing tend to follow a sequence that feels familiar enough that you rarely have to question what each part means. Move the wedding to France and many of those elements are still there. You can have bridesmaids and g

Yes — but for many international couples, getting legally married in France is more complicated than having a wedding in France. If you're wondering whether Americans can legally get married in France, the answer depends on your connection to a French commune and whether you meet the requirements for a civil marriage. Here’s how the French civil marriage rules work, when foreigners may qualify, and why many destination couples choose to complete the legal marriage at home and

A Practical Guide for Destination Couples Knowing how to choose wedding vendors in France means looking beyond portfolios and prices to understand what each professional provides, how their services fit your venue, and whether they can work effectively with the rest of your wedding team. When you're planning from the United States or UK, you may be comparing suppliers in another country, working with unfamiliar package structures, French contract terminology, different tax tr