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If you are considering getting married in France, this is a piece of information that you need so you can best plan your wedding. In France, Church and State are separated. This means that a marriage at the town hall is not recognised by the Church, and that a marriage at Church is not recognised […]

Are you just engaged and considering an elopement wedding in France? But where and how? Here is some information that we hope will help! Your perfect elopement location Of course when thinking about a romantic wedding in France Paris comes to mind first. The thing is, when eloping, it is just the two of you… […]

Getting married near vineyards? If you would like to offer your guests a bit of FUN, what about organising a chateau race for them the day before the wedding to get them fit for your big day? The idea is to plan a tour of a few chateaux that you can supplement with some on […]

If you are getting married and own a property in France, chances are that you are considering to hold the party in your French home. Here are a few tips on what is possible in France and the challenges that you might have to face. A WEDDING CEREMONY IN FRANCE If you own a property […]

If you are planning your wedding in France, you are probably already aware of the difficulty for non French citizens to have a legal town hall marriage ceremony in France. The easiest option is then to have a town hall wedding in the UK and to have your ceremony, religious or not, in France. Once […]

As wedding planners we regularly meet couples who wonder wether they NEED A WEDDING PLANNER… given that their venue offers an in house wedding coordinator. We have also seen a few of these couples who ended up being desappointed, not because the service of their in house coordinator was not great, but just because it […]

So you have decided to get married in France : the food, the wine and the atmosphere there is exactly what you are after for your big day. But how choose the right location ? Here are a few elements to think about that should help you make up your mind : ATMOSPHERE Think about […]

For couples getting married abroad, the most important thing is to make sure that their guests have the best possible experience participating to their big day. Here are a few tips to ensure that your guests have the greatest memories of your wedding… Get your guests excited For some guests, travelling abrad for your wedding […]

Dreaming of a destination wedding in France ? Et Voilà ! is a French wedding planner agency based in the UK. Thanks to our knowledge of the country and of the French culture, we are able to help brides and grooms-to-be organise their wedding in France, French style included, while meeting them easily and as […]

After having seen a bit of everything on the Internet, from an apparently old tradition where the French bride cuts off some white ribbon before entering church, to the kitsch idea that the French newly weds drink from an engraved double handled goblet during the reception to symbolise their union, I thought it might be […]