1/ Getting ready with your mother The bride would traditionally be getting ready with her mother only (maybe some aunts and sisters). The getting ready would be a quiet time, spent with close family. The bride’s mother would be the one helping her put on her dress and accessories. 2/ Offering of the bouquet The […]

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 […]