Imagine receiving a hand-written letter on Smythson of Bond Street stationery, inviting you to a village in Gascony for the wedding of your dear friends–could anything be more heavenly?
Kate and Mike actually rented the private village of Castelnau des Fieumarcon for their three-day celebration; each of the town's 16 stone houses was filled with family and dearest friends who enjoyed pastries delivered to their door each morning by one of the groom's pals and spent late evenings celebrating with the newlyweds.
The bride spent the morning in an Agent Provocateur kimono, opening gifts from her husband-to-be; a blue leather passport cover engraved with her new monogram, a first edition of Capitan Correlli's Mandolin, a photo of a friend's beloved dog they look after from time to time and a pair of diamond earrings were her something old, new, borrowed and blue–tell me you're not swooning at the thought!
Mike looked dapper in a suit from Stowers Bespoke and shoes from Dolce & Gabbana, and Kate's bridesmaids wore ivory dresses from Whistles with Halston Heritage gold sandals. The bride wore a romantic Suzanne Neville gown with studded Christian Louboutin peep toes, and carried a bouquet of white ranunculus by Le Jardin des Fleurs.
They were married on a hillside in the afternoon, and after a sumptuous dinner catered by Fabrice Biasiolo , the newlyweds and their guests sipped Armagnac under the stars. With no other guests to disturb, the celebration stretched until 5am the next morning!
Luckily, Polly of Polly Alexandre Photography had the stamina to stay up with the revelers, and what gorgeous photos she took! Thank you Polly, for sharing your spectacular images of this beautiful wedding!
22 comments:
My goodness, these pictures are stunning! Polly Alexandre is incredible!
That lace kimono is absolutely STUNNING! What a beautiful wedding!
Holy wedding goodness! I am completely obsessed. The photography is gorgeous, that town is incredible, the lace wrap is amazing. I seriously love this. xo
Um he got her all of those things? Holy crap, where did she find this guy? Seriously, this sounds like a dream...what a wonderful wedding!
Beautiful wedding- beautiful almost doesn't seem like enough to describe it. I adore her lace kimono; I wore a fluffy white robe & it pales in comparison!
SWOON. the photo with her sleeve falling off just about killed me.
am i crazy or was Kate's dress remade from her grandmother dress ? I saw a really similar one on a sewing magazine. I think it is so beautiful!!
gah...i love her lace detail on her robe and her gown!
Okay, she's like a total princess and he's obviously the sweetest prince ever.
Oh her shoes are so fun!
You are the queen of understated and refined elegance. I love the simplicity of the details but also how they're so elegant!
That robe!! Why was I not wearing something so fantastic the morning of my wedding?
Positively lovely! Looks like a wonderfully relaxed and love-filled wedding -- as it should be! xo style, she wrote
That photo of the bride and groom under the tree where the bride's right lace cap sleeve has slipped off a little exposing her shoulder and collar bone? Sigh. What a simply beautiful and dreamy wedding celebration. And that lace robe the bride wore before slipping into her gown is incredible!
Wow! This wedding looks absolutely spectacular! So dreamy!
Clare x
Thank you for your featuring my work Lena, and for the lovely comments everyone. A big congrats to Kate & Mike, who are one of the most lovely couples I have ever worked with. And yes, Mike is a gold medal winner when it comes to gift giving! (Kate met this fine man at work...)
Kate's dress was actually by Suzanne Neville, and her Matinee robe from Agent Provocateur was bought for her as a gift by her bridesmaid. It's still available now on their website if you feel like spoiling yourself! (And of course Valentine's Day is coming up...hint hint...!)
Gorgeous! What fantastic memories for everyone involved!
~Lori
In regards to those wedding shoes -- da-yum!
i want her robe!
oooo..if I could do it all over again...this would be it!!
wow- that "getting ready" lace robe is about as gorgeous as the actual wedding dress!
obsessed with her sleeves!
xoxo navy & orange
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