Michael & Michelle

Château wedding · near Toulouse, South of France

Michael and Michelle married in early autumn at a turreted château above a river near Toulouse, with a big wedding party in rust satin and beige suits. The day ran from champagne in an attic bridal suite and a shaded first look to an outdoor ceremony under old trees, where a man in white naval dress uniform walked Michelle down the aisle.

Golden hour brought twirls in an ivy-covered courtyard, with the Virginia creeper just turning red. The evening had everything: a live trio on the terrace, a champagne tower, parent dances on the gravel, speeches at long candlelit tables, cake, fireworks over the château and a packed dance floor in a stone barn.

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