Real Wedding in Provence by Et Voila Weddings
Farah & Burhan got married last summer in their
family home in Provence and asked Et Voila to help
them in the planning of their intimate wedding.
Farah and Burhan currently live in Barhain but,
Burhan being half French, the decision to get
married in France was taken very quickly after
they got engaged. Burhan being very attached to
his family home in Provence it is naturally that the
couple decided to get married there.
The wedding day started off with the bride and
groom preparations in a 5 star hotel not far from
the family home. Farah chose a simple hair do
with curls and a braid picked with small delicate
pink roses.
Each of the bridesmaids had a lovely bouquet
matching the one of the bride, only paler and
smaller.
Once ready, Farah and Burhan drove to the village
town hall for a civil ceremony. This was the town
hall where Burhan’s parents got married more
than 20 years ago!
After ceremony, everyone was invited to the
house for cocktail drinks in the nearly centenary
family olive orchard. A jazz band entertained
the guests, who enjoyed fresh mocktails served
in lovely jam jars decorated with custom made
stickers and stripy straws.
In order to make sure all family members were
part of the event, we created a family tree with
photos of both Farah and Burhan’s families, from
their great grand parents to today. The tree was a
great opportunity for all guests to (re)discover old
photos of the people present on the day.
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The guests were then invited to a seated dinner
on a lovely terrace re decorated for the occasion
with romantic fabric curtains, fairy lights and
a profusion of candles. The couple had chosen
centerpieces of birdcages of different shapes and
sizes, decorated with beautiful flowers in tones of
off whites and pinks.
After dinner, Farah and Burhan cut their beautiful
wedding cake. The icing was light pink and
decorated with white sugar lace and birdcages to
match the theme of the evening and the bride’s
dress. They then joined the dance floor for their
first dance and the party started! A photo booth
was set up in the room for the guests to play with
props and have fun!