Wedding at the Commanderie de Peyrassol – Géraldine + Benjamin

Géraldine and Benjamin met in Medicine in Marseille. 10 years after their meeting, he proposed to her during a romantic weekend in the Luberon. Surrounded by their gang of hearts, Géraldine and Benjamin designed a wedding that smells of the south. Simple and authentic.

With the beautiful images of Charles Seguy, Géraldine tells us more…

The initial meeting

"On the benches of the faculty of medicine in Marseille from the first year, now 12 years ago. 
In the first year, the pressure of the competition was such that we didn't speak to anyone else in the lecture hall, but we had spotted each other from afar and even had respective nicknames for each other! 

Once I passed the competition and moved on to the second year, we became friends and quickly more than friends! 

The marriage proposal 

“In October 2016, one of the most beautiful weekends of our lives.  My sister had just gotten married a month before and for the record I had caught her bouquet ;) 

Benjamin had planned this wonderful Surprise weekend at the Couvent des Minimes, Relais et Châteaux near Mane in the Luberon, topped off with a gourmet dinner, our guilty pleasure and me, naive, I didn't see a thing.  All this after having solemnly asked my dad for my hand, which he knew was essential for me!”

Wedding at the Commanderie de Peyrassol

"The Commandery of Peyrassol in Flassans sur Issoles in the Var (83). A former order of the Templars transformed into a vineyard. 

The owner is an art collector and the modern works blend wonderfully with the vines. For the next day's brunch, there is a hunting lodge lost in the immense estate whose walls are lined with trophies, much more rustic and relaxed which allowed us to once again receive our guests in a warm atmosphere by the pool and the tennis court. 

We both fell in love with this place instantly. « 

Wedding planning

“More than a year of good times and more complicated times to try to please everyone! 

But once the big decisions were made, all our families went out of their way to make sure we had the wedding of our dreams." 

Wedding decoration

“With the precious help of my mother and the artistic eye of my sister!

We were already very lucky because the location of the cocktail party as well as the covered reception terrace had a lot of character in themselves. 

The touches of personalization then focused on the floral decoration and a nod to photography that I love very much. Indeed, the numbering of the tables was a photo of Benjamin and me representing each year spent together and each guest had to pin a Polaroid photo of themselves on a huge cork board – made by our parents – replacing their place marker! 

As for floral decoration, we would base ourselves on only white flowers associated with tropical foliage of a deep green. Our long-time florist friend Michèle Martinez brought back a whole suitcase of foliage and flowers from Brazil where she currently lives! 

She also dressed a steel structure representing our initials, over a meter high, made by my dad, with eucalyptus foliage. It took a lot of work but the result with small LEDs was great!

The wedding budget 

"We were fortunate to receive more than a huge amount of help from our parents and will always be grateful for this wonderful gift they gave us."

Your best memory 

« The cocktail, once relaxed seeing all our guests having fun!”

The board bride and groom

“To give your all to make this day your own and to be able to let go and enjoy every moment on the big day!”

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Wedding Suppliers

Location - The Commandery of Peyrassol, in Flassans sur Issole in the Var. 

Catering – A large house in the south of France: Roland Peace Catering, based in Saint Maximin la Sainte Baume (83) 

Brunch  
We discovered Claire and Eric via social media, a couple from Aix, the same age as us, who started their business less than a year ago and who have delighted our taste buds with their delicious healthy bowls, detox juices and famous savory brioche toasts. Hurry to Toasty, 10 rue de la Couronne, Aix en Provence. 

Bride's outfit 
Wedding dress – A great meeting with the very attentive designer from Marseille Manon Gontero which allowed me to wear the custom-made dress of my dreams! 

Groom's Attire
Groom's Suit - Custom Made Suit from the Brand Faubourg Saint Sulpice
Shoes – Finsburry

Hair & Make up – A wedding professional from the French Riviera Noella Roussignol 
DJ – Luc Lesteven for TGN Events known for his performances at friends' weddings
Orchestra  – Here again we were very lucky! Benjamin’s childhood friends are professional musicians and agreed to share their talent with us during the cocktail party, it was a memorable gift from them! 

Photographer – We were both seduced on several wedding blogs and sites by the work of Charles Seguy, so much so that he travelled from Brittany to the south to wonderfully retrace this magnificent day! 

Flowers – Our long-time friend Michèle Martinez who collaborated with the Marseille florist Jennyflor and together carried out work lasting several days 

Announcements and stationery – Floriane Glatz, who apart from being my big sister is a professional and talented artist to whom I would entrust my world and who has done a considerable amount of work for our various invitations, table centre decorations, place markers and so on! 
Find it quickly on @florianeglatz_prints ! 

Organization and Coordination -  A wedding planner without knowing it, my mom ;) 

“A lot of help from our families, friends and last but not least our witnesses who supported us and showed us all their love during these wonderful moments; thank you all from the bottom of our hearts ❤️”

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TO BE CONTINUED…

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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

Congratulations to Géraldine and Benjamin for this beautiful wedding. We wish them a lifetime of happiness!
And thanks to Charles Seguy for submitting this report!

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