Oh my Gaude

Colorful Wedding in Provence

Last day of the year, 2020 will have turned our lives upside down. However, I will keep thousands of unique memories from it.

Personally, I let go, shared so many good times with my family. We did not suffer from the virus and I feel so grateful for that. Professionally, 2020 will have given birth to incredible projects. Uncertainty has given way to hope.

To end this year in style, I chose to share with you an editorial full of light. It brings together everything I love: Provence, elegance, color and madness. In the years to come, marriage will reinvent itself. And this painting imagined by Stéphanie Fayolle of WEP in Provence sounds like a deliciously obvious fact to me.

With the beautiful images of Audrey's Secrets et Chromata Films, Stéphanie shares her inspirations with us…

How did the initiative for this wedding editorial come about?

"In this time of pandemic, I had a strong desire for colors, to paint the world. I didn't want yet another wedding shoot in pastel tones but to think of the 2021 wedding as a modern and liberated woman facing today's world."

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

The Château de la Gaude, an exceptional place in Provence

“The Château de la Gaude is a new place in Aix en Provence, a hotel restaurant which will be a must in the region in the years to come.

The estate needed visuals and contacted us. When I discovered this place and its chef, I immediately wanted to create an offbeat, colorful and lively editorial.

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude © Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

The organization of the shooting

We first worked on the event planner/photographer duo, it's the secret to any good shooting and real date.

With Audrey Neracoulis, we were determined from the start to present a strong, offbeat and timeless product. Therefore I wanted to put together a team that would be ready to follow our somewhat crazy challenge and I use this text here to once again thank everyone for following me in this colorful challenge.

The scenography : A colorful wedding

“A festive table, family, Italy, the Dolce Vita, ochre colors, Dolce Gabanna.

I always create a unique moodboard to tell the story of the shooting, all these inspirations are part of it.

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

A budget idea

"Count an envelope of 1000€/guest for the complete organization of a wedding with this level of high-end service. »

The wedding planner's advice

Due to Covid we wanted to do this editorial in all intimacy because we believe that weddings in the months, even years to come, will be like this. Despite the reduced number of guests, the fun and beauty of the moment remain intact.

We wanted to open minds by styling a strong and elegant event. The relationship with colors was essential. The fact that Château la Gaude counts chef Matthieu Dupuis Baumal among its ranks also inspired us a lot. This is why we wanted to organize, first of all, virtually the meeting of a starred chef with a designer of his generation such as Mr. Ziad Nakad.

With Audrey Neracoulis, my “ partner in crime » on this shooting, our focus was: The sweet life in Provence. The entire team that participated in this shoot was challenged in every position, I thank them for believing in us and in our madness….

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

Colorful Wedding in Provence, Château de la Gaude // Credit – Les Secrets d'Audrey

The Ô my Gaude editorial team

Venue - Chateau la Gaude
Boss - Matthew Dupuis Baumal 

Bride's Attire – Ziad Nakada and the wonderful Paris
Groom's outfit – Zara

Editorial designer – WEP in Provence
Hair and Make up – Camille Bonardi
Photographer- Audrey Neracoulis, Audrey's Secrets
Videographer – Kevin Lopez from Chromata Films
Flowers – Laetitia Vene de Laetitia C. 
Decoration for the cellar – Sonia de Jolibazaar
Announcements and stationery – Joana Paranhos
Musical artistic director – Benjamin Kliber Discotecnick 
Organization and Coordination – Fayolle Stéphanie WEP in Provence

Models – Enjoy model agency
Wasp - For all bikes
A singer - Ode my darling

TO BE CONTINUED…

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