Mediterranean wedding in Saint Tropez – Margaux + Lucas

For these two Lyonnais, passion came and went. Years later, their reunion made it clear that they would never leave each other again. Getting married in the South on a beach was a dream come true. Thanks to the unwavering support of their families, they celebrated their wedding for 3 days. A Mediterranean wedding in the beautiful atmosphere of Saint-Tropez.

With the beautiful images of Melanie Bultez, Margaux tells us…

The initial meeting

"We met thanks to Lucas' best friend who introduced us at a restaurant with his friends. A kiss followed without a follow-up but Lucas would not give up the idea of ​​conquering me, for 3 months. He even learned my favorite song. After 2 years together in a passionate relationship, we separated for 2 and a half years. I went on a road trip, Lucas too on his side. To finally meet again thanks to an end-of-studies interview on Lucas' restaurants.

After which, Lucas suggests that we meet again, we realize that we have both changed a lot. Eight months later, Lucas asks me to marry him.

The marriage proposal

“Eight months together again, we are in full confinement, I'm celebrating my 25th birthday. Lucas is organizing a champagne aperitif dinner and hands me a box. I don't understand, Lucas, taken aback, says to me: " you don't understand, i want you to be my wife ».

What followed was a crazy planning process for the wedding 1 year later.

The reception venue

"We chose South for our family home, and the 1051 because we dreamed of get married on a beach. We got married at St Tropez but we didn't like the bling-bling side.

The challenge was to find a place that resembles us and then we found 1051. We loved Max, the owner of the place. Working with him was very fluid, he pays a lot of attention to detail, the place is family-friendly, classy and at the same time very simple.

Wedding planning

"For 1 year, it was a lot of back and forth to St Tropez, hence our need to have Charlotte, our wedding planner. It was a lot of stress, I felt like I was risking my life at every stage because I am a perfectionist. We also had a lot of help from our mothers, who were very involved.

Choosing the wedding dress

To the wedding dress, we chose Nicolas Fafiotte, a great couturier from Lyon, one of the best parts of the wedding. We created two outfits from A to Z, one of which he even restarted because I changed my mind during the creation. He helped a lot with the original ideas, and he became a friend. We designed the dress in two parts: the evening underdress on which he sewed a tulle petticoat that he cut during the evening. This created a strong moment, the dress evolves before the eyes of the guests (without going to the toilets).

Worked in transparency, embroidered on a tulle, each embroidered flower was sewn by hand and carefully thought out on this tulle according to my body and the movement of the dress. Just by cutting the petticoat, it looks like another dress.

At church I also had a veil over my shoulders. 

The outdoor religious ceremony

I am not very religious, I wanted a secular ceremony, with my feet in the sand. Lucas was keen to get married in church, but I did not find myself in the churches we visited, which I found too mystical. Charlotte suggested this small open-air chapel which was a perfect compromise, not to mention the charm it gave to the wedding. Under the trees, half shade, half sun, with an outdoor altar, we had the traditional church side and the original and charming side. 

The gospel

I discovered gospel music on a trip to New York with my family years ago. Fascinated by gospel music and the emotion it evokes, I dreamed of having one at my wedding.

The Wedding Planner

Choosing a Wedding Planner is important because she almost becomes our confidant. For 1 year we had her on the phone almost every day, she reassured me a lot, guided me, she took care of the coordination of the big day, and it was essential, especially in a period like covid. Without her, everything would have been different, Charlotte has a crazy knowledge of St Tropez and the service providers (for us who are from Lyon, it was a real plus), she gave us valuable advice.

Wedding decoration

The wedding was taking place in the south, the atmosphere naturally turned towards relaxation, the south, the beach, chic.  We didn't have a color theme, everything came from the invitation illustrated by the artist. Paulo Mariotti.

The flowers were white and green.  The invitations and thank yous were supervised by a graphic designer, who coordinated my wishes and Paulo Mariotti's creativity. 

The wedding budget

Around 60K€

Their most moving memory

“The doves that were released during the cocktail party by my brother and Lucas’ sister in memory of our grandmothers, to whom we were very close.

This moment was incredible, the release of doves was made on the music " Running » by Beyoncé accompanied by speeches from our loved ones, at sunset, it was idyllic, a moment out of time.

Their best choice in wedding planning

• South
• The 1051 and curtain of light on the beach
• Make a 3 day wedding
• Photos Also, it's the only thing that will remain of the wedding, and our memories obviously.

Advice from the newlyweds

Do not repeat: inflict all this stress on myself because a wedding is necessarily magnificent. There are always unexpected things, but the guests don't realize it, it's just a matter of detail.

My advice :

• 1 year is necessary for preparation, it takes a lot of time, in an already busy daily life. 
• Any further enjoy every moment during the planning. Every little moment is extraordinary, every moment counts! The planning lasts a year and after the wedding, we miss it in a way.
• If I had one regret: not enjoying the big day enough as a bride and groom. Between the guests, the surprises, the photos, videos etc, we didn't see the time pass nor could we fully enjoy our guests.
• Avoid the endless meal of starter-main course-cheese-dessert. Prefer the aperitif dinner or main course + cheese-dessert. We opted for an aperitif as a starter, then dishes to share at the table. One guest per table was elected to cut the beef ribs and several side dishes to share. The dinner was very warm, like a restaurant among friends.
• Another piece of advice, the most valuable in my opinion: there is no marriage code, it's your day, you do what you want and how you want.

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Wedding Suppliers

Location - The 1051

Bride's outfit
Bride's dress – Nicolas Fafiotte
Shoes - Yves Saint Laurent
Alliance – Mexico

Groom's Attire
Groom's suit – Gucci et Cornelians
Alliance – Will weave

Hair - Bruno Luchet
Make-up - Manon's workshop
Manicure - Anne's Skin Institute

Photographer - Melanie Bultez 
Video - EMS agency 

Flowers - The Golden Rose
Decoration - Be Lounge
Announcements and stationery - Paulo Mariotti + Bertrand TURKAWKA
Dishes - Options
Wedding favors - Baralinge 

Organization and Coordination - Wedding Saint Tropez

Private chef - Maxime Launo (brunch)
Wine - Les Marquets domain
Cabbage cake -Head of cabbage
Brunch - CM events Lyon

DJ - Miss DJ Mentalo
Gospel - Gospel Event

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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

Congratulations to the happy couple for this beautiful sharing. We wish them a lifetime of happiness!
Special thanks to Melanie Bultez for submitting this report!

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