Weddings in France
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Planning your wedding in France - an online guide
With it's stunning scenery, great food, fine wine, elegant fashion and fabulous venues France is the perfect setting for a romantic wedding. However, we know that your dream wedding can require a lot of planning so we've collected loads of helpful articles to help you make your dream French wedding a reality! Here we have information on legal requirements, types of ceremonies, French wedding traditions, real life stories and wedding suppliers to help you plan your big day in France.Use our handy France flight map!
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Having your wedding in France could well be the best day of your life, but don't be caught out by legal differences. Read our article on French weddings - the legal implications.
Getting Married in France
In France a civil ceremony is the only legally binding ceremony. However, it is still possible to have a religious ceremony in France after the civil ceremony. Here we discuss the French marriage process, options and documentation needed.
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Spectacular French Wedding Châteaux
Why not have your wedding ceremony and reception in a luxury French chateau? Achieve that 'WOW' factor with a romantic and scenic wedding in a chateau in France and enjoy a lifetime of memories.
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Legal implications of getting married in France
You’ve found the love of your life and want to get married in France? There are a few legal matters you should be aware of before tying the knot in one of the most romantic countries in the world! This article addresses a few of the questions that you may want to ask yourself before taking the plunge...
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French Marriage Contracts
Who gets what?
The concept of a marriage contract is not known to English or Common Law jurisdictions for the most part. The French, however, from the Civil Code of 1804 onwards have a system of marriage contracts...
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Civil partnerships or PACS in France: how they work
Prior to April 2009, if you had a UK civil partnership (CP) and moved to France, it was not recognised in France, and you were not be able to enter into the French equivalent known as PACS (Pacte Civil de Solidarité) unless the UK CP was dissolved first. However, not only are civil partnerships now recognised in France, but civil partners have been granted the same tax rights as PACS couples...more...
Types of French Wedding Ceremony
In France a civil ceremony is the only legally recognised marriage ceremony. It is still possible to have a religious wedding ceremony in France however this must take place after your civil ceremony. more...
Luxury Chateau Breaks in Midi-Pyrenees
Perfect for weddings, anniversary and birthday celebrations near Carcassonne and Toulouse
L’Abbaye-Chateau de Camon is just 45 mins from Carcassonne and Toulouse airports. With views over the Lauragais hills, it is an ideal location from which to explore the region or celebrate a special occassion.
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Some helpful advice for those taking the plunge...
Getting Married in France
Get married in France? Isn’t that difficult, people will ask, mindful of French bureaucracy? Well, I got married myself here eight years ago, I have just organised my stepdaughter’s – much bigger – wedding and I have helped various friends with the paperwork in the intervening years. So here’s how to do it! I am writing this from the point of view of British nationals, though I believe it will equally apply to other nationalities...more...
Wedding Traditions in France
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If you are lucky enough to have been invited to a wedding in France, or are planning to get married in France, then here are a few wedding traditions you might not have seen before! more...
Planning a Religious Ceremony
If you’ve gone through the legal requirement for a Civil Ceremony, either in France or in your home country, and want to have a religious ceremony afterwards then there are still a few more hurdles to go!
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A Wedding in Languedoc Roussillon
A truly magical celebration that was perfect in every way!
This August marked the 5th wedding anniversary of Jamie and Greca Sandford, your hosts here at FrenchEntree Languedoc-Roussillon. We celebrated our wedding vows back in 2003 with a memorable ceremony at a small family run hotel in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon, with 40 of our nearest and dearest.
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Why not use a wedding planner?
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Call them planners, co-ordinators, consultants, arrangers or advisers, they are the professionals of the wedding industry providing expertise in the planning and co-ordination of one of the biggest events in your life. It is difficuly in your own country so the need for planners in France is almost a must for a large wedding if you do not live here or speak French.
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Chateau de Challain
Welcome to Château de Challain, the "Petit Chambord". We are the ideal setting for your castle wedding or castle holiday in France.
Luxury French Château Holidays
Simply Château offers the widest range of self catering French châteaux and holiday castles for rent. Book online direct with the owner via www.simplychateau.com
Cottage for couples
Pretty cottage to rent near Aubeterre sur Dronne on the border of the Dordogne and Charente . Sleeps 2 or 3. Peaceful location but near popular tourist villages, restaurants and markets. Large private garden. Dordogne holiday cottageLe Manoir de Laumeuil
Stunning, Boutique style hotel in the heart of SW France
Experience everything south West France has to offer whilst staying in a luxurous manor house with indoor & outdoor pools on the banks of the Vézère. Why not book a special priced activity break, where you choose the ativities that suit you. Book your luxury break today.
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