Our bubbly bride Cynthia tells us the story of her beautiful day...
Photo credit: Cédric Duhez
The meeting
In a bar, he pretended to be able to help me find an internship and offered to send him my CV. The next morning I received an invitation on the networks with this private message: so that CV? ... He never got it in the end.
For the proposal, he had ordered a ring, and a personalized Lego "Will you marry me?" and had planned a great hotel... results we got to the hotel, I could feel the proposal coming... and nothing... QWAAAAAAAA? BUT WHY ALL THIS? The ring hadn't arrived on time, and neither had the Lego.... He proposed some time later during a walk, but hey... I had seen the box in his pocket and was therefore super stressed. Why Lego? For some years now, we've been taking photos of our mini-us in front of famous monuments or landscapes on our travels.
The most vivid memory:
The emotion... After this complicated year, all the pressure was off and having so many people around us was very moving and impressive. The dance was prepared with our friends, during the confinement, and they had the challenge of learning a part of it each week and sending it to us on video. But also the friends' speeches, where I discovered some nice anecdotes myself. And the groom's wedding ring that didn't fit...
The location:
Ceremonies at Saint-Nicolas de Véroce in Haute-Savoie, a church listed as a historic monument in 2006. The evening in a chalet in the middle of the ski slopes in Savoie (La belle Métairie). Despite the weather, which wasn't really cool for what we'd planned, the guests were all happy and enjoyed themselves, and that's the most important thing.
Wedding inspirations:
We wanted a wedding that reflected our image, with our own little trademarks. So we started the day with a secular ceremony in home-made personalized white sneakers, a little dress from Maison Guillemette for me, and a suit with a wooden bow tie from Reinier in Annecy for Monsieur. Then, in 5 minutes flat, the groom changed into the rest of his suit, his cravaton and some pretty Finsbury shoes (still in Annecy), while I put on my Eglantine creation dress. This dress was largely modified by the boutique Les Mariées de Julie (Bour-en-Bresse) to make it my dress. The decor was simple, with roses, eucalyptus and a few touches of Lego for a reminder.
Shoe design:
I knew I wanted blue shoes, so I quickly made my choice of material and shape. My only dilemma, the size, was validated after a video with the members of the DMUS team, who gave me great advice. I even recommended the booties in the same materials, so I could feel like a bride even in winter.
Bride's advice:
Plan ahead, so that you have time to see all your ideas and put them into practice (so much happier when you can be proud of what you've achieved), plus you can keep an eye out for special offers. Make the most of the present moment, and keep in mind that not everything will turn out the way you want it to. After a year of preparation and imagining scenes, the simple fact that the weather was bad turned everything upside down. A lot of the things you imagined didn't work out... So you really have to start by telling yourself that nothing is as perfect as it seems on the internet haha. Make the most of your guests and this moment of shared happiness.
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Dresses: Maison Reinier ( Annecy)
Costume: Finsbury (Annecy)
Wooden hut and wooden names on tables: L'atelier de Sylvie
Jewels: Cédric Duhez (Lille)
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