Hi,
does anyone know if you can be married in this chapel?
Thank you very much
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Can%26#39;t really help, but do you know that though you can have a wedding ceremony in France, they are only licensed to officially marry French citizens so you%26#39;d have to get married in a registry office in the UK first.
I think this is correct advice - it certainly was, for my niece who had her wedding ceremony in France, this summer, (in the gardens of the Chateau Gourdon, near Grasse).
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Now, THAT was a destination wedding!
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That is also our chosen wedding venue, it is the only place I have ever imagined getting married.. There is a tiny chapel up next to Chateaux Gourdon. It is important to me to be married in a catholic chapel so I guess I am going to hit a brick wall here as it will be impossible to organise an informal Pre
Wedding in a british catholic chapel without it becoming the main deal.
I am curious to find out roughly how many of you were there at your neices wedding.. was it well organised.. where was your after wedding dinner and where did you all stay? I hope you dont mind me asking as it sounds like you had a great time, it would really help me get a better picture from someone who has already experienced my dream wedding!
Kind regards
Kerry
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French people have to marry legally at the mairie -similar to a registry office and if they are religious they will have a religious ceremony later-though not necessarily on the same day.
French people who consider the religious ceremony more important tend not to do much for the legal ceremony in terms of dressing up etc as its the religious ceremony that counts for them
I have no idea if you can be married in the chapel of your choice but can;t see any reason why you couldn%26#39;t have a registry office ceremony in the uk and a religious ceremony in france
British people can%26#39;t get married legally in France unless its their place of residence and you would need an interpreter and witnesses who speak french fairly fluently if you were able to qualify.
That wouldn%26#39;t affect the religious ceremony you would like [as long as you get the legal formalities done elsewhere to make things legal]-you would just have to negotiate with the parish/priest
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My niece arranged to nip out to registry office (just form-filling basically) in their lunch break, with 2 witnesses and didn%26#39;t tell anyone about it as she wanted the fuss to be about the ceremony.
She spent an incredible amount of time and money getting everything perfect, and though it was lovely, it was very complicated and very expensive for everyone.
She had made numerous visits beforehand to make all the arrangements, and still things went wrong, as always, but it was all delightful.
She took over a fabulous place called Le Foulon
http://www.le-foulon.com/
and stayed there for a week with her closest friends, and they provided the wedding dinner.
Most of the guests stayed in Cannes, some in St Paul de Vence, and we stayed in Nice.
She organised a coach to take the guests from Cannes to Gourdon and then to Le Foulon, and we got our own taxis home (we still haven%26#39;t recovered from the 180 euro fare!)
Hope you make the right decision....personally, I%26#39;d recommend getting married locally and having a lovely honeymoon, but I%26#39;m not a romantic.
Congratulations, by the way.
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Elaine. You talk sense. Why is it brides want something different when it has nothing whatsoever to do with their lives? I blame the celeb culture.Hello and OK magazines.Wayne and Colleen in Portofino?- I doubt they could have plotted on a map where they were they would have been happier in Southport and so would their families.It%26#39;s all about the location these days for the cameras not the significance of the ceremony and the vows.
I did enjoy the wedding scene in the movie of Mamma Mia. Nothing pretentious, obviously metisculously posed, but at least the intended bride and the eventual bride had connections to the venue in Skiathos (in the context of the story).
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Each person has the right to choose their own special day.. I have wanted to be married in this chapel in Gourdon for 6 years and after looking at numerous venues in Britain returned to Gourdon last month. This confirmed MY original feelings. The chapel has the same name as my father which also has meaning and not because of magazines that you have mentioned (which I do not read by the way). I also have a number of friends who are working and living in the south of france so this would be very handy.
Ladies thank you for your helpful advice. I had found out some further information through investigation which your comments confirm (re registry office in uk).
I have just looked at Le Foulon and it looks perfect for the wedding meal. I had searched myself and not come up with anything as wonderful as this - thanks again!
Elaine, did your neice have a ceremony at Chateau Gourdon and then go back to Le Foulon afterwards for the meal?
I thank you for your inside information and experience.
Kind regards
Kerry
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Hello Kerry,
Yes.
The Foulon provided the wedding meal. They had a reception around the swimming pool and dinner was laid up on long tables around a huge tree at the entrance. I can%26#39;t remember how many people, but it was more than they%26#39;d ever had before - around 40-50 I reckon. It was very informal and they stuggled to cope with so many people, but the food was good.
I%26#39;m switching off soon but will reply tomorrow if there%26#39;s anything else I can tell you, but I was a spectator and don%26#39;t really know much.
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By the way, they actually had a fabulous reception at Gourdon first, for around 100 people, then the inner circle of 40-50 went to Foulon for dinner.
She then invited everyone back for brunch the next day as compensation for those excluded from the dinner.
Cheers
Elaine
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Sounds perfect Elaine,
I will probably try to keep the full party to the 40-50 mark, that should keep it managable, small and intimate, one of the many reasons it will be nice to do it this way.
I have e-mailed an enquiry to Le Foulon for a 3 day hire so hopefully friends/family can have a nice short break without it breaking the bank - thats the plans anyway. I have also contacted the chapel and chateux gourdon so hopefully get some things tied up this week or next. Very exciting!
Your information/advice has been brilliant - thanks again!
Kerry
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