These days, most couples who plan a destination wedding with small children as guests try to create a kids table of activities, or at least a goody bag with toys to entertain the little ones during t...
Here’s a tip for eco-friendly couples planning an eco-fabulous honeymoon or romantic getaway in Paris. Sitting at the nexus of the Triangle d’Or in Paris, the luxurious 5-star Hotel Fouqu...
Pop Diva Mariah Carey and hubby Nick Cannon celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary with a vow renewal on the Eiffel Tower this past weekend, which gives me a perfect opportunity to repost this v...
A few weeks ago, I celebrated the 5th Anniversary of writing the “parisian party: tales of an american wedding planner in paris” blog. As part of the celebration, I invited readers to wri...
I never wanted to be one of those middle-aged couples who’ve been together so long they barely remember the date of their wedding, let alone bother to plan something for their wedding anniversa...
Blair and Judson contacted me last fall to help them plan their wedding ceremony here in Paris. They were coming over with an intimate group of their nearest and dearest, and wanted to celebrate ever...
On April 1st, all over France, people can be found walking around with paper fish taped to their backs, the unwitting victims of apparently hilarious French humor. In France, April Fools Day equal...
If you were anywhere near the Champs Elysées this weekend, you know first hand that Paris tourist pre-season has officially begun. If there’s one thing that Paris isn’t short on, it̵...
Attention Bridezilla’s! I’ve just found a new wedding stresser for you, and it’s a doozie! So, you and your planner have just left the final meeting with your catering manager. The...
There’s something about a French chateau wedding that can sometimes turn the biggest life-of-the-party couple into downright sticks-in-the-mud. After planning weddings in France for nearly 7 ye...
Diva Blogger and Original Flirty Girl Stacie Tamaki, of The Flirty Blog tagged me a while back in this meme of 11 questions, and I finally had the time to sit down and pass it on! Here are the rule...
I’ll give five French francs to the first person who shows me an American girl who hasn’t yet fallen under the charm of Monsieur Jean Dujardin. Cash money*. That smile! Those eyes! That ...
I’m so flattered to be featured on the Inspire Smart Success blog as their first Wedding Entrepreneur that Inspires. Spearheaded by the dynamic Stacie Ivers Francombe, ISS is a triple-threat of...
When I was a little girl, I used to make wedding dresses for my Barbies out of paper towels. I remember Scotch-taping scraps of tissue paper to her head for the veil and trying to rip the bottom of t...
In a recent article in Food & Wine, Paris was, once again, listed among the top most romantic cities in the world. As you can imagine, being a wedding planner in Paris and all, there was no surp...
OK, so I’m cheating a bit with this week’s Real (French) Wedding. It’s actually a Real BELGIAN wedding, shot by Belgian photographer Julie de Bellaing, but I thought since Belgium ...
Yup, you read it right. Delphine Manivet’s new designs for La Redoute are on their way! For those of you who are new to my petit monde of Parisian weddings, Delphne Manivet is one of ZEE hottes...
This vrai mariage du mercredi takes us to the Beaujolais region of France. Known for its lush, rolling vineyards as well as the famous Beaujolais Nouveau, the area also includes Lyon, the lively, vib...
This week’s Real (French) Wedding is Delphine and Mika’s vintage-chic celebration, shot by Pascale of Au temps d’une photo last year in the South of France. With a little (!) help ...
Ok, whoever didn’t swoon when they heard about the new Ladurée make-up line is obviously dead inside. For the REST of you, let’s take a look at what’s in store when Les Merveilleuse...
Weddings in France have had a complete design revolution since I first started planning weddings here in Paris “way back when”. At the time, French weddings were pretty traditional, and ...
photo © myfrenchcountryhome.com While in the U.S. the holiday season has been over and forgotten about for nearly a week now, things are still going strong here in France. This week, on January 6th,...
Viewers who tuned in to see celebrity couple Tori and Dean design an over-the-top Marie Antoinette-inspired, French theme wedding on the Oxygen network’s “STORIbook Weddings” this w...
It still amazes me how you can be in the absolute thick of vibrant, bustling Paris one moment, and then less than 30 minutes later you can find yourself in the heart of the sleepiest, most picture-po...
© www.ashleightaylorphotography. com via hostess blog In case you didn’t realize it, engagement season has just begun. Did you know that nearly 1/3 of all American engagements for the entire yea...
With less than a week to go before Thanksgiving, it’s about time that I announce the winner of the parisian party Thanksgiving Pie Giveaway! Both Alisa from Sweat Pea Baking and I were so thri...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and with it comes the love/hate relationship that I, along with several other of my American expat friends it seems, have with celebrating Thanksgiving in Pari...
It’s wedding salon season here in Paris, and while scoping out the latest French wedding fashion, accessory and deco trends, my eyes keep going back to a certain piece of jewelery that’s ...
You’re at your very first French wedding reception and you can’t believe that even though you sat down to eat well over two hours ago, they’re still bringing out food - with not ev...
I stopped by the Salon du Mariage at the Carrousel du Louvre over the week-end to find out what’s on the radar for French wedding fashion trends for 2012. First, I have to say that this year&#...
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