Mia and Rob live in New York and were looking to have their wedding in Los Angeles (she grew up in So. Cal and he grew up in No. Cal) Mia is a buyer for Barney’s in NYC but spends a couple of months out of the year in Paris. She goes to the various fashion shows and buys MILLIONS of dollar$ worth of clothes, purses and merchandise. Poor thing hah ladies??? After much thought her and Rob decided to get married in Paris.
So this past April me and about 100 others journeyed to Paris to witness the union of Rob and Mia. Destination weddings have a special feeling of love and friendship because everyone has journeyed a very long way to attend. Some of Mia’s friends flew in just for the weekend because they had to work Monday morning! Now those are great friends!
The rehearsal day started with a boat cruise down the Seine River to look at the various beautiful sites. From the riverside you can view Notre Dame, the Musée d’Orsay, Eiffel tower and the occasional young lovers making out. After the cruise everyone walked over to a cute restaurant were we took up the whole second floor. The meal was fabulous Parisian cuisine at its best. The speeches were full of laughs and touching observations. Everyone was excited to be in Paris!
The wedding day for me started by photographing Mia getting ready. Her Vera Wang wedding dress was gorgeous.
Mia’s hotel over looked the Tuilleries Gardens across from the Louvre.
Rob and Mia hired a driver or as they say in France “chauffer” : ) to drive us around the city to take pics.
Our first stop was at the Chanel building near the Palais Royal.
From there we went to the Palais Royal and walked through the gardens.
Here is Mia standing in front of a very cool Metro Station stop.
No trip to Paris is valid without a photo with the Eiffel Tower.
Everyone in Paris has time to stop and have a cafe au lait.
Not many brides have the courage to want to do this in a Vera Wang (especially BEFORE the cermony!)
The wedding ceremony was held at St.-Germain l’Auxerrois church across the street from the Louvre. It is the oldest church in Paris.
After the cermony the guests ventured off to the reception. Since Mia is a buyer in the fashion industry she has made great friends with fashion designers. The gracious people at Balenciaga offered their design studio for Mia and Rob to hold their reception at. The studio has a glass ceiling which gave the feeling that you were eating and drinking under the stars. The dark blue sky was a beautiful contrast to the warm glow of all the candlelight!
Some details of the wedding favors, flowers and yummy ice cream dessert in a globe shaped chocolate shell.
Mia wore a special Balenciaga dress she nicknamed the “egg shell dress”. It was very reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn.
The night was filled with touching and humorous toasts. A single cello was the source of the music for the whole night.
The night ended with a bunch of brave souls dancing the night away at a local disco.
