French Fort Wedding With A Floral Custom Dress

This couple got married in a French fort, with a floral wedding dress and lots of blooms from the whole neighborhood

This couple got married in a French fort, with a floral wedding dress and lots of blooms from the whole neighborhood.

If all the rest in this wedding doesn’t excite you, I promise that the wedding dress will! The wedding took place during a floral festival in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, it was filled with blooms, and the bridal dress reflected that.

The groom’s parents own the fort where the wedding took place. The couple decorated the space themselves, and the whole village helped with that! Neighbors generously grew flowers over the summer and let the bride take the flowers, so they decorated the rustic chateau with giant daisies and dahlias. Katy + Saeed’s mothers hung dried flowers from the ancient beams in the reception room. Saeed’s dad crafted 18 living-edge oak tables and benches especially for the occasion.

The bride wanted a floral dress that would be super unique and eye-catching and with a detachable tulle outer layer so it could transition from day to night. The decor of the dress was inspired by vintage Hawaiian shirts, and took 2 months to make. The bride and her mom made all the embroidery themselves making literally hundreds of meters of colored ribbons. The groom was wearing a tan suit with a brown turtleneck, his look was also very memorable.

The day before the wedding, Katy baked cakes with the help of her mother in their neighbor’s oven. They used the tastiest vegan recipes, including: a 4-layer coconut and lime sandwich cake with pineapple flowers, and pecan brownies with dark salted chocolate ganache – plus a selection of their favorite traditional Arabic Baklava.

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The antique fort belongs to the groom's parents.

The antique fort belongs to the groom's parents.

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The groom was wearing a tan suit with a brown turtleneck, no tie or bow tie.

The groom was wearing a tan suit with a brown turtleneck, no tie or bow tie.

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The bride was wearing a custom floral dress with embroidery which was made by her and her mom.

The bride was wearing a custom floral dress with embroidery which was made by her and her mom.

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It took the bride 2 months to embroider the wedding dress.

It took the bride 2 months to embroider the wedding dress.

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Lots of fresh flowers were given to the couple by all the neighbors.

Lots of fresh flowers were given to the couple by all the neighbors.

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The wedding had a festival and informal flavor.

The wedding had a festival and informal flavor.

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The bridesmaids were wearing various mismatching dresses of their taste.

The bridesmaids were wearing various mismatching dresses of their taste.

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This is a real floral festival coming to the wedding.

This is a real floral festival coming to the wedding.

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The cakes were baked by the bride and her mom the day before the wedding.

The cakes were baked by the bride and her mom the day before the wedding.

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The reception space was rustic, with dried flowers hanging from above and simpel wooden tables and benches.

The reception space was rustic, with dried flowers hanging from above and simpel wooden tables and benches.

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There were 65 guests at the wedding and everyone had fun.

There were 65 guests at the wedding and everyone had fun.