Fritillaria meleagris. Digitalis parvilfolia. Smokey mauve delphinium. Nepeta, forget-me-not, ornithagalum. Scabiosa columbaria. Fritillaria michailovskyi. Provence, France. May , Having spent many summers there as a child, Watercolor held significant meaning for the bride and her family.
But with the after-effects of Covid and visa complications in the mix, fate had other plans. With only 5 months to plan from scratch, the design brief was simple: "A relaxed Provence garden wedding with the warmth, merriment and playfulness of a classic rom-com.
Day 2 - Wedding Day at Bastide de Gordes. Laidback Provencal Summer Mood. Lavender, muscari, Lily of the Valley!!! Cozy courtyards, printed linens, gorgeous valley views. The Welcome Gift. A festive weekend deserves a festive welcome gift, no? We also wanted to welcome guests with some of the locals' go-to snacks: Socca and calissons. Socca is a traditionally a sort of pancake made from chickpea flour, but we spun the idea on its head by turning them into bite-sized chips!
These zesty treats are essentially a soft blend of finely crushed almonds and candied fruits melons, orange peels , honey and orange blossom. And they're oh. Our first stop in the Welcome Bag Assembly was the pick-up of the bags themselves.
We scored 50 of these authentic woven treasures with long leather straps at the expansive weekday market in Aix-en-Provence. Much more cost effective than securing in the States. It always pays to go straight to the source! A series of block print stamps sourced from Delhi sat in individual compartments next to an adjoining section for the travel-sized paint tube from Sennelier in one of the wedding hues. It only felt fitting to share a piece of this symbolism with you!
