You’ve got the dress, the earrings, the ring (of course!), something old, new, etc. etc. But we ALL know the look will never be complete without the perfect shoes. That’s the predicament that Californian Melissa Regan de Vogele found herself in the night before her wedding day when she still hadn’t found her dream shoes. I’m not sure how that part of the story ends, but I do know that the experience led her and her hottie French husband Julian to create Vouelle, a Paris-based wedding and cocktail shoe company. Teaming up with fashion designer Michelle Boor, the couple has created 2 sexy collections: Toi et Moi, the couture wedding shoe line which “gives the bride grace and sensuality, allowing her to glow like a princess, while never forgetting the importance of comfort”, and By Night, which “offers an expanded choice of colors and styles for women who want to “turn up the heat”. My personal favorites are called “Dana”: pointed toe, cream satin pumps with couture feathers fanning out of the side seams towards the ankles. Gorgeous!
Visits to Vouelle’s showroom are by appointment only, Tuesday - Saturday at 167 Boulevard Haussman 75008 Paris + 33 (0) 9 54 89 07 21
Carolyn and Matt were married in an intimate ceremony here a few weeks ago, and like many of my clients, chose to have a private photo session around Paris immediately following the ceremony. It was absolutely freezing that day, but Carolyn and Matt were all toasty and in lurrv, so they didn’t feel the chill.
If you’re trying to plan an engagement or wedding photo session in Paris, one of the main tips that I give my clients is to do a bit of research before the session. I can’t tell you how many clients say they want their Paris portraits taken first at the Eiffel Tower (bien sûr) and then in a park. Sure, Paris has some beautiful parks, but once you get back home and look at the photos, you’ll realize that the photos could have been taken in “a beautiful park” in any number of cities in the world! If you’re going to come all the way to Paris to get married, you might as well have the pictures to brag about it! You don’t have to have trees and flowers in order to have a romantic background. You should try to have your photos taken in an ambiance that reflects your personality as well. If you’re both avid readers for instance, you could have some photos taken in front of “les bouquinistes’, the bookstalls that have lined the quais along the right bank of the Seine since the 1500’s. If you’re into dancing, some photos of you cutting the rug in your tux and gown with the salsa dancers at Square Tino Rossi on the Quai Saint Bernard could be nice. And for the couple that shops together- how dramatic would it be to have some black and white portraits taken as you dash hand-in-hand across the Place Vendôme? Yes, “Lovers in Front of Eiffel Tower” is the money shot- but, as Carolyn and Matt did, be sure to consider the rest of Paris in your wedding portrait planning as well.
all photos © Stephen Zezza
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