The Place Vendôme in Paris is synonymous with style and elegance. Besides being the home to such Parisian luxury icons as Chanel and the Ritz Hotel, some of the finest jewelery boutiques in the world are located here: Boucheron, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Guerlain, just to name a few. Can you imagine how thrilling it must be to shop for your wedding or engagement ring on the Place Vendôme? And I’m not talking about with your nose pressed up against the window, à la Holly Golightly. I mean actually having a custom designed piece of jewelery created for you by a master jeweler on the Place Vendôme in Paris. Well, now you can have the luxurious indulgence of shopping in a Parisian haute joaillerie boutique without having to fly all the way to France. As an addition to their boutique at 16, Place Vendôme, Jaubalet Paris has recently created an online boutique where you can customize your own wedding bands, engagement rings, bracelets or necklaces all on their website. Start by choosing a piece from their permanent collection, then play around with the gemstones, pavé or metal until you have the ring of your dreams. You pay directly on their site, and in as little as 6 weeks, you’ll have the perfect Parisian wedding accessory delivered right to your door.
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One wedding tradition that’s quite common all over France is La Soupe. As I’ve mentioned before, French weddings last literally all night long. Some time around 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, the newlyweds will finally get to leave the reception and drag themselves off to bed. At that point, a bunch of their close friends or family will bring in a big vat of soupe à l’oignon (French onion soup) which has been prepared beforehand. Making lots of noise and revelry, the group makes their way to the honeymoon suite, grabs the couple and either brings them back down to the reception to eat with the remaining guests, or passes around bowls of steamy soup right there in the room. At around 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning, with the soupe à l’oignon finished, the French wedding is officially over. The last guests head off to bed, leaving the newlyweds to their honeymoon.
