Since having been created by sisters Evelyne, Chantal and Monique Joubert over 30 years ago, Cymbeline Paris has consistently remained at the top of the list for brides worldwide who are looking to add a stylishly chic French touch to their wedding day. From the 17th century mill-turned-design studio located 35 miles from Paris, each year this family-run business welcomes young talent into their folds - to help keep their collections fresh and modern. Whether traditional, daring, sexy or demure, with boutiques in nearly 50 countries around the globe, Cymbeline Paris still manages to cater to the full spectrum of today’s’ modern bride. Here’s an insider’s peak into their studio located in Nemours, France:
The other day I posted some of the behind-the-scenes shots from the “Wedding in Paris” photoshoot that I worked on a few months back. This photo shoot was actually featured on Style Me Pretty this week, and I wanted to share some of the “full frontal” detail shots with you. I was lucky to be able to pull together a team of amazing vendors here in Paris who were all gracious enough to donate their time, expense and expertise to this shoot. I’d like to give an ENORMOUS shout-out to Krista, Masafumi, Maria, Maureen, Catherine & Charles, Natacha, and Melissa- Mille mercis à vous tous! More pictures from this shoot, AND the following day’s shoot in Montmartre will be posted shortly. In the meantime, sit back and take in some of this Parisian wedding eye candy:
wedding cake: sugarplum cake shop, venue: tout sweet paris
In searching for ideas for my Paris Valentine’s Day Gift Wish List posts, I was surprised by the large number of anti-Valentine’s day blogs and websites there are out there. While I totally appreciate the darker side of some of the humor (like the “return my cd’s” candy hearts) a lot of it seemed to cross the line into a weird, bitter anger. Sure, I’ve been single on Valentine’s day, and yup, it did kind of stink. But I’ve been single on Arbor Day, too- should I start some sort of Anti-Tree Meet-Up group? I think not…
Most in the anti-Valentine’s Day camp seem to be more against the “gift-buying” aspect than the “day of recognition” aspect of the holiday, and I guess if I wasn’t such a lover-of-gifts, I’d probably agree . Before he met me, my hubby was most definitely in the “other” camp, but he’s known that I’m a lover of gifts since the day we met (I think I wrote it next to my phone number on the cocktail napkin that I slipped him that fateful night…) so, in solidarity to me, he’s sheepishly slipped on over to the other side.
Hubby also knows that I’m a sucker for a schmaltzy scenario- messages in a bottle, serenades, coins in a fountain and all that. So, this Sunday, in addition to exchanging les petits cadeaux de Saint Valentin, we’ll also take a romantic stroll through Paris, stopping on the Pont des Arts (hopefully at sunset) like so many hundreds of Parisian lovers before us, to attach a strong padlock engraved with our names and a few mots doux to the side of the bridge. After which we’ll throw the key into the Seine, and leave the lock behind as a symbol of the strength of of our everlasting love (awww….). Now if that isn’t the most perfect Valentine’s Day gift in Paris, I don’t know what is. Bonne Fête de Saint Valentin, tout le monde!
. Before he met me, my hubby was most definitely in the “other” camp, but he’s known that I’m a lover of gifts since the day we met (I think I wrote it next to my phone number on the cocktail napkin that I slipped him that fateful night…) so, in solidarity to me, he’s sheepishly slipped on over to the other side.
