Laid Back French Château Wedding: Hildegunn + Samuel
Laid Back French Château Wedding: Hildegunn + Samuel
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We know the perfect cure for those Monday blues: let's all take a much-needed mental vacay to France + live vicariously through Hildegunn + Samuel as we pour through these photos from their gorgeous Château le Mont Epinguet wedding! We're going to let Hildegunn share the sweet story of how she + Samuel met, but let us just tell you, she planned their entire wedding in France from the Philippines with a fiancé that was living in Finland at the time. And with VERY little internet to boot. We're impressed to say the least. Goes to show that sometimes all you need is a little bit of time, some ingenuity, and the help of awesome friends + fam to pull together an epic celebration!
We first met at a wedding in Hawaii the summer of 2012 and from there I moved to Paris to study French. Samuel pursued my heart in Paris and that is one of the biggest reason why we chose to get married in France. It is so special to us! Since we also come from two different countries, one side of the guests would have needed to travel anyways. so why not meet up in France?! We both love the French culture and we thought it would be perfect with a laid back, yet classy chateau wedding.Thanks so much to Logan Cole Photography for sharing these images with us - seriously, every photo is so, so dreamy - and big congrats to the newlyweds on a BEAUTIFUL day!
The silhouette and lace sleeves on Hildegunn's Jun Escario dress are to die for! She looks amazing...
We love that these two spent lots of time with Logan pre-ceremony capturing gorgeous portraits. We can't recommend this enough if you are able to work it into your timeline. Imagine looking back on these images forty years from now! Le'Swoon.
^^ OMG! ^^
The flowers were ordered just the week before the wedding, but you'd never know it! Hildegunn's good friend, Elena Goetzinger, crafted the dreamiest installments, including that crazy-good ceremony arch.
Bottom line we just wanted our guests to have FUN in our wedding. I love weddings where people can feel free to walk around and find different things to do in between the program. We had organized a photobooth corner, a polaroid photo challenge, a ping pong table, a guestbook table and a lounge area for people to sit down and chill. Often times weddings are quite long and you have to sit for a long time. This allows guests to have fun and mingle with different people, not just the ones you're sitting next to. :) 
H + S are officially the coolest!
Fun fact: Norwegians love cake and by tradition you always have a big cake table. Our super-moms baked about 20 different cakes! 
See more in the beautiful film below by Matti Haapoja from Heartvisuals:
photography: Logan Cole Photography // second shooter: Garrett Radford // venue: Chateau le Mont Epinguet Normandy, France // florals: bride's good friend, Elena Goetzinger // wedding dress: Jun Escario // shoes: Vic // bridesmaid dresses: Etsy // hair + makeup: Bride // groom suit: Turo Tailor // videography: Matti Haapoja from Heartvisuals // catering + rentals: La Ferme des Mares // cake: Gift from a friend // officiant: John Gillespie // music: Erik Klintenberg
