A French-Italian Summer Celebration at Chateau la Tour Vaucros, Provence

Justine and Umberto's French-Italian wedding at Chateau la Tour Vaucros in Provence, with vineyard terrace dining, a vintage convertible, and poolside cocktails. Photos by Valery…

By Elena Moretti | Published 24 October 2019

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Château La Tour Vaucros

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Vaucluse

Up to 200 guests

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Château La Tour Vaucros

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Vaucluse

Up to 200 guests

From €18,000 4.7 (158)

Justine and Umberto, a French-Italian couple from Milan, chose Chateau la Tour Vaucros, a beautifully restored Provencal wedding estate in Sorgues for their three-day celebration. Surrounded by vineyards and olive trees near Avignon in Provence, their weekend unfolded across terraces, gardens, and courtyards with Provence Weddings guiding every detail.

Photography

Valery Villard

Venue

Château La Tour Vaucros, Vaucluse

Region

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Couple

Justine & Umberto

Bridal Portraits

A bride and groom share a close embrace on a formal garden pathway lined with neatly trimmed hedges and tall cypress trees, with large umbrella pines framing the scene. The bride wears a full-length white ball gown with a long veil and a floral crown in her hair, while the groom is dressed in a navy blue suit. The couple is positioned small within the frame, emphasizing the scale and depth of the formal garden alley stretching behind them. This is a wide portrait shot taken outdoors during golden hour light, with a classic French garden setting.

A couple — appearing to be a bride with light curly hair and a groom — ride in a vintage white convertible car (French license plate) along a tree-lined driveway, shot from behind in a wide portrait composition. The setting is an outdoor estate or domaine, with a formal clipped hedge on one side and tall pine trees framing the drive. The styling is classic and relaxed, with the open-top white classic car as a deliberate transport choice. The image is taken from ground level behind the vehicle, capturing the couple from the back as they drive away.

A couple shares an intimate moment outdoors in a Provençal garden setting, their foreheads nearly touching in a quiet embrace. The groom wears a navy blue suit with a white shirt, while the bride wears a flowing white pleated gown with a lace bodice and a floral crown featuring white and blush daisy-like blooms in her loose blonde hair. The styling has a relaxed, boho feel. In the background, a stone fountain or garden ornament is visible alongside trimmed hedges and a white-rendered building with terracotta roof tiles. The shot is a full-length portrait with soft, diffused natural light giving the image a light, airy quality.

A bridal portrait taken indoors, showing the bride standing with her back three-quarters to the camera in front of a tall white arched double door with fanlight window. She is wearing a sleeveless ivory pleated gown with a long cathedral-length veil and a floral hair crown featuring soft white and blush blooms. She holds a small bouquet with white flowers and greenery. The interior space has white walls, terracotta tile flooring, and a wall-mounted lamp with a gold shade visible to the left. The overall styling is romantic and boho-leaning, with natural light flooding through the door. Full-length portrait composition.

Justine posed near a bright white-framed window, her minimalist white gown with pleated skirt and flowing tulle veil catching the soft Provencal light. A draped cape-style top added architectural elegance to the two-piece bridal look. Portraits moved through the chateau's garden pathways, where the honey-colored facade and avenue of century-old pines created a naturally romantic frame.

Flat Lays

A close-up detail shot of a bride holding a small bridal bouquet against her white dress. The bouquet features cream garden roses, blush pink roses, and mixed eucalyptus and olive foliage, with the stems wrapped in pink ribbon. The bride is wearing a white dress with a lace or embroidered cap sleeve detail visible at the shoulder. The overall palette is soft white, blush pink, and sage green.

An outdoor wedding reception setup in a stone courtyard of what appears to be a French mas or bastide property. The tables are arranged in long banquet-style rows covered with white linen tablecloths, lined with natural wood cross-back chairs. The table runners feature lush greenery garlands with small white florals, likely eucalyptus and white blooms, cascading down the center. Warm Edison bulb string lights are strung overhead in a grid pattern across the courtyard, adding ambient lighting. The wide-angle shot captures the full table layout from a slightly elevated perspective, framed by out-of-focus foliage in the foreground. The overall decor palette is white and green with natural wood tones, consistent with a classic rustic-chic styling. Potential venue feature image.

A flat lay detail shot of bridal accessories arranged on a neutral linen-textured cream background, scattered with small pink and pale green florettes and white petals. The central items are a pair of rose gold strappy stiletto heels with multi-strap toe detailing and ankle buckle closures, flanking a bottle of Christian Dior 'Dioramour' perfume with a blush pink liquid and black cap. The overall color palette is soft rose gold, blush pink, and cream, consistent with a classic or modern romantic bridal styling theme.

Close-up detail shot of a reception table set with a lush floral runner as the centerpiece, featuring blush pink roses, ivory lisianthus, and abundant green foliage arranged along a white linen tablecloth. Place settings include white plates, silver cutlery, clear glassware, and small folded white place cards tied with a ribbon. Natural crossback wooden chairs are visible in the soft-focus background, suggesting an outdoor or covered terrace setting. The overall decor palette is white, blush pink, and green, consistent with a classic, garden-inspired styling.

The reception tables were arranged in long banquet rows across the stone courtyard, covered with white linen and set with crystal glassware and polished silver. Menus, place cards, and napkin details reflected the couple's clear vision of elegant simplicity. Champagne and rose bottles chilled in polished silver ice buckets, while a cocktail station offered regional wines and local aperitifs.

More from the Day

An outdoor cocktail hour beverage station featuring two large polished silver ice buckets filled with chilled rosé and champagne bottles. The table is covered with a white linen and set with crystal glassware and small appetizers on toothpicks arranged on a plate in the foreground. A floral arrangement of blush pink and white blooms is visible in soft focus in the background, alongside additional bottles on wooden crates. The overall decor palette is white, silver, and blush, suggesting a classic, light-toned styling. Close-up detail shot with shallow depth of field.

The bouquet toss is taking place outdoors in a garden setting with manicured lawns, cypress trees, and decorative hedging. The bride stands in the foreground on the right, wearing a pale blue pleated two-piece gown and a floral crown with white blooms, her back turned as she has just released the bouquet. A group of approximately twelve female guests reaches and jumps to catch it, dressed in a variety of colorful outfits including a red floral maxi dress, blush pink dress, bright red dress, and other mixed patterns and pastels. Additional seated guests are visible in the background near a wooden bench and white folding chairs. The shot is a wide, candid action frame taken during what appears to be an outdoor cocktail hour or reception in a Provençal-style garden.

Wide shot of a classic French manor house or bastide photographed through open ornate wrought-iron gates, with a gravel courtyard leading to the main entrance. The two-story stone building features pale ochre-toned render, blue-grey shuttered windows, and a central wooden door flanked by mature olive or plane trees and clipped boxwood shrubs. Large terracotta pots with greenery frame the gate entrance in the foreground. No people are visible; this is a venue exterior shot taken in natural daylight with a soft, muted palette. Potential venue feature image.

A wide shot of a formal outdoor driveway or pathway lined with tall umbrella pine trees and trimmed cypress trees, with clipped box hedging and terracotta planters along the right side. No people are visible in the image. The grounds are well-maintained with manicured hedgerows and ornamental plantings, suggesting a private estate or domaine in the south of France. The composition leads the eye down the pale paved path toward open countryside in the background. Potential venue feature image.

Aesthetic

Elegant, Relaxed

Guest Count

Budget Range

Bride's Dress

The Wedding Team

Venue

Chateau la Tour Vaucros

FWS

Wedding Planning

Provence Weddings

Photography

Valery Villard

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The Venue

The couple chose Château La Tour Vaucros, a chateau in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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Château La Tour Vaucros

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Vaucluse

A private Provençal estate near Avignon with five restored 17th century buildings, offering full exclusivity for weddings of up to 250 guests with 49 sleeping on-site across 23 bedrooms.

Up to 200 guests

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