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Fuchsia Blooms and Limestone at Chateau d'Aveny, Normandy

Bold fuchsia and blush florals by Amel Event Paris fill this 18th-century Normandy chateau near Giverny. 37 photos by Pablo Laguia.

By Elena Moretti | Published 2 August 2024

A single stem of deep fuchsia peonies against pale limestone captures everything about this editorial at Chateau d'Aveny, an 18th-century wedding venue near Giverny in Normandy. Creative director Paloma Cruz built the concept around one bold idea, committing completely to a single saturated hue, and the result transformed every corridor and courtyard of this elegant chateau and romantic wedding destination in Normandy.

Getting Ready

Black-and-white portrait of bride in embellished crystal crop top and mini skirt seated on woven ottoman
Bride in strapless ivory lace gown laughing while eating pasta on floral sofa inside chateau salon
Bride in crystal bralet and matching shorts seated in floral armchair in chateau room
A close-up detail shot of a bride's white wedding dress bodice, featuring a heavily embellished corset-style construction scattered with mixed-cut crystal rhinestones in varying sizes and shapes, including teardrop, marquise, and round cuts. The bride appears to be seated, and a second person's hands — wearing white gloves — are visible adjusting or holding the skirt, which is made of layered ivory tulle with a crystal-beaded trim along the hem edge. The getting-ready context is suggested by the wooden furniture visible in the background. The image is an intentional detail/close-up composition highlighting the crystal embellishment work on both the bodice and the skirt border.

Lu Romero and Laia Martin worked in one of the chateau's mirrored dressing rooms, where tall shuttered windows threw long bars of light across pale parquet floors. The bridal look was kept deliberately clean, skin luminous, hair swept low, so that the weight of the day's colour palette would land on Amel Event Paris's florals and table design rather than compete with the bride.


Bridal Portraits

Black and white portrait of bride with cathedral veil standing on lawn before a French chateau
Bride laughing with arms raised in marble bathroom wearing fitted lace gown with cathedral veil and sheer sleeves
Bride in ivory lace mermaid gown with cathedral veil on chateau lawn smiling toward camera
Bride in white lace gown with veil holding pink rose bouquet beside flower-decorated car at French chateau

Against the courtyard stonework, the bridal gown read ivory-white, a deliberate foil to the saturated blooms. Pablo Laguia positioned each portrait using arched doorways and a stone staircase with a worn iron rail as natural frames. The bouquet assembled by Amel Event Paris moved through the full pink spectrum in a single handful, blush garden roses at the outer edges deepening through antique mauve to a dense core of hot fuchsia ranunculus.


Reception

Long outdoor reception table with blush linen and overflowing pink and white floral runner in front of a French chateau
An outdoor wedding reception tablescape is set up in the formal gardens of a French château, with the cream stone manor house and its slate-roofed turrets visible in the background. The long rectangular dining table is dressed in blush pink satin-style linen and flanked by cylindrical upholstered poufs in a matching blush tone, used as seating in place of traditional chairs. The table is heavily decorated with large arrangements of blush pink and ivory flowers — including what appear to be peonies, garden roses, and ranunculus — cascading abundantly along the table's length, with tall tapered pink candles interspersed throughout. The overall decor palette is monochromatic blush pink and ivory, with a modern-romantic styling approach. The image is a wide shot taken from ground level, capturing both the full table setup and the château façade. Potential venue feature image.
A bride pours champagne into a tower of coupe glasses outdoors on the manicured grounds of a French château, raising one arm in celebration with a wide smile. She wears a fitted white lace mermaid gown with dramatic oversized off-the-shoulder puff sleeves and a long lace train spread across the lawn. The champagne tower is set on a round table draped in a blush pink silk linen, with additional coupe glasses arranged on the table. A classic French château with slate-roofed turrets is visible in the background to the left. The shot is a full-length portrait taken at a slight distance, capturing both the bride and the full table setup in a candid, celebratory moment.
An outdoor wedding reception tablescape set in a formal garden with manicured topiary and mature trees. Two round tables are dressed in blush pink floor-length linen with cylindrical upholstered stools in the same blush tone used as seating. The centerpieces are abundant low-spread arrangements of blush pink ranunculus, white hydrangea, pale pink roses, and ivory blooms cascading down to ground level, with tall tapered pink candles interspersed throughout. The tables are positioned around a large dome-shaped topiary, integrating the formal garden landscaping as a design element. The overall color palette is a tonal blush and white scheme with a modern, romantic styling approach. Wide establishing shot capturing the full table setup within the garden setting.

The reception table inside the grand salon balanced confident restraint with saturated colour. White ceramic tableware, hand-lettered place cards by Deplumay Letras in deep rose ink, and linen napkins in the palest shell pink formed the foundation. Amel Event Paris concentrated the floral colour in tall centrepieces of blush, mauve, and fuchsia blooms at measured intervals. Mafesa Integral handled the hire, and every piece respected the sightlines Paloma Cruz had mapped.


Design and Details

Round reception table in blush pink linen with overflowing pink roses and hydrangeas beside clipped topiary hedge
Bride in crystal-embellished ballgown behind blush reception table with cascading rose floral runner at French chateau
Bride at mauve linen table with cascading blush roses silver candelabras and ottoman seating before chateau
Blush linen table with pink rose runner, silver candelabras, and pink tapers before stone chateau

Amel Event Paris grouped each bloom shade before arranging, so transitions from pale blush to deep fuchsia read as gradients rather than jumbles. The stationery suite from Deplumay Letras echoed the palette exactly, thick cotton-paper cards with a letterpress texture, hand-addressed in magenta ink. Small bud vases on the mantelpieces held just three stems: one blush, one rose-pink, one fuchsia. Pablo Laguia's flat lay edit placed Laia Martin's make-up kit beside fuchsia ranunculus, with the invitation suite fanned across pale linen.


Venue

Aerial overhead view of chateau with parterre garden ornamental ponds and convertible on gravel drive
Aerial view of cream stone chateau with mansard roofs and twin circular reflecting pools on formal lawn
A wide shot of the front facade of a French château, featuring a cream-colored stone exterior with a central pointed slate roof tower, symmetrical windows, and a first-floor balustrade balcony decorated with pink floral arrangements. Parked on the gravel driveway directly in front of the entrance is a dark vintage car covered almost entirely in pink roses and tied with white ribbon streamers, serving as a decorated wedding getaway car. The balcony above the entrance also displays clusters of pink blooms, creating a coordinated pink floral theme across both the car and the building exterior. No people are visible in the frame. Potential venue feature image.
A wide exterior shot of a French château and its grounds, with no people visible. The main building features cream-colored stone facades, blue-grey slate mansard roofs with dormer windows, and white shuttered windows across three stories, including a prominent corner tower. To the left, a smaller stone outbuilding with climbing plants and a pitched slate roof sits behind a trimmed hedge border with rounded topiary accents. The foreground shows a well-maintained lawn, and a wooden bench is positioned near the château entrance alongside small ornamental trees with rounded canopies. The composition is shot from ground level across the open grounds, framed by large mature tree branches overhead. Potential venue feature image.

Chateau d'Aveny is an 18th-century estate in the Vexin region of Normandy, minutes from Giverny, with formal parkland, mirrored salons, and a stone-flagged courtyard. Its palette of cream render, grey slate, and warm limestone trim makes it one of the most photographically forgiving venues in northern France. Bold colour reads clearly here without fighting the architecture, and soft colour glows against the neutral stone bones.


More from the Day

A flat lay detail shot of bridal accessories arranged on a white marble surface. Items include a Chanel Nº5 L'Eau perfume bottle, a white and gold Chanel lipstick case, a Chanel Rouge Allure lipstick in a coral-pink shade with a black and gold case, a small black Chanel branded box, a pair of gold Chanel CC drop earrings with pearl drops, a pair of small gold Chanel CC stud earrings, and a multi-strand pearl choker necklace featuring a crystal-encrusted CC logo centerpiece with a silver and crystal chain clasp. The styling is classic and polished, with a consistent gold, pearl, and white color palette throughout.
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