Gilded Mouldings and Jasmine Florals at Chateau de Villette, Ile-de-France
A design workshop at Chateau de Villette near Paris, with silk crepe bridal fashion, trailing jasmine, and apricot florals. 50 photos by Lorena Boiron.
Tall windows pouring light across gilded mouldings and blush arrangements reflected in mirrored water on the lawn set the register for this design workshop at Chateau de Villette, an iconic private estate near Paris for luxury weddings. Orchestrated by Sparkling Moments Events with creative direction by Still Miracle, the day moved between grand salon interiors, a chapel ceremony aisle, and a terrace dinner table across one of the most refined wedding destinations in the Ile-de-France region.
Getting Ready






Anna Torno Style dressed hair in a soft chignon with face-framing tendrils, keeping makeup in warm peach and terracotta tones that echoed the floral palette. The bridal gown from Top Bridal Paris, a column silhouette in silk crepe with a low draped back, shifted between ivory in the gilded salon interior and pure white under sharp daylight. One quiet pause at a tall mirror, adjusting a cuff, and the room went still.
Ceremony




The private chapel at Chateau de Villette held the ceremony in cool stone and full quiet, its walls keeping the interior hushed even with windows open. An aisle of low arrangements in blush and ivory led to the altar, each cluster set at seat-row height so the vaulted architecture above stayed visible. Footsteps, a breath, the faint rustle of silk crepe moving forward filled the space.
Couple Portraits






Lorena Boiron moved the couple through three settings across the estate: the mirrored water feature, clipped garden parterres in full afternoon light, and the long axial lawn with the chateau receding behind. Each location drew a different energy. Between the wide compositions and the smaller, unguarded turns of a shoulder or a shared word, these portraits carry the estate's architectural grandeur alongside genuine warmth.
Reception



The terrace dinner table extended along the orangery's stone balustrade, set for a long evening. Ivory linen folded with deliberate looseness, glassware catching the last horizontal light, and Elephant Limbo place cards in warm sepia script at each setting. As the first candles were lit, the table shifted from a design study into something genuinely ready to be sat down at.
Design and Details






Botanica Event Bcn worked in soft blush, warm apricot, and ivory white, choosing garden roses, ranunculus, and trailing jasmine that released a faint sweetness into the salon air. Low centrepieces kept sightlines open across the full terrace table length. Stationery by Elephant Limbo opened the visual story with thick ivory card stock, script lettering in warm sepia ink, and envelope liners in the faintest dusty rose.
Venue






The symmetrical stone facade of Chateau de Villette anchors every composition before a single flower is placed. Axial lawns stretch toward clipped hedgerows, gravel paths draw the eye outward, and the mirrored water feature doubles the afternoon sky in pale gold and ash blue. The estate's private chapel and orangery give genuine ceremony choices without ever leaving the grounds.
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