Domaine des Étangs · CHARENTE ·
50 guests · Multi-day celebration
Jacob and Julia were not interested in a big wedding. They were interested in an exceptional one. Fifty guests, a five-star estate with a Michelin-starred kitchen, and a multi-day celebration designed so that every person there felt the full weight of how much they mattered.
We began where we always begin: listening. The design brief was open, but the priority was clear from the first conversation: take care of our people. Everything that followed served that single idea.
The welcome dinner set the tone for the weekend. We opted for a palette of shades of orange, which we carried through everything from the florals to the food. The effect was immediate and immersive: guests walked into a space that felt like stepping inside a single idea.
Working through Julia's references, we identified the visual language she was drawn to before she had fully articulated it herself, and built a concept that could carry across the full weekend: the welcome dinner, the ceremony, and the reception.
The centrepiece was a piece of bespoke furniture that was designed from scratch. We wanted Jacob and Julia to be surrounded by their guests rather than separated from them, so we conceived a sculptural dining table that would sit at the heart of the gallery space. Part seating, part installation. We developed the concept through multiple rounds of sketches and commissioned a specialist craftsman to build it. The single curved leg follows the entire form of the table. The piece has since become so sought after that the maker now rents it to other clients.
Before the guests arrived, we walked Jacob and Julia into the finished room. Their reaction is what motivates us to pour ourselves into every event in the way we do.
The Team
Planning & Design Best Events Co. assisted by MOAYA Events | Venue Domaine des Etangs | Catering Chef Matthieu Passgrimaud | Photography Bring Me Somewhere Nice by Dani Rodriguez | Videography Cordès Studio | Hair & Makeup Alexia Bigaud-Morin | Floristry Tepee Sauvage | Custom Builds Event Box France | AV Fête24 | Lighting Poppy Location | Tabletop Rentals Options | Tent & Furniture Be Lounge