Last September, we returned to France to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary at Fontevraud Abbey. Our agenda for the two nights: the three Rs – rest, relaxation and reminisce. The Frenchman got a bit emotional as we started to drive into the village.…
As it turns out, Fontevraud Abbey was one of the first wedding venues we contacted. It was recommended to us by our friend, François, who lives in the Loire Valley, and while we liked Fontevraud’s proposal, it was hard (at least for me) to choose the…
After deciding on where to have our destination wedding (read about the areas in France we considered), we had to decide on the actual wedding venue.…
When the Frenchman and I got engaged, there was no question of where we would get married — France. We chose France because it’s the Frenchman’s home country with a majority of his friends and family still living there and I also knew our…