A Romantic French Riviera Celebration at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, a luxury wedding Villa between Nice and Monaco, overlooking the Mediterranean set the stage for Sharveen and Martin’s elegant summer celebration. The couple, who travelled from New York with family and friends, exchanged vows surrounded by sea views, pastel architecture, and musical fountains. The day began in Nice, where preparations took place at Le Méridien overlooking the Promenade des Anglais, followed by an emotional first look on the luxury south of France wedding villa‘s terrace of La Chèvre d’Or. Later, the couple arrived at the villa in a vintage car, ready to begin their ceremony in one of the most beautiful gardens on the French Riviera - a moment of pure romance framed by light, music, and Mediterranean air.

Ceremony and Celebration in a Musical Garden

The ceremony took place on the Baie de Villefranche sur Mer, accompanied by a live string trio and the gentle rhythm of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild’s musical fountains. Guests then gathered in the Jardin à la Française for cocktails and canapés beside the reflective lake. As the evening unfolded, dinner was served under the open sky in front of the villa, with rectangular tables dressed in soft blush, white, and gold tones. Hundreds of candles glowed against the villa’s pink façade, creating a luminous setting that captured the spirit of the Riviera. Later, the celebration continued inside with a lively dance party, pink lighting, and a late-night cutting of the pièce montée.

Planned to Perfection on the Côte d’Azur

The day came together through the expertise of Label’ Emotion Côte d’Azur, a lxury wedding planner in Provence who transformed the villa into a haven of understated glamour and ease. Every detail from the floral design to the evening’s music reflected the couple’s romantic, cosmopolitan story. The celebration was beautifully documented by Les Studios Love Story, among the most celebrated wedding photographers on the French Riviera, whose film and photography conveyed both the grandeur of the setting and the intimacy of the day. For Sharveen and Martin, their Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild wedding was not just a destination event, but a once-in-a-lifetime experience on one of the most magical stretches of coastline in the South of France.

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