Today’s Scottish wedding is nothing short of a Disney fairytale! In front of their closest family and friends, Fiona and Andrew exchanged vows at Chateau de Varennes on a sunny Summer day in Burgundy, France planned Peony Moments. The bride donned a sleek Suzanne Neville gown while the men wore traditional Tartans from each of their clans. Lilas Wood decorated their day with delicate blooms in a classic color scheme, while guests dined under a canopy of string lights at the reception. See all the pretty captured by Valery Villard at the full gallery of inspiration!
Because of Covid, Fiona & Andrew had to postpone their wedding 2 times, they lost of few guests along the way but ended up doing a gorgeous intimate Scottish wedding at the beautiful Chateau de Varennes in Burgundy, France. Fiona did her own hair and make-up while men were getting ready wearing traditional Tartans from each of their clans. They held the ceremony in the Chapel where Lilaswood did an amazing job with flowers.
Cocktail by the horses was followed by an outdoor dinner in front of the Chateau. We created a tunnel of light around the long table for a more intimate and convivial feeling. After dinner, they cut the cake on the dance floor surrounded by sparklers and they danced under the fairy lights with a live band until the end of the night. Fun facts, it was one of their friend’s Birthday on the wedding day so they let him cut the cake with them! Fiona & Andrew had a baby that year and baby Roderick wore a custom-made family Tartan like his dad and cousins, it was super cute! Some of the flowers are from Lilaswood’s garden, she grows her own flowers!
From the Bride… Andrew and I met 15 years ago when Andrew was 18 and I was 17. We were introduced through mutual friends and hit it off straight away. We have the same sense of humour and continue to make each other laugh on a daily basis. We got engaged in August 2019. Andrew proposed on the Isle of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, where he grew up. It was the perfect setting and very sentimental to us both. After waiting 12 years for a proposal I often joke that I should win the award for most patient bride, but all jokes aside, we were just too busy having the best years travelling and socialising. Once we were engaged we knew we didn’t want a long engagement so started planning the wedding straight away. We had always thought about an abroad wedding as the weather here in Scotland is pretty unpredictable and we knew we wanted a small intimate wedding with just our close family and friends. We loved the idea of getting married in either France or Italy after being on numerous holidays over the years.
After hours of online research we found the most perfect venue “Chateau de Varennes” We had a video tour around the chateau in December 2019 and instantly fell in love with it, even on a cold misty day in winter it still looked beautiful. We booked it for the 7th August 2020. We were soo excited. The planning was underway when in March 2020 covid hit! Two cancelled dates later it was planned for May 2022 only to find out we were unexpectedly expecting a little bundle of joy. Our beautiful baby boy Roderick arrived on the 14th April and we couldn’t have been happier. Now we were on to our fourth and final wedding date, 23rd August. The planning was easy thanks to our incredible wedding planner Aurelie, Peony Moments. She took care of everything and took all the stress out of the planning. I will never forget the moment we arrived at chateau de varennes. The feeling of complete joy being surrounded by all our favourite people who had travelled so far to be here with us for our special day. I will be forever grateful.
The chateau was better than we could have ever imagined. The wedding day was planned to perfection. Everything flowed seamlessly. I had the most chilled morning getting ready with my mother, mother-in-law and sister. We had the ceremony in the chapel, it was filled with the most beautiful flowers, it was everything we could have wished for. I just wanted to put a pin in that exact moment and stay in it forever. The staff at chateau de varennes went above and beyond to make sure everyone was happy and enjoying the day. The food was also a high point with all our guests. We danced into the night with the extremely talented bright lights. I didn’t want it to end so stayed up until 5am! We all just had the most magical time and wish we could do it all over again.
Photography: Valéry Villard | Floral Design: Lilas Wood | Dress: Suzanne Neville | Cake: Cakes In The City | Reception Venue: Chateau de Varennes | Shoes: Jimmy Choo | Catering: George Winterford | Crown & Earrings: Megan Therese Couture | Custom made Kilts: Ben Wyvis Kilts | Live band & DJ: Brightlights | Planning & Design: Peony Moments | Rentals: Joli Bazaar