Fête in France

Nancy and the entire team at Fete in France not only created what I had pictured in my mind's eye for our wedding but also made the entire planning process streamlined, palatable, and collaborative, allowing the focus to be on our celebration rather than panic or stress. We found working with her to be delightful and a completely organized process. Nancy keenly understands what makes a bride and groom tick and helped us to make decisions, push for things we felt were important, and think outside the box in making our wedding special! 

Beyond the planning, her day-of coordination was superb as were her bevy of vendors, including the illustrator, photographer, hair/makeup, florals, rental options and band. Our guests had a terrific time and my husband and I left France feeling grateful and full of too much French food and memories we will cherish forever.  

My husband and I knew long before our engagement that we wanted to get married in France. It was there that we fell in love and we decided it only made sense to start our lives together with our family and friends where our love story began.

I had discovered Fête in France many years ago on Instagram and knew that they would be able to achieve the overall aesthetic and feel that we hoped to accomplish for our wedding. The Fête in France team did not disappoint! With Nancy’s help the wedding of our dreams wasn’t just a fanciful idea anymore, it became a reality.

My husband and I are both self-proclaimed control freaks when it comes to party planning and had been imagining the 3 day fête to celebrate our union for years prior to actually getting engaged. Fête in France was able to execute our vision perfectly and was able to provide suggestions for details that we had either overlooked or never considered that not only complemented but enhanced the final product.

We primarily worked with Nancy on planning the wedding. She is a lovely person to be around is extremely patient. As a seasoned professional she is very familiar with the complexities of family opinions and strong personalities. Nancy became a pseudo therapist at times and was able to provide great advice on how to approach each situation and keep everyone happy. This wasn’t a skill that we had initially hired her for, but we are extremely grateful for all of her guidance in this throughout the planning process.

My husband was a former resident of France and dreaded the amount of paperwork and roadblocks we would encounter leading up to the wedding. Nancy has lived in the country for over a decade and understands how to navigate over, around, and through French red tape. With her help we were able to successfully pull off several surprises for our guests that had been initially, “Not possible.” As an example, a cocktail boat cruise on the Loire was originally deemed impossible for a group of our size. With some creativity and persistence, Fête in France was able to make the cocktail cruise underneath Château de Chenonceau a reality and it would end up being one of several favorite moments for our guests.

Perhaps one of Nancy’s greatest skills is managing expectations. The dates of our wedding just happened to fall during an unexpected and historic heat wave in France and the archway I had envisioned getting married beneath was fully exposed to the harsh sun. In normal weather this wouldn’t have been an issue, but due to the unprecedented 104 degree temperature our guests would’ve been miserable. Nancy was able to reason with me and was able to quickly pivot the ceremony location to a shaded area of the property. This ended up being one of the best decisions we made.

We would highly recommend Fete in France for anyone’s wedding/event planning needs. You will not be disappointed!

My husband and I worked with Nancy at Fete in France to plan an intimate ceremony in Paris, and could not have been happier with her and her team (specifically Aurelie, who we also worked with quite a bit!) Their team was incredibly helpful from start to finish, accommodating every request, guiding us through the process and helping us navigate some of the French customs we otherwise may not have known about, and making sure that everything went perfectly. We were equally pleased with all of the vendors they suggested for us, and Nancy did a phenomenal job translating a few pinterest photos into gorgeous decor. We're so glad we chose to work with Fete in France, and would do so again in a heartbeat!