My house is full of beautiful flowers! Roses, tulips, orchids, more roses, and more tulips! 
Yesterday December 14th we celebrated Celine and Joren's wedding in Paris, in the same Townhall as Jean-Louis and I got married 32 years ago. 
Celine is my daughter, and the happy owner of Tao (aka Taocito) the friendly bichon you have seen often in this blog. Celine and Joren, who live in Amsterdam, wanted to get married in the city of lights, and Joren's family accepted to come to Paris for the event.
I had arranged a city tour in a private van after the Civil Ceremony for Joren's family to enjoy their stay in the city; the time spent together was fun and the city decorations and lights a great gift for all of us - in spite of the heavy traffic at 6 pm. 
Then we all came home for a cocktail: Champagne a go go, and canapés and verrines from Lucullus, a well known caterer in rue d'Auteuil.
My tablecloth was in white organza hand emroided with small yellow flowers. I had bought it many years ago with a wedding in mind ... Actually, Celine was 6 years old when I bought it!
Yesterday December 14th we celebrated Celine and Joren's wedding in Paris, in the same Townhall as Jean-Louis and I got married 32 years ago. Celine is my daughter, and the happy owner of Tao (aka Taocito) the friendly bichon you have seen often in this blog. Celine and Joren, who live in Amsterdam, wanted to get married in the city of lights, and Joren's family accepted to come to Paris for the event.I had arranged a city tour in a private van after the Civil Ceremony for Joren's family to enjoy their stay in the city; the time spent together was fun and the city decorations and lights a great gift for all of us - in spite of the heavy traffic at 6 pm. Then we all came home for a cocktail: Champagne a go go, and canapés and verrines from Lucullus, a well known caterer in rue d'Auteuil.My tablecloth was in white organza hand emroided with small yellow flowers. I had bought it many years ago with a wedding in mind ... Actually, Celine was 6 years old when I bought it!
I had ordered a bouquet with touches of yellow from Le Bois d'Auteuil, a delightful flower shop near my house, on rue d'Auteuil.
My silverware is Christophle and the glasses in Baccarat crystal.
Coffee was available to keep awake those who were driving back to the Netherlands after the meal, my cups are in fine 5 colors decorated porcelein from China.
We had booked a table for 12 at Restaurant Le Congres Auteuil, in the same building as our flat, and I must say everything was perfect!
For the appetizer, we proposed a choice of Foie Gras, Oysters, or Warm Goat Cheese on a bed of green beans.
The entree could be
scallops with risotto, or grilled duck breasts, or lamb in a thyme sauce.
Coffee was available to keep awake those who were driving back to the Netherlands after the meal, my cups are in fine 5 colors decorated porcelein from China.
We had booked a table for 12 at Restaurant Le Congres Auteuil, in the same building as our flat, and I must say everything was perfect!For the appetizer, we proposed a choice of Foie Gras, Oysters, or Warm Goat Cheese on a bed of green beans.
The entree could be
scallops with risotto, or grilled duck breasts, or lamb in a thyme sauce.The wines were a Gewurstraminer vieilles vignes for the foie gras (sweet white wine from Alsatia), a white Menetou Salon for those who had opted for sea dishes, and a Bordeaux Saint Emilion (red) for the meaty courses.
Everyhting was just perfect!
Special thanks to Faty, who assisted us and helped our Dutch guests in their choices.
We came back home for dessert - and more champagne. We had ordered a classic French wedding cake, a piece montée, from Le Notre, a wonderful and well known Parisian patissier. According to Wikipedia, a pièce montée (from French, literally "assembled piece" or "mounted piece" ) is a kind of decorative confectionary centerpiece in an architectural or sculptural form used for formal banquets and made of materials such as confectioner's paste, nougat, marzipan, and spun sugar.
Special thanks to Faty, who assisted us and helped our Dutch guests in their choices.
We came back home for dessert - and more champagne. We had ordered a classic French wedding cake, a piece montée, from Le Notre, a wonderful and well known Parisian patissier. According to Wikipedia, a pièce montée (from French, literally "assembled piece" or "mounted piece" ) is a kind of decorative confectionary centerpiece in an architectural or sculptural form used for formal banquets and made of materials such as confectioner's paste, nougat, marzipan, and spun sugar.
Vive les mariés!
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