An Intimate Cassis Wedding Editorial at Domaine de Canaille

Two rows of cane-back chairs were arranged on the wooden deck facing the Mediterranean, with a broad pine tree providing shade above them. At the edge of the deck, a single column of white hydrangea marked the ceremony position. No arch or aisle runner was added.

Guests stood as the bride crossed the deck. Violinist Marine played nearby beneath the pine tree while the groom watched her arrive.

The ceremony took place with the coastline directly behind the couple. Once the vows were complete, guests applauded as they walked back down the short aisle together.

Marine's violin accompanied three parts of the celebration: the ceremony, the cake cutting and the first toast later in the reception.

Marie Vitale designed the bride's fitted ivory silk gown, cut close through the body with a train extending several feet behind her.

The first portraits were photographed inside the estate, including on a curved white staircase and beside an open window overlooking the Mediterranean.

Her hair was pulled back and left damp at the ends. Makeup remained close to her natural colouring, with a single pearl earring as the main jewellery detail.

Away from the ceremony deck, the couple were photographed with a cream 1950s MG convertible parked on the estate's drive.

Several portraits were taken beside the car in front of the ivy-covered facade. In another sequence, the groom drove while the bride sat beside him wearing sunglasses. These portraits were created as a fashion moment, not a staged wedding departure; no guests gathered around the car.

At golden hour, Caroline and Raphaël moved to a stone terrace overlooking the Mediterranean. They were photographed together as the light changed and the wind lifted the bride's dress behind her.

Dinner for fifteen was arranged around one square table positioned beneath the estate's upper windows between two olive trees.

The format kept the full group seated around a single table, with each place positioned close to the others.

Before dinner, guests were served cocktails by FMR Bar while overlooking the coast.

The cake was cut at the reception, with Marine playing violin nearby. The two-tier cake was finished with piped white icing, and the groom fed the bride the first slice.

The final musical moment came during the toast, when the couple stood together at the table while guests applauded.

Canopée Marseille created a tiered floral arrangement on a stone column at the edge of the ceremony deck. White hydrangea formed the main volume, with loose green stems around the base.

The floral design continued at the dessert table, where a two-tier white cake was displayed on a pedestal surrounded by hydrangea. The Mediterranean remained visible beyond the terrace balustrade.

A separate stationery composition included the invitation suite, place cards and a wax-sealed envelope arranged on stone alongside white carnations and a ring box.

Domaine de Canaille occupies a headland above Cassis, among the coastal wedding venues in the South of France that share this stretch of the Mediterranean and the limestone coastline.

For this editorial, the ceremony deck, reception area and portrait locations were all within walking distance of one another. Each stage used a different area of the property while remaining connected to the surrounding coastline.

With only fifteen guests represented, the concept used a small portion of the estate: one ceremony deck, one square dinner table and several nearby portrait locations.