C'est la Fête Tote Bags at Château de Sannes

The ceremony took place in the château's gardens in soft late-afternoon sunshine. Instead of a monumental floral arch, Alkonost Fleurs set loose clusters of flowers along the aisle, "almost as though they had grown there overnight", in the planner's words. Its hydrangeas came in saturated pinks and soft greens, mixed with peach, coral, mauve and creamy summer flowers, some low to the ground and others rising freely. No dramatic structure stood at the end of the aisle, which left the garden's symmetrical hedges, fountain and cypress trees as the ceremony's setting.

Emily wore a lace gown by Verona Gown, long and fitted, with a sweeping veil, her hair by Jessica Kaub and her makeup by Audrey Gil. Later she swapped the gown for a short white party dress.

Duncan chose an ivory dinner jacket, black trousers and a bow tie.

More colour came from the bridesmaids, in mismatched dresses of pistachio, butter yellow, peach, coral, pink and fresh green.

Champagne coupes and bright orange cocktails followed the ceremony. As the light faded behind the château, dinner was served in the courtyard beneath its warm stone façade. Long tables were dressed in pale blue-grey linen and surrounded by natural wooden chairs, with tableware supplied by Joli Bazaar. Small colourful arrangements by Alkonost Fleurs echoed those along the aisle. Chef Roland Paix's dinner began with starters to share, followed by a warm main course of meat or fish.

Raspberry came back at dessert. Instead of a tiered cake, Emily and Duncan cut an oversized raspberry tart beside sparklers. The live band Hyperfunk and Mix and Light, on DJ and lighting, then took the party late into the night, which ended with sparklers and colour bombs.

The palette added bursts of fuchsia and bougainvillea pink, blush and apricot, with touches of lilac, apple green and lemon yellow, to the château's stone and greenery. Elodie l'Idolée designed and styled the event. The weekend also had a custom photobooth.

Château de Sannes is a 17th-century estate in the Luberon, in the Vaucluse, about 25 minutes from Aix-en-Provence. The 70-hectare property has vineyards, olive groves and formal French gardens, hosts weddings of up to 220 guests and sleeps 31 in 15 bedrooms. It is one of the château wedding venues in Provence we feature, and our guide to wedding venues in Provence covers the wider region.