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La Vie en Rose and Serpentine Tables at Château Lacanaud

For 85 guests near Eymet on a late-summer day: a Galia Lahav lace gown, rustic duck and chocolate fondant, and live saxophone and drums into…

By Anne-Sophie Boubals | Published 12 November 2026 | Last reviewed |
La Vie en Rose and Serpentine Tables at Château Lacanaud
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Château Lacanaud wedding venue

Château Lacanaud

Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Dordogne

Up to 100 guests
From €12,000 5.0 (31)

Since meeting at university, Laura and Marcus have been together for many years, sharing a love of travel and skiing and one circle of friends. On a hot, balmy day in late summer, 85 guests joined them for a garden wedding. They married at Château Lacanaud, one of the château wedding venues in the Dordogne and wedding venues in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in our guides.

Photography
Kate Borrill
Venue
Château Lacanaud, Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Couple
Laura & Marcus

Getting Ready

A lace wedding gown with a full skirt hangs in a bright doorway beside a white spiral staircase and green curtain.
The bride, seen from behind in a long veil, is hugged by three laughing women in brown satin dresses.
The bride in a strapless lace gown holds a white bouquet in a bright corridor with cream curtains and wooden furniture.
Seen from behind, the bride with long wavy half-up blonde hair sits on a wooden chair in a lace top in a soft-lit room.
A woman in a short white dress stands beside a doorway, looking at a lace wedding gown hanging from a white spiral staircase.
The bride in a strapless lace gown sits on an armchair and bends down to pick up a pair of pointed pale heels.

The bride's makeup was warm and sun-kissed, and her hair was styled in creamy blonde curls. She wore a Galia Lahav gown in lace, with a slit and transparent fabric, and she carried long-stemmed white roses.

Ceremony

In black and white, the bride walks down a white aisle on her father's arm between rows of guests seated on round-backed chairs.
The couple kiss at the end of a white aisle between tall white flower arrangements, with guests seated on either side.
The bride in a lace gown walks past guests who wave white fans and hold parasols, in black and white.
The bride raises her arms in celebration beside the groom on a white aisle lined with tall white flower arrangements and greenery.
The couple kiss in the middle of a white aisle as guests on either side throw petals.
In black and white, the groom lifts the bride's veil at the end of a white aisle as guests look on from either side.

At the outdoor ceremony, set with scattered parasols and seasonal flowers, the bride walked down a crisp white aisle to "La Vie en Rose". Their celebrant, Kate, told the guests the story of Laura and Marcus.

Bridal Portraits

The bride in a lace gown and veil stands on gravel in front of a chateau, her hands covering her mouth in surprise.
The bride sits on the back of a white vintage car with one arm raised, her lace train spilling down, with a chateau and trees behind.
The bride sits on the edge of a white convertible, her lace skirt spread out, raising a white bouquet towards the sky.
The bride sits on the side of a white convertible, her lace gown draped over it, with a stone chateau and hedges behind.
The bride, seen from behind in a white slip dress with a low open back, stands among guests on a village street.
The groom in a black tuxedo leans against a white vintage convertible parked on gravel in front of a stone chateau under a blue sky.

Couple Portraits

The groom in a black suit holds the bride's face and lifts her as they kiss, with a chateau behind them.
The couple embrace on a gravel drive beside a vintage white convertible car, with trees and a chateau roof behind.
The couple stand close with their heads together on a gravel drive next to a vintage convertible, with tall trees behind.
The groom in a black suit dips the bride in a lace gown for a kiss beside a white vintage convertible, with a chateau behind.
A couple kiss on a gravel path: a man in a cap and black shirt embraces a woman in a sheer white lace dress.
In black and white, the couple sit close together at a table, foreheads almost touching, with glasses and flowers blurred in the foreground.

Bridal Party

The bride in a lace gown walks across gravel with four bridesmaids in brown satin dresses in front of a chateau.
Six men in black tuxedos and bow ties with white buttonholes stand smiling beside a vintage car, with a large tree behind.
The bride sits in a white vintage convertible surrounded by four bridesmaids in brown dresses, with a chateau tower behind.
A bridesmaid in a long brown dress holds a white rose bouquet and white heels beside the bride's lace gown and a vintage car.
The groom in a black tuxedo and bow tie looks at the camera in front of a pale stone wall.
Groomsmen in black suits and sunglasses cradle the bride in her white gown beside a pond lined with trees.

Cocktail Hour

The bride, seen from behind in a lace gown with a long train, chats with guests in dark suits and bright dresses beneath the trees.
The couple stand holding drinks outdoors, flanked by groomsmen in black tie and guests who watch something off to the side.
The bride in a lace strapless gown smiles down at a tiered tray of canapés held out by a guest, with others behind.
A woman in a white bikini and sunglasses sits on the edge of a turquoise swimming pool, raising one arm as other guests swim and laugh around her.
A group of guests in suits and colourful dresses stand together on a gravel path beneath tall trees, some wearing sunglasses.
A guest in a yellow ruffled dress holds a phone and a small black bag among other guests outdoors.

For cocktail hour, several outdoor bar areas were set up next to the private lake, the bar draped in tumbling amaranth and hydrangeas, as the ceremony had been.

Reception

Guests sit around a long white-clothed table outdoors, shaded by white parasols, with a smiling woman in sunglasses turned towards the camera.
A stone chateau with blue shutters stands behind long round-backed chairs and tables set with white linen on a gravel courtyard.
A black and white aerial view shows a long curved table surrounded by seated guests, with long shadows across the ground.
The bride in a white dress raises a champagne bottle and her other arm beside a tall tower of champagne coupes at night.
The couple kiss while seated at an outdoor table beneath a white scalloped parasol, the bride's lace dress trailing across the gravel behind them.
A woman in sunglasses and a strapless dress sits at a set table, holding a card and touching her face as she reads.

In the gardens, calla lilies decorated the serpentine tables. The day's French touches came with the food, rustic duck followed by a chocolate fondant, and with the music. Live saxophone and drums carried the couple into the evening celebrations.

Design and Details

Bottles of champagne rest in a white ornate stone basin, topped with bunches of green grapes, in dappled sunlight beside a shuttered wall.
A pair of white pointed slingback heels sits on a white sculpted stone urn beside bright turquoise pool water.
Long tables dressed in white linen with place settings and wooden chairs stand on a lawn, with tall cypress trees behind.
Round-backed wooden chairs line a white aisle on gravel, with potted green plants and white flowers in the foreground.
A white wooden bar topped with a scalloped parasol and a tall arrangement of white flowers stands among trees beside a pond.
An overhead black-and-white view of a long, curving strip of printed paper laid across a row of chairs.

Venue

A stone archway with iron gates frames a hanging sign in the doorway of a cottage, with a gravel courtyard in front.
Seen through a dark window frame, long tables with rattan chairs are set out on a lawn beside trees and hedges.
A stone chateau with a tiled roof overlooks a garden where long tables with white cloths and cane chairs are laid out.
Aerial view of a person floating on their back in clear turquoise pool water, with light rippling across the surface.
Yellow and white sun loungers and white parasols stand beside a bright blue swimming pool, with tall evergreen trees rising behind them.

Near Eymet, in the Dordogne wine region, Château Lacanaud is a restored château surrounded by rolling vineyards, on a private estate of lakes and woodland.

More from the Day

In black and white, a printed card with script lettering rests on an ornate plate, seen from above with glassware nearby.
Aesthetic
Glamorous, Elegant
Guest Count
85 guests
Budget Range
-
Bride's Dress
-

The Wedding Team

Château Lacanaud
Venue
Château Lacanaud
FWS
Wedding Planning
Marry Me in France
Photography
Kate Borrill
Videography
@iampaulvan
Florist
Jenny Banks
Hair & Makeup
Amelia Rose
Hair & Makeup
Faye Williams
Dress
Galia Lahav
Groom's Attire
Clements & Church
Venue Styling & Event Design
Our Fabulous Things
DJ / Band
DJ Erikd
DJ / Band
Franck Leymeregie Percussion

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The couple chose Château Lacanaud, a chateau in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Château Lacanaud

Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Dordogne

A beautifully restored chateau in the Dordogne wine region offering an exclusive wedding venue with private estate of lakes, woodland, and gardens.

Up to 100 guests
From €12,000 5.0 (31)
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