A Parmesan Wheel and a Long Lace Veil at Bastide de Puget

An early summer Provençal wedding with live violin and organ in a village church, saffron risotto, and Champagne for the couple before the first dance.

By Anne-Sophie Boubals | Published 10 November 2026 | Last reviewed 4 November 2026 |

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Fulvia and Bastien celebrated their marriage at Bastide de Puget, an 18th-century bastide in our guides to wedding venues in Provence and around Aix-en-Provence. They first met in Paris, through a close friend of hers who had married into his family. Many years before their early summer wedding with 120 guests, his parents had hosted an event there, and that was part of why they chose it.

Photography

Mathieu Bonnaric

Venue

Bastide de Puget, Bouches-du-Rhone

Region

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Couple

Fulvia & Bastien

Getting Ready

In black and white, the bride in an off-the-shoulder dress looks down beside a bright window with heavy curtains.

The bride, in a white satin dress with buttoned back, glances over her shoulder holding a glass beside floral wallpaper.

A woman in a purple dress and the bride in a white robe sit together on an armchair in a patterned room.

A white wedding dress hangs from a glazed door in a room with blue patterned curtains.

In black and white, a woman in a robe reclines on a chaise longue, looking out of a tall window.

A black and white image of a man in a dinner jacket and bow tie adjusting his jacket beside a curtained window.

Ceremony

Guests stand in a white vaulted chapel with stained glass windows as the couple stand at the altar.

In black and white, the couple embrace inside a chapel while guests stand in the background.

The bride, in a white off-shoulder gown and lace veil, kisses the groom in a dark suit inside a church.

The groom wipes away a tear during the ceremony, with the bride in her veil behind him and a pink and white bouquet in the foreground.

The bride and groom stand side by side in a church, she smiling up at him, while a guest watches and others sit nearby.

In the nearby village of Puyloubier, the ceremony was at Église Saint-Pons, a stone church. Live violin and organ accompanied the entrance, the hymns and the offering of the bouquet to the Virgin Mary.

Bridal Portraits

In black and white, the bride holds a bouquet with one hand on her hip, looking to the side in front of a building.

The bride in an off-the-shoulder dress holds a pink and white bouquet, standing in warm light among trees.

The bride walks across grass in a backlit black-and-white photo, wearing a lace veil over her face and a long gown.

The bride in a white dress lifts a flowing lace veil above her head, lit by warm sunlight against dark trees.

The bride, smiling and looking down, wears a lace-edged veil and off-the-shoulder dress, holding a bouquet in dappled shade.

The bride, in an off-the-shoulder gown with her hair pinned up, smiles beside a window, holding a bouquet. Black and white.

Fulvia's gown by Isabella Grace had soft draping and an asymmetric neckline, and she paired it with a long lace veil. Bastien complemented her in a black tuxedo by Giorgio Armani, with a bow tie.

Couple Portraits

In black and white, the groom in a dinner jacket looks at the bride, who covers her face while laughing, before patterned wallpaper.

The couple sit close together on a cushioned bench in front of tall glazed doors, holding drinks, with their faces almost touching.

The bride stands on stone steps in a long gown, hand shading her eyes, while the groom in a tuxedo sits shielding his face.

The groom sits on old stone steps in a dark suit while the bride in a long gown stands above him, with sunlight behind.

A black and white image of the groom in a bow tie looking aside while the bride in a fitted gown tilts her head back beside him.

A black and white image of the bride wrapped in a lace shawl while the groom in a bow tie looks down at her.

Reception

The groom in a bow tie sips from a glass while the bride, holding a plate with cake, stands beside a tiered white cake.

In black and white, the bride tips her head back to eat a morsel, holding a plate in her other hand.

Guests sit at round tables in a gravel courtyard beneath trees and strings of lights, next to a tall building.

The couple kiss at a dinner table among seated guests, in front of a building with blue shutters and string lights.

The bride laughs on a lawn holding her bouquet low, with a group of guests waiting behind her under trees.

In black and white, the bride wipes a tear from her eye while the groom beside her looks away and smiles.

Back at the estate, a live band played for the cocktail hour on the lawn. Dinner was on the terrace. As the evening begins, the setting sun passes between the building and the surrounding trees and lights it, a quality the couple had particularly loved. On the tables, loose arrangements of hydrangeas and other seasonal flowers shared space with slender candles.

A Parmesan wheel was served for guests to break and share, alongside Spritz, saffron risotto and a pasta with sun-ripened tomatoes, burrata and pistachio pesto.

Just before their formal first dance, the two of them slipped away with a glass of Champagne. Alone, they danced to one of their favourite electronic tracks, then went back to the party.

Design and Details

A silver candelabra with three tall candles stands beside pink flowers and crystal glasses on a white-clothed table outdoors.

In black and white, a round table with place settings sits among chairs under trees, with strong patches of sunlight and shadow.

A round table is laid with white plates, glassware, napkins and a floral centrepiece, seen from above at an angle.

A carved stone lion head is partly covered in ivy, with small paper cards placed beneath it.

Stacked plates, cutlery and crystal glasses are arranged on a round white table, photographed at an angle with a dark film border.

A sheer veil hangs in close-up, with sunlight catching its folds against a dark background.

More from the Day

Viewed from above, an invitation card, a table number card, a perfume bottle and a small box lie on the ground beside white flowers.

A man in a dark tuxedo and bow tie walks across a sunlit lawn holding a glass, smiling, with trees behind in black and white.

Ochre house with pale blue shutters, dappled sunlight through large trees, and pots of white flowers on a stone wall.

Guests sit and stand on a sunlit lawn among trees in front of an ochre chateau with pale blue shutters.

The bride, in a long lace veil, hugs a guest with a champagne glass in a sunlit garden, in black and white.

Aesthetic

Romantic, Glamorous

Guest Count

120 guests

Budget Range

€50k - €70k

Bride's Dress

The Wedding Team

MC2 Mon Amour Marseille

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Wedding Dress

Isabella Grace

Les Délices de Gladys

Bastien's Tuxedo

Giorgio Armani

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The Venue

The couple chose Bastide de Puget, a bastide in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Bastide

Bastide de Puget

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Bouches-du-Rhone

An authentic 18th-century Provencal manor set in a 4-hectare park with century-old trees, fountains, and sculptures, offering exclusive privatisation for weddings of up to 180 guests near Aix-en-Provence.

Up to 180 guests

From €7,800 4.7 (122)

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