We share the stunning wedding of Meredith & Jesse who got married in October 2025 at Chateau de Lartigolle.

Jesse and Meredith had a vision for their wedding to be both an adventure and have the feel of an intimate weekend-long celebration. As artists, world travellers (they’d gotten engaged in the mountains near Nice, France), and lovers of history and antique charm, they were immediately drawn to the picturesque setting of Chateau de Lartigolle against the sprawling backdrop of the French countryside.

Wedding At Chateau De Lartigolle

Hailing from Boston and clueless about the process of planning a wedding, let alone a wedding abroad, they were immediately reassured upon meeting with Nick that they were in very good hands and knew the team at Lartigolle would not only carry out their vision but make the year of planning fun and stress-free.

Their wedding began on Thursday with a relaxing lunch in the château courtyard, followed by supper in a local restaurant with just the château residents. Friday was all about preparations for the big day, including a ceremony rehearsal. As both are professional potters, they also arranged for a pottery wheel to be delivered for them and their guests to use over the weekend, adding an intensely personal touch.

The celebrations started with an early rehearsal supper for close family and friends held in the château cave, a stunning 30 m arched space hidden beneath Lartigolle. A chicken rotisserie supper and a flurry of speeches set the tone for the night. Later in the evening, they invited the rest of their 100 guests to join them for a French fête–style party in the château courtyard, with a crêpe van serving sweet and savoury crêpes, a stall offering oysters and prawns, another with local charcuterie and cheeses, and music from a local jazz band.

The wedding day was super relaxed, with Meredith and her sister doing their own hair and make-up, allowing the family to visit the Saturday morning market in the local town. Jesse calmed his nerves at the potter’s wheel, his happy place, creating little clay pots.

Guests arrived for the 16:00 ceremony in the front pasture, then moved to the château terrace for drinks, canapés, and music from Four Kicks to set the atmosphere.

Supper was held under festoon lights in the beautiful château courtyard, wrapped in the colours of autumn foliage. The seasonal palette was echoed in the table design, using raw wood instead of tablecloths and artisan-style crockery.

The menu highlighted the best of local ingredients, with sharing starters of spiced salmon with mango, pepper, and cucumber relish, sautéed chorizo, feta and peach salad, and wonderful caramelised goat’s cheese tarts. The main course was a delicious regional classic: duck confit served with seasonal salads.

The mellow evening temperature allowed the meal to flow long into the night before guests descended to the château cave for the after-party that lasted into the early hours.

The following day was all about recovery, with a relaxed barbecue and pool party. Friends caught up at the bar, by the pool, or around the potter’s wheel, before the weekend drew to a close with a local pizza van feeding tired but gloriously happy guests.

As a gift for their wedding guests a personalised candle scent, created for Lartigolle for its 20th anniversary, was poured into vessels made by Jesse and sent in advance of the wedding. It was a lovely touch for guests to take something so personal to remind them of the wedding at Lartigolle.

Everything was captured so perfectly in these pictures taken by one of Lartigolle’s favourite photographers’ Harry Michael.