About your french wedding planner

Hello, I’m Nathalie, your
French Wedding Planner

Excellence

Perfection does not exist but it can be approached. My job is to provide you with quality know-how and interpersonal skills, throughout the preparations as well as on D-Day, with proven methods, in order to guarantee you an exceptional and flawless experience.

Communication

We’ll be spending several months together. This aspect of our relationship is essential, and it works both ways. Please note that I expect as much from you as you expect from me: a fluid, transparent and efficient relationship, with mutual respect. I need to know where you stand, you need to know how my work is progressing.

THIS WILL BE THE KEY OF OUR SUCCESS !

Advice

French wedding planner since 2015, and specialized in destination weddings means I can now offer expertise, advice and suggestions to guide you with your wedding organization. The aim is to free you from the mental burden that prevents you from fully savouring the excitement and joy that comes with preparing for your wedding.

Delegate and enjoy!

What we're going to build.

I’m often asked why I don't organize corporate events, birthdays or baby showers.

As a French wedding planner, what interests me in the wedding’s organization is

firstly, working with people who are preparing for the most beautiful day of their life, and in that respect I feel privileged to be by their side. Secondly, the preparation of a wedding takes place over several months, during which there are many and varied interactions: visits to the venues, discussions with suppliers, working meetings in situ, by video, etc. So many opportunities to get to know and appreciate each other, to be able to work in synergy.

My aim is not only to accompany you throughout the preparations, with boards and working documents, but also to establish a close, high-quality relationship with you, which will enable us to move forward in complete serenity towards our common goal: the success of your wedding!

Nathalie Dalla Riva

Our wedding finally took place, after two and a half years of preparation. Without Nathalie and her professionalism, it's certain that nothing would have been as successful as it was. We had a wedding that went beyond anything we had imagined. She suggested quality service providers, smoothed over any difficulties we encountered and was there for us at every important stage. We don't live in the region where our reception took place, so we needed someone we could rely on, someone we could trust. Nathalie was that person. On the big day (the day before in fact), Nathalie took care of every detail of the decoration, welcoming the service providers and coordinating them. She ensured that everything was completed the next day. We can only thank her for her involvement, her kindness, her motivation and the quality of her services. Many thanks for everything!

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Sylvie and Jean-Paul May 2021

Nathalie is a fantastic wedding organizer and planner, and we cannot recommend her services highly enough!! We first contacted Nathalie in 2019 to help us plan our dream wedding in Uzes, France, which we had to delay three times to due to the COVID pandemic. We were finally able to celebrate the big day last month (on Sept. 10, 2021), and it couldn’t have gone better. It was truly a magical three-day event at Le Vieux Castillon, a beautiful boutique hotel located in in Castillon-du-Gard, France, and overlooking the valley of Gardon. Having Nathalie as a central part of our wedding was absolutely essential given that we do not live in France and needed to find the very best vendors (photographer, florist, makeup, music, etc.) Thanks to Nathalie, we had the very best in each category. As she told us: she only works with the very best! We were so impressed by how helpful attentive Nathalie was. She helped us with the vendor contracts, budgets, scoping out potential venues, travel, etc., and even helped us to arrange for a nurse to take COVID tests for all our American travelers who needed one to re-enter the US on their return journeys. And Nathalie stuck with us for two years, dealing with all the rebookings and delays due to the pandemic. Leading up to the event (and on the wedding days) she was our guide and MC, helping to direct guests for photos, the reception, seating arrangements, speeches and dancing. Nathalie was there with us every step of the way. She kept the day fun and upbeat, and we later realized how many things would have been left undone if she hadn’t been there to guide us. If you get the chance, sign her up to organize your dream wedding in France. You won’t regret it!!

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Katerina and Roland Sep 2021

Thank you Nathalie for organising our wedding in Venice; it was a moment of pure happiness that we will cherish for a long time. We loved the little jewel box of happiness that you created for us, everything was perfect, the timing, the decoration, the organisation and the meal. We encountered a few obstacles beyond our control that we'll remember, but which you were able to resolve. We had our "fairytale" wedding in a "mythical" city, we were enchanted and you pampered us. Many thanks for your professionalism.

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France and Thierry Jul 2023

Thank you to Nathalie who organized an incredible wedding for us in Crete 🙌🏼 Everything was perfect: the venue, the organization, the decoration. Nathalie gave her all to make sure we had an unforgettable time.

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Julie and Dorian May 2023

Living in Australia, we had specific desires to celebrate our wedding on site. It is not easy when we live on the other side of the world. We had the chance to find Nathalie's agency who immediately listened and been proactive to visit the sites and help us with our administrative procedures. The service providers choice and gestion have been really pleasant, our request are always taken into account with real reactivity. When we arrived from Australia Nathalie has been available every time and she has transformed the place as we wanted, maximizing our budget with ingenuity. The civil ceremony, diner and party were all successful beyond our expectations.

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Barbara and Alain Jul 2021

Working with Nathalie was a real pleasure. Without her, our wedding day wouldn’t have been as perfect as it was - and it really was perfect. She thought of everything; had wonderful suggestions, and genuinely made the entire planning process feel joyful. Nathalie is professional, responsive, and always made time for us. We sincerely can’t recommend her enough! May every couple be so lucky to have her for their big day.

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Johanna and David Sep 2023

Nathalie gave us the wedding of our dreams! A wonderful encounter. It's not easy to prepare such an intimate day, but she knows how to adapt to the people she's working with, and she got to know us well enough to prepare the wedding of our dreams, without a single false note! It was magical, the organisation was perfect and, above all, she completely relieved us of any mental burden or stress and allowed us to enjoy every moment to the full. That's what I expected most from her and she was perfect. The challenge wasn't easy: a wedding on a small Greek beach, where we had to bring everything! It was just as we'd hoped: simple but beautiful, full of charm and magic, in true Greek style! And it was just like us. Thank you a thousand times over for this unique, wonderful moment, of which she was a part and which we'll remember for the rest of our lives.

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Marine and Thierry Jul 2023

Very good collaboration with Nathalie, available and professional. You can contact Nathalie with all our confidence who was very professional for our wedding.

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Laurent and Gabriel Sep 2018

"Le Clos d'Hullias" was an incredible day! Nathalie introduced us to vendors who all lived up to our expectations and contributed greatly to the success of our wedding. Moreover, she was present at every stage of the preparations, advising and guiding us throughout the months. We have wonderful memories of this experience!

Mareva and Alban Jun 2022

We first met Nathalie back in 2019 and sadly due to Covid restrictions we had to postpone our wedding day twice. However, Nathalie remained very flexible and extremely helpful as we reorganised our wedding. From the start we were able to describe our vision and Nathalie took care of everything with great local knowledge and suppliers. Her recommendations for caterers, photographer, decorators etc all turned out to be perfect. We were always able to contact Nathalie with questions and met with her regularly over video call, or in person when in France. We were finally able to have our special day In 2023 and we have Nathalie to thank for her great planning and dedication to making sure our day went perfectly