Labbaye chateau de camon wedding
“How does it feel to be shooting the wedding of your career?” giggles Amy.
We laugh out loud, like giddy schoolgirls, because it is true.
Sean and Amy’s wedding is like no other, and the likes and love of which will probably not be seen again.
A French Wedding in Mirepoix
We are enjoying a few wonderful days in the medieval town of Mirepoix for Amy and Sean’s French wedding.
Sadly, this is our last afternoon in the medieval village of Camon. The cool autumn breeze blows mischief into us, the wedding guests, all enjoying the afternoon wine.
I sit and wonder, would Amy kill me if we suddenly announced that we were staying in this picture-perfect French town?
Maybe not.
However, I think the restaurant owner will be heartbroken when we leave today.
So many thoughts run through my head. Mostly, I worry about what I could possibly write for my darling friend’s wedding blog.
Amy + Sean
Myself and Sean met the incredibly beautiful and quirky Amy almost a lifetime ago, in a tiny riverside restaurant.
Amy thought I looked like Kate Middleton.
I couldn’t help but fall in love with the excitement of her.
We were informed that Amy also had a “Sean.”
Once the two Seans met, that was it. We all became firm friends for life.
There are not many couples like Sean and Amy. They met as teenagers and have such a deep understanding of each other.
It strikes me every time I am with them that, at one point, they were one soul, one being.
Somewhere along the lifetimes, this one being split into two, with each half thrown across the universe.
Somehow, in Limerick, these two halves found each other.
Became one again.
It’s like they are making up for their lost time. They live this life to the fullest, with so much love and passion for everything they do.
When they are together, they exude so much positive energy. People around them are happier. You can see people light up when they are around.
Maybe that’s it.
The lightness of them that draws you in.
You cannot but love Amy and Sean and their kind hearts. The childlike love they have for one another would break any heart of stone.
A Wedding at L’Abbaye-Château de Camon
In the end, I have decided that there is no way I could write anything that could possibly sum up their day at the insanely wonderful L’Abbaye-Château de Camon.
Instead, I will use Becky’s words.
Why?
Because when Becky finishes, we all hug and smile, drying each other’s happy tears, aware of how powerful this union is.
With Becky’s words, we are all family.
“To my beautiful sister, my finally brother, our family, and our friends.
Today we celebrate love. The love of two very special people. My twin sister Amy and her husband Seán.
Love is unique. Love is different for each couple. Love is a celebration of finding the one person who makes every day an adventure. Amy and Seán are in love and we are all here today to support them and to wish them joy and happiness for at least the next thousand years.”
Becky then shared words from the love letters of Jean-Paul Sartre, written in 1929 — words about love becoming part of ourselves, and altering the very things around us.
And somehow, standing there in that beautiful old château in the south of France, surrounded by their family and friends, they could not have felt more fitting.
Amy and Sean, here’s to at least the next thousand years.
xxx
L’abbaye Chateau de Camon wedding team:
Photographer: Sean and Kate, Reception Venue: L’Abbaye Château de Camon, Ceremony Venue: The Garden of L’Abbaye Château de Camon, Dress: Anna Georgina, The Attic, Shoes: LK Bennett, Veil: Orlaith Carroll, The Attic, Bridesmaids: Reiss, Groomswear: Ted Baker, Groomsmen: Ted Baker, Rings: Handmade by Topaz, Limerick, Cake: No cake. We made a tower of local cheeses, Stationery: Cool & Co. Cork, Hair: Becky Donovan (Hair Artisans, Toronto), Makeup: Sarah Rees, Ceremony Music: Aisling Ni Dhonnchu (friend of the couple), Band: Caroline Jazz Band, Caterers: Head Chef Tom Sleigh, L’Abbaye Château de Camon
Other: All candles/table settings done by Amy and Sean using fresh greenery and creeper from the venue. Fireworks display by Les Magiciens Du Feu. Fresh lavender from the garden used as confetti
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