Albina and Brandon both studied and work in the medical field. They are from Florida.

"We have a hound/lab dog named Moose, we adopted her three years ago from the shelter and treat her like our child" shares Albina.

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One day on a trip to North Carolina to visit friends Brandon got on one knee. He was so nervous he forgot everything he was going to say, Albina said yes regardless.

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Brandon says "Albina is my best friend, mentor, confidant, but most importantly the love of my life. She always pushes me to become a better version of myself"

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Albina dreamed about a gorgeous wedding in a chic place - white dress, white flowers, princess venue, photo backdrops from a fairytale. She started by researching the things any bride need to do to plan a big traditional wedding. And it all just seemed unreal. At least a year of planning, hours and hours every week.  But how to do that when you both are busy with finishing studies and building careers? There is no way. Albina googled about elopements without almost any hope. There is a myth that elopement weddings are rushed and simple. Till she found our castle wedding package.

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Chateau de Sceaux is a real french castle elopement wedding. This package combines two almost opposite things:

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1) Simplicity of planning because it's still an elopement

2) Elaborate style of a well-planned luxurious wedding

Weather in Paris in April is usually nice, but changes really fast. Beautiful sun and clear blue skies one day. And rain the next day.

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Cherry blossom begins mid April.

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Some days before the elopement bad thing happened. The weather forecast said there will be rain. Albina and Brandon had only one day to get married. No rescheduling options.

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Albina panicked a little, but stayed positive. We explained that we have a plan B for a rainy day no matter what:

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1. We will find the best time gap to have the ceremony

2. If not, we will transfer the ceremony to our backup rainproof location

3. Our team will reserve extra time in our agendas for the day. To have plenty of time to wait for the good weather chance, so nobody needs to leave

4. We will edit the dress and suit so they look new and perfectly clean

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"Well... I guess as the French people say - the rain on your wedding day is a symbol of good luck" said Albina.

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TIMELINE AND LOGISTICS

Sunrise in April is around 7.15 AM.

We planned the timeline to start the day with the sunrise. We always try to start at sunrise to avoid crowds and traffic.

Here is the timeline we created 1 day before the elopement. Normally we try to confirm the timeline at least 2-3 days before. But this elopement was an exception. Wa waited for the latest weather forecast update.

04:30 - 04:50 - Yana arrives. Bridal hair and makeup, the groom get ready.

We pick Albina & Brandon up at around 6:30 and travel to the castle

07:30 We arrive to Chateau de Sceaux

7:30 - 8:30 Castle portrait shoot

08:30 Guests arrive, officiant arrives, we meet them, the ceremony begins

9:00 Ceremony ends, group photos and champagne

10:00 Driving to Trocadero

10:30 - 13:00 Portraits in Paris. Trocadero - Louvre gallery, pyramids

Driving back to Airbnb

When the couple confirmed this timeline, we coordinated it with the team, including the makeup artist and the officiant.

We planned the logistics of the day. We created an individual route for Albina and Brandon to visit all these places without spending too much time in traffic. Their Airbnb was at the Paris 7th District.

For the hair and makeup, Albina wanted to go for a natural look. 
We created a group WhatsApp chat with our makeup artist Yana to discuss the details. Yana does both hair and makeup.

"I was thinking of more natural eye and some contour. I just had my hair done last month. I have some hair comb pieces arriving this weekend for creating a low bun." - Albina said.

Here are reference images from Pinterest that Albina sent us.
 

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Which ribbon to choose... can't decide!

WEDDING DAY