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The French Wedding Style Edit

Best Wedding Planners in Paris

The planners international couples trust to stage a wedding in Paris and across Île-de-France, chosen by our editors from our partner collection.

Curated by the French Wedding Style editors Last reviewed 8 planners

Paris is the most-searched destination for couples marrying in France, and the hardest to plan from abroad. A wedding here can mean a townhouse reception in the 7th, a ceremony in a historic hôtel particulier, or a country château forty minutes from the city, and each comes with its own paperwork, suppliers and rhythm. A good Paris planner is the person who turns that complexity into a single, calm plan.

Every planner on this page serves Paris and the wider Île-de-France region and works regularly with couples planning from overseas. French Wedding Style is an editorial guide rather than a planning agency: we introduce you to trusted partners and link straight to their profiles, so you can compare their work and approach and enquire with the team that fits your wedding.

In short

The best wedding planners in Paris are full-service partners who speak fluent English, know the city's mairies and finest venues, and can pair a civil ceremony in town with a reception at a château in Île-de-France. The planners below are part of the French Wedding Style partner collection, chosen for the strength of their work and their experience with international couples.

How we curate this list

We curate this list from our partner planners who actively work in Paris and Île-de-France. We look at the quality and consistency of their past weddings, their experience guiding international couples through French logistics and language, the regions and venue types they know best, and the real weddings they have shared with us. We do not rank planners by who pays the most; membership tier affects the order in which partners appear, never whether they earn a place. The list is reviewed and refreshed as our collection grows.

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PARIS & MODERN DESIGN · PARIS & ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE & INTERNATIONAL

Amarande Events

Premium

Paris-based Amarande Events pairs precision with imagination to craft modern, design-led celebrations. Founder Amarande Baumgartner came to weddings from a career as a notary, and that eye for detail shows in her structured, considered planning. Her aesthetic is daring and contemporary, with neutral palettes, clean lines, and bold statements composed around each couple's identity.

Though a younger studio, it has already delivered a multi-day wedding in the Norwegian fjords, a lakeside celebration in Switzerland, and a polished Parisian elopement, and couples praise its precise execution and client-first service. Monthly updates and a dedicated channel keep international couples close throughout.

Why We Love Them

A notary's precision and a daring, contemporary eye, with a dedicated line to couples throughout.

Regions
Paris & Île-de-France, France & International
Best for
Paris & modern design
Real weddings
1 featured
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PARIS CELEBRATIONS · PARIS & ÎLE-DE-FRANCE

Kiss Me in Paris guides international couples through every detail of a Paris celebration, led by executive planner Chantelle Marie Streete. The agency began in 2013 as a photography studio and expanded to full-service planning in 2017, so visual thinking is built into how it works.

One senior planner manages each project across time zones and keeps every vendor accountable, an approach couples describe as organised, warm, and grounded. The team designs across the senses and favours architecture-forward venues, from grand Paris hotels to storied chateaux such as Vaux-le-Vicomte, private Seine yachts, and the countryside beyond the city.

Why We Love Them

An English-speaking, photography-rooted team embedded in Paris, with one senior planner across every detail.

Regions
Paris & Île-de-France
Best for
Paris celebrations
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PRODUCTION-HEAVY MULTI-DAY WEDDINGS · PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR, ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, LOIRE VALLEY. OFFICES IN LISBON AND MARSEILLE.

Dream Weddings Europe takes on a maximum of ten weddings a year, and that restraint is the point: every couple gets the team's full attention from first conversation to last dance, with no hand-off and no stretched-thin season. Founded in Portugal in 2012 and now working from offices in Lisbon and Marseille, the studio designs each wedding from the couple outward, so no two look alike.

Couples come to them for layered briefs, the multi-day celebration with international guests or the venue that needs full production scaffolding, handled end to end across Provence, the Cote d'Azur, Ile-de-France, and the Loire Valley.

Why We Love Them

Ten weddings a year, by design, for couples who value calm planning as much as the day itself.

Regions
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Île-de-France, Loire Valley. Offices in Lisbon and Marseille.
Best for
Production-heavy multi-day weddings
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INTERNATIONAL COUPLES IN PARIS & BEYOND · PARIS, ILE-DE-FRANCE, NORMANDY, PROVENCE, LOIRE VALLEY, SOUTH OF FRANCE, ALL OF FRANCE

Elise Event

Premium

Founded by Elise Fournier, this Paris-based agency specialises in destination weddings for international couples coming to France, turning each one into a personal and meaningful experience. Elise guides couples from abroad with clarity and care, and has developed real strength in multi-day celebrations, high-end venues, and well-structured planning.

Her style is refined, modern, and effortlessly elegant, with weddings that feel natural and warm and a genuine focus on authenticity and emotion. A telling detail: she has been known to quietly wipe away a tear during ceremonies and speeches, a sign of how deeply she invests in her couples' stories.

Why We Love Them

Refined, emotionally invested planning for international couples, from concept to multi-day celebration.

Regions
Paris, Ile-de-France, Normandy, Provence, Loire Valley, South of France, all of France
Best for
International couples in Paris & beyond
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DESIGN-LED CELEBRATIONS · FRANCE & INTERNATIONAL

Daria Events and Weddings creates personalised, detail-rich celebrations across striking French and Swiss settings. Founder Daria holds an MBA in finance alongside wedding-planning certifications, and that blend of rigour and creative eye runs through everything the team produces, from intimate elopements to grand celebrations.

Each design reflects the couple's vision against picturesque landscapes, with a particular strength in tasteful decoration and engaging, well-paced details. Decoration and entertainment are handled in-house, so the look of the day stays coherent from ceremony to celebration, and couples find the planning process smooth and genuinely enjoyable.

Why We Love Them

Finance-trained rigour and a decorator's eye, for polished weddings in France and Switzerland.

Regions
France & International
Best for
Design-led celebrations
Real weddings
2 featured
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A BILINGUAL SYMBOLIC CEREMONY · FRANCE

Adeline stands out for a thoughtful dedication to each celebration, choosing meaning over trends and substance over fashion. Her deep knowledge of French venues and her exceptional communication make her a trusted choice for couples organising a wedding from abroad, and her warm yet professional touch ensures each day feels personal and carefully considered.

Beyond full planning and coordination, she is also a wedding officiant, writing and leading tailored symbolic ceremonies in English, French, or both, supported by genuine theatrical and voice expertise. It is a rare combination that lets her shape both the logistics and the heart of the day.

Why We Love Them

A planner and bilingual officiant in one, choosing meaning over trends.

Regions
France
Best for
A bilingual symbolic ceremony
Real weddings
2 featured
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MINIMALIST, DESIGN-FORWARD COUPLES · ALL OF FRANCE

Mademoiselle Events gives couples a wedding experience that is both elevated and genuinely personal, built around considered styling and high-level vendor collaboration in France's most iconic settings. The aesthetic is refined and minimalist, with clean lines and contemporary polish, every element chosen with purpose so the day feels emotionally resonant rather than excessive.

Planning has been the studio's focus for close to a decade since launching in 2015, across France and internationally. A distinctive touch is its use of scenography and immersive 3D projection to show couples the atmosphere and layout of their celebration in detail before the day arrives, alongside full concierge services for guests.

Why We Love Them

Minimalist, contemporary design previewed in immersive 3D before the day.

Regions
All of France
Best for
Minimalist, design-forward couples
Real weddings
1 featured
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PARIS & MEDITERRANEAN CELEBRATIONS · PARIS & ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, PROVENCE, FRANCE & INTERNATIONAL

Les Demoiselles de Madame turns a couple's vision into reality with an approach that is equal parts creative and precise, backed by more than fifteen years of experience. Founded by Marina, who began her career in London, the studio is a team of three: Marina brings the French art of hosting, Romane excels in event management, and Oceane merges tradition with creativity.

Their hallmark is a refined French aesthetic, tailored to each couple and often inspired by the Mediterranean's natural charm. Based in Sevres just outside Paris, they plan weddings throughout France and across the Mediterranean, from intimate elopements to grand celebrations in Provence.

Why We Love Them

A three-woman team with fifteen years of refined French hosting, from Paris to the Mediterranean.

Regions
Paris & Île-de-France, Provence, France & International
Best for
Paris & Mediterranean celebrations

Choosing your planner: our advice

Book your planner before your venue

In Paris the strongest venues and the best planners both fill twelve to eighteen months ahead, and the right planner will steer you toward venues that suit your guest count, budget and style before you fall for one that does not. Securing the planner first usually saves money and rework later.

Plan around the civil ceremony rules

A legally binding French marriage takes place at a mairie (town hall) and carries residency and documentation requirements that take time to satisfy. Many international couples marry legally at home and hold a symbolic ceremony in Paris. A local planner will tell you early which path is realistic for your dates.

Decide between the city and a château

A central Paris wedding gives you the skyline and the address; a château in Île-de-France gives you space, exclusivity and often a lower cost per guest. Several planners here work fluently in both, so ask to see examples of each before you choose.

Confirm the level of service you need

Planners offer full planning, partial planning and day-of coordination. Full planning suits couples managing from abroad who want everything handled; coordination suits those who have done the legwork and need a professional to run the day itself. Match the package to how much time you can give.

Ask about language and supplier relationships

The real value of a Paris planner is often invisible: fluent English, established relationships with the city's best caterers, florists and photographers, and the standing to negotiate on your behalf. Ask who they work with and how they handle contracts in French.

Editor's tip

If you are weighing central Paris against the surrounding countryside, ask each planner for a realistic all-in cost for both. The city address often comes with venue minimums and logistics that a château an hour out simply does not, and a good planner will show you the difference in plain numbers before you commit.

The words planners use

Mairie
The town hall, and the only place a legally binding civil marriage can take place in France. The civil ceremony is separate from any symbolic or religious ceremony.
Île-de-France
The region surrounding and including Paris. It holds the city's nearest châteaux and country estates, many within an hour's drive of the centre.
Hôtel particulier
A grand private townhouse, often hired for intimate Paris receptions when couples want a city address with character rather than a hotel ballroom.
Day-of coordination
A lighter service in which a planner takes over only in the final weeks and on the wedding day, running the schedule and suppliers so the couple can be present.
Traiteur
A French caterer, typically responsible for far more than food: service staff, tableware, bar and often the overall flow of the reception.

Frequently asked questions

Do you need a wedding planner for a Paris wedding?
If you are planning from outside France it is close to essential. A Paris planner manages the language barrier, the civil-ceremony paperwork, supplier contracts in French, and the gap between your expectations and how French venues actually work. Couples planning locally with time on their hands may only need day-of coordination.
How much does a wedding planner in Paris cost?
Planners price either as a percentage of your overall wedding budget or as a fixed fee that rises with the scope of the work, so full planning costs more than partial planning or day-of coordination. The right comparison is not the headline fee but the suppliers, savings and stress a planner removes. Ask each planner on this page for a quote against your budget and guest count.
Can a Paris wedding planner handle the legal civil ceremony?
A planner cannot marry you, but they can guide you through the mairie process, the documents required and the residency rules, and build your day around the civil ceremony. Because those requirements take time, many international couples marry legally at home and hold a symbolic ceremony in Paris, which a planner will arrange in full.
When is the best time of year to get married in Paris?
Late spring and early autumn (May to June, and September) give the most reliable weather and the longest evenings, and they are also the busiest, so the best planners and venues book far ahead. Summer is warm and lively but some Parisians leave in August. Winter weddings can be beautiful and better value if you plan indoors.
Do wedding planners in Paris speak English?
The planners on this page work regularly with international couples and communicate fluently in English; many work in several languages. That fluency is one of the main reasons to hire a local planner, because it extends to reading and negotiating French supplier contracts on your behalf.
Should we get married in central Paris or at a château nearby?
Central Paris offers the iconic backdrop and easy access for guests, usually at a higher cost per head and with tighter logistics. A château in Île-de-France offers space, exclusive use and a relaxed multi-day feel within an hour of the city. Many planners here work in both settings and can compare them against your priorities.

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