Destination Weddings in Aix-en-Provence

Why not tie the knot in Aix-en-Provence, affectionately known as the mini-Paris of the region? St. Remy will host a Provencal wedding celebration with all the elegance of Paris but in the relaxed atmosphere of the South of France.

Dominated by the majestic Sainte Victoire Mountain, a favorite subject of Cézanne, this romantic town with beautiful facades, narrow cobblestone streets, flower boxes and hidden alleys, is blessed by the rays of an almost perpetual sun. 

Founded by the Romans in 122 B.C. Aix-en-Provence was originally named Aquae Sextiae because of its numerous springs. Architecturally, the patrimony of Aix is fascinating with numerous private mansions built between the 16th and the 18th century. Aix is especially famous for its grand boulevard - the Cours Mirabeau - with its plane trees and cafe's terraces crowded all year round. As a preliminary introduction to Aixois life, a café-stopping stroll beneath the gigantic plane trees that shade the Cours Mirabeau is mandatory. The café Les Deux Garçons has been an institution for more than two centuries with famous customers such as Albert Camus, Emile Zola and Winston Churchill.

A wedding reception in Aix will allow you to experience the incredible flavors and freshness of Southern French cuisine.  Discover the aromas and colours at Aix’s famous daily markets; a festive celebration of the products and the people. This is where locals gather, meet and talk, animating the heart of the town every morning. Markets are an excellent way to experience the Provençal way of life and its shimmering range of vivid colors, tastes and fragrances.

You can find everything from the famous Provençal fabrics with their unique designs, dried flowers bouquets & lavender sachets, to hand-painted earthen ware, decorative garlic tresses, antiques, a formidable array of cheeses, or secondhand books.  Some of these items will make lovely wedding favours.

Be sure to sample the famous Calisson of Aix. From Greek and Roman antiquity food lovers have been blending almonds and crystallized fruits. Called Calisone in Italy and Kalitsounia in Greece. According to one of the numerous stories about the birth of the Calisson of Aix, this candy appeared in Aix in its modern shape around 1473, for a meal made for Roi René's second wedding.

If you love good food and wine, served with gracious and warm hospitality, Aix is the ideal setting for your wedding reception in the South of France. In Provence gastronomy is not an occasional event, here each meal a feast, a convivial celebration of the earth and what it has to offer.