![]() ![]() ![]() I grew up spending every summer there and the minute I turn down the driveway my heart leaps-I get so excited, it’s a visceral reaction, I just love being there more than anything. "He restored it beautifully and loved being there more than any place in the world. "It is a sixteenth-century stone manor house that my father bought almost 50 years ago when it was completely derelict and had last been used during World War II as a Resistance hideout,” she explains. The only thing I knew I wanted was to wear Valentino white lace espadrilles, but other than that I had nothing!”Īfter the initial overwhelming days following Graham's proposal, she realized that the only place she would really feel completely comfortable and happy getting married was Le Coual, her father, **Louis Malle'**s house in Southwestern France. “Where to have it, who to invite, how to make it personal and actually enjoy it. "Before we got engaged, and for several months afterward, the idea of a wedding really stressed me out,” she admits. We only had about 40 guests and almost all of them came from the States except for my French family so it was a big trip and my mom and I felt like if they were coming that far we needed to have a full lineup of events for them!Ĭhloe never had preconceived grand plans for her big day. We also included a schedule of the weekend’s events. Happy Menocal designed our invitations with the most whimsical and lovely crest that included an illustration of Le Coual, my family’s house in Southwestern France where the wedding took place, as well as a rooster (we have a large chicken coop) and lavender. ![]()
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