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Kari & Randy’s Wedding
July 16 – 21 Guest Schedule
Paris & Champagne, France

Saturday July 16th

5:30pm -7:30pm Cocktail Party in Paris at the Brasserie Fouquet’s

Let’s meet up and celebrate the beginning of our France trip together at the Hotel Fouquet on the corner of George V and the Champs Elysees. We have a private room in the Salon Roger Nimier which will give us the opportunity to get caught up over drinks & canapes.

“Paris is always a good idea.”

Audrey Hepburn

Sunday July 17th

Champagne in the Eiffel Tower

A Champagne toast to time together in the Eiffel Tower. We have such a wonderfully large group that we needed to split us up into 3 groups.

10:20am – Eiffel Tower group #1 (16 spots)

Meet at Place de Sydney, 15th – Paris City Vision

11:55am – Eiffel Tower group #2 (16 spots)

Meet at Place de Sydney, 15th – Paris City Vision

1:55pm – Eiffel Tower group #3 (16 spots)

Meet at Place de Sydney, 15th – Paris City Vision

“Eiffel in love with this city at first sight.”

Monday July 18th

Paris
  • Randy and Kari will have a photo shoot in the City of Love in the Early Morning
  • 10:30am – Wedding party joins couple for group photos
  • 1:00pm – Meeting time for bus to Reims (Bulgari Hotel in Paris)
  • 1:30pm – Bus transport to Reims leaves from Bulgari Hotel in Paris
Reims | Champagne
  • 3:30pm – Bus arrives at Les Crayères
  • 6:30pm – Shuttles leave from Les Crayères & La Caserne Chanzy to Manoir de Verzy
  • 7:00pm – Event at Manoir de Verzy
  • 10:30pm – Return shuttles to Les Crayères & La Caserne Chanzy

Veuve Clicquot will host us for a beautiful summer dinner at their Manoir de Verzy.

Tuesday July 19th

  • 11:00am – Shuttles leave from Les Crayères & La Caserne Chanzy
  • 11:30am – Guided visit of Reims Cathedral,
  • 12:30pm – Lunch in Reims
  • 4:00pm – Check-in at hotel for guests arriving on the 19th
  • 6:00pm – Pre-dinner drink on terrace of Les Crayères
  • 7:00pm – The Welcome dinner is at Les Creyere’s La Brasserie Le Jardin

Wednesday July 20th

Reserved Hair & Make-up will be done morning & afternoon. You will get an email with your scheduled time, if you signed up for this service.

  • 10:45am – Meeting time for excursion : Visit + Lunch at Ruinart
  • 11:00am – Visit of Ruinart crayères
  • 12:00pm – Aperitif
  • 12:30pm – Lunch at Ruinart
  • 2:30pm – Return to Les Crayères & La Caserne Chanzy
  • 5:00pm – Pre-ceremony drinks on terrace of Les Crayères
  • 5:30pm – Wedding ceremony in the park
  • 6:15pm – Cocktail hour
  • 7:15pm – Guests invited to be seated for dinner
  • 7:30pm – Dinner
  • 9:39pm – Sunset
  • 10:00pm – End of dinner, transition to outdoor dancing area
  • 11:10pm – Transition to bar for drinks
  • 12:30am – We say Good Night to Reims.

Thursday July 21st

  • 11:00am – Guests check out of rooms

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Wondering What to Wear for our Wedding?—Consider its Champagne Theme!

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We look forward to celebrating our wedding with you in Reims, the heart of France’s Champagne region. We love this beautiful region, adore the taste of its distinctive drink, and are thus focusing our celebrations around all things Champagne.  

We have had many questions relating to what to wear. While we are just happy to have you join us and celebrate, we thought we would consider sharing our wedding theme with you in case you would like to join us.

To help us maintain the consistency of our Champagne theme, we are extending it to wedding attire. The wedding party will be wearing Champagne-colored dresses and suits, and you can help us further promote our theme by choosing similar colored clothing according to the below palette. If you do not have Champagne-colored attire, you can still share in the joy of our theme by wearing something that makes you think of Champagne and celebration!

As a life celebration, we want everyone to be comfortable and believe you should strive to dress somewhere between a formal and semi-formal style. As such, ballgown dresses and tuxedos should be considered a bit too formal for this occasion. When considering your attire focus on comfort and think about how your apparel can reflect your happiness for us.   

The Colors of Champagne

Ladies

July is the warmest month in Reims, with temperatures ranging from daytime high 70s to nighttime lows in the mid-50s. When considering your attire, semi-formal to cocktail-style dresses, midi, tea-length, and maxi are all appropriate options. Whatever you choose, consider bringing a sweater to account for cooler temperatures after the sun goes down, and we continue the celebration with the evening’s fireworks display. Also, know that we will be walking through the garden to the ceremony, so comfortable flats or chunky heels may prove most comfortable.

Gentlemen

Please wear a suit and tie (or bowtie). We suggest a lightweight suit for this summer wedding. While much of the wedding will be indoors, the ceremony is in the garden, and we want all of our guests to be comfortable.

Randy and I are thrilled to have met one another, ecstatic over our impending marriage, and are delighted to share our joy with you this July in Reims.

For more inspiration about Champagne-themed attire, check out our Pinterest board.