M&J RSVP

Together with their families

Margaux & Julian

Saturday, the nineteenth of September, two thousand twenty-six

Domaine de Sainte-Colombe · Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, Provence

Kindly reply The order of the day

An invitation

A September wedding in the hills of Provence

After eight years, two flats, one borrowed cat and a proposal whispered over breakfast in Cassis, we are finally getting married. We would love nothing more than to spend the day with you — an afternoon ceremony in the olive grove, a long Provençal dinner, and dancing until the small hours.

These pages hold everything you need: the order of the day, how to get there, where to sleep, and the little reply card below. Come hungry, stay late.

Ceremony

4 o’clock, in the olive grove

Doors — or rather, gates — from half past three.

Dress

Summer formal

The ceremony is on grass; consider your heels warned.

Weather

Provence in September

Around 24°C by day, cool after dark — bring a layer.

The order of the day

From citron pressé to midnight cake

  1. 3:30 in the afternoon

    Arrival & citron pressé

    Cars park along the lavender wall; the shuttle from Aix (departing 2:45) arrives just in time. Cold drinks wait in the shade.

  2. 4 o’clock

    Ceremony in the olive grove

    Twenty minutes, two rings, one hundred and twenty witnesses. Unplugged, if you can bear it — our photographer will share everything.

  3. 5 o’clock

    Cocktails on the west terrace

    Pastis, peach bellinis and Provençal canapés while the string quartet works through our questionable requests.

  4. Half past seven

    Dinner under the plane trees

    One long table. Menus by Maison Reboul of Aix; the rosé comes from the vineyard next door and will not run out.

  5. Half past nine

    First dance & open floor

    We open with a waltz — badly — and then the floor is yours. The band plays until one; the record player goes on longer.

  6. Half past midnight

    La pièce montée

    Choux, caramel and one last toast. The final shuttle back to Aix leaves at one o’clock sharp — taxis after that are a myth.

The paper suite

Four motifs, drawn by hand

Margaux drew these in ink last winter. You’ll find them across the day — on the invitations, the menus, and the little cards that tell you where to sit.

The wreath Save-the-date & invitation cover
The sprig Menus & escort cards
The arch Ceremony programme
The bouquet Thank-you notes, this October

Travel & stay

Getting there, and where to sleep it off

By air

Fly to Marseille-Provence (MRS) — direct from Paris, London, Amsterdam and Berlin. The domaine is a 50-minute drive; hire cars are at the terminal.

By rail

Aix-en-Provence TGV is 3h from Paris. Our shuttle leaves the Rotonde fountain at 2:45 pm and returns at half past midnight and one.

By road

Set your GPS to “Domaine de Sainte-Colombe, D561”. Parking inside the gates. Taxis home are scarce — book before dinner, not after.

Country hotel

La Bastide Saint-Estève

5 minutes from the domaine · pool · 18 rooms

from €210 / night

Our room block is held until 1 July — after that, September in Provence sells itself.

Townhouse hotel

Hôtel du Cours, Aix

25 minutes · on the Cours Mirabeau · 31 rooms

from €140 / night

Two streets from the shuttle stop. Ask for a courtyard room unless you enjoy church bells at seven.

Guesthouse

Le Mas des Oliviers

12 minutes · family rooms · 9 rooms

from €95 / night

Simple, lovely, and run by Sylvie, who makes apricot jam worth the trip on its own.

Mention “Delacroix–Hart” when booking any of the three for the reserved rate.

Registry

Your presence is the present

Truly — we have two of everything already, including the cat’s opinions. If you would still like to mark the day, we are saving for a slow honeymoon along the Amalfi coast next spring.

A discreet envelope box will sit beside the guest book, or you may contribute online in under a minute.

Contribute to the honeymoon

Répondez s’il vous plaît

The reply card

One reply per household is plenty — just list everyone coming.

Will you join us?

Kindly respond by the first of August — or write to rsvp@margaux-julian.fr