La Maison de Fêtes · Creative Direction

Alice & Antoine

Two Directions · One Wedding
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte · 21 Mars 2026

Direction A Jardin Romantique
Direction B Récolte Éditoriale
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Your Creative Direction Presentation

Two distinct worlds.
One decision.

We have developed two complete creative directions for your wedding stationery suite. Each represents a fully committed aesthetic — not a variation of the same idea, but two genuinely different worlds that your event could inhabit.

Take your time with both. When one feels undeniably right, let us know, and we will build your full suite from that direction.

Save the Date Invitation RSVP Card Menu Place Cards Envelope Liner
A · Jardin
Romantique
B · Récolte
Éditoriale
Feel
Soft, botanical, handwritten
Bold, sculptural, editorial
Palette
Blush · Sage · Ivory
Burgundy · Terracotta · Olive
Typography
Script · Delicate serif
Bold display serif · Fine body
Season
Late summer garden
Deep harvest autumn
Reference
Monet · Giverny · Ladurée
Kinfolk · The Row · Vogue Living
Direction A
A

Direction A · First Proposal

Jardin Romantique

The gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte seen through pressed glass — colours lifted from sweet peas and wild sage, typography that moves like handwriting on a letter found in a drawer. This direction leans into the romance of the season before it turns. Soft, personal, impossibly tender.

#EEC5B5
#8B9E7E
#F5F0E8
#B88E9C
#C9A89A

Display · Dancing Script

Alice & Antoine

Body · Cormorant Garamond Italic

Samedi, le 21 Mars 2026
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Intimate & Romantic Garden Poetry Pressed & Personal Late Summer Grace

References

Monet's Giverny Ladurée Paris Beatrix Potter Atelier Jolie Provençal farmhouses Diary watercolours
Direction A — Jardin Romantique mood

Alice
& Antoine

Save the Date
21 · 03 · 2026
Vaux-le-Vicomte

you are invited

Invitation

Alice & Antoine
21 Mars 2026
Vaux-le-Vicomte

What this direction is not

✕Bold or heavy typography
✕Geometric or architectural shapes
✕Deep saturated colours
✕Graphic or editorial layout

Choose Direction A if

Your wedding is the season before it turns — soft light, open windows, flowers from the garden, letters you keep. You want it to feel tender, not dramatic.

Direction B
B

Direction B · Second Proposal

Récolte Éditoriale

This is October as Kinfolk sees it — not a soft season but a dramatic one. Burgundy that carries weight. Terracotta that warms without warming. Olive that grounds everything. The typography is editorial, the shapes are architectural, and every card feels like it was art-directed the same week as the harvest. It is autumn, but it has been to Paris.

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#C4786A
#576930
#C99228
#EAE0D0

Display · Playfair Display 900

Save the Date
Alice & Antoine

Body · Cormorant Garamond 300

Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte · 21 Mars 2026
Earthy & Natural Editorial Modern Dark & Dramatic Harvest Authority

References

Kinfolk Magazine Vogue Living Autumn The Row F/W Peter Lindbergh Ottolenghi autumn table Flamant Maison
Direction B — Récolte Éditoriale mood
Save the Date
Alice & Antoine 21 · 03 · 2026

cordialement invités

Invitation

au mariage de
Alice & Antoine
Vaux-le-Vicomte

What this direction is not

✕Script or handwritten type
✕Watercolour or botanical illustration
✕Blush pink or powder tones
✕Gold metallic overuse
✕Pastel or soft colour washes
✕Decorative flourish borders

Choose Direction B if

Your wedding is autumn with authority — rich colour, sculptural arrangement, editorial restraint. You want it to feel considered, not decorated.

The Full Suite

Six pieces. Two worlds.

Piece A · Jardin Romantique B · Récolte Éditoriale
Save the Date Ivory card stock, Dancing Script names centred, pressed sage botanical illustration, cream envelope Black card stock, Playfair Display 900 names stacked, single terracotta rule, kraft envelope
Invitation Blush duplex board, sage botanical border, handwritten welcome line in Dancing Script, gold cord tie Cream inner card in burgundy envelope, editorial column layout, Playfair header, no illustration
RSVP Card Pale blush card, handwritten-style fields, small botanical corner mark, reply envelope included Minimal ivory card, single-line typography, clean geometry, burgundy postage detail
Menu Cream stock, Dancing Script headings, Cormorant Garamond body, olive accent rule between courses Burgundy header rule, Playfair Display bold course names, Cormorant body, terracotta section dividers
Place Cards Handmade-paper feel, sage letterpress name, small floral sprig in corner, tent format Crisp cream tent card, Playfair Display italic name, burgundy corner rule, no illustration
Envelope Liner Watercolour botanical scatter on ivory — sweet peas, sage, wild grasses Deep burgundy liner with repeating terracotta harvest motif, restrained and geometric

"An autumn wedding at the most beautiful garden in France. October light through stone windows. Two people who chose each other deliberately. The design should carry the weight of that choice — and nothing heavier."

Held as the standard for every design decision · Alice & Antoine · March 2026

The Approach

Creative Declaration

Named Approach
The Season Before It Turns
The Vision
A suite that holds two equal truths about autumn: the tenderness of its last warmth and the authority of its full arrival. Both are correct. Both are October at Vaux-le-Vicomte. We have not tried to reconcile them — we have given each room to be fully itself.
The Feeling
Specific, considered, never generic — the exact weight of a château wedding between two people who chose each other and love beauty in equal measure.
The Two Directions
Direction A finds autumn in its softness — pressed flowers, garden light, the last warm weekend before the season closes. Direction B finds it in its drama — harvest tables, editorial restraint, colour that has been to Paris. One is tender. One is authoritative. Neither is neutral.
What We Will Never Do
No white-on-white minimalism that forgets this is France. No overwrought gold leaf that belongs to a different wedding. No calligraphy that could belong to anyone. This event has a specific character — the château, the October date, the people — and the design will hold it precisely.
Event Details
Save the Date · Invitation · RSVP Card · Menu · Place Cards · Envelope Liner — 21 Mars 2026 · Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Seine-et-Marne

Your Choice

Which direction
is your wedding?

Reply to your dedicated design coordinator with your selection — or simply say "Direction A" or "Direction B." We will begin building the full 6-piece suite immediately and deliver your first designs within 5 working days.

A · Jardin Romantique B · Récolte Éditoriale

Both directions are fully available — there is no correct answer.