Not just for your wedding day.

On June 25 of this year, M. & I got married in the south of France in a village called Roubia.









Roubia is a tiny village beside Le Canal du Midi with a market, a wonderful restaurant (La Fourchette Folle; where our reception was held) a boulangerie and a clock tower with a bell that chimes all day.

There are many details of the day that I love, such as M.'s boutonnier and my bouquet: both of freshly cut lavender.

I knew the days would be quite hot so I picked a blue and white seersucker suit, a fine gauge chambray shirt and white bucs for M. He chose his yellow bow tie and suspenders from Brooks Brothers. He may not consider himself a man of style but he is definitely a man of taste.

My white silk headband came from France Luxe, and my white cotton lace gloves (an afterthought, really, but made the outfit) came from gloves.com.

My look was parred down and simple. I wore a white cotton trapeze dress by See by Chloe, silver lurex flats with big floppy bows at the toe and pearls in my ears. On my nails I wore "Great Expectations" by Essie, a light dove grey with a hint of shimmer. My wedding rings were the only jewelry I wore besides my pearls.

My makeup was also simple--bronzer, rosy cheeks, subtle pink lips with a nude liner--but on my eyes I wore Pearl Beach Cream Liner by NARS with a black caviar colored gel liner pressed into my lash line. Pearl Beach is the most gorgeous, pearly, luminously opal color, that, when added to my look gave a subtle radiance and reflective quality without making me look made up. The look is summery yet cool.

The details of our outfits are the easiest things for me to share but the feeling I had that day is what I remember most.

I got nervous. Decided to stay in our room mostly by myself getting ready. N. brought me a brioche and coffee in the morning. M. took his things to another room to get ready.

Before our wedding, while we had our photos taken we reveled in our quiet excitement together with our wonderful photographer beside the canal.

Everything we planned came to life the day we were married and reflected our personalities perfectly: careful, tasteful and a bit reserved.

When I look at the photos I am filled with all the joy of that day. And when I put on Pearl Beach in the morning before work I am reminded of all the small details that add up to love.

(after my conversation with J.)