More Parties, More Kind Words, More Fabulous Music in SW France When did we last catch up? We've been so busy we forget :D We've performed at a couple of weddings; our Fabulously Vintage champagne set and our Disco Diva Party, we spent an amazing day at a beautiful family wedding in the Charente, we've been back to Etang Vallier Resort... WOW! those folks [...]
The Candies would be the first to admit that we get to sing at some pretty amazing venues; and today Chateau Labro was no exception. We were heading about 3 hours south east, to the little village of Onet-Le-Chateau... but our destination wasn’t the ancient and magnificent castle the dominates the village… but a few kilometres further on at Chateau de Labro. This fabulous [...]
The Wedding for The Candies this weekend was at the very beautiful Chateau de Cazanac in the Dordogne Nestled in the hills above Coux et Bigaroque in the heart of the Perigord Noir is the beautiful Chateau de Cazanac. It was to be a busy day for music as Colleen sang during the ceremony, The Candies provided the music for [...]
It's no secret that The Candies love a little vintage. We love the music, the fashion, the styling, even the lipstick! And it appears we're not alone. Today I read an article on BridalGuide.com about the five hottest current trends... Vintage is # 2! Not just for weddings but parties and particularly afternoon tea parties, champagne receptions, corporate events and even hen parties! We [...]
Fabulously Vintage Music at Chateau Durantie A few days ago we had an email from a Irish couple... could we do a last minute vin d'honneur at the beautiful Chateau de la Durantie. The Candies love weddings so how could we say no. With a quick flurry of emails, arrangements were made and today we arrived at the chateau on the most beautiful of [...]
We first met Aurelie and Olivier in February to discuss their wedding plans. As is often the case with French weddings, today's couple held their legal wedding ceremony at the local Mairie. Following this, they arrived in style with their huge entourage of family and friends for a ceremony in the gardens of the ancient church at St Privet de Pres. The Candy Stripes [...]
If Calsberg did Tea Parties then they would probably be like the Tea Party hosted by Bluewater Yachting... held on the most fabulous M/Y Nero. The Candies drove down to Barcelona on Sunday 23rd April and arrived at OneOcean Port by mid-afternoon. We were greeted by Bluewater and the crew of Nero; that same crew made very light work of carrying aboard all of [...]