3 08, 2019

Candies on Film

2023-05-13T10:17:33+01:00August 3rd, 2019|

Destination Weddings in France We love our Weddings in France!  We love being part of someones very special day.  We love it even more when very talented people capture those moments and turn them into film... like this film from Mike Zwijgers (a very talented Dutch film maker!) Watch this fabulous film and you'll spot some Candies at 2:55

12 07, 2019

Jeff & Debz Photography

2023-08-30T13:44:34+01:00July 12th, 2019|

Jeff and Debz Photography We love it when professional photographers send us pictures from special events.  Today we received these photos from the very talented Jeff and Debz Photography. They asked if we'd be happy to share them... and of course we are!  FAB photos guys!

6 07, 2019

Chateau in the Lot

2023-08-30T13:39:39+01:00July 6th, 2019|

HOT HOT HOT IN SW FRANCE The Candies headed back to the French region of The Lot today; for our third visit at the very beautiful Chateau Camp del Saltre and another Dutch couple recommended to us by Lot of Happiness. The weather has been crazy hot in France and as the evening progessed and the guests danced the night away, one [...]

30 06, 2019

Mediterranean Mountain Wedding

2023-08-30T13:44:47+01:00June 30th, 2019|

Mountains, Weddings and Paola! Today's wedding was in the Pyrenees mountains not far from the south coast of France near Perpignan.   We were joined today by our fabulous fourth Candy Paola. Singer/songwriter/pianist Paola Vera has been described as a ‘Jazz chick with hits’ (Richard Niles) and a ‘truly gifted improviser’ (Pete Churchill). Paola’s music blends her passion for jazz with a modern [...]

2 06, 2019

Beautiful Chateau Wedding

2023-08-30T13:37:57+01:00June 2nd, 2019|

Wat was het een geweldig weekend! That translates as What a Great Weekend! A few years ago we performed at the wedding of a Dutch couple, who married in a fabulous chateau in the Lot region of France.  They LOVED their wedding day so much that they decided to change their lives completely; they created a wedding planning company and  moved to France [...]

19 12, 2018

Say a Little Prayer

2023-05-13T10:17:33+01:00December 19th, 2018|

I spent part of last night looking back through our 2018 photos on social media.  It's feels so amazing that we've done so much and met so many amazing people! (and I reminded myself that I must take more photos in 2019!!)  As I browsed I listened to our new Candy CD and I decided that I had to share the moment... so I made [...]

31 07, 2018

Sun, Live Music, Parties…

2023-08-30T13:45:33+01:00July 31st, 2018|

It must be high summer in France.  We've been singing at weddings and parties and night markets and campsites and cruises... and all under these Fabulous French skies. The BIG new is that we changed our name!! Well to be honest you all changed our name!!  We started life as The Candy Stripes but everyone calls us The Candies.  So we decided that you [...]

18 07, 2017

Pimms and Prosecco

2023-08-30T13:45:14+01:00July 18th, 2017|

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 [...]

21 11, 2015

Brides in France

2023-05-13T10:17:36+01:00November 21st, 2015|

Wow!  What an exciting couple of days.  We left home yesterday for the drive south to Nerac, we booked into our hotel (excellent Henry IV if you're ever in Nerac) and then went in search of tomorrow's venue... the very very fabulous Chateau de Lisse. We settled in, had a tour of the chateau and chapel, did a sound check and then put the [...]

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