fbpx
  1. Breakfast With Eiffel Tower View
  2. Intimate Wedding Preparation in Shangri-La’s Hotel Room
  3. First Look Before the Wedding Ceremony
  4. Elopement wedding with Eiffel Tower view at Shangri-la Paris
  5. Couple Portraits Around Paris

Stories

Elopement Wedding Ceremony Shangri-La Paris

Get married with style in an intimate elopement wedding with Eiffel Tower view on the Private terrace of Shangri-La Paris Luxury hotel.
Intimate elopement Shangri La Paris

Can you imagine the City of love, the Eiffel Tower, an intimate elopement wedding ceremony at Shangri-La Paris, with you and your lover? If Disney stories were real and belonged in the modern world, then it would be Gabrielle & Ivan’s love story.

All photo & video credits go to the talented team of Through The Glass Paris.

Bride and groom stand with an officiant on a sunlit terrace before the Eiffel Tower
Couple in white robes toasting at a breakfast table with the Eiffel Tower behind them in warm light

G&I flew from the US to tie the knot in the city of love. Not only that, but they chose to have an intimate elopemeny ceremony on the private terrace of Shangri-La Paris. Shangri-La is known for having a class A view of the Eiffel Tower. Most of its hotel rooms have a glimpse of the Iron Lady peaking out for all the guests to enjoy. Now I’m sure, what you really want to know more about is how this elopement went?

In a few words: Magical, Dreamy, Sparkly, & Unreal.

Breakfast With Eiffel Tower View

Couple in white robes sit by a Paris window, smiling with the Eiffel Tower softly visible outside
Bride and groom share breakfast on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind them and a table of pastries
A couple in white robes share breakfast at a table, one reading a magazine and the other holding a floral cup, with warm light and a ring visible
Couple in white robes share tea on a Paris balcony with the Eiffel Tower glowing behind them
A couple in robes share coffee on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower softly blurred behind them

What better way to prepare for your wedding ceremony than to have breakfast with a view. You’ve heard of breakfast at Tiffany’s. Well, G&I went harder than the classic with an elevated breakfast at Shangri-La and a panoramic view of Paris.

Shangri-La has many breakfast options. Our couple went for the Bauhinia Breakfast consisting of Fruits, coffee, jams, bread, eggs & porridge. Yes, our mouths were watering too.

Bride and groom share breakfast on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower in soft morning light

Intimate Wedding Preparation in Shangri-La’s Hotel Room

  • Bouquet of pastel and dark flowers sits on a Paris windowsill in soft daylight with the Eiffel Tower blurred behind it
  • A sparkling wedding dress hangs by a balcony window with the Eiffel Tower beyond in soft morning light
  • Two red ring boxes and vow books lie on blue fabric in slanted window light
  • Bride in a white dress stands at an open Paris balcony door in warm morning light
  • The Eiffel Tower rises above Paris rooftops and autumn trees in soft morning light

G&I got ready separately so that G could surprise I with the first look of her in her sparkly wedding gown. Their room was one with the Eiffel Tower view. There are many reasons to have an Intimate wedding ceremony. The privacy, the luxury, the intimacy its almost like the whole world stops and its just the two of you.

First Look Before the Wedding Ceremony

Bride in a flowing gown descends a grand hotel staircase with gold railings and warm light
Blurred groom in foreground watches a bride ascending an ornate staircase in warm indoor light
Bride and groom stand in a grand Paris hotel lobby, warm light on marble floors and gilded railings
Bride and groom stand in a gilded Paris hall, facing each other in warm window light
Bride in a beaded backless gown faces smiling groom in a grand Paris hall with warm window light
Bride and groom pose on a grand staircase in warm hotel light, beside an ornate black lamp stand

This may be our favorite moment when the bride walks up to the groom as he anxiously awaits to lay eyes on her. G reaches out and taps I’s shoulder giving him the okay to finally turn around. And he does.

Before his eyes is her, the woman of his dreams, the woman he promised to marry 10 years ago. Finally, standing in a gown and moments away from saying ‘I do’ forever.

Bride and groom dance under a chandelier in an ornate Paris hall with gilded mirrors
Bride and groom embrace in a gilded Paris ballroom with chandeliers and set tables
Bride and groom hold hands in an ornate gilded ballroom lit by chandeliers and set tables
  • Bride and groom pose on an ornate staircase beneath a stained-glass window in warm golden light
  • Bride and groom climb a grand staircase in a Paris hotel, lit by chandeliers and stained glass

Elopement wedding with Eiffel Tower view at Shangri-la Paris

The chosen location for the ceremony was the “Terrace Eiffel View Room.“ Upon booking this room, we would advise you to check the dimension of the terrace beforehand as the terrace size varies with each room in this category. The terrace was decorated with flower stands and petals. The officiant getting ready to begin the ceremony and marry two people meant to be.

Bride in a sparkling gown holds a bouquet in a sunlit doorway, with plant shadows on the Paris wall
Groom in a black suit stands on a Paris terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind him, candles and flowers below
Bride and groom face each other on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind, flanked by flowers and candles
Bride and groom stand with an officiant on a terrace, exchanging vows with the Eiffel Tower behind them
  • Bride and groom exchange vows with an officiant on a terrace, with the Eiffel Tower glowing behind them
  • Intimate elopement Shangri La Paris

After the vows were exchanged and G&B said their I do’s. The best part began. Champagne showers & delicious sweet cake. Here’s to celebrating this couple’s happily every after.

Bride and groom toast amid champagne spray on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind them and candles below

“To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to be loved by the person you love is everything.”

– Unknown
Bride and groom toast on a Paris terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind them in warm evening light
Champagne glasses toast before the Eiffel Tower, with warm light and blurred hands in foreground
Bride raises one arm while holding groom's hand on a Paris terrace in warm light, with flowers in front
Bride and groom raise joined hands on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind, flowers framing them
Bride and groom hold hands on a terrace in warm light, with the Eiffel Tower blurred behind them
Bride and groom hold hands on a Paris terrace with the Eiffel Tower softly in the background
Bride and groom exchange rings on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind them at golden hour

The day went by beautifully, and the couple agrees too,

Linh & Duc gave us best day of our life. They were organized, detailed-oriented, creative and the best type of extra. I honestly can’t say enough good things about their service. They were so accommodating ensuring that we choose the right day and weather for the elopement. We started out the day with a beautifully decorated elopement location, rode in a vintage car, strolled through the autumn leaves and ended the day with dancing in front of the Eiffel tower. It somehow was even better than I described it. The day went incredibly smooth and Linh & Duc focus so much on our experience. I couldn’t have asked for a better day even if I tried. We’ll be telling this day to our children one day, Thank you Linh & Duc for the most romantic and adventurous day of our life.

*sniff* oh give us a minute while we wipe away our tears.

Thank you so much to you G&I for trusting us with your special day and allowing us this opportunity to plan it for you.

Couple Portraits Around Paris

G&I rented a vintage car to go around all the best locations in Paris for pictures. Paris looks great in all seasons. Each season has its own charms. The first location chosen was near the Eiffel tower. Nothing says Paris and romance like the Iron Lady. And there are many viewpoints to take pictures with the Eiffel Tower, our team can’t wait to share them with you! So it never gets boring.

Bride and groom pose beside a black vintage convertible outside a Paris hotel entrance in warm light
  • Bride and groom lean by a vintage car on a Paris street, with the Eiffel Tower in soft sunset light
  • Bride and groom sit in a convertible on a Paris street, holding hands in warm golden light
  • A bride and groom hold hands beside a vintage car on a Paris street at sunset, with the Eiffel Tower behind them
  • Bride and groom embrace on a Paris street, holding a bouquet in warm golden light
  • Bride and groom dance in golden autumn light on a garden path lined with trees
  • Bride and groom walk hand in hand down a leaf-strewn Paris garden path in warm autumn light
  • Bride and groom kiss by the Seine at sunset, with a bouquet on the stone wall and golden trees

Then we moved on to the Tuileries Gardens, which were painted in orange hues thanks to autumn. It was absolutely magical! The opportunity to take photos with that backdrop and showing the emotions between our newlywed lovebirds

Fun fact the Tuileries Garden was the first Royal garden to open to public in history!

Bride and groom stand in a Paris garden at golden hour, holding a bouquet amid autumn leaves
  • Bride and groom lean over a stone bridge by the Seine at golden hour, with a bouquet on the parapet
  • Bride and groom kiss on a Paris street at golden hour, bouquet in hand and cobblestones below
  • Bride and groom sit at a Paris street café table in warm light, with a bouquet and wicker chairs
  • Bride and groom kiss at a Paris café terrace, warm light glowing on wicker chairs and flowers
  • Bride and groom lean together at a Paris café table, with a bouquet and warm window light

Lastly, pictures were taken by the Seine and in a Parisian Café. Cafes in Paris always have a certain flair to them that makes them romantic & charming. With their round red tables and chalkboards of the current menu. Very retro!

    Blurred close-up of a bride in a beaded gown holding hands with a groom in a dark suit on a Paris street

    We ended the night dancing on the streets of Paris. The night sky, the fireworks, G’s Wedding gown, & the Eiffel Tower sparkles. It was all just perfection. Check out the Wedding Video we shot of them.

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel, Through The Glass Paris, for all the future love stories that we will plan and shoot!

    We hope you enjoyed this story as much as we enjoyed being a part of it!

    Couple Stories