I can’t quite remember how I found out about Jean-Luc’s own wedding to the beautiful Liza, but I was delighted to see they’d chosen Geoff Reardon to be their wedding photographer.
Jean-Luc and Liza have written their wedding report to share with you, and the images of their wedding day are breathtaking — so I’ll leave you in their capable hands to enjoy today’s wedding blog.

Cambridge College wedding blog: Liza and Jean-Luc Benazet

Liza had two beautiful dresses for the distinct parts of the wedding day. In the morning she wore this Monsoon Fusion summer dress with Irregular Choice shoes from Schuh. For the afternoon blessing & reception she wore Victoria Jane by Ronald Joyce (Sable 17014 ivory) bought from Karen Forte in Bassingbourn with shoes from Monsoon, a bracelet and hair accessories from Accessorize and necklace from Ernest Jones.
Jean-Luc wore a Cerruti black suit, ivory waistcoat and cravat, Ted Baker shoes, plain white shirt bought from Savoy Taylors — and Arsenal cuff links!

















Jean-Luc and Liza’s most memorable wedding moments
* Greeting most of our French and British guests the evening before in a pub (The Old Spring, Cambridge), and observing how some of them used hands to communicate… Not understanding a word they were saying to each other!
* JL not being able to utter his vows, after becoming emotional as he saw his bride arrive.
* Liza walking in the ceremony room with her dad, nerves disappearing when she saw her husband to be.
* Coming out of the Register office… married! Even before everything else got started!
* The atmosphere in the hotel room, as (the blessing) preparations unfolded…
* Liza and her Dad being totally surprised when they arrived at the church in the car, being cheered by the whole crowd in the street, and people hanging out of the pub windows opposite (The Eagle).
* A friend included a reference to our cat in her reading of The Owl and The Pussycat, which brought much laughter.
* Having our organ player adapt then play one of our favorite songs as we left the church: La Ritournelle by Sebastien Tellier.
* Enjoying spending some time alone whilst having photos done and pinching ourselves that we are now married.
* Liza’s Dad jiving on the dance floor like a 16 year old.


Wedding day advice
* Don’t beat yourself up about not spending loads of time with everybody. If you work it out, 80 guests = no more than 5 minutes per person!
* Enjoy every minute as the day goes very quickly.
* Have a back up CD of the songs needed for your ceremony as the registrar snapped ours in half minutes before Liza was due to make her entrance!
* Don’t be afraid to plan the day as you want. In the week leading up to the wedding, we suddenly worried that having two parts to the day would mean that things would not flow as well as they would have if everything had happened in one place. In fact, doing it that way made it even more special for us!



We ended the day sober and very happy and strolled back to our hotel…

Recommended wedding suppliers
* Photographers: Geoff Reardon — www.geoffreardon.com and assistant photographer Charlie — Very professional & friendly. Geoff came up with great ideas. We were very happy with the final images, and so were our guests. www.facebook.com/GeoffReardonPhoto
* Florist: The Flower Boutique — www.theflowerboutique.co.uk — Very happy with Leen flexibility and her vintage style theme.
* Cake: Michelle Gillot @ Chocoshells — http://chocolateshells1.com — Michelle can create any cake from scratch, just ask her!
* Pianist: Ben Cork — www.youtube.com/BenedictMusic — Ben was very pro and amicable, great at playing and singing. Book him!
* Band: Happy Daze — www.functioncentral.co.uk/acts/happy_daze
* Venue: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge — www.corpus.cam.ac.uk
* Make-Up & Hair: Ashley Kay Gifford — www.primppowderpout.com — Great make-up, she was very flexible and brought assistants with her, to be able to look after the bride, bridesmaids, flower girls, and some family members.
* Car: Brooks Vintage Car Hire — www.brooksvintagecarhire.co.uk