‘There Was Only Love’: Simon Porte Jacquemus Shares the Story Behind His Wedding in Provence – Vogue
Liline’s dress
“I don’t have my mom anymore, so it was my grandmother who walked me down the aisle. It was very emotional for her, this moment without her daughter. She still can’t get over it! She was welcomed like a star in Charleval with her grandson on her arm. It was the first wedding of any of her grandchildren. In the ‘Le Papier’ collection, this is the first dress I sketched, and I designed it for her, really for her.”
The grooms
“I wanted to be quite solemn, very classic and at the same time have this piece of a veil in my pocket. I found it poetic and it sent a nice message, bringing some fragility and some femininity. The vintage car was a surprise from Marco. I liked the cliché side. As well as the wedding cake where we were the living figurines on the top, like a scene worthy of Jean-Paul Goude. I had already sketched this cake for the cover of Vogue. I dreamed of having a cover that takes on all of these codes of marriage, and I found it beautiful to become our own figurines on the cake. The visual works well! There were all these choux pastries lined up in tiers, and there were too many! Under the sun, the next day, we were not sure if they were still edible.”
The guestlist
“I loved the sensuality of the women in their transparent dresses. Mica was sublime in the golden light of the sunset. Dua Lipa was gorgeous! There was a lot of talk about the transparency. People were rather shocked, but at the same time, we can do what we want! Also, there were some comments about Dua Lipa’s white dress because it is traditionally viewed as inappropriate to wear white to a wedding. Well, we found everything to be airy, vaporous, and light. It also seems that people could not believe their eyes when seeing Dua Lipa dancing to ‘Les Démons de minuit’ or ‘Voyage, voyage’ by Desireless. Yes, Dua Lipa really does like French songs and I love ‘Voyage, voyage!’ Anyway, it’s a wedding, not an after-party and weddings are about hits! Our aunts and grandmothers were present. We needed to kiss, dance, and sing together. You can’t be a snob at a wedding.”