The Wedding of Charmaine Tam and Samuel Lachterman
Updated: August 23!
Very excited to host everyone!
Rehearsals for the ceremony will happen at around 3pm before the welcome dinner. You can begin arriving by 6pm at the chateau. Dinner will be served at 7pm.
For the big day, we will do the ketubah (marriage contract) signing at one for family. Wedding party will begin arriving at 10am (if not at the chateau). Photos with wedding party and family is at 2pm. Other can start arriving at 3pm. Ceremony starts at 4pm. Hora at 5pm. Dinner at 6:30-7pm. After party to start 10pm-3am.
Brunch will be casual. 11-3pm! We’ve changed it as people are leaving early.
The wedding will take place Thursday, 9/4/2025. We will be at the venue 9/3/25-9/5/25, Chateau des Tres Fontaines. Formal invitation to come. Please give a quick response by 1/31/2025 as lodging is limited we want as much time as possible for room blocks.
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We love your little ones, but this is an adult event. The party will go late. Plan accordingly.
We know traveling to France can be a stretch and so we will be having a small casual gathering in the US for those who cannot make it due to travel.
For those of you looking into staying longer and making a vacation out of it, we are considering flying in on August 22, 2025 into Nice and relaxing on the Riveria (Saint Tropez, anyone?) before heading into Provence by train (about 4 hours along the beautiful French Rivera and Provence). We're also considering the week after the wedding (September 6-8, 2025) instead based on guest interest. Please respond in the questionnaire to gauge this.
You can also plan to fly into Marseille for an easier trip into Provence. Usually, they will connect in CDG (Paris) then Marseille (1hr 20min flight). Then from the Marseille airport, it is about an hour to an hour and a half to the venue to give you perspective. You can also fly into Paris if you like a cityscape, then a beautiful 2-4 hour train ride down to the Provence area. If taking the train in any of these areas, plan ahead and buy early. Seats are limited.
Please respond ASAP or by January 31, 2025, so we may secure optimum lodging and pricing for all. The lodging in Provence in limited.
Hope to see you all there! Can’t wait to celebrate!
Charmaine & Sam
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