Nicole started Pétillante Weddings to help English-speaking couples. She saw the difficulties they faced, not only with planning a French destination wedding from around the world, but also because of confusion around French wedding industry norms. Mother of two and married to a French man, Nicole combines her American upbringing with her knowledge of French lifestyle to give the best to her clients.
Over a decade in French & Bordeaux Wedding Planning
Nicole Tournois
At the intersection of travel, food culture, and logistics, Simona is a true polyglot who moves seamlessly between worlds. Whether she’s coordinating a complex international wedding or leading an immersive tour, she is particularly attuned to the nuances of navigating complex logistics with a level of resourceful clarity that makes the impossible feel effortless.
What really makes Simona Simona? It’s her obsessive love for people. She is endlessly curious, always spending her free time tasting new flavors, scouting new sites, making new friends - and tending to her garden!
She brings a vibrant, expressive Italian flair to the Pétillante team: she is spirited, wonderfully candid, and fueled by a genuine warmth. For Simona, every problem has a solution, and every detail is an opportunity to show care. She carries the stress so you don’t have to, ensuring your celebration unfolds naturally, elegantly, and with plenty of heart.
Simona
French Vendor Relationships
Beginning her wedding career with 5 years of experience at a vineyard wedding venue in Bordeaux, Nicole developed deep knowledge of Bordeaux wines, French cuisine, and tourist activities. After 10 years of planning weddings, she has close relationships with some of the best, most genuine suppliers in the area.
Our Services
Think of this as support through your wedding planning process. We help you navigate the process and are present on your wedding day to ensure everything goes smoothly. What matters most is that you get to live in the moment!
This is our all-inclusive wedding planning package and helps you get all the support you need to plan your dream destination French wedding. From choosing your venue to last details after the wedding, we're by your side.
Wedding Management
Full Wedding Planning
-Nicole
Whether it's helping you navigate the process of booking your dream chateau or reminding you to take a deep breath right before you walk down the aisle, our goal as your wedding planning team is to make this process relaxing and fun. Years down the road, we want you to look back on your wedding day, knowing that you lived it to its fullest.
Planner, confidante, hype-woman
Why plan a Bordeaux wedding?
The Cuisine
The Wine (and champagne!)
The Chateaus
Discover our favorite regional wines
Find our favorite venues
View our favorite regional food
"Nicole was such a great help and support...
- Alix Loyer
throughout the entire organisation, process and on the day itself! As we could not be in the country, she assisted us getting everything sorted and in place so that our guests and ourselves could enjoy that day fully. She was highly recommended by family friends and we are so happy she was here for us. The entire process for us was stress free, full of positivity and she was always willing to listen to our suggestions and assist to make it happen."
Pessac Léognan
Crémant de Bordeaux
Entre-deux-mers
Champagne
Sancerre
Bourgogne
Côtes de Provence
Our Favorite Regional Wines
Soupe de Champagne or Champagne Soup - Wedding Must have. Champagne, Cointreau, lime juice, sugar. Yummy!
Croqembouche - classic french dessert guests love filled with delicate flavored creams
Ham slicing - nice Serrano or Iberic cured ham
Duck in any form is a staple of southwest French cuisine
Wedding Favorites
Our Favorite French Cuisine
Foie gras - once you've tried, there's no going back
Fondue - who doesn't love a meal composed of just cheese. The meat version is tasty as well
Raclette - nothing better than a meal of charcuterie, melted cheese and potato.
Grilled Duck Breast - Rich, juicy, flavorful with a crispy skin
Bread - hearty & thick
Sheeps cheese served with black cherry jelly
Personal Favorites
