5:30 pm
Meet at John and Christine's at 5:30 pm. From here, a limo service will take the group to the airport. The drive is about 2 hours. We will be dropped right to the French Bee Gate, around 8 PM. This leaves us a little over 3 hours for check in, and to arrive at our gate. Flight: BF721, Nonstop Newark to Paris Orly Departure time: Friday, 11:10 PM Newark Everyone's flight is booked, everyone gets 1 piece of full-sized checked luggage, and 1 carry on bag.
12:30 pm
Our flight will land at Paris Orly airport at 12:25 pm. From here, we will use an Uber to travel to the townhome, check in, and get settled. Some may want to shower and lay down, others may want to go out and explore. Personally I want to walk to the cemetery across from where we’re staying - Jim Morrison and Edith Piaf burial site is here. Dante and I will also go to the florist and place our order for Wednesday.
8:00 am
Today we will get hop on hop off boat passes, so we can take the boat on the Seine to get around. We will do the Eiffel Tower, lunch in that area (option: Le Royal) walk to Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées, and can stop to see the wedding church. For 3 pm, Dante and Michelle have purchased the group tickets to the Louvre Museum. End day- we'll take the boat back to Quai Saint-Bernard, head home, casual dinner. Last departure at 7.00pm for the boat.
9:00 am
Today we will visit the Palace at Versailles. This includes The Hall of Mirrors, King's Grand Apartments, Museum of the History of France, the Château de Versailles, its gardens, the Grand Trianon. Thank you to Christine and John for providing tickets for everyone.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Dante and I need to go to the church to touch base and confirm the ceremony details. Whoever wants to come is welcome, feel free to skip it and do sightseeing and we can meet up after. After our meeting at the church, Dante is getting his tattoo.
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Located in the foothills of Montmartre, La Nouvelle Eve Cabaret is one of the oldest and most elegant theatres in Paris. For the final night before the wedding, Christine and John have treated the group to tickets for Paris je t'aime Cabaret and champagne.
8:00 am
9 am: Hair and makeup. While the girls are doing hair and makeup, the men will head to a florist to get flowers. 1 pm: Photographer Samantha Pastoor will meet us at the townhouse to take photos of us doing finishing touches of getting ready, first look photos, some photos outside, us getting into cars etc. Then we'll all head over to the church. 3pm- 5pm: We have private access to the church from 3-5pm for ceremony and photos. I'm imagining the ceremony will be about 30 minutes, then we are free to take pictures in the space. 5pm- 6:30 pm: After the ceremony, the photographer will take us down to River Seine, up and down some streets, to the Eiffel Tower, for photos.
8:00 am
Our final day in Paris! Some options: Breakfast at home or picked up, Seeing the Notre Dam, Shakespeare and Company books, Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens, Catacombs. At night- there will be fireworks and a celebration for Bastille Day. A friend and colleague of mine is staying in the city, and I'd like to meet up with her to watch and celebrate. Anyone who would like to join Dante and I for this are more than welcome!
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Located in the neighborhood we are staying in. We will be the only guests in the restaurant. Huge thank you to Bob for offering to treat to this special group dinner.
8:00 am
Morning after wedding brunch at KafKaf! https://kafkaf.fr/home/ The day is ours to explore. 7:30 dinner at Le Temps au Temps
7:00 am
I will add return flight details once we have all booked travel.