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Cocteau’s Wedding Room
Salle des Mariages, Mairie
Place Ardoïno
The French Riviera & Maritime Alps
France
33 04 92 10 50 00
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: Euro 1.50
Hours: Open weekdays, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 to 5:30 pm
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Place Ardoïno
The French Riviera & Maritime Alps
France
33 04 92 10 50 00
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: Euro 1.50
Hours: Open weekdays, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 to 5:30 pm
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Separation of Church and State is so strong in France that, regardless of religious affiliation, only civil marriages are legal. In practice, French couples follow a quick legal ceremony at the town hall, with a more traditional religious ceremony afterwards.
Every Mairie and Hôtel de Ville in France has a nicely decorated room for these civil unions. In Menton, the decoration of the wedding room is extraordinary. During 1957 and 1958, at the invitation of the mayor, who was apparently a pal, artist Jean Cocteau covered the walls and ceiling with romantic modern frescoes.
The paintings depict eternal lovers, she wearing a traditional Mentonaise “capeline” and he in a Mediterranean fishing cap. Everyone who gets married in Menton uses the room – and that includes foreign visitors. Apparently, it is particularly popular with Japanese couples. You can visit the Wedding Room to see the frescoes even when a wedding is taking place.
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