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Kiss Me in Paris in the Media
From our Paris base, we plan, design and produce luxury marriage proposals worldwide, as well as destination weddings, elopements and private celebrations in Paris and across France.
Reuters, AFP, CNN Travel, ARD/WDR and TF1 have reported on our work. Read the articles, watch the broadcasts and explore wedding editorials that credit our team. For interviews, commentary or filming, contact our press team.
As Seen In
Based in
Paris, France
Founded
2013
Services
Proposals, weddings, elopements and private celebrations
Co-founders
Chantelle Streete and Cengiz
Selected coverage
ARD and WDR
DOCUMENTARY · SEPTEMBER 2026 · 44 MINUTES · GERMAN
Paris · Liebe, Luxus, Likes
Documentary Feature on German Television (ARD & WDR)
WDR’s Weltspiegel documentary for ARD follows Chantelle Streete and the Kiss Me in Paris team from the office to a château proposal. Senior planner Nadia Benfares-Sidorenko also appears in the film.
See the staircase setting, portraits and outdoor dinner in our Fontainebleau proposal.
Grace Ormonde Wedding Style
WEDDING EDITORIAL · PHOTOGRAPHY · JULY 20, 2026 · ENGLISH
A Music-Led Wedding Weekend at Villa Cimbrone in Italy
Dafjola and Nader celebrated over three days at Villa Cimbrone in Ravello. Grace Ormonde Wedding Style tells their story and credits Kiss Me in Paris for the photography.
View the feature on Wedding Style
Reuters
NEWS REPORT · FOUNDER INTERVIEW · FEBRUARY 13, 2026 · ENGLISH
Romantic proposals become a booming business in ‘City of Love’
Reuters interviewed co-founders Cengiz and Chantelle Streete about Paris’s proposal industry. Its report describes Kiss Me in Paris’s work in luxury hotels, on Seine yachts and at French châteaux, including proposals that unfold over an entire day.
Agence France-Presse
NEWS REPORT · FOUNDER INTERVIEWS · FEBRUARY 12, 2026 · ENGLISH
Love on the Seine: the rise of picturesque Paris proposals
AFP spoke with Chantelle Streete and Cengiz about the personal ideas behind their proposals. The report includes a Paris treasure hunt ending at a château and an art-gallery surprise built around a painting of the couple.
French Wedding Style
WEDDING EDITORIAL · PLANNING · NOVEMBER 9, 2025 · ENGLISH
Blue Toile and a Chuppah at Chateau de Saint-Martin-du-Tertre
French Wedding Style features Sasha and Joel’s wedding at Château de Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, with its toile de Jouy table settings and rose chuppah. Kiss Me in Paris is credited for wedding planning.
CNN Travel
NEWS FEATURE · FOUNDER INTERVIEW · FEBRUARY 13, 2024 · ENGLISH
‘He wanted his face beamed on the Eiffel Tower’ – How marriage proposals are going off the charts in Paris
CNN Travel interviewed Chantelle Streete about planning proposals for international couples. The feature explores the appeal of Paris and the work behind increasingly elaborate surprises, including the English-speaking service Kiss Me in Paris developed for clients planning from abroad.
An Arabic edition of the report was published on February 18, 2024.
TF1 Sept à Huit
TELEVISION REPORT · FEBRUARY 2024 · FRENCH
Le business des demandes en mariage
TF1’s report on the Paris proposal industry includes a Kiss Me in Paris flash-mob proposal at the Trocadéro, with friends and family taking part in the surprise.
Further coverage and photography credits
Our company and founders’ work has also appeared in People, TIME, Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, Elle, Tatler, WedLuxe, Junebug Weddings, NBC Sports, New York Magazine and Carats & Cake.
- French Wedding Style: Mariah and Oliver’s wedding at Château d’Aveny · Wedding planning · November 3, 2026.
Global wire coverage
The Reuters and AFP stories travelled well beyond Paris. Our February 2026 press register records their publication across six continents, with editions in eight languages.
Interview sources
Chantelle Streete
CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PLANNER
Chantelle leads the planning, design and production of luxury proposals, weddings, elopements and private celebrations. A Wharton MBA and former Wall Street professional, she can explain how getting to know a couple leads to an original concept, how the details work together, and what it takes to deliver an ambitious celebration in France.
Interview topics: personalizing a celebration, destination weddings in France, working with international couples, and coordinating venues and creative teams. Interviews in English.
“She turns around, he’s down on one knee and she’s very emotional.”
Cengiz
CO-FOUNDER
Cengiz can speak about the company’s beginnings, the appeal of Paris to international couples, and the business of planning and producing celebrations. Reuters and AFP interviewed him about the proposal market and what clients hope to experience here.
Interview topics: Paris’s proposal industry, international client expectations, the business of celebrations, and photography. Interviews in English or German.
“It has prestige; it has cachet.”
Media resources
Company description
From our Paris base, we plan, design and produce luxury marriage proposals worldwide, as well as destination weddings, elopements and private celebrations in Paris and across France. Co-founders Chantelle Streete and Cengiz established the company as a photography studio in 2013 and expanded into full-service event planning in 2017. Today, their Paris-based team works with international clients from the first ideas through production on the day.
Filming and client access
We welcome conversations about filming our work. Every celebration belongs to the couple, so access and the details shared are agreed with them in advance. Tell us the story you have in mind, your timing and where it will appear. We can then discuss suitable events, interviews and cleared photographs or footage.
Press inquiries
For interviews, background information, logos, portraits or event images, contact our team at:
Please include your publication or production company, topic, deadline, preferred interview language and intended format. For images or filming, tell us how and where the material will be used so we can arrange suitable assets, credits and permissions.
Your celebration in Paris
Tell us about the two of you and what you have in mind. We would love to help you plan it.