Destination Dorsainvil

The two major airports near Paris are Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) and Paris Orly Airport (ORY).

Paris-Charles de Gaulle is one of Europe’s biggest hubs for air travel and a 30-minute taxi ride from the city's center.

Paris Orly Airport is Paris’ smaller and closer airport at only a 25-minute taxi ride from the center of the city.

The article linked below has additional helpful information regarding Paris airports.

We are so grateful to those of you who have decided to travel across the pond to join us for the wedding festivities. We are hoping to make this process as streamlined and simple as possible so we have partnered with Awesome Travel to help with all your flight booking needs. Of course, feel free to book flights on your own and see our recommended accommodations listed in our Hotel section.

You can reach out to Wanda Henry at awesometravel30@gmail.com 

Paris and excellent food are practically synonymous making it very difficult for you to go wrong with any Parisian restaurant. Here are a few tips and some of our favorite restaurants:

The Eater has a great list of over thirty restaurants throughout the city. Every restaurant we have picked from this site has never disappointed us!

The Rue du Montparnasse, not far from the Gare Montparnasse, is a center of authentic Breton crêperies. There are at least a dozen crêperies in one block on this street, between the Boulevard du Montparnasse and Boulevard Edgar Quinet. La Crêperie Bretonne is one of our favorites. A savory galette is perfectly paired with a brut cider - trust us!

What’s a trip to Paris without a visit to the Louvre, Tour Eiffel, or Notre Dame? Check out this list of top tourist attractions in Paris for some ideas. Montmartre, Halli’s favorite area in Paris, simply cannot be missed. As home to some of the world’s greatest artists such as Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec, and Picasso, the neighborhood is steeped in art history and tends to be less touristy.

Once you’ve had your fill of exploring the classic Parisian sites, Condé Nast has created a long list of popular sites in Paris that won’t disappoint including Musée Rodin, Shakespeare and Company, and the Paris Picasso Museum. 

If you’re feeling particularly adventurous and brave, go for a tour of The Paris Catacombs twenty meters beneath the city.

Check out our Pinterest Board for more ideas!

Paris has one of the world's most convenient and expansive public transportation systems. The most popular method of transportation is the Paris Metro. The underground system has sixteen interconnected lines spanning over 133 miles. The Paris Metro has a few ticket options. We purchased the 2-day Paris Visite travel card which gave us unlimited use of the metro, bus, and RER (a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and the suburbs - a convenient option for those interested in taking the metro from the Charles de Gaulle Airport into the city).

For the more tech-savvy travelers, the Paris Metro has recently developed an app "Bonjour RATP." Once you purchase a Navigo Easy Pass at any Paris Metro station, you can activate the Pass by tapping it on your phone and then using the app to reload your Navigo Easy Pass. The app is also extremely helpful for generally navigating the city. It helps plan your route door-to-door, get travel time estimates, learn of service disruptions, learn which trains to take, and where to stand on the platform.

Finally, Uber is another great option for getting around the city. Uber is much cheaper in Europe than in the US.

We are arriving in Paris on Monday, October 2 around noon and departing Monday, October 9 at 9 pm (to head to our honeymoon in Australia!!). We will be staying at an Airbnb in the 9th arrondissement at 18 Rue de la Michodière, 75002 Paris, France Monday, October 2 through Friday, October 6. We will be staying at Paxton MLV from Friday, October 6 through Monday, October 9. 

UPDATE: Based on room availability and high prices due to the Rugby World Cup and Paris Fashion Week, we are moving the weekend events closer to the wedding venue in Ferrieres-en-Brie.

That said, please still plan to book your hotels and flights sooner rather than later!

We will have transportation provided for guests from the Paxton MLV to the wedding venue and have included information for booking on our room block below.

Please feel free to contact our travel agent at AwesomeTravel30@gmail.com for booking and transportation assistance. Please also include where you are staying in your RSVP selection so we can have an accurate headcount for transportation. 

We highly recommend using our room block at the Paxton Resort & Spa. We will provide transportation for guests to and from The Paxton and the wedding venue. 

Room Block Information: 

We made a room block at Paxton MLV. The rate for an Executive Double Room is 155€ and the rate for a Premium Double Room is 175€ (Premium rooms have been recently renovated while Executive rooms have not). You will need to make a 50% deposit upon booking with the remainder to be charged at check-in. This rate is a significant discount so please let us know if you have any trouble accessing this price. 

To book under our room block, please send an email to reservation@paxton-mlv.com and reference the “Dorsainvil Wedding on October 8, 2023” as seen in the email template below:

Hello,
We would like to reserve a [Premium/Executive] room for the Dorsainvil Wedding on October 8, 2023. We would like to check in on [insert arrival date] and check out on [insert arrival date].
Please let us know if you have any questions or need additional information.
Best,

For those interested in spending time in Paris before or after the wedding weekend, we highly recommend checking out Airbnb. They have a great selection of apartments and studios throughout the city. They do tend to sell out pretty quickly. Here's a link to a few options.

We have also created a list of our favorite hotels around the city on Booking.com. 

For those of you staying in Paris before/after the wedding weekend, there are two ways to get from Paris to Ferrières-en-Brie. The easiest option for those traveling with luggage is Uber. Depending on traffic and where you’re coming from in the city, an Uber right can take around 40-50 minutes. The second option is the metro. Paxton MLV is a quick fifteen-minute walk from the Bussy-Saint-George train station where you can take the RER A to Gare de Lyon (a central hub for all metro lines), Châtelet Les Halles (adjacent to the Louvre and Jardin du Palais Royal), and Auber (close to Palais Garnier and Printemps Haussmann). 

In addition to Uber, you may also take public transportation from CDG Airport to Ferrières-en-Brie. 

The easiest and fastest way to get from Orly Airport to Ferrières-en-Brie is by Uber, but it is also possible to take public transportation.