1940s - Vintage French Wedding Menus - Elegant Bridal Celebration Ephemera - Classic French Cuisine Dining Experience Collectible

This charming set includes two original French wedding menus from the late 1940s, each preserving the elegance and abundance of post-war wedding celebrations.

Menu from May 18, 1948
A beautifully illustrated card featuring a romantic 18th-century-style wedding procession. The inside reveals a fine French dinner menu with delicacies such as velouté soup, sole fillets meunière, turkey on toast, sweet peas, and piquant tongue. Desserts included caramel cream, moka cake, fruit salad, and the poetic “Panier des amours” (“Basket of Love”). Coffee and liqueurs concluded the feast. The extensive wine list highlighted prestigious vintages such as Meursault-Charmes 1938, Vouvray 1947, Saint-Émilion 1937, Chambolle-Musigny 1934, Courbon 1943, and Champagne Brut 1941.

Menu from September 22, 1949
Printed in an elegant minimalist design, this wedding menu lists an abundant lunch of chicken in ivory sauce, lamb dishes, petits paquets, fresh greens, iced rice, wedding cake, fruit baskets, and fine wines.

Together, these menus offer a rare glimpse into French wedding gastronomy of the late 1940s, combining refined cuisine, poetic dish names, and exceptional wines. A perfect lot for collectors of vintage ephemera, menu enthusiasts, or anyone passionate about French culinary and social history.