Honeymoon tips from Marciel Hopkins-Lourens’ experiences in France

It’s never-ending love and romance for ‘Boer Soek ’n Vrou’ presenter Marciel Hopkins and her husband as they honeymoon in Paris.


There are a couple of tips you can take away from Marciel Hopkins and her now husband, Handré Lourens’ French honeymoon.

Yes, they’ve been making the most of Europe’s spring, hopping from Paris to the French Riviera to Nice, sharing the most exquisite photos of their experiences on this once-in-a-lifetime trip.

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Make your man match your honeymoon outfits

“From Paris with love,” Marciel wrote in her very first honeymoon post and she has been sharing a string of their magical moments ever since.

From Pain au chocolats, Caffé lattes and Americanos with the Eiffel Tower in the background to Parisian picnics in Montmartre, the couple sure knows how to honeymoon in style!

Not to mention their exquisite, matching fashion sense and their packing skills for the Parisian spring.

In her first post, they both wear black with khaki trench coats, while they posed in bright blues in front of colourful tulips on the Promenade Plantée in Paris.

They later also posed in matching blue and red stripes on the French Riviera.

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Don’t be afraid to ask strangers to take a photo

Marciel has clearly mastered the art of finding the perfect strangers to take pictures of her and her man in France.

“I’m just a girl, on her honeymoon in Paris, teaching random people how to take beautiful pictures,” she wrote.

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