Inside Simu Liu and Allison Hsu’s Wedding at a 17th-Century Chateau in Provence

Reported by Vogue.

Some love stories start at a rooftop proposal with a string quartet. This one started at a Fourth of July barbecue. Simu Liu — actor, writer, producer — met Allison Hsu, VP of digital marketing at Interscope Records, at a mutual friend's cookout in 2022. Simu's standing joke about it: "God bless America." By May 2025, he had secretly flown her closest friends and family to Paris and proposed over a private dinner at the Shangri-La. The man did not miss.

For the wedding itself, the couple went back to France — this time, Provence. According to Vogue, the early-October weekend was planned by Lisa Vorce across two venues: Château d'Estoublon for the rehearsal dinner and ceremony, and Carrières des Lumières — a former limestone quarry converted into an immersive art space — for the welcome party, where guests walked through projections of Picasso and Frida Kahlo before arriving at candlelit, family-style dinner tables. Woody Harrelson was there. A competitive, 20-person game of Mafia ran until 4 a.m. Allison wore a fully beaded Georges Hobeika gown she says she knew she couldn't live without the moment she saw it.

The Clothes Said Everything the Vows Didn't Have To

Allison's wedding dress was a deliberate act of love. She chose a gown by Nicole + Felicia, the label founded by Taiwanese sisters Nicole and Felicia Chang — a nod to her own Taiwanese heritage and her parents, who met as university students in Taipei. "To wear a design from a powerhouse Taiwanese sister duo felt like the perfect way to honor my family," she said. Simu wore a look from Garrison Bespoke, an Asian-Canadian-founded label, paired with a favorite Versace jacket. For the reception, Allison changed into a customized Danielle Frankel column gown; for the after-party, into hand-beaded minis by Rosie Etienne and Galia Lahav. The rehearsal dinner look — an Alexis rosette dress — came with a Lady Dior from Jonathan Anderson's fall 2026 water lilies collection on her arm.

The ceremony itself had a moment no wedding planner could have scripted. Rain had been falling all afternoon, umbrellas still open as the wedding party processed — then stopped the instant Allison appeared at the aisle. Simu, who had been thinking deeply about his grandparents, both lost to COVID in 2021, saw it as something beyond coincidence. "The rainfall was the most convinced I have ever been that something greater exists beyond our comprehension," he said. He hadn't planned to mention them in his vows. He did anyway. After the ceremony, the couple drove off in a vintage green convertible as the sun broke through. Reneé Rapp performed Etta James's "At Last" for their first dance. Benedict Wong showed up at 1 a.m. as his alter-ego DJ Obi-Wong. Loud Luxury closed the night.

Heritage, intention, and a genuinely great party — when a wedding actually reflects the people getting married, it shows.

Read the original at Vogue.