Overview
- The wedding took place on Saturday, October 25, and drew about 500 guests, many of them artisans from the restoration team.
- The ceremony was presided over by Monseñor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, with the authorization granted by Archbishop Laurent Ulrich.
- Private weddings are typically not allowed at Notre-Dame, making this an exceptional case linked to the carpenter’s service on the project.
- Colleagues formed a guard of honor and raised their axes as the couple exited, reflecting the traditional carpentry techniques used in the rebuild.
- Lorentz was among roughly 2,000 workers across about 250 firms who restored the cathedral, which partially reopened in September and now welcomes roughly 30,000–35,000 visitors daily.