Funny Face · Filming location
Château de la Reine Blanche
In the story · Wedding-dress shoot and 'He Loves and She Loves'
Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookshop clerk turned fashion model, poses in a wedding dress in front of this little neo-Gothic lodge by the lakes, photographed by Dick Avery (Fred Astaire); the two then fall in love and sing 'He Loves and She Loves' in its grounds. In the film it looks like a country chapel, but it is a 19th-century hunting lodge in the forest near Chantilly.
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The look of the scene
1957 · For the shoot by the lakes Jo poses in a Givenchy wedding dress.
Source: NYPL
Only clothes named by public sources. No costume photos: they belong to the series.
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Where to stand for the photo
From the path along the lake shore, frame the turrets reflected in the water; early on a calm day gives the cleanest reflection.
Getting there
- Address: Étangs de Commelles, 60580 Coye-la-Forêt
- Transport
- Train from Paris Gare du Nord to Orry-la-Ville-Coye (about 30 minutes), then roughly 4 km on foot through Coye-la-Forêt; or about 45 minutes by car from Paris.
- Access
- The lakeside paths are public, but the château itself is not open to visitors: view it from outside.
Public sources (1)
Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story