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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY EMMA CHARLTON
A picture taken on October 26, 2012 shows a wedding cake at the Sugarplum cake shop in Paris. From "Kate"-inspired lace dresses to towering wedding cakes -- and even British celebrants -- French brides-to-be are looking across the Channel, and the Atlantic, to make their day that bit more special. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)