Kiss Me in Paris in the Media

February 2026

Wire Agency Features

Two of the world’s largest wire agencies — Reuters and Agence France-Presse (AFP) — independently reported on the growth of high-production proposal planning in Paris, naming Kiss Me in Paris as a leading operator and quoting both co-founders.

Reuters

“Romantic proposals become a booming business in ‘City of Love’”

Reuters reported on the expansion of the luxury proposal planning market in Paris and named Kiss Me in Paris as a leading operator. The report covers operational scope — concept development, privacy logistics, vendor coordination, and full-day production — and quotes co-founder Cengiz Ozelsel on what drives clients to commission large-scale proposals in Paris. Reuters distributed the report through its global wire, reaching audiences in the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and beyond.

Read on Reuters ↗

View all Reuters pickups (22+ outlets)

Outlet	Region	Date	Link
U.S. News & World Report	USA	Feb 13	Source ↗
The Straits Times	Singapore	Feb 14	Source ↗
Yahoo News UK	UK	Feb 13	Source ↗
Yahoo News Canada	Canada	Feb 13	Source ↗
Taipei Times	Taiwan	Feb 15	Source ↗
The Star	Malaysia	Feb 13	Source ↗
AsiaOne	Singapore	Feb 14	Source ↗
Hindustan Times (ThePrint)	India	Feb 13	Source ↗
Bilyonaryo	Philippines	Feb 14	Source ↗
Sight Magazine	Australia	Feb 13	Source ↗
Bermuda Broadcasting	Caribbean	Feb 13	Source ↗
Investing.com	Global	Feb 13	Source ↗
MarketScreener	Global	Feb 13	Source ↗
Global Banking & Finance Review	UK	Feb 13	Source ↗
Yahoo Finance Canada	Canada	Feb 13	Source ↗
Terra.com.br	Brazil	Feb 13	Source ↗
Times Brasil / CNBC Brazil	Brazil	Feb 13	Source ↗
DailyNerd	Brazil	Feb 13	Source ↗
Boursorama	France	Feb 13	Source ↗
Zonebourse	France	Feb 13	Source ↗
WKZO (Kalamazoo, MI)	US Local	Feb 13	Source ↗
Bluewater Healthy Living (MI)	US Local	Feb 13	Source ↗
Options Trading Report	USA	Feb 13	Source ↗

Reuters Video

Official Reuters broadcast segment on the Paris proposal planning market. The Kiss Me in Paris segment runs from 1:36–2:13.

Watch on Yahoo Finance ↗ Watch on Facebook ↗ Internal Recap

Agence France-Presse

“Love on the Seine” / “Marry Me in Paris”

AFP produced an in-depth feature profiling the rise of high-production proposal planning in Paris. The piece quotes co-founder Chantelle Streete on how productions are structured, what clients request, and why demand has scaled — including a “Mission Impossible”–style scavenger hunt ending with a helicopter transfer to a private château. AFP distributed the feature in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German through outlets across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.

Read on France 24 ↗ AFP on Instagram ↗ Internal Recap

View all AFP pickups (42+ outlets in 8 languages)

Outlet	Language / Region	Date	Link
English
Barron’s	USA	Feb 12	Source ↗
France 24 English	France	Feb 12	Source ↗
Hindustan Times	India	Feb 13	Source ↗
Yahoo Lifestyle US	USA	Feb 12	Source ↗
Daily Sabah	Türkiye	Feb 13	Source ↗
The Philippine Star	Philippines	Feb 13	Source ↗
eNCA	South Africa	Feb 13	Source ↗
Times of Malta	Malta	Feb 14	Source ↗
The Local France	France / Expat	Feb 12	Source ↗
Kuwait Times	Kuwait	Feb 13	Source ↗
anewz.tv	Global	Feb 13	Source ↗
Malay Mail	Malaysia	Feb 13	Source ↗
DZRH News	Philippines	Feb 13	Source ↗
Devdiscourse	India	Feb 13	Source ↗
24 News HD	Pakistan	Feb 13	Source ↗
French
Orange Actualités	France	Feb 12	Source ↗
Bluewin	Switzerland	Feb 12	Source ↗
Watson.ch (FR)	Switzerland	Feb 12	Source ↗
German
Watson.ch (DE)	Switzerland	Feb 12	Source ↗
Heute.at	Austria	Feb 12	Source ↗
RTL Today	Luxembourg	Feb 12	Source ↗
Spanish
France 24 Español	France / LATAM	Feb 12	Source ↗
Swissinfo (ES)	Switzerland / LATAM	Feb 12	Source ↗
La Nación	Argentina	Feb 12	Source ↗
Primicias	Ecuador	Feb 13	Source ↗
UDG TV / Canal 44	Mexico	Feb 12	Source ↗
Metro Libre / Zeta	Panama	Feb 12	Source ↗
RFI Español	France / LATAM	Feb 12	Source ↗
Portuguese
Swissinfo (PT)	Switzerland / Brazil	Feb 12	Source ↗
Estado de Minas	Brazil	Feb 12	Source ↗
Folha de Pernambuco	Brazil	Feb 12	Source ↗
US Local (AFP / BLOX Digital Exchange)
NBC Right Now (Tri-Cities, WA)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
InsideNoVa (Northern Virginia)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
KDH News (Killeen, TX)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
KTEN (Oklahoma / Texas)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
MyDailyRecord (Wooster, OH)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
Mountain Democrat (Placerville, CA)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
McDuffie Progress (Georgia)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
Fairfield Sun Times (MT)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
Ttown Media (Torrington, WY)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
Wyoming News Now	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
WyomingNews.com (Cheyenne)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗
Delta News TV (MS)	US Local	Feb 12	Source ↗

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Television & Video

Broadcast Coverage

Reuters Video — Official broadcast segment on the Paris proposal market. Kiss Me in Paris segment: 1:36–2:13. Watch ↗

Reuters on Facebook — Video post, 100K+ views. Watch ↗

Klan News Albania — Prime-time national television news segment.

UDG TV / Canal 44 Mexico — Guadalajara broadcast coverage of the AFP wire feature. Watch ↗

Boursorama France — French-language video segment. Watch ↗

AsiaOne Singapore — Video news package. Watch ↗

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Quoted in Independent Reporting

What the Press Has Published

Selected quotes from independent reporting in which Kiss Me in Paris founders are directly quoted, profiled, or credited for executive planning and production direction.

Chantelle Streete — Co-founder

Executive planning and production direction. Quoted by AFP / France 24, Barron’s, Hindustan Times, Daily Sabah, The Philippine Star, and 40+ additional outlets.

“Our clients, they don’t want it necessarily for Instagram, but they want it as a bragging moment for their friends, their circle, (to) say, ‘Oh, guess what I did for my proposal.’”

Chantelle Streete — quoted by AFP, published in France 24, Hindustan Times, and others

“In another high-spec proposal production, a couple visited an art gallery featuring a painting hidden under a veil. The gallerist agreed to uncover the artwork, revealing to the bride-to-be a painting that depicted them in that very moment. Weeks earlier, the hopeful groom had planned the clothes they would wear, imagined the scene, and commissioned the painting. She turns around, he’s down on one knee and she’s very emotional.”

Chantelle Streete — quoted by AFP

Cengiz Ozelsel — Co-founder & President

Market positioning, client strategy, and operations. Quoted by Reuters and republished by U.S. News, The Straits Times, Investing.com, and 20+ additional outlets.

“To just be able to, in your social circles, say, ‘We got engaged in Paris’ is great. It has prestige; it has cachet.”

Cengiz Ozelsel — quoted by Reuters

“You don’t need to have a contract to be together, but if you do get married, the engagement is one of the most romantic elements leading up to that thing called marriage.”

Cengiz Ozelsel — quoted by Reuters

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Additional Coverage

Lifestyle & Prior Press

Kiss Me in Paris has also been referenced in reporting on weddings, events, and Paris-based luxury travel by the outlets listed below. This section covers coverage outside the February 2026 wire reports.

Additional prior coverage includes features in CNN, People, Time, Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, Elle, Tatler, WedLuxe, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Junebug Weddings, NBC Sports, New York Magazine, and Carats & Cake. Full list available on request.

Press Inquiries

For interview requests, commentary, or background briefings, contact us directly. Our founders regularly comment on proposal and wedding planning in Paris, romance-driven travel trends, privacy-first production at landmark venues, and the operational side of high-end event planning.

Chantelle Streete — Executive Planning, Production Direction
Cengiz Ozelsel — Market Trends, Client Strategy, Operations