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Meet Our
Family
Le Belvédère is a family run business with deep roots in the hospitality industry. From the time Le Belvédère was simply a dream unfolding, to today as one of Ottawa’s most sought after wedding destinations, each and every decision has been made with your wedding day in mind.
The husband and wife team behind Le Belvedere
We are so blessed to spend our days helping so many amazing couples celebrate the beginning of the most exciting chapter in their lives. We believe whole heartedly that weddings are one of the most important celebrations of your life and have made it our mission to design a facility and put a team in place that ensures your wedding will be a day you will forever cherish.
Jessica; the dreamer with big ideas, an endless list of projects and visions and Matt doing 100% of the work bringing those visions to life and fighting with his life to keep them on budget.
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Jessica & Mathieu Drolet
The Owners
To say we live and breathe our business is an understatement. Our family dinners are often spent dreaming about what comes next and our morning coffee discussions about what we can do today to continue to make Le Belvedere the standout leader in the Canadian wedding industry.
When we are not working, we have an incredible team that allows us to raise our family of three teenage boys (who are just starting to learn the ropes and are already trying to negotiate their salary for the dish pit!), jumping hockey arena to hockey arena, caring for our dogs and chickens, tending to our gardens and sugarbush and taking quick trips to wherever cheap flights permit in the few pockets of spare time we can find.
Le Belvedere is a family business, and we strive to make that feeling come through from your very first contact with us. Every member of this team is a member of our family, and we would be honoured for you to allow your family and friends to celebrate this milestone with ours.
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The energy of energizer bunny and friendliness and enthusiasm of a golden retriever all rolled into one! Since 2017, Taylor has been with the team and exudes so much enthusiasm, energy and passion, it’s contagious, as is her loud bubbly laugh (if you know, you know). She takes care of many aspects of Le Belvedere: she is one of our “day of” coordinators, she does most new inquiries, tours, social media and most things in between. She definitely keeps us all in line with colour-coded calendars lists and workflows.
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Taylor
WEDDING COORDINATOR
•. She has a great memory for random things, which has definitely come in handy more than once!
• Her favourite moment during a wedding is those precious moments before the bride steps out to walk down the aisle and just gets a few more moments to soak it all in!
• She LOVES photos and can spend hours searching through galleries and Instagram to find images to share to inspire you and get you excited about your big day!
As long as Grant remembers, he has always had a passion for helping couples on their wedding day. Grant pays close attention to big and small details on your big day. As one of the coordinators, he takes care of all pre-wedding meetings and day of coordination.
Grant
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WEDDING COORDINATOR
He is scared of the Canadian Winters. So when the wedding season is over, he likes to travel worldwide. (Don't ask him where he has been he will talk for hours.)
His favourite part of the wedding is the sparkler's first dance. Watching the couple dance can bring tears to his eyes.
He has a considerable collection of cardigans, which he might show you if you ask.
He has a very chatty personality making your meetings with him fun and productive!
Gilles as we say in French is "un homme à tout faire": he is our tech support, our muscle when we need anything moved and possibly most important (to you and your guest anyways!) of all one of our bar manager, amazing bartender and servers!
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Gilles
General Manager
• He has been with us since almost day one starting with us in 2012 in the kitchen. But realized his passion for people were better put to use as a server and hasn't looked back since!
• His favourite part at a wedding is serving champagne to the newlyweds and watching their nerves disappear and switch to party more now that the ceremony is done!
• He has a 4 year old husky named Cali (this is why we love when you include your pets since we miss ours!)
• If he isn’t behind the bar, you can find him golfing a few times a week!
Shawn has been responsible for customer experience since 2017. He truly defines what it means to deliver to the absolute best to your guests.
Shawn has an incredible ability to make you feel like you are a dining in a first class restaurant with no detail being overlooked. From his mouthwatering descriptions of our menu to each meticulously placed table setting, that is all Shawn and his remarkable eye for detail (also known as OCD) 😆
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Shawn
Customer Experience
Shawn is a night owl which means you will be met with the same enthusiasm at 1:30am with your hugs goodbye as you received all night long.
Fun fact, Shawn can wear a different shirt every day for an entire wedding season and not repeat once. All while ensuring his belt matches his shoes.
Of all his years in client service Shawn is proud to say NOTHING compares to the experience he and our team offer at Le Belvédère!
Frank was exposed to a lot of different foods growing up, In French culture, food is everywhere and in his family, and they always cooked and created together. This is where Frank’s love of food, its history, and most importantly cooking stems from.
EXECUTIVE CHEF
Frank
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Cameron
Assistant Manager
Cameron has been a part of the Le Belvedere family since the ripe old age of 14. We have even had some debates about whether he was legally allowed to be employed in his first few months, but we were smitten.
Following in his older brothers’ footsteps Cameron started in the dish pit in 2017 and worked his way up through the ranks and into the hearts of everyone who meets him.
Cameron is our quiet steady right hand, always there to help with anything at any time. He has a heart built for hospitality and will treat each of your guests like his own family.
Fun fact, Cameron has a cat named Shadow who he adopted after he showed up to the back door of Le Belvedere as stray little kitten in fall 2025.
Catherine
Catherine, who also happens to be Jessicas mom joined our team officially in 2016. Although prior to that she was always there to lend a hand in a pinch. Which we found ourselves in a few of in the early days.
Catherine heads up the set up and décor team. She is your first point of contact on your day and takes care of the team that brings your vision to life.
Not a wedding goes by that we don’t receive a text in the group chat with "isn’t this a cute idea” or “look at this little personal touch” Usually followed with a “we should buy this when the wedding is over”
Catherine or “Momma” as she is affectionally known by the Belvedere team is famous for her infectious personality and seemingly endless energy. We have a running joke that she has the ultimate case of FOMO, always wishing she could stay for each and every celebration.
Rest assured, Catherine will put as much love in to executing your vision as you did designing it.
Set up team leader extraordinaire
His vision for Le Belvedere is simple yet effective; use only the freshest and finest quality ingredients with as many locally sourced options possible.
We have created a kitchen that is warm and inviting and truly feels like home to me. The combination of our beautiful kitchen, the best local ingredients and 25 years of experience in every corner of the culinary world has creates the perfect recipe for me to ensure your meal is one you will never forget.
