The label was established by Victoria Paterson in 2006 and is based in New York City.

After releasing the Classical Wedding Music album, Lumiere Records founder Victoria Paterson decided to release an album entitled Divorce Music.

This album contains transcriptions and arrangements of famous "break up" pop songs such as "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", "D-I-V-O-R-C-E", and "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", as well as traditional wedding pieces, but geared toward break-ups and divorce.

While with her husband, "On the stroll in the park, they decided – purely as a goof, she insists – to do the opposite of Classical Wedding Music.

Pachelbel's Canon in D became "Pachelbel's Canon in D(ivorce)", Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream became "Midsummer Nightmare", The "Ode to Joy" theme from Beethoven's Symphony No.