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From the Château de Candes, the formal garden and its clipped yews, the slate roofs of Candes-Saint-Martin and the Loire beyond

Your wedding at Château de Candes

Fervenza plans your wedding here, from £42,000, everything included

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Win back 56 days of peace of mind

Planning a wedding is a second job. At Fervenza, it's ours: creative ideas that feel like you, our address book, one contract and a price you know up front. Your ally, for the two of you, carrying your whole wedding.

See our wedding come together

Why we love Château de Candes

A terrace above the meeting of the Loire and the Vienne, a formal garden, and dinner under the beams of a 17th-century wine press. The château and its tower all yours, between Saumur and Chinon. On the way home, your guests will talk about the park and its 60 works of art, lit up every evening.

  • 100

    guests at table, in the old wine press hall

    drinks on the terrace, facing the Loire

  • The château and its tower, all yours

    with the salons, the main courtyard and the terrace above the Loire

  • A long table with candelabras in one of the Château de Candes troglodyte rooms, carved into the tuffeau stone

    Rooms carved into the rock

    hollowed out of the tuffeau, where the party goes on after 11 pm

  • The party

    • Your vows at the collegiate church

      the village's Gothic church, right next to the château

    • Outdoors until 11 pm

      then the party moves into the Pressoir and the troglodyte rooms

    • Dinner and dancing indoors

      in the Pressoir and the troglodyte rooms, whatever the sky

  • Practical

    • 10 rooms in the château and its tower

      a bridal suite among them. Rooms are billed directly by the château, to you or to each of your guests: you decide what you offer.

      invoiced directly by the venue, and we send you the links to book

    • Up to 90 guests sleep on site

      in the château, its tower and the estate's houses, a few minutes' walk at most; cots for the little ones

    • 15 min from Saumur

      Tours airport 1 h away, Nantes airport 2 h

  • A real wedding at the Château de Candes: a white stretch tent, parasols and drinks tables in the formal garden in front of the château
    Arriving through the formal garden
  • The Gothic collegiate church of Candes-Saint-Martin, next to the château, at sunset above the Loire
    Your vows at the collegiate church next door
  • A real wedding at the Château de Candes: a star tent and drinks tables around the garden fountain, the Loire in the distance
    Drinks by the fountain, facing the Loire
  • A real wedding at the Château de Candes: round tables in white under the oak timber frame of the old wine press hall
    Dinner under the Pressoir's beams
  • A real wedding at the Château de Candes, September evening: a stretch tent with string lights in the main courtyard, guests seen from afar
    Evening falls on the main courtyard
  • Sun loungers and parasols by the Château de Candes pool, the old walls and the Loire in the distance
    The next day, the pool and the Loire

The area

Candes-Saint-Martin, one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, sits where the Vienne flows into the Loire, in the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage site. On Sunday, the market on the riverbank at Montsoreau, 10 minutes away; the royal abbey of Fontevraud is 15 minutes away, and the Loire à Vélo cycle route passes right by the estate.

While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here

With your Fervenza planner, from the first message to the last guest

From the Château de Candes, the formal garden and its clipped yews, the slate roofs of Candes-Saint-Martin and the Loire beyond

We start planning your wedding

  1. The first call What you want, your budget and the ideal length of your wedding
  2. The price of your wedding at Château de Candes Within a week, and based on what you want, your planner puts together a wedding plan with a price that includes everything, to fine-tune together.
  3. Signing One contract with Fervenza for your whole wedding, and the planning begins.

your ideas, our hands

Between now and your wedding, here are the big moments we share

You keep the fun bits and we take the rest off your hands (56 days of planning you get back)

  1. The mood and decor

    • On a video call, a curated selection of ideas for the decor, the flowers and the music
    • We book your favourites

  2. Visiting the château

    • We set it up and show you the right spot for each moment
    • The staging is settled together, in the spaces of the château

  3. The tasting

    • The moment everyone waits for: you taste the menus and the drinks, with the caterer or the private chef
    • We fine-tune it all to your taste

  4. The invitations

    • Designed with you, sent by us
    • We answer your guests and help them plan their trip

this bit? you do nothing!

A wedding takes 22 suppliers on average: we take care of every one of them.

  • We take care of the quotes, the contracts and the chasing
  • The logistics, the schedule and the negotiations with each supplier
  • The deposits, the invoices and the due dates
  • The budget spreadsheet, line by line
  • Replacing a supplier who can’t make it
  • Plan R (the rain plan, between us) is always ready

The days before

We set up on site before your guests arrive

  • The setup: the decor, the flowers, the furniture, the lighting, the sound…
  • Managing each supplier’s deliveries, access and timing
  • We brief every supplier with the minute-by-minute schedule of the day or the weekend
  • The first tests (and the rehearsals, if you’d like)
  • The table plan, place cards and signage go up
  • And every surprise gets handled

Your wedding, at last!

  1. Welcoming guests and running the day

    • Your planner and our team on site keep your whole wedding running
    • We welcome your guests and put each supplier in the right place, at the right time
    • A minute-by-minute schedule: suppliers and team are briefed ahead of time
    • Surprises are handled backstage, invisible to you
    • All through the party, our photographers slip quietly among your guests to capture the best moments
    • You’re free and relaxed to enjoy the moment

  2. You say yes!

    • We set up your ceremony on site or in the place of worship of your choice
    • Little touches are planned for your comfort and your guests’
    • The ceremony space is decorated in your wedding colours, flowers and furniture included
    • You get a ceremony that feels like the two of you

  3. The drinks reception

    • Music, hugs and toasts!
    • Depending on the time and what you like: ice cream, cold drinks, Champagne…
    • Fun activities, in the theme of your wedding
    • You see the wonder in the eyes of your family and friends

  4. Dinner

    • You move to the table without a fuss, and your guests follow naturally
    • Seated, or a cocktail-style dinner with live cooking stations: you chose
    • The mood rises with the music
    • You savour the evening with your family and friends

  5. Let the party begin

    • You open the party your way
    • A cocktail bar serves the couple’s signature cocktail
    • The cake arrives at the perfect moment of the evening
    • Our team stays by your side until the very last moment
    • You dance, without a care

Throughout

  • Your Fervenza planner and our team on site, keeping your whole wedding running
  • A VIP direct line to your planner: you see everything move forward, without chasing anyone
  • Our advice on every choice, and France’s best on speed dial, always matched to the two of you
  • Your guests looked after: the programme and practical info, sent ahead of time
  • Something else in mind? Tell us, we’ll make it happen here.

Your wedding here

Our prices, everything included, by month and by day
All year
Weekends from £42,000
Weekdays from £42,000

The rooms, included in this price, are paid directly to the château.

See our wedding come together

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In your corner, both of you

You keep the fun of choosing the venue, the menu, the music. We organise everything else. And as a bonus, you get France’s best on speed dial

  • Your budget

    • A price you know up front

      it doesn’t move, unless you’d like to add an extra along the way

    • A single contract

      with us, instead of 22 suppliers and as many contracts to juggle

    • You set the budget

      we build within it

  • Your time

    • 56 days freed up for you*

      planning is our job

    • A single thread

      for your whole wedding, from the venue to the DJ

    • On the day, nothing to manage

      we’re there as long as you need us

    *7 hours a week over a 15-month engagement, on average (The Knot, Real Weddings Study 2023, 9,318 couples): about 450 hours, or 56 eight-hour days.

Emilie di Ciaccio, Fervenza planner
  • Reachable on WhatsApp
  • Your wedding known by heart
  • There on the day

A team that plans weddings all year round, from your first message to the thank-you cards.

Message the team

Who is Fervenza?

Fervenza is a French company that plans weddings with everything included. With Émilie and the whole team, we’re already planning the weddings of 2027 and 2028.

  • French company, licensed live-event producer Your contract is governed by French law
  • Covered by professional liability insurance

Your questions

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How much does a wedding at Château de Candes cost?

From £42,000, all-inclusive, for about 100 guests: the venue, the table, the flowers, the music, your photos, and us on site. The exact price depends on your date and your guest count, and you get it in writing within a week.

Can the price change?

Once we’ve agreed, no. It only changes if you change the wedding: more or fewer guests, a wish added along the way.

What if one of our suppliers can’t make it?

We replace them. They’re our suppliers, under our contract, so the two of you have nothing to search for or renegotiate. You approve the choice, and we take care of the rest.

Can we insure our wedding?

Yes, if you wish. We can offer optional cancellation insurance dedicated to your wedding, placed with Lloyd’s. It covers cancelling or postponing for reasons beyond your control, including if one of you can’t be there, as set out in the policy terms.

What if we booked the château directly?

You can, it's a beautiful house. The château rents you its rooms, its tower and its reception halls, and opens its address book. You then bring together the caterer, the tables and chairs, the tableware, the decor, the sound and the lighting. With us, all of that is in your price, every choice stays yours, and the château keeps its own rate. You come to get married.

How many guests can we invite?

Up to 100 at table in the Pressoir, with drinks on the terrace facing the Loire. Up to 90 of your guests sleep on the estate.

Which dates are still free?

Tell us your date, we check with Château de Candes and reply in writing.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes, the estate welcomes them, and we pick the spot together during the visit. For a church wedding, the collegiate church of Saint-Martin is right next to the château. Your words, your officiant, your people around you.

Can we have our civil wedding in Candes-Saint-Martin?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the château. Candes-Saint-Martin town hall can marry you if one of you, or one of your parents, lives there or has lived there for at least a month. Otherwise, the civil wedding happens in your own town, and the ceremony at the château.

Our guests are flying in. Is it easy for them?

Yes: Saumur is 15 minutes away, Tours Val de Loire airport an hour, Nantes airport two. The château books taxis and transfers, and up to 90 of your guests sleep on site.

How do our guests get back after the party?

Most of them on foot: up to 90 sleep in the château, its tower and the estate's houses, a few minutes away. For the others, sleeping in Montsoreau or Saumur, the château books the taxis, so everyone can toast without thinking about the car.

Where do we get ready?

At the château. One of you in the bridal suite, your people in the rooms next door. The other in the 15th-century tower, with its two round rooms looking out over the Loire.

And if it rains?

Dinner and the party are indoors anyway, in the Pressoir and then the troglodyte rooms. For drinks, a tent can go up in the main courtyard, as it did for a September wedding at the château.

Are children welcome?

Yes. Cots are lent free of charge, and the park has a play area. For the under-tens, the château asks for one babysitter for every seven children: we sort it out together.

What is the Street Art Parc?

The château's 5-hectare park of hundred-year-old yews, cedars and larches, with around sixty works by street artists among the trees. It opens to visitors by day from April to December, and lights up every evening for those sleeping on the estate.

Coming from abroad: how does it work?

Your contract is governed by French law, and also written in English.

Can you picture yourselves here? Fervenza takes it from here

Two answers are all it takes to start: how many you’ll be, and roughly when

We’ll be guests, in

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Free, no commitment. Your Fervenza planner replies the same day, then within a week: your dates, your price and the creative direction for your whole wedding, dreamt up with you.

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