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The south facade of the Château de Fonscolombe, its double staircase and fountain, near Aix-en-Provence

Your wedding at Château de Fonscolombe

Fervenza plans your wedding here, from £73,000, everything included

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.

Why we love Château de Fonscolombe

A honey-coloured facade, two dovecotes with green roofs and, at the end of an avenue of plane trees, a chapel where you say yes. The château and its 12 hectares of listed park all yours, twenty minutes from Aix. After the party, your guests only have the park to cross: up to 110 of them sleep at the château.

  • 200

    guests at table in the south park

    140 with the house's Michelin-starred kitchen

  • The forecourt of the Château de Fonscolombe, its pond and its two green-roofed dovecotes

    The listed park, all yours

    12 hectares, and the whole château privately hired with its 50 rooms

  • A brunch table on the lawn of the Château de Fonscolombe: strawberries, cake, orange juice, lavender

    A 300-year-old bald cypress

    for the next-day brunch, in its shade

  • The party

    • Ceremony on site

      at the chapel, at the end of the plane-tree avenue, or by the formal garden

    • Dinner in the south park

      facing the château, under the open sky

    • Dancing at Le Temps Suspendu

      after dinner, the party carries on at the restaurant in the park, all the way to the end

  • Practical

    • 110 beds at the château

      in 50 rooms and suites, with breakfast. Rooms are billed directly by the château, to you or to each of your guests: you decide what you offer.

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

    • Parking on site

      accessible rooms, cots for babies, dogs welcome

    • 20 min from Aix

      Aix-en-Provence TGV station under 30 min, Marseille airport under 40 min

  • The Château de Fonscolombe seen across its vineyard, wooded hills behind
    Arriving, the vines all around
  • A wedding ceremony at the Château de Fonscolombe: guests seated along the plane-tree avenue, the chapel at the end
    Your ceremony, at the end of the plane trees
  • A round flower-decked bar at the foot of a dovecote, Château de Fonscolombe
    Drinks by a dovecote
  • A long wedding table under white drapes and chandeliers, the facade of the Château de Fonscolombe behind
    Dinner facing the château
  • At dusk, a dance floor under string lights in front of the lit facade of the Château de Fonscolombe, the hills of the Luberon on the horizon
    Dancing under the garlands
  • A brunch table on the lawn of the Château de Fonscolombe: strawberries, cake, orange juice, lavender
    The next-day brunch, under the great cypress

The area

Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade is a village of the Aix countryside, between the Durance valley and the Sainte-Victoire mountain, among vineyards. On Sunday morning, the market fills the village square; under 10 km away, an art trail winds through the vines of Château La Coste; in July and August, the La Roque-d'Anthéron piano festival.

While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

The south facade of the Château de Fonscolombe, its double staircase and fountain, near Aix-en-Provence

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 Fonscolombe 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 £73,000
Weekdays from £73,000

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

See our wedding come together

4.8 on Google

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
How much does a wedding at Château de Fonscolombe cost?

From £73,000, all-inclusive, for about 100 guests: the château all yours, the table, the flowers, the music, your photos, and us on site. The exact price depends on your date, your guest count and the number of days, 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 estate and its 50 rooms, and its kitchen writes your menu. You then bring together the furniture and tableware beyond 50 guests, the tent in case the sky changes, the flowers, the music and the photographer. 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 140 at table with the château's Michelin-starred kitchen, up to 200 with a caterer, in the south park facing the facade. Up to 110 of you sleep at the château. For 50, everyone sleeps on site and dinner fits at Le Temps Suspendu, the restaurant in the park.

Which dates are still free?

Tell us your date, we check with the château and reply in writing.

Will other hotel guests be there?

No: for your wedding, the château is privately hired. The park, the historic salons, the restaurants, the pool and all 50 rooms are for you and your guests only.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes: in front of the chapel at the end of the plane-tree avenue, or in the forecourt facing the formal garden, between the two dovecotes. Your words, your officiant, your people around you.

Can we have our civil wedding in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the château. Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade 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.

And if it rains?

A tent in the park, planned from the start. Beyond 50 guests, the château serves meals outdoors, so we put one up there, glass-walled if you love the idea of it glowing at dusk, ready if the sky changes. The historic salons welcome the smaller moments.

How late can we party?

All the way to the end: after dinner in the park, the château carries the party on at Le Temps Suspendu, its restaurant in the park. The hour for music outdoors, we check with the château for your date and put it in writing with your price.

Where do we get ready?

In the château itself, each of you in your own suite if you like: the Prestige Suite, the largest, looks over the park or the courtyard, and in a historic suite the marble bathtub was once a fountain of the Orangerie. Then only the plane-tree avenue stands between you and the chapel.

Will our families be comfortable, children and grandparents included?

Yes: accessible rooms, cots, high chairs, a babysitting service, a playground in the park and a heated pool. Parking is on site, and dogs are welcome.

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

Yes: Aix-en-Provence TGV station is under 30 minutes away, 3 hours from Paris by train, and Marseille airport under 40. The château can arrange private transfers from both, and 110 of your guests sleep on site.

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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