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The courtyard of the Château de la Couronne, its slate-roofed turrets and crenellated tower under a blue sky, in Marthon, near Angoulême

Your wedding at Château de la Couronne

Fervenza plans your wedding here, from £160,000, 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.

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Why we love Château de la Couronne

A crenellated tower, slate turrets, a yew alley running down to the ponds: la Couronne looks like the Loire Valley, set in the Charente countryside. The whole estate all yours, 56 of your people staying on site. And the next day, everyone ends up at the pool, a barbecue sizzling on the terrace.

  • 500

    guests outdoors, for the ceremony and dinner

    100 at table in the banquet hall

  • Aerial view of the Château de la Couronne and its tower among the woods and gardens of the Charente countryside

    The estate, all yours

    its gardens, the château and its three outbuildings, from Friday to Monday

  • The heated pool of the Château de la Couronne seen from above, ringed with parasols and loungers in the gardens

    A heated pool

    for the pool party the day after

  • The party

    • Ceremony on site

      in the gardens, among the yew alleys, the ponds and the fountains

    • Until 2 am

      music outdoors until 10 pm, then the party carries on in the banquet hall

    • Rain plan

      the piano room for the ceremony, the banquet hall for dinner, up to 100 guests

  • Practical

    • 56 beds on the estate

      in 24 bedrooms, at the château and in its three outbuildings, billed directly by the château, to you or to each of your guests

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

    • A ground-floor suite

      with an accessible bathroom, and dogs welcome

    • 25 min from Angoulême

      its TGV station 1 h 45 from Paris, Limoges airport 1 h away

  • Long tables laid in the sunny gravel courtyard of the Château de la Couronne, the outbuildings and the tower behind
    A spritz in the courtyard, under the tower
  • Ceremony chairs and a white aisle set before the ponds and fountain, between the tall yew hedges of the Château de la Couronne gardens
    Your vows at the end of the yew alley
  • The white garden bar dressed with flowers under a parasol, on the terrace by the pool of the Château de la Couronne
    Drinks at the terrace bar
  • A wedding dinner in the courtyard of the Château de la Couronne seen from above at dusk, round tables around the lawn and its fountain, strings of lights overhead
    Dinner around the courtyard fountain
  • The Château de la Couronne lit up at dusk, its turrets, its crenellated tower and the courtyard fountain
    Evening falls, the courtyard glows
  • The heated pool of the Château de la Couronne seen from above, ringed with parasols and loungers in the gardens
    The next day: everyone in the pool

The area

Marthon is a Charente village on the Bandiat, on the edge of the Périgord, at the foot of a 12th- and 13th-century keep. The covered market in Angoulême, open Tuesday to Sunday, kayaking on the Tardoire ten minutes away, the Flow Vélo greenway through the village, and the Cognac houses for a tasting.

While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

The courtyard of the Château de la Couronne, its slate-roofed turrets and crenellated tower under a blue sky, in Marthon, near Angoulême

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 la Couronne 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 £160,000
Weekdays from £160,000

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

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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 la Couronne cost?

From £160,000, all-inclusive, for about 100 guests between October and May: the venue, the table, the flowers, the music, your photos, and us on site. For a date from June to September, the price follows the château's seasons. 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 estate with its rooms, and its own kitchen caters the whole weekend, on top. You then bring together a wedding planner from its list, the setting-up of the big day, 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 500 outdoors, 120 for a ceremony indoors and 100 at table in the banquet hall. 56 of you sleep on the estate. Beyond 100 guests, we plan a rain marquee with the château, in case the weather turns.

Which dates are still free?

Tell us your date, we check with the château and reply in writing. Its 2027 and 2028 diaries are open, for weekends only: from Friday 4 pm to Monday 11 am.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes, and it's often the best moment: at the end of the yew alley, by the ponds, or under a floral arch near the fountain. The gardens have four ceremony spots, depending on how many you are. You choose who marries you, in English, French or both, and what gets said.

Can we have our civil wedding in Marthon?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the château. Marthon 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: Angoulême TGV station is 1 h 45 from Paris, then 30 minutes from the château by taxi. Limoges, the nearest airport, is an hour's drive. 56 of them sleep on the estate, and for the others we share the best addresses around.

How do our guests get back after the party?

56 of them sleep on the estate, a few steps from the dance floor. The others stay in the villages around, and we give you the addresses, ready to share with your loved ones.

Coming from abroad: how does it work?

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

Where do we get ready?

In the château's suites, set up for the moment, with a dress form, a clothes valet, a steamer and a chair for hair and make-up. And if one of you prefers to get ready apart, the billiard room waits with friends and a drink.

Is the caterer set by the château?

Yes: the château's own kitchen cooks all weekend, and a partner caterer handles the drinks reception and the dinner on the big day. One menu for everyone, a free-from menu for special diets, and the tasting is offered. You may bring your own wines for the reception and dinner.

What is the Sunday pool party?

The big moment of the day after, open to all your guests: the heated pool and its loungers, the garden bar, a barbecue on the terrace and ice creams, from 1 pm to 8 pm.

Will our grandparents manage easily?

Yes. The Garden Suite is on the ground floor, with an accessible bathroom, and has its own garden terrace. High chairs and cots are lent on request, and dogs are welcome with the château's agreement.

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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