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The long pale-stone facade of the Château de Valmousse reflected in its great pond, plane trees and lawn around it, near Lambesc

Your wedding at Château de Valmousse

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 Valmousse

A facade from 1704 mirrored in a great pond, a courtyard shaded by plane trees, and in the entrance hall a painted decor attributed to Granet. Near Lambesc, a château and its 24 hectares for the two of you and everyone you love. The memory that stays: a dip in the great pond at the next-day brunch.

  • 400

    guests outdoors

    more than 200 at table in the orangery

  • A 24-hectare park

    and the château privately hired for your wedding

  • The plane-tree courtyard of the Château de Valmousse at dusk, string lights in the branches above the guests

    The plane-tree courtyard

    for a summer dinner at long tables, under the string lights

  • The party

    • Ceremony on site

      before the great wrought-iron gates of the park, open onto the countryside

    • Arriving by carriage

      the estate's horses, for your photos and a ride through the park for your guests

    • Dancing in the orangery

      the estate's great hall, made for dancing

    • Rain plan

      the orangery and the château's four connecting salons

  • Practical

    • 30 bedrooms on the estate

      in the château, two pavilions and an annex, for about fifty of your guests

      billed directly by the château, to you or to each guest

    • Private parking

      on the estate, your guests park at the château

    • An evening, a weekend or a week

      the party lasts as long as you like

  • The French formal garden of the Château de Valmousse, lawns edged with box around a round fountain, a stone balustrade and a gravel path
    Your first photos, in the formal garden
  • Medallion chairs set for a ceremony before the wrought-iron gates of the Château de Valmousse park, white flowers on the stone pillars
    Your vows, before the park gates
  • Wedding guests gathered on the forecourt in front of the Château de Valmousse facade, framed by plane trees in the late-afternoon light
    Drinks on the forecourt, facing the château
  • Long wooden tables laid for a wedding dinner under the great plane trees of the Château de Valmousse courtyard
    Dinner under the plane trees
  • The plane-tree courtyard of the Château de Valmousse at dusk, string lights in the branches above the guests
    The courtyard lights up, the party begins
  • The swimming pool of the Château de Valmousse on its lawn, at the foot of a wing of the château, framed by trees
    The day after, by the pool

The area

Lambesc is a small town of the Pays d'Aix, where the assemblies of the communities of Provence met from 1646 to 1786. Around the château, meadows, woods and garrigue, and the Sainte-Victoire on the horizon. Close by, the Valmousse aqueduct crosses the Touloubre on 14 arches. The Provençal market on Friday morning, the growers' market on Tuesday afternoon: for your guests, the weekend starts in the village.

While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

The long pale-stone facade of the Château de Valmousse reflected in its great pond, plane trees and lawn around it, near Lambesc

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 Valmousse 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

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 Valmousse cost?

From £42,000, all-inclusive, for the big day at the château and about 100 guests: the venue, the table, the flowers, the music, your photos, and us on site. For the full weekend, with the welcome the day before and the next-day brunch, we add them to your price. The exact price for your date and your number of guests, 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 for a day, a weekend or a week, and leaves you free to choose your caterer. You then bring together the caterer, the tables and chairs, the decor, the flowers, the photographer, and the evening's DJ through the château. 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 400 outdoors, in the park and the plane-tree courtyard. For dinner, up to 350 at table on the terraces, and more than 200 in the orangery. For a more intimate wedding, the château's four connecting salons seat 60.

Which dates are still free?

Tell us your date, we check with the château and reply in writing. It is open all year, and most weddings there happen between May and September.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes: before the great gates of the park, on the lawn facing the château and its great pond, or in the courtyard, in the shade of the plane trees. Your words, your officiant, your people around you, and we set the scene.

Can we have our civil wedding in Lambesc?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the château. Lambesc 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: Marseille Provence airport and Aix-en-Provence TGV station are both under 30 km away, the Salon-de-Provence station under 15 km, and Aix-en-Provence 30 minutes. About fifty of them can stay on the estate, and we share the best addresses around for the others.

Coming from abroad: how does it work?

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

Who cooks for our wedding?

The caterer you prefer: the château leaves the choice free, with no corkage fee. Its own kitchen cooks from the estate's organic vegetable garden, with the house wines in red, rosé and white. We put the menu together with you, and you taste it beforehand.

How late can the party go?

Until 4 am, dancing in the orangery, with the château's own DJ and sound system. We confirm the château's exact times for your date, in writing.

What if it rains?

Rain plan: dinner in the orangery, where more than 200 guests sit at table, drinks in the château's four connecting salons, and the party carries on in the orangery.

Can we arrive by carriage?

Yes: the estate is home to a riding centre. An arrival by carriage, photos among the horses, a ride through the park for your guests: we arrange it all with the stables.

Where do we get ready?

In the château's bedrooms, when you sleep at the estate. One of you on each side, if you'd like to see each other for the first time at the ceremony.

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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