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The cream facade and red-tiled roofs of the Château du Clair de Lune, a lawn and a fountain basin in front, near Biarritz

Your wedding at the Château du Clair de Lune

Fervenza plans your wedding here, from £61,000, 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 the Château du Clair de Lune

Through a white gate, a 19th-century manor in 8 hectares of century-old trees, 4.5 km from the centre of Biarritz. The château is all yours, from the garden fountains to the hall facing due south. What your guests will talk about on the way home: the Pyrenees, 180 degrees of them, all through dinner.

  • 180

    guests at the table, in the Côté Terre hall

    up to 250 with the hall's extension

  • The château, all yours

    the whole hotel privately hired, in an 8-hectare park

  • La Rhune, the Basque Country's mountain, rising behind the pampas grass of the Château du Clair de Lune park

    The Pyrenees, at 180°

    facing the dinner hall, which looks due south

  • The party

    • Drinks among the fountains

      on the château terrace and in its formal garden, then a wisteria walk past the roses to dinner

    • Rain plan

      the hall and its covered 120 m² terrace, and the château's salons for the drinks

    • A heated pool

      right by the hall, for the next-day brunch

      open from May to October

  • Practical

    • 18 rooms at the château

      and in its hunting lodge, billed directly by the hotel, to you or to each guest

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

    • Someone to greet the cars

      before the reception; for families, rooms with a little bunk room for the children

    • 4.5 km from Biarritz

      the station 2 km away, Biarritz airport 3.5 km

  • A white wooden gate opening onto a gravel drive through the park of the Château du Clair de Lune
    Arriving through the white gate
  • A sunny lawn edged with old clipped trees and stone benches, in the park of the Château du Clair de Lune
    Your vows, under the park's old trees
  • The formal French garden of the Château du Clair de Lune, its fountains and a stone bench on the lawn
    Drinks among the garden fountains
  • The Côté Terre reception hall of the Château du Clair de Lune, its terrace under large dark parasols, seen from the lawn
    Dinner at Côté Terre, facing the Pyrenees
  • The pool of the Château du Clair de Lune after dark, during a wedding, lit from below, candles along its edge
    Evening falls, candles around the pool
  • The pool of the Château du Clair de Lune seen from its wooden pergola, loungers on the lawn and the Pyrenees on the horizon
    The next day, the pool and the mountains

The area

The château sits 4.5 km from the centre of Biarritz, between the beaches of the Basque coast and the line of the Pyrenees. Les Halles de Biarritz open every day from 7.30 am to 2 pm. For guests who come early: a first surf lesson, the little train up La Rhune from Sare, or Bayonne, 8 km away, and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, 14.

While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

The cream facade and red-tiled roofs of the Château du Clair de Lune, a lawn and a fountain basin in front, near Biarritz

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 the Château du Clair de Lune 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 £61,000
Weekdays from £61,000

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 the Château du Clair de Lune cost?

From £61,000, 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 lovely house. The château rents you its hall, its gardens, its pool and its 18 rooms, and opens its address book. You then bring together the caterer, the florist, the DJ, the photographer and the running of the day. 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 180 at the table in the Côté Terre hall, and 250 with its extension. From a small gathering to the big party, the place adapts. 18 rooms on site, and the others stay in Biarritz, 4.5 km away.

Which dates are still free?

Tell us your date, we check with the Château du Clair de Lune and reply in writing.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes, in the park: under the century-old trees, facing the château, a few steps from the formal garden where the drinks follow. Your words, your officiant, your people around you.

Can we have our civil wedding in Biarritz?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the château. Biarritz 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?

Very: Biarritz airport is 3.5 km from the château, Biarritz station 2 km, the town centre 4.5 km. Someone greets the cars on the day, and we give you the best addresses around the château, ready to share with your loved ones.

How do our guests get back after the party?

The ones sleeping in the 18 rooms walk back through the park, the hunting lodge is 70 metres from the château. For the others, staying in Biarritz 4.5 km away, we give you the addresses, ready to share with your loved ones.

Where do we get ready?

At the château, in the first-floor rooms, or in the hunting lodge 70 metres away, whose rooms each have a private terrace. If you'd like to see each other before the ceremony, the château's stone staircase is a lovely place to meet.

And if it rains?

Dinner and the party are under cover in the Côté Terre hall, which has a covered 120 m² terrace. The drinks move into the château's salons, among the wood panelling and the piano.

Is the beach far?

3 km: the first beaches of the Basque coast are a few minutes from the château. The hotel works with several instructors who teach the basics of surfing, and more than ten golf courses lie within 15 minutes by car. Plenty for the day before and the day after.

Coming from abroad: how does it work?

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

Can we bring our own vendors?

Yes, and if you already have a vendor in mind, they're welcome. Your photos are included, with our photographers. If you already have yours, we welcome them into the team and adjust your price. For the table, the Côté Terre hall has its own caterer's kitchen, ready for the house we choose together.

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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