Your wedding at Les Terres de Saint Hilaire
Fervenza plans your wedding here, from £43,000, 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.
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150
guests at the table, under the bamboo tent
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The hamlet, all yours
the whole mas privately hired, from your vows to the next-day brunch
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A bamboo tent
for dinner among the vines, its sides open to the summer evening
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The party
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Ceremony among the olive trees
facing Mont Aurélien, then drinks under the mulberry trees
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No closing time
the party carries on under the tent, your beds a few steps away
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Rain plan
the bamboo tent closes up, for the ceremony as for dinner and dancing
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Practical
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Up to 100 beds
in the hamlet's houses and suites, billed directly by the estate
30, 60 or 100 beds as you choose, invoiced directly by the venue
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A pool, a pétanque court
the next day, everyone meets again by the water
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5 min from Saint-Maximin
A8 exit; Aix-en-Provence 30 min away, Marseille airport 1 h
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Through the arch, the hamlet is yours -
Your vows in the olive grove -
Drinks under the courtyard's mulberry trees -
Dinner under the tent, among the vines -
The tent lights up, the dancing begins -
The next day, a swim before leaving
Les Terres de Saint Hilaire
Near Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in the Var's Provence Verte
© OpenStreetMap contributors
The area
Ollières is a village of the Provence Verte built around its 17th-century château, between Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Sainte-Baume massif. In Saint-Maximin, the Gothic basilica keeps the relics of Mary Magdalene, and the big market fills the town on Wednesday morning. Aix-en-Provence and the Sainte-Victoire are 30 minutes away, the Verdon gorges 45.
While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here
With your Fervenza planner, from the first message to the last guest
We start planning your wedding
- The first call What you want, your budget and the ideal length of your wedding
- The price of your wedding at Les Terres de Saint Hilaire 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.
- 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)
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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
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Visiting the venue
- We set it up and show you the right spot for each moment
- The staging is settled together, in the spaces of the venue
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
| All year | |
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| Weekends | from £43,000 |
| Weekdays | from £43,000 |
The rooms, included in this price, are paid directly to the venue.
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
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Your budget
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A price you know up front
it doesn’t move, unless you’d like to add an extra along the way
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A single contract
with us, instead of 22 suppliers and as many contracts to juggle
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You set the budget
we build within it
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Your time
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56 days freed up for you*
planning is our job
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A single thread
for your whole wedding, from the venue to the DJ
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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.
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- 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.
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 Les Terres de Saint Hilaire cost?
From £43,000, all-inclusive, for about 100 guests, the big day on a weekday: the hamlet, the table, the flowers, the music, your photos, and us on site. Rooms are billed directly by the estate, to you or to each of your guests. Your exact price depends on your date and your guest count, 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 hamlet directly?
You can, it's a lovely place. The domain rents you the Mas de la Marotte with its beds, its tent and its furniture, and introduces its caterer. You then bring together the flowers, the decor, the music, the photographer and the running of the day. With us, all of that is in your price, except the rooms, which the estate bills directly. Every choice stays yours, and the domain keeps its own rate. You come to get married.
How many guests can we invite?
From 80 to 150 at the table under the bamboo tent, and up to 100 of them sleep in the hamlet.
Which dates are still free?
Tell us your date, we check with Les Terres de Saint Hilaire and reply in writing. Autumn, calmer than spring and summer, leaves more dates to choose from.
Can we have a secular ceremony on site?
Yes, in the olive grove of the mas, facing Mont Aurélien. In summer we set it in late afternoon, when the light turns golden on the olive trees. Your words, your officiant, your people around you.
Can we have our civil wedding in Ollières?
In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the mas. Ollières 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 mas.
Our guests are flying in. Is it easy for them?
Yes: Marseille Provence airport is an hour away, Aix-en-Provence TGV station 40 minutes, and the A8 motorway 5 minutes, at Saint-Maximin. And up to 100 of them sleep on site: once they arrive, they can forget the car.
Will our grandparents be comfortable?
Yes. The houses open straight onto the courtyard, and the three suites have wheelchair access and air conditioning, with the pool right outside. The car park is on site, and those who sleep at the mas have their room a few steps from the party.
Where do we get ready?
In the hamlet. One of you in a suite, with its two bathrooms and its mezzanine, the other in one of the houses, your people around you. You meet in the olive grove.
And the July heat?
We set the vows in late afternoon and the drinks in the shade of the mulberry trees. On the day, the pool stays open to your people until 6 p.m., and the bamboo tent, open on its sides, lets the evening air through.
Coming from abroad: how does it work?
Your contract is governed by French law, and also written in English.
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