Your wedding at Airelles Gordes, La Bastide
Fervenza plans your wedding here, from $350,000, 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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120
guests at table, in the gardens
beyond 60, the house's villa and its garden join in
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The garden and the reception room, yours
from 8 am to 2 am on your wedding day, and the terrace for your vows
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A pool among the olive trees
on the terrace facing the valley, for the day after
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The party
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Your vows facing the Luberon
on the panoramic terrace, at 4:30 pm
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Until 2 am
the party in the reception room, and until 4 am if you carry on
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Rain plan
a sheltered fallback, planned by the house, that we visit together
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Practical
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8 rooms and suites
right by the party
rooms are billed directly by La Bastide, to you or to each of your guests: you decide what you offer
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Families welcome
a summer kids' club with its own pool, dogs at no extra cost
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45 min from Marseille airport
Avignon 30 min to 1 h by road, Paris 2 h 40 by TGV to Avignon
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Arriving on the terraces, the castle next door -
Your vows, between the cypresses -
Champagne as the Luberon turns pink -
Dinner in the garden, along the arcades -
The lanterns light up under the vaults -
The next day, brunch under the plane trees
Airelles Gordes, La Bastide
In Gordes, facing the Luberon valley
© OpenStreetMap contributors
The area
Gordes sits on its rock facing the Luberon, among the most beautiful villages in France, its Renaissance castle a listed monument. The market fills the village square on Tuesday mornings, Sénanque Abbey lies in the next valley, and the hotel lends its guests a vintage 2CV and electric bikes to explore the villages around.
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 Airelles Gordes, La Bastide Within a week, and based on what you want, your planner puts together a wedding plan with an all-inclusive price, 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 parts and we take the rest off your plate (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 bastide
- We set it up and show you the right spot for each moment
- The staging is settled together, in the spaces of the bastide
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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 part? you do nothing!
A wedding takes 22 vendors on average: we handle every one of them.
- We handle the quotes, the contracts and the follow-ups
- The logistics, the schedule and the negotiations with each vendor
- The deposits, the invoices and the due dates
- The budget spreadsheet, line by line
- Replacing a vendor 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 vendor’s deliveries, access and timing
- We brief every vendor with the minute-by-minute schedule of the day or the weekend
- The first tests (and the rehearsals, if you’d like)
- The seating chart, 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 vendor in the right place, at the right time
- A minute-by-minute schedule: vendors 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 colors, flowers and furniture included
- You get a ceremony that feels like the two of you
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Cocktail hour
- 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 savor 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 schedule 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 $350,000 |
| Weekdays | from $350,000 |
The rooms, included in this price, are paid directly to the bastide.
In your corner, both of you
You keep the fun of choosing the venue, the menu, the music. We organize everything else. And on top of that, 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 vendors 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 all-inclusive wedding company. 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
Let Fervenza handle everythingLet Fervenza handle everythingHow much does a wedding at La Bastide cost?
From $350,000, all-inclusive, for about 60 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 canceling 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 La Bastide directly?
You can, it's a beautiful house. La Bastide rents you its garden, its reception room, the terrace for your vows and 8 rooms, and its kitchen cooks dinner. You then bring together the flowers, the furniture, the photographer, the music and the stationery. With us, all of that is in your price, every choice stays yours, and La Bastide keeps its own rate. You come to get married.
How many guests can we invite?
Up to 120 at table, in the gardens of La Bastide and of its villa. Our base suits about 60 guests; beyond that, the house advises adding the Maison de Constance, its private villa, with its olive garden.
Will other hotel guests be there?
Yes, La Bastide stays open as a hotel. On your day, the garden and the reception room are yours from 8 am to 2 am, the terrace too for your vows, and your people fill the rooms around you. To have the whole house, it can be privately hired from April to October.
Which dates are still free?
La Bastide hosts weddings from April to October. Tell us your date, we check with La Bastide and reply in writing.
Can we have a secular ceremony on site?
Yes: on the panoramic terrace at 4:30 pm, the Luberon valley before you, or in the terraced gardens, between cypresses and olive trees. Your words, your officiant, your people around you.
Can we have our civil wedding in Gordes?
In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the hotel. Gordes 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 La Bastide.
Until what time can we party?
Until 2 am in the reception room, after dinner in the gardens. If you want to carry on, two more hours can be booked, until 4 am: tell us, we add them to your price.
What if it rains?
It's planned: La Bastide keeps a sheltered fallback for your day, inside the house. We visit it with you on the same day as the garden, so that both options feel just as lovely, and you know where everything happens whatever the sky.
Where do we get ready?
In the suites of La Bastide, among the 8 kept for you. The house can bring a sweet and savoury buffet with a glass of champagne while you get ready, and the Guerlain spa is a few steps away.
When is the lavender in bloom?
From mid-June to mid-July around Gordes, with Sénanque Abbey in the next valley. For a wedding in that window, the photos among the lavender are a lovely moment for you two.
Will our families be comfortable?
Yes: the house has a lift and is wheelchair accessible with a little help. It is built in terraces on the cliff, so we plan the easiest path with you for the grandparents. In summer a kids' club, from age 3, has its own pool, and dogs are welcome at no extra cost.
Our guests are flying in. Is it easy for them?
Yes: Marseille airport is 45 minutes away, Avignon 30 minutes to an hour by road, and Paris is 2 h 40 from Avignon TGV station. Eight rooms and suites wait for them at La Bastide itself, and about a hundred more rooms in four hotels around the village.
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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