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The 18th-century bastide of Château de la Garde at the end of its drive lined with clipped conifers, near Aix-en-Provence

Your wedding at Château de la Garde

Fervenza plans your wedding here, from $59,000, 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 Garde

At the end of a drive lined with clipped conifers, an 18th-century Aix bastide, its terraces and its stone fountain. Some sixty of your guests sleep on site, so the whole weekend is spent together, 15 minutes from Aix-en-Provence. What they will talk about on the way home: the orangerie glowing under its chandeliers, where the dancing goes on until 4 in the morning.

  • 200

    guests at the table, in the orangerie or under the plane trees

    200 for drinks in the park

  • 4 hectares of park

    the vows, the drinks, the dinner and the party: everything happens on foot, from one corner of the park to the next

  • Canvas lodges with deckchairs in the park of Château de la Garde, under the trees in late-afternoon light

    64 beds on site

    in the château's ten rooms and the lodges of the park, so the party lasts all weekend

    24 in the château, 40 in the lodges

  • The party

    • Ceremony in the park

      under the hundred-year-old trees, the countryside opening out beyond

    • Until 4 a.m.

      after dinner, the dance floor opens in the orangerie

    • Rain plan: the orangerie

      more than 200 m² open onto the park, to dine and dance under cover

  • Practical

    • A 100 m² suite

      to get ready in, and a lodge in the park just for hair and make-up

    • Partner addresses

      hotels and guest houses a few minutes away, so all your guests stay close

    • 15 min from Aix-en-Provence

      at the gates of the Luberon regional nature park

  • The long gravel drive of Château de la Garde between clipped conifers and lawns, tall trees of the park beyond
    Up the long drive, between the topiaries
  • A ceremony set up in the park of Château de la Garde: white chairs, a white aisle and a flowered arch under the trees
    Your vows under the arch, in the heart of the park
  • Aerial view of guests gathered in front of the Château de la Garde facade, its lawns and hills on the horizon
    Drinks in front of the bastide
  • Long wedding tables laid with flowers and white chairs under the plane trees of Château de la Garde
    Dinner under the plane trees
  • The entrance of the Château de la Garde orangerie at night, its steps framed by two crystal chandeliers
    The orangerie lights up, the dancing starts
  • Aerial view of the Château de la Garde pool, its deckchairs and parasols, the tennis court beyond the cypresses
    The next day, everyone at the pool

The area

Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade is a village of the pays d'Aix by the Durance, with the Luberon regional nature park just across the river. On Sunday morning, the Provençal market fills Place Louis-Philibert; a few minutes away, the art and architecture walk through the vines of Château La Coste, for the guests who arrive early.

While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

The 18th-century bastide of Château de la Garde at the end of its drive lined with clipped conifers, near Aix-en-Provence

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 Garde 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.
  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 parts and we take the rest off your plate (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 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!

  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 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

  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 colors, flowers and furniture included
    • You get a ceremony that feels like the two of you

  3. 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

  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 savor 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 schedule and practical info, sent ahead of time
  • Something else in mind? Tell us, we’ll make it happen here.

Your wedding here

Our all-inclusive prices, by month and by day
All year
Weekends from $59,000
Weekdays from $59,000

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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

  • 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 vendors 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 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

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How much does a wedding at Château de la Garde cost?

From $59,000, 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 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 the château directly?

You can, it's a lovely house. The château rents you its estate, its caterer cooks for you and opens its address book. 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, every choice stays yours, and the château keeps its own rate. You come to get married.

How many guests can we invite?

Up to 200 at the table, in the orangerie or under the plane trees, and 200 for drinks in the park. 64 of them can sleep on site, in the château and the lodges; the others stay a few minutes away or in Aix-en-Provence.

Which dates are still free?

The château hosts weddings from March to November. Tell us your date, we check with Château de la Garde and reply in writing.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes, in the heart of the park: under the hundred-year-old trees, an arch of flowers, the countryside opening out beyond. Your words, your officiant, your people around you.

Can we have our civil wedding in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the château. Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade 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: the château is 15 minutes from Aix-en-Provence, the way in for those arriving by TGV at Aix station or by plane at Marseille Provence. 64 of them can sleep on site, in the château and the lodges of the park, and the others in partner hotels and guest houses a few minutes away.

Where do we get ready?

At the château. One of you in the 100 m² suite, with its glass-roofed terrace; the other in one of the château's rooms. And a lodge in the park is set up just for hair and make-up.

Will the estate be ours alone?

On your wedding day, yes: the château hosts one event a day, and the whole park is yours, from the vows to the dance floor. For the rooms and the lodges over the weekend, we confirm it with the château for your date, in writing.

Will our grandparents be comfortable?

Yes. The estate is accessible to guests with reduced mobility, and the whole day happens in one place: the ceremony in the park, drinks on the terrace, dinner and dancing at the orangerie, a few steps apart. And if they sleep at the château, their room is right there.

Who does the cooking?

The château's own caterer, a Provençal house: southern, seasonal cooking, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menus. And if a friend bakes your wedding cake, it is welcome at no extra charge.

And the children?

They have a room of their own while you dine. And the next day, the pool, the tennis court and the pétanque pitch are theirs too.

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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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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