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The long stone façade of Domaine Le Grand Belly behind its lawn, an olive tree and an arched gateway, near Avignon

Your wedding at Domaine Le Grand Belly

Fervenza plans your wedding here, from $80,000, 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 Domaine Le Grand Belly

At the end of a drive of cypresses and lavender, 13th-century sheepfolds turned into stone houses, with 1,200 hectares of garrigue and vines all around. The estate all yours, a quarter of an hour from Avignon. Around fifty of your people sleep there, and in the morning you all meet again as neighbours.

  • 200

    guests at the table

    and as many for drinks

  • A whole hamlet, all yours

    the estate privately hired: its mas, their terraces and the pool

  • Outdoor armchairs in the shade of the trees above the pool of Domaine Le Grand Belly

    A 120 m² pool

    in the forest of Rochefort, for the next-day pool party

  • Practical

    • Around fifty beds

      in the mas of the estate, each with its own terrace

    • A six-bedroom mas

      to get ready among your people, its terrace facing the olive trees

    • 15 min from Avignon TGV

      and from the A9 motorway; Avignon and the Pont du Gard 15 km away

  • Purple irises in the foreground, a tall cypress and an ochre stone mas behind, under a blue sky, Domaine Le Grand Belly
    Arriving between the cypresses
  • A bright bedroom in one of the mas of Domaine Le Grand Belly: a double bed under a white canopy, beams and two black armchairs
    Getting ready in your own mas
  • The pool of Domaine Le Grand Belly lined with loungers, parasols and a white stretch tent, the wooded hills behind
    Drinks by the pool
  • A stone mas and its covered terrace seen across the lawn, between tall pines, Domaine Le Grand Belly
    Dinner in the garden, facing the mas
  • An old limestone block carved with a human face, resting against a wall of Domaine Le Grand Belly
    In an old wall, a face carved in stone
  • The pool of Domaine Le Grand Belly and its row of loungers, framed by the branches of a large tree
    The next day, brunch by the pool

The area

Rochefort-du-Gard is a village of the Gard, west of Avignon, between the vineyards of Tavel and Lirac; its Notre-Dame-de-Grâce sanctuary is a listed historic monument. On Saturdays at 11 am, the chefs of Greater Avignon cook live at Les Halles d'Avignon. The Pont du Gard is 15 kilometres away, and the Gardon can be paddled by kayak.

While you enjoy your engagement, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

The long stone façade of Domaine Le Grand Belly behind its lawn, an olive tree and an arched gateway, near Avignon

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 Domaine Le Grand Belly 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 estate

    • We set it up and show you the right spot for each moment
    • The staging is settled together, in the spaces of the estate

  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 $80,000
Weekdays from $80,000

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 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 Domaine Le Grand Belly cost?

From $80,000, 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 have 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 estate directly?

You can, it's a lovely house. The estate rents you its spaces and its mas, and lets you choose your caterer. You then bring together the caterer, the drinks, the service, 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 estate keeps its own rate. You come to get married.

How many guests can we invite?

From 50 to 200 at the table, and as many for drinks. Around fifty sleep in the mas of the estate, the others in Avignon, a quarter of an hour away. From an all-on-site weekend to the big party, the estate adapts.

Which dates are still free?

The estate is open all year and hosts one wedding a day. Tell us your date, we check with Domaine Le Grand Belly and reply in writing.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes: on the grass in the shade of the old oak, or on the lavender terrace facing the estate. You write your own words, you choose who marries you, and your people gather all around.

Can we have our civil wedding in Rochefort-du-Gard?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the estate. Rochefort-du-Gard 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 estate.

Our guests are flying in. Is it easy for them?

Yes: Avignon TGV station is 15 minutes away, Paris 2 h 40 by TGV. Nîmes, Montpellier and Marseille airports are 30 minutes, 45 minutes and an hour away. And around fifty of your guests sleep on site.

Until what time can we dance?

As late as you like: the estate sets no closing time and no sound limit. The dance floor goes up outdoors, under the stars, with 1,200 hectares of garrigue around you.

And if it rains?

Dinner moves into the main courtyard, a 280 m² orangery under a great timber roof, with tall wrought-iron windows, by candlelight. The estate has a second indoor room, and a marquee can also go up in the garden.

How do our guests get back after the party?

Around fifty of them only have a few steps to their mas. The others stay in Avignon, a quarter of an hour away. We give you the addresses, ready to share with your loved ones, and the car park is on site.

Where do we get ready?

At the estate. One of you in the bridal suite, the other in another mas, your people next door and the ceremony a few steps away.

Will our grandparents be comfortable?

Yes: the estate is accessible to guests with reduced mobility, the car park is on site, and dogs are welcome. The grandparents can take a room in a mas a few steps from the party, and slip off to rest whenever they like.

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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