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Aerial view of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire: the stone mas among cypresses, the olive grove and a lavender field, the plain and the Cévennes on the horizon, near Alès

Your wedding at the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire

Fervenza organises your wedding here, all-inclusive from €53,000

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 Comptoir Saint-Hilaire

A 17th-century former sheepfold at the foot of the Cévennes, among olive trees, lavender and cypresses, on 57 hectares. The estate all yours, with 42 of your people sleeping on site. And back home, everyone talks about dinner under the pergola, with a hundred-year-old oak growing right through its roof.

  • 200

    guests at the table, under the pergola

    80 at the table in the barn

  • 57 hectares, all yours

    the whole estate for your wedding, no other event

  • The pool of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire seen from above: a turquoise square basin, a second smaller basin beside it and loungers on the stone deck

    Two pools

    one with two basins and a terraced deck, for the day after

  • The party

    • Ceremony on site

      in the olive grove, facing the lavender or under the old oak

    • No closing time

      the party carries on in the barn and behind the mas

    • Rain plan

      the pergola under its waterproof canopy, the glass-roofed gallery for the vows

  • Practical

    • 42 beds on the estate

      in 15 bedrooms and mazets, billed directly by the estate, to you or to each of your guests: you decide what you offer

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

    • A ground-floor bedroom

      for the grandparents, cots for the little ones, dogs accepted

      parking on site, just below the mas

    • 10 min from Alès

      Uzès and Nîmes 30 min away, Montpellier 1 h

  • A pale track winding through golden grass towards the stone buildings of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire, in late afternoon light
    Arriving down the golden track
  • A secular ceremony in the olive grove of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire: guests seen from behind on white chairs, facing a flower arch under the trees
    Your ceremony under the olive trees
  • The big terrace of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire at sunset: white curtains hanging from the pergola, a wooden bar table, cypresses and wooded hills
    Drinks on the terrace, facing the hills
  • A vaulted stone passage under the mas of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire, a wrought-iron chandelier and an arch opening onto the garden
    Through the stone vault, to dinner
  • The pergola of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire lit up at dusk, round tables laid for dinner and an old oak rising through its roof
    Dinner under the pergola, around the oak
  • The large pool of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire and its white loungers, between bamboo, stone and oak trees, under a blue sky
    The next day, by the pool

The area

Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas is a village of the Gard at the foot of the Cévennes, next to Alès. Its Romanesque church dates from the 12th century, and the Camisard negotiations of 1704 took place here. On Saturday mornings, local growers fill the church square; Uzès holds its big market on Saturdays too, and the Bambouseraie, a bamboo garden created in 1856, lies by Anduze.

While you enjoy being engaged, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

Aerial view of the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire: the stone mas among cypresses, the olive grove and a lavender field, the plain and the Cévennes on the horizon, near Alès

Let's start planning your wedding

  1. The first conversation What you'd love, your budget and the ideal length of your wedding
  2. The price of your wedding at the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire Within a week, and based on what you'd love, your planner puts together your 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 our big moments together

You keep the fun moments and we take everything else off your plate (56 days of planning we save you)

  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 venue

    • We set it up and show you the right spot for each moment
    • The styling of every space at the venue is signed off together
  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

here, you do nothing!

A wedding means 22 suppliers on average: we take care of each one.

  • We handle the quotes, the contracts and the chasing
  • The logistics, the scheduling and the negotiating with every supplier
  • The deposits, the invoices and the payment deadlines
  • The budget spreadsheet, line by line
  • Replacing a supplier who can't make it
  • Plan R (the rain plan, for those in the know) is always ready

The days before

We settle in on site before your guests arrive

  • The set-up: the decor, the flowers, the furniture, the lighting, the sound…
  • Managing the deliveries, the access and every supplier's arrival times
  • We brief every supplier on the running order of the day or the weekend, minute by minute
  • The first tests (and rehearsals, if you'd like)
  • The seating plan, the place cards and the signage are set out
  • And every last-minute hitch is sorted

Your wedding, at last!

  1. Welcome and coordination

    • Your planner and our team on site run your whole wedding
    • We welcome your guests and put every supplier in the right place at the right time
    • A running order kept minute by minute: suppliers and team are briefed beforehand
    • Any hitch is sorted behind the scenes, invisible to you
    • Throughout the party, our photographers blend in discreetly among your guests to capture the best moments
    • You are free and relaxed to enjoy the moment
  2. You say yes!

    • We hold 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 spot is decorated in your wedding's colours, flowers and furniture included
    • You live a ceremony that is truly yours
  3. The cocktail hour

    • Music, reunions and toasts on the menu!
    • Depending on the time and what you fancy: ice cream, cool drinks, champagne…
    • Fun entertainment, in your wedding's theme
    • You see the wonder in your loved ones' eyes
  4. Dinner

    • You move to the table smoothly, your guests follow along naturally
    • Seated at the table, or a cocktail-style dinner with food stations: you chose
    • The music lifts the mood
    • You savour the evening with the people you love
  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, light-hearted

All the way through

  • Your Fervenza planner and our team on site, running your whole wedding
  • A VIP direct line to your planner: you see everything moving, with nothing to chase
  • Our advice at every choice and our address book of trusted professionals, always tailored to the two of you
  • Your guests looked after: the programme and the practical info, sent ahead
  • Something else in mind? Tell us, and we'll make it happen here.

Your wedding here

Our all-inclusive prices, by month and by days
All year round
At the weekend from €53,000
On weekdays from €53,000

The rooms' share, included in this price, is paid directly to the venue.

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 take care of everything else. Plus, France's best on speed dial

  • Your budget

    • A price you know upfront

      it doesn't move, unless you want to add an extra along the way

    • One contract

      with us, instead of 22 suppliers and as many contracts to manage

    • You set the budget

      we work within it

  • Your time

    • 56 days back for you*

      the planning is our job

    • One message thread

      for your whole wedding, from the venue to the DJ

    • Nothing to handle on the day

      we're there for 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, 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 the first message to the thank-you cards.

Message the team

Who is Fervenza?

Fervenza is a French company for all-inclusive weddings. With Émilie and the whole team, we're already planning weddings for 2027 and 2028.

  • A French company, licensed for live events Your contract is governed by French law, and written in English too
  • Insured for professional liability
How much does a wedding at the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire cost?

From €53,000, all-inclusive, for about 100 guests, in low season: the venue, the table, the flowers, the music, your photos, and us on site. Your exact price depends on your date and guest count, in writing within a week.

Can the price change?

Once you agree, no. It only changes if you change the wedding: more or fewer guests, or something you add 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 estate directly?

You can, it's a lovely house. The estate rents you its 57 hectares from Friday to Sunday, furniture included, and opens its address book. You then bring together the caterer, the drinks, the service, the flowers, the decor, the music and the photographer. 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. Up to 200 dine under the pergola, 120 on the terrace of the mas, 80 in the barn. 42 sleep on the estate, the others in the venue's two other houses or in Alès, 10 minutes away.

Which dates are still free?

The estate hosts one private event at a time. Tell us your date, we check with the Comptoir Saint-Hilaire and reply in writing.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes, wherever you like: along the rows of the olive grove, facing the lavender field, around the pool or at the foot of the hundred-year-old oak. You write your own words, you choose who marries you, and your people gather all around.

Can we have our civil wedding in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the estate. Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 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. The TGV from Paris stops at Nîmes, 30 minutes from the estate, and Alès, 10 minutes away, has its own station. From the UK, the nearest airports are Nîmes and Montpellier, then Marseille. And 42 of your guests sleep on site.

Until what time can we dance?

As late as you like: indoors and behind the mas, there is no closing time. Music in front of the mas stops at 10 pm, so the dance floor moves into the barn, by the edge of the wood.

And in the height of summer?

We set the day by the light: the vows in the olive grove in late afternoon, drinks in the shade of the 300-year-old hackberries, dinner under the pergola's canvas as the evening cools. And the two pools are there for your guests from the morning.

How do our guests get back after the party?

42 of them only have a few steps to their bedroom. For the others, we give you the addresses, ready to share with your loved ones.

Where do we get ready?

At the estate, where no two bedrooms look alike. One of you in the Highland suite and its billiard room, the other in a mazet among the fields, your people next door and the olive grove a few steps away.

Will our families be comfortable?

Yes: a ground-floor bedroom for the grandparents, cots and a high chair for the little ones, childminders on request, and dogs accepted. Parking is on site, below the mas.

Coming from abroad: how does it work?

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

Can you see yourselves here? Fervenza takes it from there

Two answers are all it takes to start: how many of you, 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.

Let Fervenza take care of it all