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La Bastide de Marie, its stone farmhouse and gardens surrounded by vineyards in warm evening light, between Ménerbes and Bonnieux in the Luberon

Your wedding at La Bastide de Marie

Fervenza organises your wedding here, all-inclusive from €250,000

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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.

See our wedding come together

Why we love La Bastide de Marie

A drive of cypresses, roses and lavender, then an 18th-century bastide in the middle of 26 hectares of vines, between Ménerbes and Bonnieux. For your weekend, the house and its two villas are yours. And your guests will go home talking about the welcome barbecue among the vines, a glass of the estate's wine in hand.

  • Aerial view of La Bastide de Marie: stone roofs, two pools, the gardens and a white stretch tent among the vines

    The bastide, all yours

    and its two villas among the vines, for your whole wedding weekend

  • The terrace of La Bastide de Marie at dusk: white tablecloths, wrought-iron chairs and lanterns along the ivy-covered facade

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    rooms at the bastide and in its two villas. Rooms are billed directly by the bastide, to you or to each of your guests: you decide what you offer.

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

  • The garden pool of La Bastide de Marie, framed by stone urns and tall cypresses

    Two pools

    one behind a stone rampart, one facing the vines, for the pool party the day after

  • The party

    • Ceremony in the rose garden

      or in the gardens, between vines and lavender

    • A jazz band in the vines

      or a band, or a DJ, to open the dancing

    • Welcome dinner in the cellar

      the evening before, so everyone has met by the big day

  • Practical

    • Free private parking

      children and dogs welcome, garden-level rooms

    • 3 km from Ménerbes

      Avignon TGV station 45 min away, Avignon airport 40 min

    • Transfers

      from the station or the airport, arranged by the bastide's concierge

  • The drive up to La Bastide de Marie, lined with cypresses, pink roses and lavender at sunset
    Up the drive, between roses and lavender
  • Wooden chairs and a floral arch set for a wedding ceremony facing the vines and the Luberon hills, at La Bastide de Marie
    Your vows, facing the vines
  • Wedding guests gathered under white parasols between the rows of vines, the bastide behind, a guest walking towards them seen from behind
    Drinks between the rows of vines
  • Long wooden tables dressed with pink flowers under the big trees of the garden at La Bastide de Marie, string lights overhead
    Dinner in the garden, under the big trees
  • A long wedding table with roses and candles in front of a stone fireplace at La Bastide de Marie
    The candles are lit, the party begins
  • A brunch table in the shade of the garden at La Bastide de Marie: baguettes, breads and lemons on a lemon-print tablecloth
    The next day, brunch in the garden

The area

Ménerbes, 3 km away, is a hilltop village of the Luberon listed among the Most Beautiful Villages of France: a market on Thursday mornings from April to October, and a House of Truffle and Wine for a first tasting. Gordes, Roussillon, Lourmarin and the antique dealers of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue are all less than 30 minutes away, for a stroll before the welcome dinner.

While you enjoy being engaged, Fervenza plans your wedding here

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

La Bastide de Marie, its stone farmhouse and gardens surrounded by vineyards in warm evening light, between Ménerbes and Bonnieux in the Luberon

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 La Bastide de Marie 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 bastide

    • We set it up and show you the right spot for each moment
    • The styling of every space at the bastide 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 €250,000
On weekdays from €250,000

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

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

Your questions

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How much does a wedding at La Bastide de Marie cost?

From €250,000, all-inclusive, for about 80 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 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 bastide directly?

You can, it's a beautiful house. The bastide privately hires out its rooms and villas to you for the weekend, with its own table and wines. You then bring together the flowers, the decor, the music, the photographer, the menus and the seating plan. With us, all of that is in your price, every choice stays yours, and the bastide keeps its own rate. You come to get married.

How many guests can we invite?

From 70 to 90 guests at dinner: that is the bastide's size, and it asks for at least 70 adults, depending on the season. 46 of your guests sleep on site. For a standing cocktail dinner at the estate's cellar, up to 80.

Which dates are still free?

Tell us your date, we check with the bastide and reply in writing. It is open from May to November and hosts only a few weddings a year, so the earlier the better.

Can we have a secular ceremony on site?

Yes: in the rose garden, in the gardens, or facing the vines under a floral arch. For something more intimate, Villa Grenache, among the vines, works beautifully too. Your words, your officiant, your people around you.

Can we have our civil wedding in Ménerbes?

In France, a civil wedding always takes place at a town hall, never at the venue. Ménerbes 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 bastide.

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

Yes: Avignon airport is 40 minutes away, Avignon TGV station 45 (2 h 40 from Paris by train), Marseille airport 1 h 15. The bastide's concierge arranges transfers from the station or the airport, and we share the best addresses around.

Where do our guests sleep?

46 people sleep on site, in the bastide's rooms and its two five-bedroom villas, breakfasts included. Rooms are billed directly by the bastide, to you or to each of your guests: you decide what you offer. For the others, the Mas Vermentino and its 6 bedrooms next door, and a 21-room hotel 3 km away.

Until what time can we party?

Until 3 am: the reception spaces are yours until then. After dinner, a late bar takes over, and a sweet and savoury buffet can arrive in the middle of the party for those who dance until the end.

What if it rains, or the mistral picks up?

Rain plan: the bastide has its rooms under cover, the veranda opening onto the gardens, the stone-walled dining room and the great salon around its monumental fireplace. When the mistral picks up, dinner moves inside too, by candlelight. We set it all out with you at the visit, so you can enjoy the garden with peace of mind.

Will other hotel guests be there during our weekend?

No: for your wedding, the bastide, Villa Grenache and Villa Syrah are privately hired for you and your guests. Right next door, the Mas Vermentino and its 6 bedrooms can be added if you'd like 12 more of your people to sleep on the estate.

Can we get married during the grape harvest?

Yes, and it's a lovely time: in September, the Domaine de Marie harvests its 26 hectares of vines. Your guests can take a pair of secateurs in the morning, then finish the morning with a tasting at the estate's cellar.

Where do we get ready?

At the bastide: a suite on one side, a villa on the other if you'd like to see each other only at the last moment, and the spa for a treatment in the morning. The bastide has its own wedding spa menu.

Will our families be comfortable, children and grandparents included?

Yes: children are welcome, with baby cots and babysitting on request, and so are dogs. Parking is private and free, right by the house, and the ground-floor rooms open straight onto the garden, handy for the grandparents.

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.

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