The day
A wedding here does not last an evening
It lasts a weekend. Here is the shape of it, from arriving on Friday to the last coffee on Sunday.
The day
A wedding here does not last an evening.
It lasts a weekend.
From arriving on Friday to Sunday brunch, this is how a celebration unfolds at the estate. Nothing is fixed: it is a canvas, not a programme.
Friday
The evening before
You arrive without having to set everything up in a rush. The Guest House takes in your family, the florist drops off his boxes, and you have dinner together in the drawing rooms. The next morning, getting ready happens where you slept.
- Access to the estate from Friday afternoon
- Dinner the night before, in the drawing rooms or the Pavilion
- Getting ready on site on Saturday morning, in the château bedrooms
Saturday, early afternoon
The ceremony
Under the 250-year-old cedar, beside the ponds, or in the Pulligny drawing room if it rains. The grounds offer several settings and you choose yours during the visit. The town hall of Vexin-sur-Epte is a few minutes away for the civil ceremony.
- Arch, bandstand, cedar walk or the château steps
- Indoor fallback in the drawing rooms, decided on the day
- The grounds stay yours for couple photographs until sunset
Saturday, late afternoon
The drinks reception
On the steps, between the ponds or by the pool: this is when your guests discover the estate. They wander freely, the children run in the grounds, and nobody needs you to know where to go.
- The château steps and terrace, the grounds, the poolside
- Live cooking stations from Maison Erisay, outdoors
- 35 parking spaces inside the gates, a few steps from the entrance
Saturday evening
The reception
In the Park Pavilion: 350 m² of parquet, the glass walls open onto the ponds, and the medieval fountain lit behind. Seated dinner for up to 200 guests, then the room turns into a dance floor without anyone having to step outside.
- Seated dinner for up to 200 guests in the Pavilion
- Dance floor and sound desk in the same room
- The evening runs until 3 am
Through the night
The night
Ten bedrooms, twenty beds on the estate. Your witnesses, your parents and your children sleep a hundred metres from the party. Nobody looks for a taxi, nobody gets back on the road.
- 10 bedrooms, 20 beds: 5 twin and 5 double
- One ground-floor bedroom accessible to guests with reduced mobility
- 8 bathrooms, bed and bath linen provided
Sunday morning
The morning after
Brunch in the grounds or in the Pavilion, coffee in the sun, the pool for those who want it. With the extended Sunday, the estate stays yours until 4 pm: it is often the moment guests talk about most.
- Brunch by Maison Erisay, served in the grounds or in the Pavilion
- Departure at 11 am, or 4 pm with the extended Sunday
- Clearing up handled by the estate
What makes the difference
10 bedrooms on site, a Sunday that can stretch to 4 pm, and the clearing up handled by the estate: that is what your guests will talk about longest.
The day, in questions
How many people can sleep on the estate?
The estate has 10 bedrooms and 20 beds: five doubles and five twins, one of them on the ground floor and accessible to guests with reduced mobility. Your guests sleep in the Guest House; the couple spend the night in the château bedroom. From 2028, the Farm Cottage will add at least five more bedrooms.
Can the ceremony be held in the grounds?
Yes, and wherever you like: the whole estate is yours. We have our own favourite spots to suggest — under the 250-year-old cedar, at the bandstand behind the château, beside the ponds — but if another corner speaks to you, it is yours. We walk the grounds together at the visit, and the light changes enough through the day that the hour of the ceremony matters as much as the place.
What happens if it rains?
Norman weather does as it pleases, and nothing is cancelled for it: every part of the day has an indoor equivalent. The drinks reception moves into the château drawing rooms, and dinner is held in the Park Pavilion in any case, which is covered and heated. If you would rather stay outside, marquees can be hired and put up in the grounds, sized to your numbers. The decision is made on the morning itself, with you.
Can we dine outdoors?
Of course. The grounds in front of the château are a fine place for dinner outside, and it is one of the best things the estate allows. Two things to plan for: outdoor lighting for dusk, which your supplier sets up during the afternoon, and the fact that the dancing will still be held indoors, so as not to disturb our neighbours.
How late can the party go on?
The evening runs until 3 am in the Park Pavilion. Dancing is always held indoors: the estate sits in a quiet spot and we intend to keep it that way for our neighbours. The grounds stay open to your guests all night.
The budget
A price that depends on your date, explained line by line
How it is built · the exact figure is given at the visit
Come and see the estate
Photographs make you want it, the visit decides it. Tell us your dates and when you are free, and we will arrange to meet. You deal directly with the estate, with no platform and no middleman.