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Dreaming of an elegant country wedding in Provence? Château La Beaumetane is the ideal place to celebrate your union in an idyllic setting. Nestling in the heart of the vineyards of Provence, this historic estate offers an enchanting setting for an unforgettable wedding.

An idyllic setting for a dream wedding

Château La Beaumetane offers a unique setting for your wedding. Surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, the estate offers breathtaking views over the Provencal countryside. You’ll be able to enjoy the beauty of the scenery and the calm of the surroundings for a romantic, authentic wedding.

Spacious, flexible reception areas

Château La Beaumetane has a number of spacious, modular function rooms, which can accommodate anything from a small wedding to 120 people. So you can choose the space that best suits your needs and the number of your guests.
– The reception room: This bright and elegant room is ideal for your wedding banquet. It can accommodate up to 120 people.
– The château grounds: The grounds of Château La Beaumetane are an ideal setting for your wedding ceremony. You can say ‘I do’ under its century-old plane trees. You can also organise your vin d’honneur and/or your wedding meal here.
– The glass roof: a unique room that can be used in a variety of ways
– Sleeps 45: with the bridal room in the château for the bride and groom and 20 luxury 4* rooms that can accommodate up to 43 people in the château’s recently renovated stables, providing sumptuous, comfortable accommodation.

A haven of peace for a successful seminar in Provence… Located in the heart of Provence, between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, Château La Beaumetane offers an idyllic setting for organising exceptional seminars. This historic 17th-century estate combines authentic charm with modern facilities to guarantee you an unforgettable stay.

An enchanting setting to recharge your batteries: an essential part of a successful seminar in Provence

As soon as you arrive, you’ll be charmed by the bucolic setting of Château La Beaumetane. Surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, the estate offers uninterrupted views over the Provencal countryside. You can take advantage of the calm and serenity of the surroundings to recharge your batteries and encourage team-building.

Spacious, flexible meeting rooms

Château La Beaumetane has a number of spacious, flexible meeting rooms for 10 to 100 people. These areas, bathed in natural light, are equipped with all the equipment you need for your presentations and business meetings. You can also take advantage of an outdoor terrace for coffee breaks or lunches.

Tailor-made services for a successful seminar in Provence

The team at Château La Beaumetane will be delighted to help you organise your seminar. They will offer you tailor-made services, adapted to your needs and budget. Whether you want to organise a conference, training course, team-building event or a simple brainstorming session, Château La Beaumetane will help you make your event a success.

Quality accommodation for optimum comfort

Château La Beaumetane has 20 luxury 4-star rooms, all tastefully decorated and offering optimum comfort. So you can enjoy a well-earned rest after a hard day’s work.

Tasty Provencal cuisine

The restaurant at Château La Beaumetane serves authentic, tasty Provencal cuisine made with fresh, local produce. You can sample regional specialities such as tapenade, aïoli and daube provençale.
Activities to relax and enjoy
As well as business meetings, there are plenty of activities to keep you relaxed and entertained. In fact, just ask us and we’ll find you the right activities to suit your profile, your desires and your budget. You can also go hiking in the surrounding area or visit the beautiful Provencal villages.

Château La Beaumetane: an ideal venue for a successful seminar in Provence

Château La Beaumetane is an ideal venue for organising successful seminars. With its enchanting setting, spacious meeting rooms, made-to-measure services and quality accommodation, Château La Beaumetane will make your seminar an unforgettable experience for your staff.
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A Provence reception venue with character… that’s one of the characteristics most frequently cited by visitors to Château la Beaumetane. I’ll give you a few examples of this cachet in this article.

A Provence reception venue with character – one of the advantages of having a venue with a history

I don’t know about you, but I’m always impressed by the builders of yesteryear. For me, there was a real quest for beauty in every sense of the word. By that, I mean that beauty was understood in the purely aesthetic sense, but also in the quality of the materials and the workmanship. It’s not unusual for buildings that were built decades or even over a century ago to stand the test of time better than more recent constructions.

Château la Beaumetane was not always a reception venue with cachet. Originally, this magnificent residence was simply a superb family home. You can find out more about the origins of the château in this article.

It’s clear that its patron, Edmond Théry, loved the house very much. What’s more, he was a man who, from what I’ve read about him, was clearly meticulous and loved a job well done. So I have no doubt that when he chose the craftsmen to work on the construction of what was to become a stylish reception venue many years later!

Château in Provence, La Beaumetane is a place steeped in history.

We are regularly reminded of this. Here is one of its anecdotes.

La Beaumetane: a château in Provence built by Edmond Théry

As we explained in this article, La Beaumetane is a château in Provence built by Edmond Théry at the end of the 19th century. This extraordinary man of course lived there. But some of his descendants also lived there.

In love with my beautiful Château in Provence and eager to discover its history, you can imagine that I often look for information about our magnificent property.  Unfortunately, despite all my research, I was always left wanting more. I did find some information, thanks to the account books and papers that had remained at the château. Moreover, there was this book dedicated by Marcel Pagnol himself to one of the Théry sons to thank him for having hosted him for many months. Finally, there were some archives, in particular those that talked about the German occupation of this beautiful estate in Provence during the Second World War.

Finally, I had all the stories from all those people who regularly stop by the château to tell me about having lived there or that their grandparents lived and worked there, and who tell me what life was like there many decades ago. I’m always moved and humbled by these stories. Indeed, I know that as the owner of this little Château in Provence, I also have a duty, which of course I accept wholeheartedly, to preserve all these moments and continue to make La Beaumetane shine.

How can I find wedding venues in Provence from a distance? This is a real question for people who live far from Provence

Finding wedding venues in Provence

If you live far from Provence, or even in Provence in fact, it’s true that these days the first searches for wedding venues in Provence are simple. The Internet has made this step much easier!

You can simply search on Google or on the various platforms that may exist to find hundreds of wedding venues. However, before going any further, it’s important to establish certain filters so as not to waste too much time.

Indeed, one of the first criteria to check after geolocation if you know more or less where you want to get married, is to check the size of weddings that wedding venues in Provence accept. Finding a venue that matches the size of your wedding is essential. This is not only to save you time in your search but also to ensure that the venue is exactly what you need.

What’s the best month to get married in Provence? Have you asked yourself this question?  We tell you what we think in our article

When to have a destination wedding in Provence

Generally, when we decide to have a destination wedding in Provence, it’s because we want to take advantage of the beautiful sunshine and wonderful weather we can have in Provence. So I’m going to talk mainly about the high season for weddings in Provence – from April to October. But I’ll also tell you about the other months of the year at the end of this article.

Overall, the wedding season in Provence can be divided into 4 periods.

The first is April and May. The advantages of these months are considerable. First of all, if you love Spring, you’re in for a treat! Nature is splendid at this time of year in Provence. Indeed, nature is awakening, the green of the leaves is fresh and light. And the flowers are coming out. Our white roses, for example, are in bloom. It’s a great time to be alive and enjoying the first warmth.

Summer months to get married in Provence

June is generally the French people’s favorite time to get married. I’ll mention some of the reasons why in this article if you’re interested. Also, if you want to enjoy the same advantages as the French, I’d advise you either to get a date early and/or to get married during the week. The French tend to get married on weekends. For your destination wedding, your guests may have days to spare, so this may be an option for you.

The months of July and August are perfect if you decide to spend part of your vacation here too. The water is warm, so you can swim in the Mediterranean without worry, and also in the pond, which is just a 5-minute drive from the château. You’re practically guaranteed perfect weather, with plenty of sunshine! On the other hand, it can get hot! We can help you manage all this. We’re used to it. What’s more, the fact that our interiors are air-conditioned is a real plus for people coming from colder climates.

Looking for a venue for a chic wedding in Provence? Have you considered Château la Beaumetane?

Elements of a chic wedding in Provence

What makes a chic wedding in Provence? I suppose we all have our own definition. So let’s take a closer look….

According to the Larousse dictionary, a chic wedding is an elegant wedding. You might say that, here too, it’s all a question of taste and what we define as elegant.

However, it will certainly have beautiful decorations, whether floral or otherwise. What’s more, the meal will be refined, with impeccable service. The crockery and cutlery may also be well looked after.

Another important element is the stationery. First impressions are always important. That’s why the wedding invitation card is so important. If it can be coordinated with the menus and place cards, as well as the colours of the floral decoration, we achieve an aesthetic coherence that can only raise the level of elegance of the wedding.

It is also very likely that for a wedding of this type, you will expect to find special attention for the wedding guests. This may be the case with the type of guest gifts, the presence of small handkerchiefs for the secular ceremony…

That said, you can’t have a chic wedding in Provence without an exceptional venue….

Bridal preparations… it’s a moment I love at the château. In this article, I give you some tips based on the preparations we see at Château la Beaumetane.

Bridal preparations – a once-in-a-lifetime moment

Let’s set the scene very clearly. First of all, it’s not every day that someone gets married. It’s an important act of commitment, with certain consequences for the life of that person and others. It’s also an important and unique moment in a person’s life, which can lead to a state of considerable emotion and stress. This is perfectly normal! So it’s very important that this moment takes place in the most relaxed atmosphere possible, if it’s to be appreciated. If this happens, it can have a real influence on the rest of this unique day.

What’s more, very few of us will be the center of attention of such a large group of people as you might find at a wedding. What’s more, it’s not every day that someone feels they have to look their best in hair and make-up. Nor is it every day that we’ll be photographed hundreds, and more often thousands, of times in the course of a single day.

For all these reasons, bridal preparations remain a unique moment in a person’s life.