France · Ile-de-France
Getting married in Paris
A Paris wedding is the city-break version of a destination wedding: guests fly in, walk everywhere, and get a weekend they would have wanted anyway. It suits smaller, elegant celebrations of twenty to eighty people, and couples who would rather spend on a beautiful room and an excellent dinner than on building a venue from scratch in a field. Practically, it is one of the easiest destinations to organise, because hotels, restaurants, photographers and florists are abundant and used to short lead times, and nobody needs a car.
The constraints are space and permission: private courtyards, rooftops and river boats are small, monuments and public gardens are not freely available for ceremonies, and the good rooms are booked far ahead. What surprises couples is the cost of a Saturday in peak season against the same room on a Thursday, and how much better the day feels when the whole party stays in one arrondissement and walks between the ceremony, the dinner and the bar.
- Best months
- Late April to June, and September to mid-October
- Price band
- Premium · Exclusive-use properties and high-season weekends carry a premium. Plan the venue line first, then build the rest around what is left.
- Style
- Historic city · Riverside · Glamorous · Walkable
- Researched venues
- 44 venues, listed below
The three that catch people out
Know before you book
1
Photographs at famous landmarks can be restricted or need permission, and are busy at every hour. Have a scouted alternative that is quiet at your time of day.
2
Venue spaces are small by destination-wedding standards. Confirm the seated capacity and the cloakroom situation before you finalise the guest list.
3
A Saturday in June costs noticeably more than a weekday in the same week. If your list is small and flexible, a Thursday or Friday buys a better room.
Getting there
Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais cover the flights, and Eurostar and TGV bring guests from London, Brussels, Amsterdam and much of France without a plane. Transfers are trains and taxis rather than shuttles, so guests arrive independently and on their own schedule. Choose hotels in one district and publish walking times between them and the venue, which is the single most useful thing your website can tell a Paris guest.
Before you promise anyone anything
Foreign couples generally complete the legal marriage at home and hold a symbolic ceremony in Paris. Where a local civil marriage is available at all, conditions around residence, documents, translation and publication vary by nationality and over time, and city halls set their own practice. Nothing here is legal advice: check the current rules with the relevant town hall and with your own authorities before planning around them.
Marriage rules vary by country, region and even municipality, and they change. Treat this as orientation, not legal advice: verify the paperwork with the local authority and with your own municipality before you book anything.
Researched venues
44 wedding venues in Paris
Gathered offline through research from each venue’s own website, never a live feed, and never paid for. A venue is listed because it exists and takes weddings, not because Vow endorses it; the one line under each is what a planner would tell you to check before asking for a quote. Venue details are shown as the venue publishes them.
chateau
Château de Vallery
- Capacity
- large historic halls take up to 400 guests; 28 rooms and suites on the estate
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A Renaissance estate roughly 100 km south of Paris that is let exclusively to one wedding at a time, with Renaissance halls, an oriental pavilion, pool and tennis court, and a church next to the park for a ceremony. The site describes a global package covering halls, bedrooms and grounds from 3pm to midday the next day, priced in three seasonal variations, so ask which band your date falls into.
chateau
Château de Bourron
- Capacity
- up to 120 seated on the ground floor; 15 bedrooms on the estate
- Price
- wedding package at EUR 15,000, as published, including the salons and the 15 bedrooms
An early 17th-century brick-and-stone château near Fontainebleau, about 45 minutes south of Paris, let exclusively with three linked reception rooms (75, 45 and 70 seated). Catering, music, flowers and photography sit outside the package and are booked through partner suppliers, so budget those separately.
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Château de Baronville
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A listed 19th-century château between Paris and Chartres whose estate includes a separate space, the Carrousel, given over to weddings and large receptions. Neither capacity nor rates appear on the site, so request both in writing and confirm which of the two buildings your reception would actually use.
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Château de Champlâtreux
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
An 18th-century listed château in the Val-d'Oise about half an hour north of Paris and close to Charles de Gaulle, with four grand salons and a terrace over the park. The site publishes no numbers and directs enquiries to a downloadable brochure, so ask for seated and standing capacities and for the on-site accommodation count before planning transport.
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Château de Nainville-les-Roches
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A restored Louis XIII-style château in a wooded park in the Essonne, about an hour south of Paris, offered for the ceremony, the reception and the next-day brunch. The site publishes neither capacity nor rates, so ask for the seated figure per room and confirm how many bedrooms are included before you size the guest list.
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Château d'Hazeville
- Capacity
- up to 160 guests; 45 beds across the estate's gîtes and dovecote suites
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A 16th-century château in the Vexin, north-west of Paris, privatised year-round with reception rooms, a courtyard and a park, plus gîtes sleeping 45 so most of the party can stay on site. Rates are quote-only; ask which rooms the 160 figure refers to and what the wet-weather plan is for a courtyard ceremony.
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Château de Prunay
- Capacity
- 80 seated, up to 150 for a cocktail
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A château in a seven-hectare hillside park at Louveciennes, about 15 minutes from Paris, which suits a mid-size celebration where guests sleep in the city rather than on site. Much of the site's language is aimed at corporate clients, so confirm in writing that a full wedding day is available on your date and what the music curfew is.
estate
Le Barn
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A 200-hectare estate hotel in the Rambouillet forest, roughly 45 km from Paris, where couples can take exclusive use of barns, terraces, the old mill and the meadows, with 73 rooms for guests. Neither capacity nor rates are published, so request the seated figure per barn and confirm how many of the rooms are held for your party.
hotel
Molitor Paris
- Capacity
- Restaurant Molitor up to 150 guests; Le Solarium rooftop up to 130
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
An Art Deco pool and hotel in the 16th arrondissement where the restaurant, the exhibition space and the summer rooftop can each be privatised, and the indoor pool can be taken over on request. The rooftop only runs May to September, so an out-of-season date changes which spaces are realistic; rates are quote-only.
chateau
Château du Prieuré d'Évecquemont
- Capacity
- salons hold around 70 guests, more depending on the set-up
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A neoclassical Louis XVI folly in an enclosed park in the Yvelines, under 40 km from Paris, run as a guest house so the couple and close family can sleep in the château and its outbuildings. Capacity is modest, which makes it a good fit for a small wedding but a tight one above about 70 guests.
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Château de Grand'Maisons
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A 17th-century property once part of the royal estate of Versailles, at Villepreux about 20 km from Paris, with reception halls, courtyards and gardens used for weddings and large receptions. The site publishes no figures, so ask for seated capacity per room and check whether more than one event can run on the same day.
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Yacht Joséphine
- Capacity
- 47 guests while cruising, 60 moored; up to 150 if the adjoining quay is privatised
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A contemporary yacht moored on the Seine facing the Eiffel Tower, taking a small wedding party on a cruise or a larger one at the quay. Numbers drop sharply once the boat leaves the mooring, so decide early whether you are cruising or staying alongside, and check what happens to the quay set-up in bad weather.
manor
Manoir de Vacheresses
- Capacity
- wedding hall for 100; orchard and covered area for 130 at a cocktail or outdoor ceremony
- Price
- not published — quote on request
A manor between Paris and Chartres, roughly 50 km out, let as a whole on a weekday or weekend package with guest rooms, a walled park and an orchard for an outdoor ceremony. Furniture is provided for about 110 people, so confirm what you would need to hire in if your list runs closer to the 130 cocktail figure.
chateau
Château de Bonaventure
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A country château in the Brie, about an hour east of Paris, with grounds and 14 bedrooms so a core group can stay the weekend. The site markets weddings but publishes no seated capacity or rates, so ask for the reception-room figure and confirm whether the house is let exclusively on your date.
chateau restaurant
La Capitainerie du Château de Chantilly
- Capacity
- up to 200 guests for a cocktail across the Salle Vatel, Rotonde, moats and terraces
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
The restaurant set in the vaulted former kitchens of the Château de Chantilly, about 50 km north of Paris, privatised for a ceremony and reception with the Le Nôtre gardens and the Condé museum alongside. It sits inside a working visitor attraction, so confirm access times, which parts of the domaine your guests may use, and the evening curfew.
rooftop
Le Dernier Étage
- Capacity
- site lists configurations for 500, 600 and 1000 guests
- Price
- not published — quote on request
A 900 m2 rooftop on the top floor of a converted car park near Place de Clichy, with a large hall, a catering office and a panoramic terrace, and past weddings shown on the site. It is a bare, modular space rather than a turnkey venue, so budget for catering, furniture and production, and check the noise rules for the open terrace.
boat
Canauxrama
- Capacity
- fleet of eight boats from 20 to 130 seats; the Lutecia takes up to 200 guests
- Price
- packages start from EUR 1,300 incl. tax for a moored barge on weekdays
A canal and Seine boat operator in Paris whose barges are hired privately for ceremonies and receptions, with the largest, the Lutecia, taking up to 200. The published starting price is for a moored barge on a weekday, so a cruise on a Saturday will quote higher; check the boarding point and the fixed cruise timings against your ceremony hour.
chateau
Château de Méridon
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A neo-Renaissance château in the Chevreuse valley, roughly 30 km from Paris, with a ballroom, reception rooms, terraces and lawns, and suites on site for the couple and close guests. It markets full weddings and elopements but publishes no capacity or rates, so ask for the seated figure in the ballroom and the number of bedrooms held for your party.
boat
Péniche Le Grand Bleu
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — quote on request
A privatised barge on the Seine listing weddings among its private receptions, with modular indoor and outdoor space and panoramic glazing. Neither capacity nor rates appear on the site, so ask for seated and cocktail figures, whether your booking includes a cruise or stays moored, and where guests board.
chateau
Château de Vauchelles
- Capacity
- orangerie takes over 300 standing or over 190 seated; up to 200 seated across both rooms
- Price
- not published — quote on request; only extras are listed, e.g. Sunday pool opening at EUR 650
A listed 17th- and 18th-century château in a 50-hectare estate with a large orangerie for the reception and guest rooms in the house. The site states it is 1h30 north of Paris via the A16, so it only makes sense if guests are willing to travel or stay over; catering is limited to a set list of approved caterers.
pavilion
Les Salons du Pré Catelan
- Capacity
- 12 salons; Les Honneurs up to 400 people, Le Trianon up to 200, Empire up to 100
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A Napoleon III pavilion inside the Bois de Boulogne, so couples get parkland and greenery without leaving Paris; the salons are modular, which suits a ceremony, dinner and dancing in one building. Catering is exclusively by Lenôtre, so confirm early that an in-house menu at their price level works for you before falling in love with the rooms.
pavilion
Pavillon Dauphine
- Capacity
- 1,500 standing across all spaces; Dauphine salon 400 seats, Maillot 300, Foch 200, Passy-Maïté 90
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A Belle Epoque pavilion at Porte Dauphine with indoor salons plus garden and terrace, workable for large guest lists that still want a Paris address. It is operated by Potel et Chabot, so ask whether an outside caterer is possible at all, and check how the garden is covered if it rains.
event hall
Pavillon Cambon Capucines
- Capacity
- up to 1,200 seats; 600 seated dinner (760 with mezzanine), 800 standing (1,200 with mezzanine)
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A former bank headquarters near Place Vendôme with a glass roof and marble columns, suited to a large city reception where guests walk from their hotel. Central 1st arrondissement means loading, parking and late-night noise all need checking with the venue before you plan an after-party.
pavilion
Pavillon d'Armenonville
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A former hunting lodge in the Bois de Boulogne with 1,800 sq m of modular salons, gardens and terraces, flexible enough for a large seated dinner followed by dancing. The venue publishes no guest numbers or rates, so request a written quote with the exact salon configuration named.
pavilion
Pavillon Royal
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A reception house on the lake side of the Bois de Boulogne with a garden for an outdoor ceremony and terraces facing the water. Neither capacity nor pricing is published, so confirm both in writing, along with what time outdoor music has to stop in a public park setting.
pavilion
Chalet des Îles
- Capacity
- 30 to 800 guests; lakeside terrace up to 100, chalet restaurant and balcony up to 110
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A Swiss chalet on an island in the Bois de Boulogne lake, giving a countryside feel inside Paris and an unusual arrival for guests. Access is only by boat, so build the ferry crossings into the timeline and check how suppliers, cake and instruments get across.
restaurant
Café de l'Homme
- Capacity
- up to 300 for a cocktail in summer (200 in winter); up to 130 seated on the terrace or indoors
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A restaurant and 300 sq m terrace in the Palais de Chaillot looking straight at the Eiffel Tower, best for a cocktail-led evening rather than a long formal dinner. Privatisation cost varies with the day and hours, so ask what the minimum spend is for a Saturday in high season.
rooftop
Rooftop Grenelle
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A rooftop on Quai de Grenelle with panoramic views over the Seine and the Eiffel Tower, marketed for civil-style ceremonies followed by drinks. It is an open-air space with no published guest numbers, so ask about the wet-weather fallback and the maximum standing capacity in writing.
rooftop
Le Perchoir Ménilmontant
- Capacity
- 50 to 300 guests over two floors, terrace, restaurant and club
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
An informal eastern-Paris rooftop over two floors with a terrace and an indoor club, suited to couples who want a party rather than a seated banquet. The rooftop is weather-dependent and sits in a residential street, so check the outdoor noise cut-off time before booking a late finish.
hotel particulier
Hôtel de Poulpry — Maison des Polytechniciens
- Capacity
- up to 200 seated, up to 400 for a cocktail
- Price
- wedding packages from EUR 220 per person incl. tax (Bistronomie) and from EUR 280 per person (Exception)
An 18th-century mansion near the Musée d'Orsay with a courtyard, garden and vaulted cellars for dancing, one of the few central venues that publishes per-person wedding rates. Those rates are catering-inclusive packages, so ask what is counted separately, such as room hire, staff overtime and drinks beyond the package.
reception salons
Les Salons Hoche
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
Modular reception salons on Avenue Hoche between the Arc de Triomphe and Parc Monceau, with in-house catering and a turnkey service, convenient for guests staying in central hotels. Nothing is published on capacity or price, so ask for the room-by-room capacity chart and a fully itemised quote.
hotel
Shangri-La Paris
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A palace hotel in the former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte in the 16th, with salons facing the Eiffel Tower and rooms for the wedding party on site. Packages are bespoke and nothing is published, so expect a proposal-based process and confirm what the minimum room block commitment is.
chateau
Château de Bouffémont
- Capacity
- up to 150 seated, up to 200 for a cocktail; accommodation for up to 30
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A 19th-century château about half an hour north of Paris with 3 hectares of terraced gardens and 30 beds on site, which suits a weekend-long celebration for a mid-sized guest list. On-site sleeping is limited to 30, so plan hotels and shuttles for everyone else from the start.
chateau
Château de Janvry
- Capacity
- marquee up to 200 seated, up to 300 for a cocktail
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A private château in the Chevreuse valley roughly 30 minutes from Paris where the main reception happens under a marquee in the grounds. Because the capacity figure is the marquee, confirm what is included in the hire, whether the tent is standing or has to be built, and where the rain plan puts 200 people.
chateau
Château de Saint-Martin du Tertre
- Capacity
- up to 340 seated across all rooms; 220 in the gala room; 32 bedrooms
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A listed château on 42 hectares of park and forest about 30 minutes north of Paris and close to Roissy, with 32 bedrooms so most of the party can stay on site. It offers three named packages but no figures online, so ask for the current brochure pricing rather than working from third-party listings.
chateau
Château de Ferrières
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A Rothschild château in Seine-et-Marne with 13 salons, over 1,000 sq m of reception space and a 135-hectare park with a lake, grand enough for a formal seated wedding. The site publishes surface areas but no guest numbers, so get the per-salon capacities confirmed and check that the venue is not sharing the estate with a school event that day.
chateau
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
The 17th-century estate that inspired Versailles, with state salons and Le Nôtre gardens available for evening receptions once the public has left. It is a working monument open to visitors, so pin down the exact access hours, what parts of the château are included, and how setup time is limited.
chateau
Château de Villette
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A Mansart château at Condécourt about 40 minutes northwest of Paris, hired privately with seven suites in the main house and grounds laid out by Le Nôtre. Guest numbers and rates are not published anywhere on the site, so treat this as a quote-only venue and confirm whether hire is per day or a minimum stay.
abbey
Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay
- Capacity
- Réfectoire des Moines, 559 sq m, up to 250 for a banquet; 34 hotel rooms
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A 12th-century Cistercian abbey turned hotel in the Chevreuse valley, with a vaulted refectory for dinner and rooms on site so guests do not have to drive home. The hotel takes other bookings alongside events, so check whether the estate can be taken exclusively on your date and what the music curfew is.
estate
Grand Domaine des Vaux de Cernay
- Capacity
- 50 to 250 guests, indoors and outdoors
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A manor and gardens in the Chevreuse valley about an hour from Paris, with a terrace of over 200 sq m and a mix of indoor and outdoor space for a country-style day close to the city. The venue quotes within 24 to 48 hours rather than publishing rates, so ask whether caterers are free choice or from a list.
hotel
Domaine de la Corniche
- Capacity
- up to 110 for a cocktail at the Léopold bar; up to 50 seated in the private lounge
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A hotel on a ridge above the Seine at Rolleboise, about 45 minutes west of Paris and near Giverny, with a panoramic terrace and rooms on site for a smaller wedding. Published capacities are per space rather than a single wedding figure, so confirm the actual seated maximum for a full reception.
farm
La Ferme de Forest
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A restored Brie farmstead at Chaumes-en-Brie under an hour from Paris, offering a relaxed rural setting with guest rooms for a country weekend rather than a city reception. Neither capacity nor rates are published, so ask what the hall holds seated and whether you can bring your own caterer.
farm
Ferme de la Grande Vente
- Capacity
- reception hall of 270 sq m: 180 seated or 250 standing; on-site gîte sleeps up to 14
- Price
- 2026 hall hire: EUR 6,350 incl. tax weekend high season, EUR 4,545 off-season, from EUR 2,900 weekdays, plus EUR 250 cleaning
A farm venue at Courcelles-en-Bassée in southern Seine-et-Marne that publishes its hire rates openly and allows a free choice of caterer with no closing time, which makes it one of the more budget-workable options in the region. It is a dry-hire model, so cost everything else separately: catering, drinks, furniture and the accommodation for guests beyond the 14 beds.
farm
La Ferme d'Auxonnettes
- Capacity
- not published
- Price
- not published — ask for the brochure
A 17th-century farm at Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry about 40 km south of Paris with two reception halls, their own gardens and roughly 70 beds across guest rooms and gîtes. The venue sells turnkey packages only, meaning venue, catering and accommodation together, so confirm that you are not paying for services you would rather source yourself.
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