Weddings & receptions

The reception hall is yours

Your private event in the reception hall — wedding, birthday, family gathering, seminar.

One event at a time: on your day, the château and its grounds belong to you and your guests alone.

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How it works

The whole estate, to yourselves

Here you do the organising and the château does the preparing. Tell us how many you will be and what you have in mind: we lay out the spaces, we open the dormitory if your guests are staying over, and we introduce you to the local suppliers we know.

The spaces

Four spaces, one estate

Combine them as you like: ceremony in the garden, dinner in the small salon, dancing in the grand salon, and the dormitory right above.

The banquet table set beneath the roof timbers

The grand salon

The grand salon — 84 m² under its exposed timber roof, the ceiling open to the ridge. Sound system and lighting included. This is where the dancing happens, and it can run late — the nearest neighbour is far away.

Dance floorSound & lighting84 m²
The small salon laid out, white covers and round tables

The small salon

More intimate — 64 m² under exposed beams: a seated meal, a family gathering, a seminar. Projector available.

Seated mealMeetingsProjector64 m²

The walled garden

For the open-air ceremony, the drinks reception and the photographs. The arch, the pergola and the paths are all there.

Outdoor ceremonyDrinks receptionPhotographs
The dormitory under the timbers, beds along both sides

The dormitory

14 single beds upstairs, just finished, with two shower cubicles and a twin washbasin. Booked together with the hall — for guests who would rather not drive home.

14 bedsBreakfast available96 m²
Getting married here

In the garden, or after the church

The table set outdoors, under the pink garlands The table under the pergola, between the white drapes The newlyweds, a moment to themselves The newlyweds on the drive, walking towards the château A table set and decked with flowers Under the pergola, white drapes and a table laid The tables against the wall, under the greenery Place settings, candles and flowers, seen from above

Florent & Mélody's wedding

They said yes at the foot of the château walls: a ceremony in the gardens, portraits on the stone staircase, then dancing until the small hours in the grand salon.

Both are possible here. You can hold the ceremony in the garden, under the arch or the pergola — or marry at the town hall and the church, then come to the château for the drinks, the dinner and the evening. Many choose the second: the château is twenty minutes from the villages and their churches.

Thank you both for choosing the Château du Bû.

How many guests

From 64 to 112 seats, depending on the layout

The grand salon can be laid out several ways, and the number of covers nearly doubles between them. Round tables for conviviality, rectangular tables in rows to seat more; every table seats eight. With a buffet, room has to be left for it. Tap a plan to enlarge it.

Indicative plan of the grand salon — 6.0 × 14.0 m. Top: the large sliding door to the car park. Left: the two doors to the small salon and the kitchen. Bottom: the glazed bays. Right: a window.
The room, laid

The grand salon on a party night

Banquet table, old china and flowers from the garden — this is what the grand salon becomes once it is ready. The setting and the decoration are yours: we open the room and put you in touch with the people who do this well.

The banquet table set beneath the roof timbers The long table and its runner of foliage The place settings lined up along the windows Place settings and roses, on the wooden chairs The window onto the park, above the table laid Hydrangeas and roses, at the centre of the table The hydrangeas on the window ledge, facing the drive A red rose laid on the tablecloth Through the open door, the courtyard and the caterer's cooker The long table laid, its pink bouquets and foliage The grand salon laid out, seen from above — the long table under the timbers The caterer’s buffet, facing the long table The great door open onto the courtyard, the table laid in the foreground
The small salon

More intimate, next door

64 m² under exposed beams, next to the grand salon: dinner, a cocktail, or the quieter part of a day that began in the grand salon.

The long table, covers and golden bows A hessian table runner and dried flowers Bud vases lined up on the window ledge The room empty, before it is laid White covers and hessian bows, round tables and the long table A round table and the sweets buffet The room laid, towards the arched door
The dormitory

Fourteen beds, just upstairs

The attic of the annexe has just been finished: fourteen single beds under the original roof timbers, two shower cubicles and a twin washbasin. They are booked together with the hall — for guests who would rather not drive home.

The dormitory under the timbers, beds along both sides The sitting corner, at the end of the dormitory The row of beds, seen from the sitting corner The beds under the windows The beds on the garden side The original roof timbers, left open to view The chest of drawers and the mirror, beneath the dried flowers One of the two shower cubicles
No commitment

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Describe your plans: we check whether the date is free and send you a quotation. Nothing is charged until you say yes.

By appointment

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A venue is chosen in person. Leave us your details: we will call you back to arrange a time, and we take the time to show you everything.

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Which spaces?

The grand salon is enough for most receptions; the small salon is added for dinner or a quieter moment, and the garden for the ceremony.

Tables you would like
Options you would like

Tick whatever you have in mind — nothing is binding, it simply helps us price your quote.

No commitment. The château gets back to you within 24 to 48 hours, and the quotation follows once the plans are settled — it is the quotation that sets the price.

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