You Should Consider A Fairytale French Wedding In A Luxury Chateau
Saying “I do” in a french wedding castle is as fashionable as carrying the latest Chanel handbag for Hollywood celebrities today.
Eight out of ten brides would prefer a destination wedding and last year 3 out of 10 had one.
Marrying in a chateau means “becoming part of a fairytale,” says Mindy Weiss, Eva Longoria’s wedding planner “You’re walking into a chapter of a romance novel.”
Interest in the Odescalchi Castle has soared since Tom and Katie held their wedding there. Skibo Castle has a waiting list with hopeful brides paying a $40,000 initiation fee prior to a wedding booking.
Eva Longoria and Tony Park’s wedding on the auspicious 7th July 2007 at Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte has only fueled the trend.
European chateaux are being booked by non-celebrities in hoardes.
According to Brides editor in chief Millie Martini Bratten, “The average U.S. wedding costs $27,850”. Away-from-home weddings can be cheaper, because there are typically are fewer guests to wine and dine. The guests for a hometown event average 165 and 47 for an overseas location.
Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte is said to have inspired Versailles and is no stranger to over-the-top festivities. The chateau hosted the wedding of Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s daughter, claimed to be the most expensive nuptials of all time at a reported $55 million.
Typically only three weddings a year are held at the chateau. Eva and Tony have contracted a two-day rental so that the massive crew of construction workers, decorators and security guards could get everything perfect for the big day. You do not need to be able to sell your wedding photos for 2 million to have a French fairytale wedding.
Anyone, especially non-celebrities can rent a chateau and get married in France and have a fairytale wedding chateau of their dreams.