EVENTS & WEDDINGS

Organizing your event at the Château de la Barre from abroad could not be easier. It also means ensuring for these important times, the best of the “French Touch” : elegant, refined, creative, chic and lighthearted… Entrust us with the organization of your event in order to be able to fully enjoy it, in all serenity, relieved of coordination worries, be it a wedding, a baptism, a family reunion, a birthday, a house party or a professional gathering.....

Organising your event at Château de la Barre from abroad could not be easier. Via our onsite travel agency Countess Connections, we can arrange all transfers, from the moment you arrive in France: from direct transfers to our château, via top English speaking chauffeurs, by sedan, Viano or Mercedes Sprinter, to rental cars on site, luxury, vintage or classic! For the duration of your stay, entrust us with the organization of all activities, whether at the château itself, in our immediate region, or throughout France. As for the ceremony itself, from a festive cocktail, a Garden party, a gala dinner and brunch the next day, everything will be organized for the well-being of your guests. We regularly work with the best chefs and caterers, marquee suppliers, florists but also photographers, filmmakers, DJs, concert musicians, harpists, violinists, hairdressers, make-up artists, baby-sitter, everything that will ensure a tailor-made and totally unforgettable event.

Let Château de la Barre become, for a weekend or a week, your own family château that you have always dreamed of. By privatizing the château, you not only enjoy a stay in the château's elegant rooms, but also full access to the prestigious indoor reception areas, as well as the colorful gardens of the large park, wonderfully suited to your needs for these occasions. A personal welcome awaits you upon arrival, and over tea or a drink, the little last-minute details of your organization will be finalized. Our small on-site team will take care of each guest. A generous breakfast is served each morning. And regarding all the details of organizing your days as well as your event, Marnie de Vanssay will assist you not only upstream but also during your stay, to ensure you spend unforgettable days.

There are several options available to you for a religious ceremony. Our small family chapel, adjoining the castle, and being able to accommodate about thirty people, is ideal for an intimate wedding or for a baptism or a blessing. If you have a large gathering, then the beautiful church in the village of Conflans, with its frescoes, and visible from the terrace of our château, will be the perfect place, full of charm, peace and tradition. The romantic flower garden can also be the backdrop for a less traditional ceremony. We can also assist you with the organization of your religious ceremony, by putting you in contact with our parish priest. However, you will then be asked for a letter from your own priest.

Our onsite travel agency, Countess Connections, will fully take care of your guests the minute they arrive from abroad. Marnie de Vanssay, trilingual, will be able to arrange all their transfers, via multilingual drivers, by sedan, Viano or Mercedes Sprinter or even by helicopter. On site, we can also provide rental cars, luxury, vintage or classic, and knowledgeable driver-guides. Countess Connections will also be able to organize their entire stay in France and in Europe, in order to present them the hidden treasures of our countries, whether arranging visits to museums after hours, to tastings at the best vineyards, to renting villas or even yachts, to securing top guides, and providing invitations to lunches and teas with the aristocratic owners of various exceptional properties, or also organising discoveries off the beaten track.

Discover the inaccessible world of European Aristocracy most people only get a glimpse at through films! Countess de Vanssay can provide private invitations to meet, lunch or dine with the often-colorful owners of France’s famous castles and other elegant private châteaux, and visit parts of their houses and art collections not normally accessible to the public. Enjoy not only the grand estates, but the rare opportunity to meet and spend time with the often-colorful owners thereof. We believe it is in fact the people “behind the scene”, rather than the houses on their own, that offer the greatest insight into the real world of the French aristocracy and landed gentry. Learn from the stories recounted by their hosts, whose families have resided in their châteaux for hundreds of years: what life in France was like over the past centuries, through peace and in wartime, the rise and fall of various political systems, fashions and trends, and how they envisage the present and the future of their lifestyle and of France in general. Discover the true “art de vivre” à la française.