Château de Bagnols, Beaujolais – a thirteenth-century castle in the Beaujolais wine country, one of the most celebrated wedding venues in France and consistently among the finest in Europe. For couples who want the genuine French chateau experience – history, grandeur, exceptional food – Bagnols is the gold standard.

Domaine de la Baume, Provence – a beautifully restored eighteenth-century estate in the Var, surrounded by vineyards and lavender fields, with ceremony spaces that use the Provençal landscape as their backdrop. For couples who want Provence at its most quintessentially romantic, La Baume delivers.

Château de Varennes, Burgundy – set among the vineyards of Burgundy, a Renaissance chateau that combines genuine historical grandeur with the kind of food and wine culture that makes a French wedding weekend genuinely exceptional.

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Côte d’Azur – a Belle Époque villa on a promontory between Nice and Monaco, with gardens designed to resemble a ship’s deck and views across both the Mediterranean and the bay of Villefranche. For couples who want the Riviera at its most spectacular, Villa Ephrussi is extraordinary.

Château Les Crayères, Champagne – set in the heart of the Champagne region near Reims, a Belle Époque mansion with two Michelin stars and a wine cellar that speaks for itself. For couples who want to be married where champagne was invented and drink the best of it on the night, this is the obvious choice.