Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
The château Nicolas Fouquet built in 1661, and the building that got him arrested: Louis XIV saw it, understood he had been outdone, jailed his finance minister and hired the same three men, Le Vau, Le Brun and Le Nôtre, to build Versailles.
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a castle destination wedding venue in Maincy, France, hosting up to 250 guests (Aisle estimate), where a wedding for 80 guests costs about €131,000 (our estimate), reached from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), ~1 hr 10 by car.
About Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
The château Nicolas Fouquet built in 1661, and the building that got him arrested: Louis XIV saw it, understood he had been outdone, jailed his finance minister and hired the same three men, Le Vau, Le Brun and Le Nôtre, to build Versailles.
It is still privately owned, by the Vogüé family, and it is the largest privately held historic monument in France.
For a wedding that means the whole thing closes to the public and the gardens, all 33 hectares of Le Nôtre’s original design, are yours.
The Grand Salon under the dome takes up to 250 for dinner.
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Money
- A wedding for 80 guests
- About €131,000, rooms extraAisle estimate
- Price
- €50,000 to €100,000 venue feeAisle estimate
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- CDG, 60 min by carAisle estimate
The spaces
- Setting
- Countryside, historic, formalAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- Built 1661 by Le Vau, Le Brun and Le Nôtre, the template for Versailles
- Largest privately owned historic monument in France, still family-run
- Grand Salon takes up to 250 for dinner under the dome
- 33 hectares of Le Nôtre gardens, closed to the public on the day
A sample wedding weekend
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- 20:00Welcome dinner in Fontainebleau
- 16:00Guests arrive on the forecourt, château closed to the public
- 17:00Ceremony on the south steps above the Le Nôtre parterres
- 18:30Drinks in the gardens, the canal in the distance
- 20:30Dinner in the Grand Salon under the dome
- 23:30Fireworks over the parterres, coaches back at 01:00
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- CDG · about 1 h by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Vaux-le-Vicomte seat?+
The Grand Salon holds up to 250 for a seated dinner, and the other ceremonial rooms take smaller numbers with the gardens in view. For a large evening reception the château closes to the public entirely, which is what full private hire buys.
What does a wedding at Vaux-le-Vicomte cost?+
Venue hire for a full evening reception starts at €50,000, with overtime billed if you need longer to set up. Smaller private lunches and dinners start nearer €4,000 for the space. Catering is separate and comes from an approved list.
Can we bring our own caterer?+
No. The château works with a short list of approved high-end caterers, most of whom bill €350 to €500 per person. That is the single biggest line in a budget here and it is worth pricing two of them before committing to a date.
Is there accommodation at the château?+
None. Guests stay in Fontainebleau, about 15 minutes away, in Melun, or in Paris, roughly 50 minutes by car. Most couples book a Fontainebleau hotel block and run coaches, because taxis back to Paris late at night are unreliable.
Which airport should international guests use?+
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) is about an hour and ten minutes by car and has the widest long-haul schedule. Orly is closer, at around 45 minutes, and often better for European arrivals. Both need a car or a coach at the far end.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about pricing and availability for the month you have in mind. You do not need a fixed date.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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