Paris Wedding Venues: Where to Celebrate, From Palace Salons to Châteaux

Palaces and grand hotels

Paris palace hotels have wedding teams, their own kitchens and rooms upstairs for you and your guests. The day can stay under one roof, from getting ready to the last dance.

Four Seasons Hotel George V (8th arrondissement)

The hotel describes the day in its own words: vows in the open-air Cour de Marbre, a meal from its Michelin-starred kitchens, portraits on the white marble staircase. Picture the courtyard in late afternoon, guests standing between the pale stone walls, then the two of you walking up that staircase while everyone is still holding a glass.

For a small wedding, the wood-panelled Salon Louis XIII with its fireplace seats up to 50 for dinner according to the hotel’s venue chart; the Salon Vendôme ballroom seats up to 360. Ask which salon your guest count fits and whether the courtyard is part of the proposal.

Official page: fourseasons.com

Hôtel de Crillon (Place de la Concorde)

The Crillon overlooks the Place de la Concorde and hosts weddings from intimate ceremonies to large celebrations in its 18th-century Salons Historiques. The detail worth asking about is the Salon Marie-Antoinette, which the hotel says has its own terrace with views of the Eiffel Tower and other monuments.

Step out of the hotel and you are at the Concorde, with the Seine and Pont Alexandre III a short walk away, which makes it easy to fit a portrait walk between the ceremony and dinner.

Official page: rosewoodhotels.com

Le Meurice (rue de Rivoli, 1st arrondissement)

Le Meurice sits on the rue de Rivoli across from the Tuileries Garden. Its wedding page offers three salons: the Salon Pompadour, whose gilded 19th-century décor the hotel compares to Versailles; the Salon Tuileries, calmer and more like a private house; and the Salon Jeu de Paume, smaller, full of daylight, with Art Deco frescoes and set at the back of the hotel for privacy.

The Tuileries across the street give you trees, gravel paths and long views toward the Louvre for portraits without needing a car.

Official page: dorchestercollection.com

The Peninsula Paris (avenue Kléber, 16th arrondissement)

The Peninsula occupies a century-old building near the Arc de Triomphe, renovated in 2014. For weddings it offers a soundproofed ballroom for up to 100 guests at a sit-down dinner and a smaller room with what the hotel calls a chapel feel.

For couples who want something very private, the hotel describes a terrace for two at the highest point of the building, looking over the rooftops toward Sacré-Cœur and the Eiffel Tower, offered for proposals, anniversaries, elopements and very intimate weddings. The hotel also lists a restored 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom for arriving at the ceremony.

Official page: peninsula.com

Private mansions and intimate venues

An hôtel particulier is a private townhouse, and a wedding in one feels like being hosted in someone’s home: a staircase, a run of salons, often a garden or courtyard.

Hôtel Le Marois (avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt, 8th arrondissement)

Built in 1863 by the architect Henri Parent and also known as the Hôtel de Ganay, Le Marois is a short walk from the Champs-Élysées. Its eight salons and terrace can host more than 600 guests across 850 m², according to the venue, and it welcomes weddings.

The house points to its grand staircase, with a ceiling painted on the theme of the Apotheosis of Psyche, as the setting for wedding photos. Upstairs, the Salon Washington has gilding, a chandelier, a painted ceiling and two tall windows, and opens into the neighbouring salons.

Official page: hotel-le-marois.com

Maison de l’Amérique latine (boulevard Saint-Germain, 7th arrondissement)

Two 18th-century townhouses, the Hôtel de Varengeville and the Hôtel Amelot de Gournay, house the Maison de l’Amérique latine, which rents its salons and gardens for private receptions and lists weddings among them.

A garden in the middle of the Left Bank is the draw here: drinks outside among the trees, dinner in the salons, and Saint-Germain’s streets for a walk afterwards.

Official page: mal217.org

Hôtel Particulier Montmartre (avenue Junot, 18th arrondissement)

Between avenue Junot and rue Lepic, this small hotel sits in a protected garden, which it describes as the last remnant of the Maquis de Montmartre and the largest hotel garden in Paris. It hosts private receptions, lunches and dinners, and its events form lists weddings among them.

This is the venue for a small wedding that feels like a country house in the city: drinks in the garden, then the cobbled streets of Montmartre around you.

Official page: hotelparticulier.com

How to choose your Paris wedding venue

Start with the guest count and the parts of the day. A venue that hosts 50 for dinner may not have room for dancing. Tell each venue exactly what you want it to hold: the ceremony, the cocktail hour, dinner, the party, or only some of these.

Ask what is exclusive. Is the whole venue yours, one salon, or a terrace shared with other guests? Is the room you visit the room you will use?

Plan for rain. For terraces and gardens, ask where the ceremony and drinks move if the weather turns, and make sure that room fits everyone.

Check the music hours. Ask until what time music can play, and whether outdoor spaces close earlier than the salons.

Think about where your guests sleep. Palace hotels and estates like Vaux-de-Cernay and Vallery keep everyone in one place; a restaurant or mansion means organising hotels and transport.

Look at the distance to your portrait spots. A venue near the Seine or the tower lets you slip away for twenty minutes between the ceremony and dinner. A château an hour away usually means doing Paris portraits on another day, for example with a pre-wedding photoshoot the day before.

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