PLANNING GUIDES

A stone farmhouse surrounded by olive groves, an eighteenth-century bastide outside Aix-en-Provence, a vineyard estate in the Luberon, and a former abbey with vaulted limestone halls might all appear in the same search for wedding venues in Provence. Yet the celebrations these properties can accommodate—and the experience they offer guests—can be remarkably different. At Domaine de Fontenille, near Lourmarin, the published reception capacity is up to 120 guests outdoors but o