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Château MartinayEntertainment and production, in the château's own symmetry.
Carpentras, at the foot of Mont Ventoux
A neoclassical château of blond stone below Mont Ventoux, built in 1763 and rebuilt to the same design in 1838, in a 35-hectare park. We plan an event here as the house is drawn: on one axis, with light and music in balance.
On the axis
Light and music, in balance.
Martinay is built on symmetry, from the façade to the Cour d'Honneur and its fountain. We bring both halves of an evening together here, the entertainment and the production, planned as one, so the château is lit and the music carries as the house deserves.
01 · Allée des Cyprès
Ceremony
Between two rows of cypress
A ceremony on the château's axis.
Entertainment
- String quartet
- Harp
- Solo voice with strings
Production
- Discreet ceremony sound
- Microphones for vows and readings
The cypress avenue gives a ceremony its own procession. We choose musicians who carry outdoors and provide discreet sound for the vows and readings, so every guest hears them.
Where · The Allée des Cyprès, for ceremonies of up to 100 guests.
02 · La Cour Sud
Cocktails
Facing the sunset
Music for the last of the sun.
Entertainment
- Jazz trio
- Acoustic duo
- Strolling musicians
Production
- Sound for the court
- Architectural lighting as the light fades
The south court catches the evening light. We set a small live act at one side of it, with sound that reaches the whole court without raising voices, and begin lighting the stone as the sun goes.
Where · La Cour Sud, 600 m², for cocktails of up to 120 guests at sunset.
03 · La Cour d'Honneur
Dinner
Before the façade and its fountain
The table set before a lit façade.
Entertainment
- Pianist or singer between courses
- A performance before dessert
- Live first dance
Production
- Façade and fountain lighting
- Table lighting
- Sound for speeches and performers
- Screens where needed
Dinner in the Cour d'Honneur sits before the château's façade. We light the stone, the fountain and the tables as one composition, and pace the music, speeches and screens to the courses.
Where · La Cour d'Honneur, 900 m², with its central fountain, for up to 120 seated.
04 · After dark
After-party
Where the château agrees
Then the château becomes a party.
Entertainment
- DJ with live saxophone or percussion
- Show band
- A Club Coda after-party
Production
- Dance-floor sound and lighting
- Bespoke DJ booth and scenic
- Technical production
For the party we pair a DJ with live musicians and build the dance floor around them: sound, lighting, a bespoke DJ booth and scenic, in the space the château agrees for your date.
Where · The Orangerie, the reception rooms or a dance floor in the grounds, as agreed with the château.
Working with the château
Entertainment and production, planned as one.
At Château Martinay we provide both the entertainment and the production: the musicians, DJs and performers, and the sound, lighting and scenic design around them. Every space, timing and level is agreed first with the château's team, and one technical plan is shared with your planner.
- 01Spaces, timings and levels agreed with the château first
- 02Entertainment curated, briefed and scheduled by us
- 03Sound, lighting and scenic design by us
- 04One technical plan with your planner and the château
The setting
What the château offers, and how we approach it.
From Château Martinay
- Where
- Carpentras, at the foot of Mont Ventoux; about 40 minutes from Avignon
- History
- Built in 1763 by the Isnard family; rebuilt to the same design in 1838 after the Revolution
- The house
- Neoclassical façades in blond stone; an enfilade of reception rooms and an Orangerie
- Grounds
- A 35-hectare park with centuries-old trees, formal gardens and statues
- Spaces
- Allée des Cyprès, Cour d'Honneur (900 m²), Cour Sud (600 m²), reception rooms and Orangerie
- Capacity
- Up to 120 seated for dinner, 100 for a ceremony
- Staying
- Rooms and suites in the château and its outbuildings
As published by the château. Confirm the details for your date with the château.
From us
Light for the stone
Blond stone takes light beautifully. We light the façade and courts to show the architecture, warm and even, never coloured for its own sake.
Symmetry, kept
The château is built on an axis. We place stages, booths and lighting to keep it, so the production feels part of the house.
One plan
Entertainment and production come from one team, so performers, sound and light are scheduled together and nothing falls between suppliers.
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Coda is an independent event production studio, not affiliated with Château Martinay. Venue details are as the château publishes them.