Wedding venues in Mayenne, seen by a videographer
Mayenne is my home department, the one where I live and film most. Bocage countryside, granite and stud farms give it reception venues unlike any other. Here are the ones I know from having worked there, and what they change for a wedding film.
The venues I have filmed
For these, I can tell you what happens once the camera is rolling: the light, the sound, the distances, the rhythm of the day.
Domaine du Haras de la ChaîneSaint-Pierre-des-Landes
A working stud farm turned reception venue, across ten hectares, fifteen minutes from Fougères. Two halls, L'Écurie and L'Hippodrome, and a Friday-to-Monday rental. On camera, the rare asset is the horses: meadows, fences and moving shapes in the background that no other venue in the area can offer.
Ferme de MaupoirierJublains
A granite farm between woodland and a lake, at the end of the road. It is the truest setting in the department for a countryside wedding. Granite has a technical advantage few people suspect: unlike the pale stone of châteaux, it absorbs light rather than throwing it back, and faces stay readable in full afternoon sun.
Other weddings filmed in the department
Well-regarded venues I have not filmed yet
These estates come up often among wedding suppliers, and the feedback about them is consistently positive. I have not worked there yet: I have documented what they publish and what a videographer takes from reading it, without pretending to know them from the inside.
Château de FontenailleSaint-Pierre-des-Landes
32 hectares, a 450 m² marquee hall seating 400, a chapel in the park and 84 beds, ten minutes from Fougères.
Pavillon de l'ÉvidenceVaiges
A 600 m² orangery of glass and steel under nine metres of height, adaptable from 50 to 600 people, 20 minutes from Laval.
Domaine de MauvinetRuillé-Froid-Fonds
An 1890 stable restored in 2019: a 240 m² hall, a 300 m² terrace, 200 seated and 42 beds.
Other venues in the department
These estates are among the better-known reception venues in the area. I have not filmed there yet: I list them to help your search, without being able to describe them from the inside. Please check capacities and availability directly with them.
- Château de Craon - Craon
- Château de Marigny - between Laval and Mayenne
This list is not exhaustive. If you have found a venue that is missing, tell me about it: I add to this page as I film there.
Frequently asked questions
Do you film weddings in Mayenne?
+Yes. Studio SB is based in Mayenne and works regularly in Mayenne: Laval, Mayenne, Château-Gontier, Ernée, Évron, Craon and the surrounding bocage. Wedding film packages start from €1,400, drone included when the venue and the weather allow.
How do you choose a wedding venue in Mayenne?
+Capacity and budget are listed everywhere else. Three other criteria decide the film: the rental window, which sets the day's rhythm; beds on site, which keep guests to the end of the evening; and the distance to the nearest road, which decides how clean the sound is.
Does the venue really change the wedding film?
+Yes, far more than people expect. Mayenne granite returns a softer light than pale stone, meadows and rivers open up depth in the frame, and an estate away from any road lets voices be recorded without a hum underneath. Hence these venue-by-venue notes.
Getting married in Mayenne?
Tell me your venue and your date, and I will tell you what it means for your film.
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