Wedding Venue Metz: A 16th-Century Chateau 30 Minutes from Saint-Etienne Cathedral
Outdoor ceremony in a one-hectare park, dinner for 65 guests, dance hall with fresco, on-site accommodation and next-day brunch. Your Lorraine wedding 30 km from Metz.
Chateau de Morey sits 30 km from Metz, a 30-minute drive via the A31 motorway. This 16th-century estate, built on the ruins of a Templar convent, hosts your wedding in a setting where five centuries of history are written across every facade. The main hall seats up to 65 guests for dinner. The one-hectare park planted with century-old trees hosts your secular ceremony and outdoor cocktail reception, with views over the Natagne valley. The dance hall with its pre-Revolution fresco keeps the celebration going late into the night. Five guest rooms allow your closest family and friends to sleep on site, without driving back to Metz after the party. The next morning, brunch brings your guests together again in the park or the chateau's lounges. The equipped catering kitchen lets your caterer work on site in optimal conditions. The estate's vaulted cellars provide an additional backdrop for photos or intimate moments.
Wedding Venue near you Metz
Metz has an exceptional architectural heritage, from Saint-Etienne Cathedral and its 6,500 sqm of stained glass to the Centre Pompidou-Metz and its contemporary architecture by Shigeru Ban. The German Imperial Quarter bears witness to the Wilhelmine era with its wide boulevards and monumental facades. Metz reception venues often offer formats for 100 guests or more, with classic banquet packages. Chateau de Morey offers a different format: an entire estate for private hire for 65 guests maximum, 30 minutes from Metz. The A31 motorway route is direct. The one-hectare park hosts your secular ceremony in a setting that Metz's urban venues do not offer. On-site accommodation saves your family the late-night drive home: five guest rooms, then brunch the next day. Each space has its function: main hall for dining, children's room for 15 to 20 young guests, dance hall with original fresco, vaulted cellars for the cocktail reception, equipped catering kitchen.
Why choose us
30 minutes from Metz via the A31
The chateau sits 30 km from Metz, 30 minutes via the A31 motorway. Your Metz guests make the trip without difficulty. The estate's secure private parking accommodates all vehicles, without the constraints of city-centre parking.
One-hectare park for your secular ceremony
The one-hectare park with century-old trees hosts your outdoor secular ceremony. Views over the Natagne valley, light filtered through the ancient canopy. A natural setting that Metz's city-centre venues cannot offer.
Main hall for 65 guests
Your wedding dinner takes place in a hall with the right proportions for 65 seated guests. Each guest finds their place without feeling lost in an oversized space. Antique woodwork and natural light set the scene.
Dance hall with period fresco
The dance floor welcomes your guests beneath an original chateau fresco that predates the Revolution. A historic setting impossible to replicate, giving your evening a unique character.
On-site accommodation and next-day brunch
Five guest rooms host your closest family at the chateau. Nobody drives back to Metz after the party. The next day, brunch gathers everyone in the park or the estate's lounges.
Your guests leave Metz via the A31 towards Nancy. In thirty minutes, the stained glass of Saint-Etienne Cathedral and the silhouette of Centre Pompidou-Metz give way to the Saintois hills. The avenue lined with century-old trees announces the estate. The chateau gate closes behind them. The cocktail reception begins in the vaulted cellars, between the stone walls of the Templar convent. The secular ceremony takes place in the one-hectare park, overlooking the Natagne valley. Photographers capture the golden light filtering through the ancient canopy. Dinner gathers your 65 guests in the main hall with antique woodwork. Children have their own room, supervised separately. After dessert, the dance hall and its pre-Revolution fresco host the party. Your closest family and friends return to their rooms without driving home. The next morning, brunch brings everyone together again in the park's calm, before farewells and the drive back to Metz.
Couples from Metz and Moselle seeking a characterful wedding in a historic chateau 30 minutes from Saint-Etienne Cathedral. Perfect for 65 guests wanting an outdoor ceremony, on-site accommodation and a next-day brunch.
Why choose us
Capacity 65 seated guests
5-hectare landscaped park
Outdoor civil ceremony
On-site accommodation (rooms + cottage)
Next-day brunch available
Metz
Moselle, Lorraine
Metz, a city of art and history spanning over 3,000 years, combines exceptional architectural heritage with a dynamic contemporary cultural scene. Saint-Étienne Cathedral, nicknamed the 'Lantern of God' with its 6,500 m² of stained glass, and Centre Pompidou-Metz symbolize this unique alliance between past and modernity.
35 minutes by car
Metz
Metz is a city of art and history with heritage spanning over 3,000 years. Saint-Etienne Cathedral, with its 6,500 sqm of stained glass including works by Marc Chagall, is one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in France. The Centre Pompidou-Metz, opened in 2010, is the first decentralisation of a French national museum and exhibits modern and contemporary art collections beneath a timber roof designed by Shigeru Ban. The Imperial Quarter, built during the Wilhelmine era between 1902 and 1918, features Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau boulevards and buildings. Thirty minutes from the chateau, Metz lets your guests combine your wedding with a cultural discovery of Moselle.
Metz
Saint-Étienne Cathedral
France's largest glass surface
Centre Pompidou-Metz
Internationally renowned contemporary art
Imperial Quarter
Remarkable Wilhelminian architecture
Wedding Venue Metz: A 16th-Century Chateau 30 Minutes from Saint-Etienne Cathedral
Celebrate your wedding in a historic and romantic setting in the heart of Lorraine. Our 18th-century château offers an exceptional setting with 5-hectare park, elegant reception hall, and on-site accommodation for your guests.