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1. Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte
HISTORY: This château was designed by the architect of Versailles and is just an hour from Paris.
BONUS: The grand gardens and history—previous guests included Louis XIV and Molière.
DRAWBACK: Dancing inside the château is forbidden (but tents can be built for partying outdoors).
2. The Mount
HISTORY: Edith Wharton's estate, designed by the author herself, is in Lenox, Massachusetts.
BONUS: The bride can get ready in Wharton's bedroom, where she wrote some of her novels.
DRAWBACK: There is no single large ballroom, so the reception will be spread out over the estate.
3. Locusts-on-Hudson
HISTORY: A Hudson Valley estate that was owned by a former wife of Vincent Astor.
BONUS: There's a farm and a view of the Hudson River; the grounds can fit up to 300 guests.
DRAWBACK: The modern art in the main house may not be to your taste.
4. Boone Hall
HISTORY: This plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, was established
in 1681.
BONUS: The property's Avenue of Oaks, two rows of huge trees planted in 1743, is wedding-picture heaven.
DRAWBACK: Ceremonies can take place on the front lawn or in the rustic Cotton Dock, but not in the house itself.
5. TWIN PALMS
HISTORY: Frank Sinatra's modern Palm Springs home, built in 1947.
BONUS: The recording equipment and piano-shaped swimming pool are still intact.
DRAWBACK: There's a crack in a bathroom sink from a champagne bottle Sinatra threw
at Ava Gardner.
6. MUSHA CAY
HISTORY: A private island in the Bahamas.
BONUS: A fleet of boats are at the bride and groom's disposal to take guests to 10 nearby islands.
DRAWBACK: The island sleeps a maximum of 24, so additional guests need to stay on chartered yachts or on other islands in the Exumas.
7. GLASS HOUSE
HISTORY: Iconic modernist domicile built by Philip Johnson in 1949 for his personal use.
BONUS: The 13 other structures on the property designed by the architect, plus
his art collection.
DRAWBACK: Just 50 guests can fit inside the Glass House, and the other buildings hold only about 60.
