Our Story
Places reborn &
bonds formed
It's a story of an ampersand!
"You know that '&' at the heart of our logo, symbol of union? The story of Domaines & événements is first and foremost the meeting of two worlds: estates and events.
The estates are my world: that of a property entrepreneur with a love of beauty, art, and architectural and natural heritage. I have long believed in the revival of the countryside and in our need, now more than ever, for authentic, lively and preserved places.
The events are the women and men who joined me: professionals passionate about people, whose job is to create moments that bring people together: weddings, corporate retreats in the countryside, parties and gatherings.
"Bring Together & Belong Together" naturally became our credo. It all began with a meeting. I met Geoffroy Perdon, a restaurateur dreaming of a venue in western Paris to develop an events project. Then came love at first sight: la Thibaudière, a former manorial farm with raw charm. We began renovating it between 2018 and 2019. It became our first estate, imagined as the ideal country house: a place to come together, celebrate, share and work differently. At the time, I told myself with some enthusiasm: "Heads, I get my dream home. Tails, I get a dream business!" Success was immediate in 2019. Then Covid arrived in 2020, and la Thibaudière closed. What could have been a full stop became an accelerator. Lockdown gave me time to step back, to reflect and, above all, to look further ahead. It was at the very heart of la Thibaudière that the D&é project was born within a few weeks, with a simple idea: keep heritage alive in order to preserve it. I wanted to give beautiful properties a new purpose through private events, notably weddings, and corporate events, from corporate retreats to company gatherings. But this ambition could not be that of one man alone. Colas Guyonnaud joined us in 2020 and we gradually surrounded ourselves with professionals with complementary skills: marketing, sales, events, hospitality, human resources, finance, management... Today, nearly fifty people bring this adventure to life. In parallel, I created D&é Invest, our investment company dedicated to the acquisition, transformation and development of estates. My conviction has remained the same since day one: a heritage property that regains a use also regains a future.
After the Paris basin and Provence, we are now continuing our expansion in the peri-urban countryside, where beautiful properties still wait to be revealed and new stories to be written. Our model stands on two complementary pillars: private events, which celebrate life's great moments, and corporate events, which allow teams to come together in a different way. Domaines & événements is also now opening up its expertise to owners who wish to entrust us with their estate under management, rental, franchise or concession arrangements. And D&é Invest is opening its capital.
The ampersand thus continues its work: Places & events. Heritage & people. Entrepreneurship & preservation. Bring Together & Belong Together."
Nicolas Tommasini
Founder & CEO of the Domaines & événements group
Our Purpose
A project driven above all by passion & values:
We come together as a team to (re)breathe life into exceptional heritage venues, sustainably rooted in the heart of nature, to create shared emotions and memorable moments.
Our Ambition
Following our expansion into Provence and eastern Paris, D&é is open to new locations in the peri-urban countryside of the greater Paris basin, including Normandy, Provence, the Centre region and Hauts-de-France. The D&é brand requires significant property and fit-out investment from owners, as well as internal expertise from Domaines & événements. The mixed positioning of D&é means multiplying events on two fronts: private clientele (weddings, etc.) and professional clientele (corporate retreats...).
Beyond investment through D&é Invest, D&é now welcomes investor-owners under management or rental models, and established operators under franchise or concession arrangements. We provide 360° support: pre-project assessment, financing package, project design, project management, opening, marketing, sales, operational standards, performance monitoring, procurement, HR, legal matters...
Would you like us to manage your estate?
Are you an estate owner or operator looking for management, franchise or rental solutions? Domaines & événements works with owners through product development, management or rental models, and with operators through franchise and advisory solutions aimed at increasing the number and value of events held.
