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Wedding Venue in Marrakech · Ouirgane, High Atlas
paymentsPrice / Night
groupGuest Capacity
Up to 100
hotelSleep Capacity
40 rooms
eventMin. Stay
2 nights
our editorial assessment
If you have been hunting for a Marrakech wedding venue and keep drifting up into the mountains to Chez Momo II, I understand the pull. It is a small Berber auberge in the village of Ouirgane, about an hour south of the city in the High Atlas foothills, sitting on forested grounds that look straight out over the Ouirgane lake to the peaks. The thing that defines it is the setting: real mountains, a calm lake, rose gardens and a pool, at a price that will not frighten you. This is not a polished palace or a slick resort. It is a rustic, family-run mountain inn with a lot of heart. Let me walk you through it the way I would if you were sitting across from me, the honest version, trade-offs and all.
The name carries a small story worth knowing. The original Chez Momo sat lower in the valley until the authorities built the Ouirgane dam, and the rising water swallowed the first auberge. So Momo, the Berber host the place is named for, rebuilt higher up the slope, and that is the Chez Momo II you see today, looking down on the very lake that took the first one. That history tells you what kind of place this is. It is personal, run like a family home rather than a corporation, with Momo and his team welcoming you themselves. The decor is traditional Berber, the cooking is rooted in the mountains, and the whole feel is warm and a little rough at the edges. People do not come here for marble and chandeliers. They come for the realness of it.
Here is what your photographs will actually look like. The backdrop is the High Atlas, and on a clear winter or spring day those summits carry snow, with the Ouirgane lake sitting quiet below the grounds. The palette is earth and green: terracotta walls, rose gardens, olive and fruit trees, the blue of the pool, and the mountains behind everything. There are roof terraces that give you a near 360 degree sweep of the dam and the peaks, which is where your golden hour and first look shots want to be. This is not a lantern lit riad look, and it is not the flat desert and palms look either. It is a mountain and water palette, softer and more open, with proper depth in the distance. If your mood board is green valleys and big skies rather than carved plaster, this delivers it honestly.
The celebration here lives outdoors. Most couples set the ceremony on the lawn or by the pool with the lake and mountains behind them, move dinner onto the terraces and garden, and let the bar and restaurant carry the party into the night. There is no grand ballroom and no dedicated banqueting hall, so this is an open-air, weather-led day. That is glorious from late spring through autumn, and a genuine planning point for winter or a rainy spell, when you will want a marquee or a covered fallback ready. On size, think intimate to midsize. The grounds run to roughly seven thousand square metres, so a garden reception of up to around a hundred guests sits comfortably, with eighty or so being the sweet spot. Push much past that and the little auberge starts to feel stretched.
This is the part I want you to hear clearly. Chez Momo II is right for the couple who wants mountains, nature and warmth over polish and grandeur, on a budget that stays sane. If you dream of a relaxed day in the High Atlas, good Berber food, a swim, and a sunset over the lake with your closest people, this is a lovely choice. If you are picturing white glove service, a five star ballroom, flawless timing and three hundred guests, this is not your venue, and I would rather tell you now than let you fall for the view first. Service here is friendly but can run slow, and the rooms are characterful rather than luxurious. Know that going in, and the place rewards you warmly. Expect it to behave like a city palace, and you will be let down.
Now, where everyone sleeps. Chez Momo II is small, with somewhere between thirteen and twenty rooms and suites depending on which season's count you trust, in standard doubles, mini suites and triple suites, most with traditional decor, a fireplace and a garden or mountain view. Realistically that sleeps around forty people on site at a full buyout. So the practical model is the one I give most mountain couples: you and your inner circle take the rooms, and the wider guest list either fills nearby Ouirgane and Asni guesthouses or comes up from Marrakech for the day. Waking your closest family by the lake, with breakfast on the terrace and the peaks across the water, is the real luxury here. Just lock in the extra beds and the transport early, because the valley does not have a hotel on every corner.
The logistics nobody spells out. Ouirgane is about sixty kilometres south of Marrakech on the Taroudant road, the N7, a paved and scenic climb of roughly an hour to ninety minutes depending on how the traffic clears the city. That distance is the trade: more mountain, less convenience. You will want coaches or minibuses for guests, because taxis do not idle up here and nobody should be driving these bends in the dark. On season, spring and autumn are ideal, summer stays cooler than the city thanks to the altitude of around a thousand metres, and winter nights get genuinely cold with snow on the high peaks behind your photos. There is no nightlife nearby, so the wedding is self-contained, which most couples end up loving. Check the road and the parking for a coach if you bring a big group.
Honest numbers, because nobody else gives them to you. Chez Momo II publishes its room rates, which I respect: standard rooms run around 70 euros a night, mini suites near 105, and triple suites around 150, with aggregators sometimes showing doubles from roughly 50 to 70 with breakfast. For a wedding you want exclusive use, and as a grounded estimate a full-venue buyout lands somewhere around 1,800 to 4,500 euros per night depending on season and headcount, usually over a two night minimum. Catering is in-house and mountain Moroccan, and a proper wedding dinner typically runs in the region of 35 to 60 euros a head. Treat all of this as planning figures to confirm for your exact dates, not a quote, because a small auberge prices each wedding by hand. For a real Atlas setting, the value here is genuinely strong.
So would I send you here? Yes, if you are the right couple. Chez Momo II is for the two of you who want a warm, scenic, unfussy mountain wedding with the people you love, not a status address. The gift is the setting: the High Atlas, the lake, rose gardens, big light, and a price that respects your budget. Go in clear about the trade-offs, the open-air and weather-led day, the gentle pace of service, the smaller capacity and the drive from town, and it gives back a wedding that feels personal and properly Moroccan. For an intimate High Atlas celebration of up to roughly a hundred guests, it is one of the easier yeses in the mountains around Marrakech. For a grand palace fantasy, look back down in the city instead, with my blessing.