HGTV’s Castle Impossible star Daphne Reckert may not have had “become a wedding planner” on her Bingo card when she inherited a literal castle nestled in the French countryside, but she also didn’t have to “listen to her husband’s ghost stories” on her radar either. But here they are, dealing with crumbling beams, hosting weddings, and maybe dealing with a few ghosts.

Castle Impossible, which premieres on Tuesday, April 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, follows Daphne and husband Ian Figueira, as they restore Château de Lésigny, a 133-acre property based in France, that features a moat, 28 horse stables, a dove tower, and cabin in the woods, which Daphne inherited from her grandfather. While weddings keep the main floor running, the rest of the estate needs major renovations. From budget constraints to bug infestations and rumored treasure, Daphne and Ian will take on every challenge to breathe new life into the historic property and preserve her family’s legacy. It’s like an HGTV fairytale, rom-com, with a sprinkling of ghost stories all in one!

Becoming Wedding Planners Fund Ian and Daphne’s ‘Castle Impossible’ Dream

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Daphne tells Collider that she knew inheriting the castle was a possibility, but she never thought she’d be able to afford to take on the project. During the series premiere, viewers will see how dramatically expensive it is to make repairs to the castle.

“The fact that we were able to figure stuff out was an absolute surprise to us,” she shares, adding that the wedding business the couple hosts on the lower levels of the castle and grounds funds the never-ending repairs. Wedding money helps, but she jokes, “Hopefully we’ll have it done within the next 100 years or so.”

Becoming an unofficial wedding planner is now part of the thrill. Thankfully, the couple have a gorgeous space to host the weddings, well away from the renovation zones — though it’s not uncommon for them to show up to a ceremony with a hammer still tucked in a back pocket. “Daphne and I had to run and change real quick out of our overalls and paint-covered clothes and then meet some people who are having to prep for their wedding day,” Ian laughs. “Every once in a while, they’ll come a little early, and they see us like walking back with a bunch of lumber.”

HGTV’s ‘Castle Impossible’ May Be a Little Haunted

When the couple isn’t juggling weekend weddings, they are tackling renovations by exploring every corner of the castle. This means hitting even the creepiest areas, which Ian insists could be haunted. The castle’s dungeon (yes, it has a dungeon), has been the source of at least one spooky encounter.

A skeptic, Daphne says, “I literally have to walk through the dungeon sometimes at 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning during weddings, which is, by the way, some of those weddings go till like 4 o’clock in the morning, and I’ve never been spooked out by anything.” Ian disagrees, revealing a spine tingling moment he had in the dungeon.