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Description
Description
CURRENTLY TAKING BOOKINGS for 2022 we are fully booked for 2020 and 2021
Shillingstone House is the family home of Sir Michael and Lady Salt and is the perfect venue for a country house wedding. Set in a secluded position and surrounded by the rolling hills of Dorset, the extensive grounds are yours for the 4 days of your wedding. A day for the marquee to go up, a day for decorating, a day for your ceremony and party and a day for brunch or barbeque with friends who have travelled far. The fourth day the marquee goes down.
The gazebo in the garden is fully licensed for Civil Ceremonies so you can get married outside. Your marquee can come right up to Gazebo so whatever the weather your celebration will go ahead.
Space to glamp/camp on Friday and Saturday night is available and a fully furnished bell tent can be hired if the bride and groom wish to spend their wedding night in the walled kitchen garden.
We only hold 6 weddings a year and like each one to be individual. You choose your own suppliers from Marquee company to catering service but we can give you advice if you wish. We do not charge corkage. You can decorate the marquee/gazebo/grounds etc. as you choose and we like to feel that Shillingstone becomes your home for the 4 days of your wedding.
If you look at the blog on our website - shillingstonehouse.co.uk - you will find pictures of our past weddings with links to their suppliers. You can see that we have held every type of wedding here with catering from hog roast and fish and chips to full sit down dinner - everything is possible!
You can let off fireworks if you wish and bring your favourite pet but we need to know in advance so as to make arrangements for livestock.
Get in touch and come and visit - you need to see the grounds to realise their full potential.
Personal Message from the Manager
Name of Wedding Contact: Caroline
Please get in touch and come and visit - we would love to meet you and discuss your plans. You really need to see the grounds to realise their full potential. We are here to help with planning if you need us or just to make sure that everything runs smoothly on the day - we are well practised at averting disaster!
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2012
No. of Weddings Hosted
Between 30 and 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
2
Overview of Shillingstone House
Wedding Venue Type
Country House / Manor House
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
150
Reception Capacity
150
Pricing for Shillingstone House
Pricing for Shillingstone House
What's Included?
Day before set up available
Multiple course wedding breakfast
Location & Contact Details for Shillingstone House
Location & Contact Details for Shillingstone House
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FAQs
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Describe the best wedding that happened at Shillingstone House?
Our weddings are all so different that it is impossible to chose the best one. Some are planned on a tight budget and some are more lavish but all have been hugely enjoyable for us and more importantly for the couples who have taken the venue.
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Make the day your own but don't overdo the decorations or you will be exhausted by the setting up! Set your theme and then look at Pinterest or your mind will boggle!
What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?
Too many to choose! They are all so different - from the bride who colour themed the things she made for the day to the bride who made her own cake, to the couple who made the tent reflect the countries that they came from to the one whose families had grown all the flowers banked around the marquee.
Describe Shillingstone House in 5 adjectives
Country House/Rural/flexible/fun/beautiful
Where’s the best photo spot at Shillingstone House?
Again too many to choose - we ask that the photographer comes to the venue before the wedding to choose their favourite spots.
Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Shillingstone House?
No
What’s your favourite canapé?
Again we have had so many different caterers here and each one produces something different and new
What’s your favourite midnight treat?
gathering round the fire-pit when the generator goes off, cooking marshmallows, lighting sparkler and continuing the party into the night.
What is Shillingstone House most unique feature?
Its grounds and its ability to offer a blank canvas - each wedding is totally amazing and totally different
What part of your business are you most proud of?
Our relationship with the bridal couple and their families and the positive feedback we have received. "5 stars isn't enough for this beautiful setting. Sir Michael and Lady Caroline Salt made our wedding set up so easy and relaxed. They went above and beyond for us and are such lovely people."
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