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The Italian Villa Wedding Venue

A beautiful Italian style villa & gardens

Dorset, Poole

£7,000 - £15,000

250 guests

35 reviews

Wedding Venue

Wedding Ceremony

Wedding Reception

Gardens

Barbecues

Hog Roast

Prices & Key Facts

Prices

Price Band: ££ - £££

Typical Price: £10,000

Price Range: £7,000 - £15,000

Please check our website or contact us following the links for more details, we'd love to speak to you.

Per Person Price Range: £85 - £124

Capacity

Guests for a ceremony: 180

Guest Capacity (min/max): 65 / 250

Guests for sit down meal: 65 - 180

 

About The Italian Villa

Wedding venue in Dorset. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the 10 acres of manicured gardens at the renowned Compton Acres, The Italian Villa gives Brides and Grooms the magical day they have always wished for.

Winner of Best Venue at the 2019 South West Wedding Industry Awards and awarded Best Venue at the Dorset Wedding Supplier Awards, The Italian Villa is the only venue of its kind in the UK. Set against a divine 10 acres of manicured gardens within the renowned Compton Acres, it is the perfect setting for that magical day when you say “I do”.

This exclusive wedding venue provides Bridal couples with 3 floors of unrivalled elegance to lay on their dream wedding. It features a balcony overlooking the breath-taking Italian Garden to ensure that wedding photos will be truly unforgettable.

When you book The Italian Villa, the multi-award winning venue becomes yours alone for the entire event. With over three floors, the grand Villa gives couples a true fairy-tale wedding venue, never having to worry about seeing “other guests at a hotel”, or have “staff attending to other matters”... When at The Italian Villa, YOU are their ONLY priority. The team’s impeccable standards ensure that the entire wedding party feel like VIPs.

Along with direct access into the phenomenal Italian Garden, the Villa can cater for small, intimate wedding receptions for 65, or can provide a relaxed setting for up to 180 guests in the Medici Suite. Well-appointed with lifts to all three floors, air conditioning, built in sound systems and speakers, a stage, and audio-visual screens, The Villa’s superb facilities enable couples to theme or create the most memorable occasion.

The Details

Type of Ceremony

Civil ceremony licensed

Humanist / Celebrant weddings

Outdoor Ceremonies

Receptions Only

Venue Setting

Countryside

Waterside

Town

Coastal

Woodland

Venue Type

Stately home

Barn

Exclusive use

Country House

Unique & Unusual

Outdoor / Garden

Additional Facilities

Outdoor ceremonies

Dance floor

Live music permitted

Discos permitted

Fireworks permitted

Wedding coordinator

Onsite car parking

One wedding per day

Licensed bar

Wedding packages

Bespoke weddings

Dog friendly

Walled Garden

Catering Options

Inhouse Caterers

BBQ / Hog Roasts

Contact & Location

The Italian Villa

Compton Acres, 164 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7ES, Dorset, United Kingdom

FAQs

The Italian Villa building is exclusively reserved for you and your guests on the wedding day. All 3 floors are yours!

Yes. You can either get married in our Verona Suite, Medici Suite or outside in our beautiful Italian Garden.

Yes you can, in our stunning Italian Garden.

Yes - we can offer a corkage package should you prefer to provide your own drinks for the drinks reception & wedding breakfast.

No. We have fabulous in-house caterers to provide your delicious wedding meals.

As standard, the Siena Bar closes at midnight and your DJ or Band must stop at this point. You can pay extra to extend our license and party until 01.00am!

Yes. We recommend a particular fireworks company who provide low noise and low debris firework displays.

We provide dried rose petals for the confetti throw.

No accommodation onsite, but we recommend lots of lovely places to say nearby.

Yes - please refer to our recommended suppliers list on our Italian Villa home page.

You will have access from 10am on the day of your wedding.

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