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Came is an enchanting Palladian Country House and private estate in the heart of Thomas Hardy’s Dorset, ten minutes from the Jurassic coast. It is just two miles from the market town of Dorchester, with mainline rail links to Southampton International Airport and London Waterloo.
Came loves a party and was built to entertain. The House has been a home to friendship, love and laughter for countless guests over the centuries. Came House invites you to make a weekend of your wedding and share its timeless charm with family and friends as if it were your own. It is as versatile a venue as you could hope for, and its dedicated team is on hand to help create your wedding with all the special touches you would love. Every wedding at Came looks and feels different.
Dine on the Friday in Drawing Room. With its sparkling chandeliers and Rococo plasterwork, it’s the perfect space for an elegant pre-wedding rehearsal dinner with your close family and friends – setting the scene for the weekend ahead.
All of the formal rooms are licensed for civil ceremonies, the largest being the stunning Domed Conservatory for 120 (with the adjoining Morning Room licensed for a further 65 and opening onto the Domed Conservatory, they can offer space to seat 165 guests in total for larger weddings for a civil marriage). For an outdoor ceremony, the rear Terrace overlooking the back of the elevation of the House is stunning. The 15th century Chapel set within the grounds (St Peters) is available for blessings, and there are many local churches for religious ceremonies in the locality.
The extensive formal gardens provide an excellent location for the post-ceremony drinks reception, complete with croquet on the lawn and many backdrops for photographs. The Saloon, Morning Room and Conservatory interconnect with the garden terrace to take the outside in.
Your wedding breakfast and evening party will be in their stunning traditional marquee – designed and manufactured for Came. This beautiful tent is set in the “Secret Garden”, which is slightly offset to the side of the House, allowing the marquee to not interrupt those beautiful photographs with the House as a backdrop. Your guests will be invited to take a magical short stroll through the Italian Gardens before taking their seats. Fully landscaped all around, with clear sides on three walls, it truly is an elegant and beautiful space. A reveal curtain divides the main dining section from the party space – saving this as another surprise for your guests later. Complete with a large service tent for your caterers, a walk-in chiller for all your chosen weekend drinks (no corkage at Came) and luxury WC facilities adjoining the marquee – your guests will be blown away.
Party the night away at Came! Their large oak dance floor is supplied with a large stage (big enough to stage even a show band!) and all the power you need, complete with a beautifully designed interior and exterior lighting system and outdoor seating and firepit. Whilst you fall into bed in their stunning Bridal Suite, family and friends can stay in the main House and two neighbouring guest cottages with a luxury House breakfast on both mornings. This is truly a wonderful weekend wedding.
Whilst they are a very doggie-friendly family and know how much some of their couples love having their pooch as part of their wedding day, they have found in the past that this can sometimes cause upset for the dog and difficulties for the couple during the wedding day. They have, therefore, decided that they can no longer permit dogs to be part of weddings. However, it may be something that they might be able to consider under a strict set of circumstances to cover both the welfare of the dog and to help their couples.
Thank you so much for everything in the year leading up to our wedding. You were exceptional during our wedding weekend, and we are so grateful! You were kind, patient, hardworking, and very lovely!
Married August 2024
Where do we begin? You are all so amazing. We are eternally grateful to you all. We are so happy that we could celebrate our special weekend here – we had the best day of our lives.
Married June 2023
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so so much for making our wedding so incredible. Your support and guidance made our day. We had the most amazing day, it was everything we wished and hoped for and that was down to you and your amazing team.
Married June 2023
Came House is truly a spectacular venue; everyone at Came went to such incredible effort into making our wedding day absolutely perfect. The Came team went above and beyond to ensure that every detail was handled with care and precision.
The venue looked stunning, and we received countless compliments from our guests about how beautiful and well-organized everything was. Your professionalism, attention to detail, and willingness to accommodate our every need truly made our day unforgettable. We are so grateful to have chosen Came House for our wedding. You played such a vital role in making our dream wedding a reality, and for that, we will always be thankful.
Married June 2024
Thank you so much for creating such a perfect wedding for us. We would have been absolutely lost without you. The feedback has just been the best for every single part and detail of the day, and that is in large part to you. The venue was great, but so was everything else!
Married September 2023
Danielle and Melanie were both incredibly helpful throughout the entire planning process. After meeting them at the venue, we had an initial video call to discuss our requirements; they could recommend suppliers based on our preferences. It was very helpful that Bellissimo had good relationships with many suppliers, allowing for a seamless process. Both were very responsive to emails/texts/calls and we felt very confident we could relax as they had been able to manage everything behind the scenes. Highly recommend to anyone planning a wedding, oustanding team.
Married July 2023
Thank you so so much for everything you did to make our wedding such an amazing experience. It truly was the best day of our lives. We cannot put into words how grateful we are for all your hard work, both in the build-up to the event and on the day itself. We were warned that the organisation on the day would be very stressful but thanks to your professionalism and work, it wasn’t for us.
Married June 2024
Came House is surrounded by beautiful Dorset countryside and is an incredible venue for a wedding. However, the team that works there makes it truly special. Your wedding day and the weeks/months leading up to it can be stressful, but Melanie and the Came team helped make everything so easy and stress-free for us, which allowed us to just enjoy the day, safe in the knowledge that everything was taken care of.
From planning the BBQ for our friends and family on Friday night to recommending caterers, DJs, and wine suppliers to the day itself (with all of our requests and last-minute curveballs!), they worked tirelessly to ensure that our wedding weekend ran smoothly and to give us the perfect day.
We have had so many people say how beautiful the venue looked and how well-organised everything was… We got very lucky with the weather and even luckier, we picked Came for our special day.
Thank you again so much for everything!
Married July 2024
It has been a truly memorable few days. I don’t think we can believe quite how good it was. I know Stu thanked you in his speech, but I wanted to say myself just how wonderful you have been both in the lead-up to and then on the day. You seemed to have built relationships with so many guests and members of the bridal party. It was so impressive. One of our few regrets is that we didn’t get to dance with you. I hope you found it rewarding to see how much fun everyone had. The reviews we have had from friends have said it was the best wedding they’ve ever been to, with a phenomenal environment and brilliant energy from the guests.
Married August 2023
Thank you so so much. We had the absolute best weekend, it couldn’t have gone any better and it is such a testament to you and your team. We felt so looked after from start to finish. Thank you so much for running it all so smoothly.
Married August 2023