Dorset boasts some of the best scenery in England. Benefiting from the breathtaking countryside and panoramic seascapes it hosts a number of amazing wedding venues perfect for wedding videography. To help you with the all-important decision here are a few wedding venues in Dorset worth considering.
The Italian Villa
The Italian Villa is utterly gorgeous. The exclusive villa is set in the beautiful gardens of Compton Acres in Poole. It is a popular wedding venue due to the contemporary style and magical setting. It has everything imaginable to create stunning wedding videography. It is no surprise that this romantic wedding venue has been voted one of the best in Dorset. The beautiful Italian Villa is set within the mesmerising Japanese gardens full of colour and beauty making it perfect for videography to capture your special day in such an idyllic setting. The Italian Villa venue is truly out of this world. It is surrounded by different coloured buildings helping to create an authentic Italian setting for the perfect fairytale wedding. The dreamy Italianate architecture ignites your imagination, taking you and your guests out of Bournemouth and placing you in a classy, chic Mediterranean location.
Beach Weddings Bournemouth
The Beach Wedding Bournemouth venue is located on the West Cliff beach. The venue replicates a nautical style wedding theme which helps to establish the ultimate chilled out and relaxed atmosphere. The wedding videography at this venue will take a more natural, organic approach. The beauty of this venue is that you have so much scope to make it unique and place your own stamp on it which will help the videographer produce exclusive wedding videography. The Beach Wedding Bournemouth venue gives you the option of just having the ceremony on the beach or the whole wedding celebration including the reception on the beach, with the latter taking place in the beach gazebo which also benefits from nautical decor to fit in with the overall theme. The beach setting is ideal for videography, having the sea in the background is the perfect backdrop for creating a calm, fresh and natural atmosphere. The unique venue will no doubt have your guests in awe.
Sopley Mill
Sopley Mill is one of Devon’s most loved wedding venues. The venue consists of a newly renovated red brick watermill surrounded by the Avon River. The beautiful gardens help to make this venue one to remember. The mill is exclusively your own giving you complete privacy to enjoy your special day with friends and family amongst the spectacular views. The wedding videography at this venue has the potential to be truly superb. Sopley Mill is set over three floors and can hold up to 100 people. Having an abundance of character, the red brick mill contains beautiful beams which when captured on camera helps to display a beautiful rustic ambience within the idyllic rural setting. There are so many additional features around the grounds to make the videography memorable. These include the flowing river through the mill, the bridge, the main garden areas and the pristine patio area. The great thing about this venue is the scope you have to be creative and design your day to be exactly how you dreamed it to be. The unique quirks you add to your day are what will make your videography priceless.
Athelhampton House & Gardens
Athelhampton House and Gardens is the epitome of grandeur. Located only 7 miles away from Dorchester, this is the perfect wedding venue for those looking for a more formal or traditional style wedding. Athelhampton is a private country house, a very quintessential English Manor. The videography would benefit from the extensive architecture, having so many intrinsic details to help emphasise the grandeur of the venue.
The venue is made up of three parts, the House, the Gardens and the Coach House. The three locations provide a stunning platform for an exquisite wedding ceremony. The ‘great room’ forms part of the house and is a step back in history. The high ceilings and majestic decor make the room feel extra special giving it the wow factor. The gardens have their own unique designs, being described as tranquil and peaceful; they are absolutely perfect for shooting stunning wedding videography as it gives the videographer ample backdrops for various clips of the film.
In many ways, Athelhampton House goes way beyond creating a formal and more traditional style wedding venue. It creates a very extravagant majestic themed wedding whereby everything is delicately selected to make the day spectacular.
Lulworth Castle
If you have always dreamed of a fairytale wedding, then what better way to celebrate the exchange of vows than by getting married in a 17th Century Castle. With the chance to hire out the whole venue exclusively the videography at this venue has massive potential. Lulworth Castle is set in the heart of Dorset within 12,000 acres of countryside it also has the advantage of beautiful coastal views. In addition to this, the venue benefits from 1000 acres of tranquil gardens perfect for a videographer to create some breathtaking footage. It is clear that Lulworth Castle has an impressive infrastructure and beautiful scenic surroundings. In addition to this, the venue is in close proximity of a church and chapel which are both available for religious and civil ceremonies. The castle has all the classic characteristics. The tall ceilings and stone walls help to make this venue one to remember. It benefits from large windows and thus receives plenty of natural light. The venue is very adaptable allowing you to add personal touches that will make your special day memorable and ideal for producing some great wedding videography. The castle has all the classic characteristics. The tall ceilings and stone walls help to make this venue one to remember. It benefits from large windows and thus receives plenty of natural light. The venue is very adaptable allowing you to add personal touches that will make your special day memorable and ideal for producing some great wedding videography.
Highcliffe Castle
Highcliffe Castle is another romantic fairytale wedding venue that is absolutely stunning. Highcliffe is a Grade one listed building built by Lord Charles Stuart and has a very striking presence. The venue blends tones of modern and historic interior decor allowing the videographer to use this to their advantage to create perfect wedding videography by capturing different backdrops. Highcliffe castle is situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe Dorset. The location is truly breathtaking having landscaped grounds and spectacular views of the Isles of White. One of the benefits of choosing Highcliffe Castle as a wedding venue is the tranquillity of the setting. As with most castle venues, there is very little noise giving you ultimate privacy to enjoy your special day with your guests. Highcliffe Castle is guaranteed to help to create timeless, Quintessentially British wedding videography. There is even opportunity to continue this into the evening as Highcliffe Castle go the extra mile by offering you the opportunity to add your own particular style to the decor, advertising additional things such as lanterns for the grounds, indoor willow trees, wall and ceiling net lights and much more. These extra little charms will ensure your day is as unique and as magical as you had always hoped. The main wedding ceremony will take place in the stunning Wintergarden which benefits from huge windows to allow the natural light to invade through. Not only does this give the room a fresh and airy feel to it but it also creates the perfect lighting for videography. The wedding breakfast can either take place in the ‘Great Hall’ which contains a beautiful stained glass window or, the ‘State Dining Room’ which is a more intimate setting. All in all the building, the gardens, the setting and the history of this castle make it the perfect wedding venue.
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You are definitely spoilt for choice when it comes to wedding venues in Dorset. Each venue brings with it something unique guaranteed to not only ensure your wedding videography is superb but also that your special day one to remember. With so much going on at a wedding, The Wedding Video Guys are here to help make sure you don’t miss anything and have every happy, emotional and magical memory on film. If you are interested in finding out more information about our wedding videography services in Dorset please contact us today on 07864 212 916 or complete the online contact form.