Wivenhoe House Wedding Venue Colchester, Essex

About Wivenhoe House

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester
Essex, CO4 3SQ

Weddings at Wivenhoe House

Situated on the outskirts of Colchester, Wivenhoe House, provides the ideal setting for a glorious wedding day. The romantic and idyllic country house hotel is effortlessly beautiful and offers the perfect backdrop for your important wedding photographs.

We can offer a selection of stunning rooms for your event, including your ceremony, wedding breakfast and reception. Our rooms can hold between 10 and 130 day guests, and up to 250 for the evening reception.

Wivenhoe House boasts 40 bedrooms, 16 elegant rooms and suites in the restored historic house, and 24 rooms and suites in the contemporary garden wing overlooking the stunning gardens and parkland. We can reserve our overnight accommodation for your guests at a guaranteed rate!

For the most memorable, perfect wedding day to exceed your expectations, our dedicated team will be on hand to take care of every detail. As we only hold one wedding per day, we can guarantee you will have the undivided attention of our exceptional team.

New Garden Gazebo

Set on the beautiful Sunken Lawn with the backdrop of the main house and extensive parkland is our Garden Gazebo, perfect for summer ceremonies

Wedding Offers

We have some fantastic offers and packages available to help create your dream day…

Winter wedding offer

All-inclusive winter weddings from just £4,999* (based on 55 guests) - Available for weddings held between November and March

Twilight Package

Ceremony and reception from £3,600*

*selected dates only

Example wedding packages from £92pp

(this is an example package only. There are several other packages are available. Alternatively, we can create a bespoke package to suit your budget and style.)

This package includes;

Hire of the Garden Suite for your ceremony, wedding breakfast and reception
Three-course wedding breakfast from our ‘create-your-own’ menus, including tea, coffee nd petit fours
Choice of six items from the evening finger buffet selection, or evening Cheeseboard
Personal attention of our wedding team throughout
Bucks Fizz or Pimms for the drinks reception
Prosecco for your toast
Access to the venue for pre or post wedding photos
White linen, cutlery, crockery, glassware and cake knife
Suite for the newlyweds, followed by breakfast the following morning
Guaranteed rates for your guests’ accommodation

For more information, we will be happy to assist, please call 01206 863666 or email events@wivenhoehouse.co.uk

• Romantic Grade II listed Country House Hotel • Beautiful indoor and outdoor wedding spaces for up to 130 day guests and 250 evening • One wedding a day promise with support from a dedicated wedding planner • 40 luxury bedrooms with a choice of unique Suites • Wide variety of delicious menus created by our in-house Chef • Great location on the outskirts of Colchester with train and road links

Special Offers

Twilight Wedding package from £3,600

Facilities at Wivenhoe House

Venue Type :

Civil Ceremony Licence

Exclusive Use

In the Country

Stately Home

Small Hotel

Historic

Outdoor License

Evening Entertainment :

Evening Reception Facilities

Dance Floor

Entertainment Licence

DJ Facilities

Outdoor Fireworks Permitted

Overnight Accommodation :

Overnight Accommodation for Wedding Couple

Overnight Accommodation for Guests

Other Features :

Confetti Permitted

Disabled Facilities

Car Parking

Helipad

Dining Options :

Seated Meal Facilities

Buffet Meal Facilities

In House Catering

Alcohol Licence

Capacity :

Less than 30 guests

30 to 50 guests

50 to 75 guests

75 to 100 guests

100 to 150 guests

Venue Staff Assistance :

Wedding Coordinator

Table Plans

Find out how you can seat your guests at Wivenhoe House

Wivenhoe House Reviews (12)

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By Jade and Robin, on 15 Aug 2017Date of Wedding - 30 Jun 2017

My husband and I got married here on the 30th June. We honestly couldn't have picked a better venue. We first visited this venue on a wedding open evening that they had, and it was incredibly busy. Yet, there was a member of staff on hand that could help and attend any questions/queries that we had. I'd spent a year planning our wedding, mainly with Katie Ballard. Her help and knowledge of wedding planning really was second to none. I'd never planned a wedding before so all of her help and guidance was very much appreciated. I had many visits to WHH throughout the year and each member of staff honestly couldn't do more for you. We did a menu tasting for our wedding day and was assisted by Ellie in the Brasserie. Her knowledge on all of the food options available was very impressive. The food was outstanding, we had 3 courses and 4 different dishes and each one was cooked and served to perfection. It's safe to say that Our wedding day was more than I could ever had imagined. It truly was perfect in every way and ran incredibly smoothly. Our guests also found the staff to be incredibly helpful and attentive, as they were helped with luggage, and allowing a few guests into their rooms a little earlier. I honestly couldn't recommend this venue enough. The house and grounds are breathtaking. And the staff are truly what make it the most wonderful, memorable experience.

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By Jackie and Terry, on 15 Aug 2017Date of Wedding - 13 Jun 2017

Thank you so much for all your help in arranging our beautiful wedding reception. Everybody loved the day and we’re very impressed with your staff. They were attentive and approachable. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Wivenhoe House to friends and family. We couldn’t be happier. The food was beautiful. We wish you all the best and thank you for all your patience. Hope to see you all again in the future.

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By Karen Wilson, on 26 Sep 2016Date of Wedding - 17 Sep 2016

We booked Wivenhoe house bout a year before the wedding, we had amazing service from start to finish! Louise was responsive to all emails and incredibly helpful in sorting out all of the final details. The day ran incredibly smoothly, all of the staff were fantastic.

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By Lisa Drinkwater, on 01 Feb 2016

Ian and I would like to thank you and all the staff for making our day a fairy tale come true. It was an amazing day and everything was fantastic. Wivenhoe House is the most Beautiful place anyone could ever dream of and everyone worked so hard to make our day truly the best day of our lives.

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By Lisa, on 01 Feb 2016

Thank you for your kind comments we had an amazing day ... As I keep telling people best day ever ! I would like to say thank you to the staff on the day especially yourself and the operational manager who I must say was phenomenal with a can do attitude that nothing we asked was to much trouble .

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By Debra, on 01 Feb 2016

We had the most amazing day, from start to finish. Your staff are simply some of the best I have come across in all the years I've been staying at hotels. The brasserie for lunch when we arrived, drinks in the evening with my cousins, breakfast on Saturday morning, all the wedding set up and beyond - all the staff were just fabulous. Friendly, helpful and welcoming. The stand-outs for me personally were the young lady who helped Irene and myself before you arrived - I can't remember her name but she's from the North East with dark hair. She was also around on Sunday morning. I did make a point of thanking her but please let your management staff know how much I appreciated her calmness and "can do" attitude. The other person worth a specific mention is Lionel. He was just fabulous, very calm, organised and practical with a great sense of humour. We couldn't have asked for better.

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By Tim Higgs, on 01 Feb 2016

A big thank you from myself and Paul. We had such a wonderful day, so a big thank you for being so attentive and looking after us on the day, you were brilliant!!! it all went off without a single hitch and everyone has commented on how beautiful the venue was, the staff being so friendly, kind, attentive and professional and also the food, which was excellent. We were thrilled with everything! Many many thanks again! We can’t be more pleased!

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By Jasmine Hill, on 01 Feb 2016

Thank you to you and your team for making our wedding day go so smoothly – we were really impressed by the professional attentiveness of the staff involved on the day, and of course all the hard work you put in on the run up. We both had a lovely day

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By Karen Mack, on 21 Nov 2014

We wanted a smaller, more intimate wedding and were not sure we could find the perfect venue. We decided to look at Wivenhoe House as my husband attended Uni here and I grew up in a nearby village. The staff were amazing, very helpful with all the planning and communication was excellent. We were able to get everything we wanted to the venue early. Also we were able to arrange a pre visit with our photographer who came from out of the area. We were able to show him our room and all hotel areas which helped him get ideas for some amazing photos. We stayed the night before, our suite was palatial. On the day, guests arrived as did hair/make up/photographer and everyone was escorted to the right place at the right time. The ceremony, drinks reception and meal were equally seamless and the food was amazing. Again the service was fantastic. Many of us stayed overnight. We like to think we are well traveled and have experienced all different grades of hotels and venues. Everyone commented on the hotel and said, "what a great find". I'm sure we all think our wedding day was perfect. Ours was too with thanks to the staff and the setting at Wivenhoe House. I would really recommend the venue, it was stunning.

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By Samantha Church, on 21 Nov 2014

Perfect day at Wivenhoe House, Colchester, Essex From the moment we made our first enquiry we knew that Wivenhoe House was going to make our wedding dreams a reality. We felt completely in safe hands by the team of wedding experts who actively listened to what we wanted for our special day and were able to offer us a bespoke package that surpassed even our high expectations of a venue. From organising hotel rooms, creating our own wedding breakfast menu and wine list, through to providing a stage for the band playing at our reception, the staff couldn't do enough to accommodate our wishes. Wivenhoe House is just stunning with its stylish decor and furnishings, alongside beautiful gardens and landscapes which made such a contrast in photography opportunities. When flicking through our wedding photos people always comment on how beautiful the hotel and grounds are at Wivenhoe House. Our family and friends continually say how much they enjoyed our perfect day, and how bowled over they were with the welcome and service they received from the staff throughout the entire day. In fact, one of my friends has booked Wivenhoe House for her forthcoming wedding, and my husband and I can't wait for our wedding anniversary as we've booked a weekend break at the hotel to celebrate. A big thank you to Wivenhoe House and all its fantastic staff for making the best day of my life a reality. I'd recommend the hotel in a heart beat for your special day.

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By Sam Smith, on 21 Nov 2014

Wivenhoe House delivered everything that we could have hoped for on our wedding day. The amazing house and grounds with the 5* luxury and dedicated staff worthy of a top London boutique hotel and the food was an absolute delight! We will definitely be visiting this hotel again.

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By Michaela Salvarison, on 21 Nov 2014

My husband and I got married at Wivenhoe House on 5th July 2014 and we had an amazing day. I would thoroughly recommend Wivenhoe House as a wedding venue as all the staff were so helpful and went out of their way to make sure that everyone was having a great time. Charley and her events team were always available to assist when we were planning our big day too. The venue is so beautiful and the accommodation with all the different sponsored suites is fantastic. We had a lovely meal on the day and were able to attend a food tasting session beforehand to decide on our food choices. The wedding buffet in the evening seemed to be an endless supply to keep all of our guests well fed! This venue has it all, and is in such a beautiful setting with great photo opportunities in the gardens and by the lake. You would have an amazing wedding day here. Michaela & Alex Salvaris

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