Weddings & Events
An intimate Summerville estate for weddings, receptions, honeymoons, and retreats — with three suites so your people stay where the party is.
Weddings & receptions
The Wilkshire House hosts intimate weddings — ceremony on the main home's deck beside the putting green, reception at the long table in the dining room, and the entire party housed on site across three suites.
No shuttle schedule. No hotel block. The bride gets ready in The Magnolia upstairs, the groom's party in one ground-floor apartment, and the parents take the other. When the last toast ends, everyone walks to their own front door.
The ceremony
The reception
How a wedding weekend runs
Keys to all three suites. Rehearsal on the green, dinner at the long table or catered on the porch. Private chef optional.
Hair and makeup in The Magnolia upstairs, the groom's party in The Azalea, photos under the trees. Ceremony on the deck at golden hour.
The long table in the dining room, the deck for the overflow, and a house that keeps going long after the vendors leave.
Coffee in the sunroom, a farewell brunch, late checkout arranged where the calendar allows.
Private chef service is included with every wedding booking — rehearsal dinners, welcome receptions, and Sunday brunch are all part of the package.
The grand arrival
For the bridal party, the groom, or your VIP guests — a white Cadillac Escalade on property for the day of your event. Full-size luxury, seating up to seven in premium leather, and the photograph everyone takes before the ceremony.
And for the rest of the week: the white Lexus RX 350 stays on property for the errands — florist runs, the rehearsal, the airport, the late-night grocery trip.
Included with every event booking
Every wedding, honeymoon, and retreat booking includes the Wilkshire Concierge — a private chef in your own kitchen and daily housekeeping through the celebration, so the estate feels immaculate from arrival to farewell. Not add-ons. Included.
Service one
Custom menu planning and farm-to-table Southern cuisine prepared and served in your own kitchen: multi-course dinners, breakfast service across a multi-day stay, and cocktail hors d'oeuvres. Built for rehearsal dinners, Masters hospitality, and corporate entertaining.
Service two
Daily housekeeping and turndown through the stay, plus event-day support — guest greeting, linen management, and restocking — for wedding weekends, Masters Week bookings, and corporate retreats.
Private chef and daily housekeeping are included with every wedding, honeymoon, and retreat booking. Menu, courses, and staff schedule are confirmed in advance. The two service photographs above are illustrative; all property photography on this site is of 2417 Wilkshire Drive.
Inquire
Share your date, guest count, and whether you want the whole house for the weekend. Mario answers wedding inquiries personally.
We have your request for Weddings & Receptions. Mario personally answers every inquiry, usually the same day. If your dates are time-sensitive, text (803) 989-0031 and mention The Wilkshire House.
“Champagne is chilling. Nothing else is on the schedule.”
Honeymoons & romantic getaways
For two guests, a single suite is the entire point: your own entrance, your own kitchen, a porch for morning coffee, and a neighborhood made for walking off dinner under live oaks.
The bridal & honeymoon suite
Bridal parties get ready in the Magnolia master suite, with its private soaking tub and walk-in shower — two people can be on schedule at the same time, which is the entire point on a wedding morning.
Inquire
Tell us the dates and the occasion, and anything you’d like waiting when you arrive.
We have your request for Honeymoons & Romantic Getaways. Mario personally answers every inquiry, usually the same day. If your dates are time-sensitive, text (803) 989-0031 and mention The Wilkshire House.
Church retreats & small groups
Retreats need two things a hotel can't give you: one room big enough for everyone, and enough private rooms that nobody feels crowded. The whole house gives you both, for roughly fourteen guests.
Inquire
Give us your group size and dates. We’ll confirm whole-house availability and talk through meeting space and meals.
We have your request for Church Retreats & Small Groups. Mario personally answers every inquiry, usually the same day. If your dates are time-sensitive, text (803) 989-0031 and mention The Wilkshire House.
In their words
Sample testimonials — replace with real quotes.
“We put my bridesmaids in one suite, his family in another, and my parents took the third. Everyone was under one roof and nobody was in anyone's way. We said our vows on the putting green at 6:40.”Sample — Bride, October wedding
“Thirteen weeks at University Hospital and I never once felt like I was living out of a suitcase. Private entrance, real kitchen, quiet street. I extended twice.”Sample — Travel nurse, ICU contract
“We hosted four clients for tournament week. Chef in the kitchen, the Lexus at the door, and a putting green to settle arguments. Far better than four hotel rooms across town.”Sample — Corporate host, Masters Week
For CSRA Wedding Planners
An owner-managed private estate that behaves like a partner — competitive commission, priority date holds, familiarization stays for qualified planners, and a preferred-planner line that skips the consumer inquiry queue.
Planner quick inquiry
The full planner program lives at /wedding-planners. This form gets you on the phone with Mario within 24 hours.
Mario will follow up personally within 24 hours. If you’re on a live date, text (803) 989-0031 and say it’s a planner hold.
Next step
Wedding and retreat weekends book earliest. Send your date and we’ll confirm whole-house availability the same day.