The Caldwell House

The Caldwell House A historic Abbeville estate, built in 1907, now booking weddings and celebrations. Two blocks from downtown.

Built in 1907, The Caldwell House is a historic estate just two blocks from downtown Abbeville, Louisiana, now booking weddings, receptions, and special events. An elegant, intimate setting with a deep wrap-around porch overlooking a courtyard and tropical garden. The Caldwell also offers luxury overnight accommodations in oversized rooms with private baths.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐ ๐–๐€๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐?An afternoon tea beneath the trees. A bridal or baby shower surrounded by green...
09/30/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐ ๐–๐€๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐?

An afternoon tea beneath the trees. A bridal or baby shower surrounded by greenery. A long-table luncheon with your favorite people. Your daughter's birthday Tea Party surrounded by her closest friends. An intimate dinner that carries on beneath the lights as the sun goes down.

Weโ€™ve been imagining all the ways the private gardens at The Caldwell House can become part of your celebrationโ€”and the possibilities are pretty beautiful. ๐Ÿค

Garden parties. Showers. Luncheons. Intimate dinners. Birthdays, anniversaries and milestone celebrations.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž?

๐ŸŒฟ Private events now booking
๐Ÿ“ The Caldwell House | Abbeville, Louisiana
๐Ÿ”— thecaldwell.com

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’˜๐’†๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ? ๐ŸคNot the person answering vendor questions.Not the one worryi...
09/19/2026

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’˜๐’†๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ? ๐Ÿค

Not the person answering vendor questions.

Not the one worrying about whether the tables are ready, the food is on time or what's supposed to happen next.

Just the person getting married.

That's the experience we're creating at The Caldwell House.

Your venue, cuisine, wedding cake, beverage service, tables, chairs, linens, centerpieces, coordination, setup and cleanup, even photography, hair and makeupโ€”all brought together so you aren't left piecing together your wedding day on your own.

And with our Signature Wedding Collection, we can take care of even more.

Because after all the planning is finished and your wedding day finally arrives, there's really only one thing we want you to have to do:

๐‘ฉ๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’Š๐’•. โœจ

Laugh. Eat. Dance. Hug your people. Take the pictures. Soak it all in.

We'll take care of the hospitality.

The Caldwell House | Historic Estate
๐Ÿ“ Abbeville, Louisiana
๐Ÿค All-Inclusive Weddings
โœจ Now booking 2026 & 2027

Ready to experience The Caldwell for yourself? Send us a message to schedule your private showing.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฐ๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž.And sometimes you still won't know until you walk through the door.Can you pic...
09/06/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฐ๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž.

And sometimes you still won't know until you walk through the door.

Can you picture getting ready upstairs?

Can you imagine your guests walking through the gardens?

Where would you stand for the ceremony?

Where would everyone gather afterward?

Can you see the photographs?

Can you picture the people you love filling this house?

And then there's the question that matters most:

๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?

That's why we love private tours.

Not because we want to show you four walls and tell you how many chairs fit inside them.

We want you to experience the estate and start imagining what your day could actually look like here.

If The Caldwell House has been sitting somewhere on your wedding Pinterest board, browser tabs or saved Facebook posts...

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ. ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ“ The Caldwell House | Abbeville, Louisiana
โœจ Now booking 2026 & 2027 weddings

Schedule your private tour:
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๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’†๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’–๐’†โ€ฆ ๐’‚๐’”๐’Œ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’†. ๐ŸคFalling in love with a venue matters.But before you sign the contract, make...
09/04/2026

๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’†๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’–๐’†โ€ฆ ๐’‚๐’”๐’Œ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’†. ๐Ÿค

Falling in love with a venue matters.

But before you sign the contract, make sure you understand what happens after you say yes.

A few questions every couple should ask:

๐Ÿค Exactly what is included in the venue price?
Tables? Chairs? Linens? Setup? Cleanup? Coordination? Ask what's includedโ€”and what's an additional expense.

๐Ÿค How many hours do we actually have the property?
Don't look only at reception time. Ask about getting ready, vendor arrival, setup, photographs and cleanup.

๐Ÿค Who handles the setup and room transitions?
If your ceremony and reception use the same space, find out who is responsible for making that change happen.

๐Ÿค What vendors will I still need to find myself?
A lower venue price can look very different once catering, bar service, rentals, cake, florals, entertainment and coordination are added.

๐Ÿค Who is actually there on my wedding day?
Ask whether you'll have someone overseeing the property and helping keep everything movingโ€”or whether you're essentially renting the space.

๐Ÿค And one of the most overlooked questions: What happens if something doesn't go according to plan?

Rain happens. Timelines shift. Vendors run late.

You want to know there's a team capable of adjusting without making the problem your problem.

The prettiest venue isn't necessarily the right venue.

The right one should make you excited about your wedding and confident about everything required to make it happen. ๐Ÿค

โ€” ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’–๐’”๐’†
๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’† โ€ข ๐‘จ๐’ƒ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†, ๐‘ณ๐’๐’–๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’‚

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’Š๐’”๐’'๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’š. ๐ŸคIt's the quiet hours before.The dress hanging nearby.Your favorite people comi...
09/02/2026

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’Š๐’”๐’'๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’š. ๐Ÿค

It's the quiet hours before.

The dress hanging nearby.
Your favorite people coming in and out of the room.
Someone steaming a veil.
Someone else looking for the earrings you swear you put right there. ๐Ÿ˜…
The last few minutes before everything begins.

At The Caldwell House, your wedding day unfolds throughout an entire historic estate โ€” not simply an event space you arrive at when it's time to walk down the aisle.

There are rooms to get ready in. Spaces to step away for a quiet moment. Beautiful corners for photographs. And overnight accommodations that allow the experience to extend beyond the celebration itself.

Because some of the memories you'll treasure most won't happen during the ceremony or reception.

They'll happen in the hours surrounding them. ๐Ÿค

โœจ Now booking 2026 & 2027 weddings
๐Ÿ“ Downtown Abbeville, Louisiana

โ€” ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’–๐’”๐’†
๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’†

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž.And that's probably the biggest difference between simply renting a wedding venue and ch...
08/29/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž.

And that's probably the biggest difference between simply renting a wedding venue and choosing a wedding experience at The Caldwell House.

Because after you find the perfect place, there are usually a dozen more things waiting for you.

Who's catering?

Who handles the bar?

Where are the tables, chairs and linens coming from?

Who's making the cake?

Have you booked the DJ? The florist? The officiant?

Who is coordinating all of these people on the wedding day?

At The Caldwell House, we've already brought those pieces together.

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž.
๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ.
๐€ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž.

Our Wedding Collections can bring together your venue, catering, bar, wedding cake, florals, DJ, officiant, tables, chairs, linens, setup, cleanup and coordination into one thoughtfully planned experience.

Because planning your wedding should leave room for actually ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐. ๐Ÿค

โœจ Wedding Collections beginning at $4,995
๐Ÿค Micro Wedding Collection beginning at $5,995
๐Ÿ“… Now booking 2026 & 2027

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž
Historic Estate โ€ข Abbeville, Louisiana

๐—” ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐ŸคAnd more often than not, the timeline is the culprit.A few mistakes enga...
08/25/2026

๐—” ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐Ÿค

And more often than not, the timeline is the culprit.

A few mistakes engaged couples don't always think about until it's too late:

๐Ÿค ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ & ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฝ. One delay early in the day can follow you all the way to the ceremony.

๐Ÿค ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ. Getting dressed, first looks, portraits, family photos and travel between locations almost always take longer than they look on paper.

๐Ÿค ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜€. Gathering 20 people who are visiting, talking and celebrating is a production all its own. ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿค ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ. Guests need time to move. Vendors need time to reset. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ need time to breathe.

๐Ÿค ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. You don't have to do something simply because everyone else does. Keep the moments that matter to you.

And perhaps the biggest one?

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

Build in the extra 10 minutes. Give yourself the breathing room. Sit down. Eat the food. Hug your grandmother. Take five minutes alone with your new husband.

Months of planning go into a day that passes unbelievably fast.

๐——๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐Ÿค

โ€” ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ
๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜Œ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ โ€ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข

Before she was a wedding venue, she was simply ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น. ๐ŸคBuilt in 1907, this historic Abbeville estate has been sta...
08/21/2026

Before she was a wedding venue, she was simply ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น. ๐Ÿค

Built in 1907, this historic Abbeville estate has been standing for more than a century โ€” through generations, celebrations, Sunday afternoons, quiet mornings on the porch, and countless stories weโ€™ll never know.

And now, a new chapter is beginning.

Not one that erases what came before, but one that honors it.

We believe places like The Caldwell are meant to be lived in. Filled with music. Long tables and good food. Ch*****ne glasses clinking in the courtyard. Families gathering on the porch. Brides walking through the gardens. People making memories inside these walls all over again.

As we dream about whatโ€™s next for The Caldwell, preserving the character and soul of this beautiful old estate matters just as much as creating something new.

Because the best historic places donโ€™t simply remind us of the past.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ. ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ“ Downtown Abbeville, Louisiana
โœจ Weddings โ€ข Celebrations โ€ข Private Events โ€ข Overnight Stays
๐Ÿค Private tours available

Some places don't need much explaining. You just have to walk the garden path and imagine it. ๐ŸคThe music drifting throug...
08/18/2026

Some places don't need much explaining. You just have to walk the garden path and imagine it. ๐Ÿค

The music drifting through the courtyard.
Glasses clinking under the warm glow of soft lighting.
Your favorite people gathered around the table.
And a 1907 historic estate becoming part of your story.

We're dreaming up some beautiful things for the gardens and courtyard at The Caldwell โ€” spaces designed to feel less like a โ€œvenueโ€ and more like an outdoor room made for your most special gatherings.

Historic. Intimate. A little romantic. Very Louisiana.

We can't wait for you to see what's coming.

๐Ÿ“ Downtown Abbeville, Louisiana
โœจ Private tours available

A beautiful wedding at The Caldwell House may be more attainable than you think. ๐ŸคFor couples dreaming of something inti...
08/17/2026

A beautiful wedding at The Caldwell House may be more attainable than you think. ๐Ÿค

For couples dreaming of something intimate, meaningful, and beautifully handled, our Micro Wedding Collection begins at $5,995.

Designed for a smaller guest list without sacrificing the experience, it's a lovely way to celebrate at one of Abbeville's most treasured historic estates, with all of the details already brought together for you.

Because intimate doesn't have to mean less. It can mean more time with the people you love. More intention in the details. More room to actually experience your wedding day. And a whole lot less stress trying to plan it all yourself.

โœจ Micro Wedding Collection beginning at $5,995
๐Ÿค Now booking 2026 & 2027 dates

See the full collection, what's included, and all of our wedding options at the link in the comments.

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105 E Vermilion Street
Abbeville, LA
70510

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