Drumtochty Castle Wedding | Scotland Wedding Photographer
Drumtochty Castle Wedding in Scotland | Eulàlia & Scott’s Romantic Castle Celebration | Scotland Wedding Photographer
Bridal Preparations in the Castle Suite Overlooking the Drumtochty Castle Wedding Ceremony
Tucked into the rolling countryside of Aberdeenshire, a wedding day at Drumtochty Castle offers a rare kind of magic and romance. where historic grandeur meets the quiet beauty of the Scottish landscape. Eulàlia and Scott’s celebration unfolded as a deeply personal and effortlessly elegant destination wedding in Scotland, blending refined castle traditions with meaningful touches of Spanish heritage. From a sunlit morning in the castle suite overlooking their outdoor ceremony to an evening of music, candlelight, and celebration within its storied rooms, every moment of their Drumtochty Castle wedding felt both intimate and expansive. It’s a timeless experience set within one of Scotland’s most iconic wedding venues.
There is simply something undeniably cinematic about photographing a Drumtochty Castle wedding. Drumtochty Castle is the the kind of place where every moment feels steeped in romance, history, and quiet grandeur. Eulàlia and Scott’s celebration unfolded like a storybook from the very beginning, starting in the soft morning light that poured into the bridal suite overlooking the castle’s circular driveway. From above, Eulàlia could see the outdoor ceremony space coming to life, with chairs carefully aligned, florals delicately placed, all while she prepared for the day ahead, with the talented Murray Owens doing her hair and makeup. There was a calm anticipation in the air, the kind that only comes when you know something truly meaningful is about to begin.
An Outdoor Drumtochty Castle Wedding Ceremony Blending Scottish Scenery with Spanish Heritage
Their ceremony, set just outside the castle’s grand front doors, embraced the natural beauty of the Scottish countryside while remaining grounded in the stately elegance of Drumtochty Castle itself. Surrounded by their closest family and friends, and had an epic backdrop of a floral installation by Linda at Flower Pavilion, Eulàlia and Scott exchanged vows in a setting that felt both intimate and expansive, where the rolling hills met heartfelt emotion. As guests transitioned into cocktail hour, the celebration took on a distinctly personal touch, with Spanish ibérico ham carving stations honouring the bride’s heritage. It was a seamless blend of cultures, setting the tone for a day that was deeply reflective of who they are together.
Golden Hour Wedding Portraits Around Drumtochty Castle’s Grounds and a Candlelit Reception Dinner
As golden hour approached, the couple slipped away for a quiet moment together, wandering through the breathtaking grounds that make a Drumtochty Castle wedding so unforgettable. By the pond and across the sweeping Scottish hills, they embraced the stillness of the evening as the sun dipped low, casting a warm glow across the landscape. Before rejoining their guests, Eulàlia and Scott shared a private viewing of the castle’s dining room, an experience that allowed them to take in every detail before the celebration continued. Inside, guests were welcomed into a beautifully styled space for a multi-course dinner, followed by speeches that were as heartfelt as they were memorable. The towering cake, adorned with cascading florals and made by Torta by Katalin, stood as a stunning centerpiece to the evening.
A Romantic Piano Performance and Lively Dancing in Drumtochty Castle’s Grand Reception Rooms
As the night unfolded, guests gathered in the ornate reception room where a grand piano awaited. In one of the most personal moments of the day, Eulàlia sat down to play the main theme from Interstellar, filling the room with a quiet, emotional resonance that lingered long after the final note. The evening then carried effortlessly into The Ballroom, where the energy shifted into celebration. With live music from one of Scotland’s best bands, Three Car Trick, the dance floor came alive, where guests celebrating late into the night beneath the grandeur of the castle chandeliers.
A Cozy Late-Night Celebration with Scottish Traditions Inside Drumtochty Castle
To close out the evening, the celebration softened once more as guests settled into the Blue Room and dining spaces for a cozy film screening curated by the couple. Late-night snacks, featuring classic Scottish pies and beautifully arranged cheese boards, offered the perfect ending to a day that felt both elevated and deeply personal. A Drumtochty Castle wedding like Eulàlia and Scott’s is a reminder that the most unforgettable celebrations are the ones that feel entirely your own, where every detail, every moment, and every memory is thoughtfully woven together.
All in all, A Drumtochty Castle wedding offers one of the most unique destination wedding experiences in Scotland, combining historic architecture, exclusive-use luxury, and sweeping countryside views in Aberdeenshire, and I couldn’t recommend this scottish castle for your wedding day in Scotland.
I truly loved photographing this wedding day at Drumtochty Castle
Scottish Destination Wedding Suppliers
Scotland Castle wedding Venue Outdoor Ceremony & Indoor Reception - Drumtochty Castle
Scotland Wedding Photographer - Melody Joy Co.
Wedding Planning & Design - Bride & Groom
Florist - LinDa at Flower Pavilion
Make-up + Hair Artist - Murray owens hmua
Bride's Wedding Dress - Custom Design
Groom's Suit and his Clan Kilt - Custom Design
Bride + Groom Wedding Bands - Custom Design
Cocktail Hour + Reception Caterer - Drumtochty Castle
Reception Band or DJ - Three Car Trick
Wedding Filmmaker - Robertson Studios Wedding Films
Wedding cake with Florals - Torta by Katalin
Drumtochty Castle Wedding FAQ
Where is Drumtochty Castle located?
Drumtochty Castle is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near the village of Auchenblae. It sits about 30 minutes south of Aberdeen and is easily accessible from both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
How many guests can a Drumtochty Castle wedding accommodate?
Drumtochty Castle can host up to 120 guests for ceremonies, dinners, and receptions, with space for up to 180 guests for evening dancing. On-site accommodation is available for up to 110 guests across the estate.
Is Drumtochty Castle an exclusive-use wedding venue?
Yes, Drumtochty Castle offers full exclusive use for every wedding. This means you and your guests have complete privacy across the castle, estate, and accommodations for the duration of your stay.
What is included in a Drumtochty Castle wedding package?
Wedding hire typically includes:
- Exclusive use of the castle and estate
- Two nights of accommodation for select guests
- Access to ceremony locations (including St. Palladius Church and gardens)
- Tables, linens, glassware, and staffing
- Breakfast and hospitality services during your stay
Can you have an outdoor ceremony at Drumtochty Castle?
Yes, Drumtochty Castle offers multiple ceremony options, including outdoor ceremonies in the gardens, by the lake, or within the castle grounds, as well as indoor spaces like the Ballroom or Gold Room.
Does Drumtochty Castle provide catering?
Yes, Drumtochty Castle has in-house chefs who provide all wedding catering. Couples cannot bring in external caterers, ensuring consistent quality and a seamless dining experience.
Can couples bring their own alcohol?
Yes, couples can supply their own wine, champagne, and beer for the reception and dinner. There is a corkage fee per guest, and couples can choose between running a free bar or a paid bar for evening drinks.
Is there accommodation on-site for guests?
Yes, Drumtochty Castle offers on-site accommodation for up to 110 guests across the castle and estate, making it ideal for destination weddings and multi-day celebrations.
Is there a wedding coordinator at Drumtochty Castle?
Yes, the venue provides a dedicated team to support you throughout the planning process and coordinate your wedding day to ensure everything runs smoothly.
What makes a Drumtochty Castle wedding unique?
A Drumtochty Castle wedding is known for:
- Exclusive-use luxury in a historic Scottish castle
- Multiple ceremony locations (indoor & outdoor)
- A grand Ballroom for dining and dancing
- On-site accommodation for a full wedding weekend experience
- Stunning countryside views in Aberdeenshire
Together, these elements create a truly immersive destination wedding experience in Scotland.
Custom House Gallery Leith Wedding Ceremony | Custom Lane Leith | Williams and Johnson Coffee | Montrose Restaurant | Katie + Murray | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer
Custom House Gallery Leith Wedding Ceremony | Custom Lane Leith | Williams and Johnson Coffee | Montrose Restaurant | Katie + Murray | Ochre Botanic Studios | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer
MURRAY AND KATIE HAVE BEEN OUR FRIENDS FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS, AND WOW DOES TIME FLY. We’re so close now, that this past summer we stayed in a villa and drove all over an island in greece with them. We definitely vet our close friends by who we can travel with, and traveling with these two was seamless and so chill. I even checked back in my dm’s to remember when we met, and of course… it was through working remotely from coffee shops, mainly lowdown Coffee (back in the day when that was allowed and before it properly blew up in popularity in the best way), and our love of a good cup of filter. I used to work remotely from Lowdown Coffee all of the time back in 2017, when I was living in chicago, but visiting edinburgh for months at a time to spend quality time with Ross (my now husband), during our 4 year long distance relationship before we got married. So yes, murray was one of my first friends here and I of course eventually took some couples portraits of Murray and katie strolling around Stockbridge back in the day, without knowing that my husband and I would eventually buy our first home here in stockbridge.
Anyways, throughout the years, murray, my husband and myself all connected over photography, and katie and I were able to grow closer whenever they both eventually moved full time to the city down in leith. I always feel like I’m the “cool one” (that shows how uncool I actually am) in a lot of my older friend groups, but honestly, these two keep me humble… as they are a bit younger than us, properly cool, always know the best brands and have the best style without even trying.
I have truly loved watching them both grow in their creative passions throughout the years, Murray Orr with his Travel, commercial and editorial photographer career all around Scotland, the UK and now abroad, as well as Katie’s talent and skill for hosting supper clubs, dinner parties, baking, cooking, as well as styling and planning events. I mean, she quite literally styled her entire wedding day, while of course working with some of the best suppliers to make their chill and intimate wedding day come true.
katie and Murray had their wedding ceremony at Custom House Gallery, located on the shore in Leith, and their vision of organic materials and abstract florals everywhere was executed by none other than Ochre Botanic Studios. Marion and Sophie, from Ochre Botanic studios, did such an amazing job, as always. They did her organic bouquet as well. Which again, instead of me describing the textures, you can just view the images of all of their florals below.
After their ceremony, they had a confetti exit at the custom house gallery, then after all of the hugs, all of their guests had a short 10 second walk over to Custom Lane, where they rented out Williams and Johnson’s space, the Custom Lane Gallery and the Courtyard, for their guests to enjoy stunning bites by Harkness Pies, The Shore Deli (Roxi and Meave), Pheobe (Selene) and Marias Kitchen, who made the tiramisu. They were also all able to grab a coffee from WIlliams and Johnson or a drink (natural wines are always their top choice) then go and sit or dance to enjoy the local band, The Lone Bear play.
Rolling back to the start of the day a bit, ross and I joined them at their flat in Leith, for a coffee and to grab a few casual snaps of them getting ready together, on both medium format and 35mmfilm as well as digital (which is what Ross and I photographed with for the entire day). on our walk over to custom lane we stopped to take bride and groom portraits at The pavilion at Lamb’s House Garden. The Garden was the perfect spot for portraits in a private and secluded green space with endless history all around them with the architecture and unique garden design and landscape architecture. The very first time I was at the Pavilion at Lamb’s House was when I photographed the space for their website many years ago now for Gras. It’s still as stunning as ever, and was such a beautiful backdrop for Murray and Katie’s unique wedding day outfits, which you can scroll to the bottom to see the details below.
After the cocktail hour at Custom lane and Williams and Johnson Coffee, the guests had a little break before they had a smaller group congregate in the private dining upstairs room at Montrose Restaurant in the center of Edinburgh for a multi-course plated dinner and dessert. and of course, plenty of natural wine to go around. There were heartfelt speeches, endless good food and drinks and lots of laughs with friends! Being guests ourselves, I can truly say that this day was so much fun and so full of joy. We love this group of people so much, and we’re excited to continue making memories with Katie and Murray throughout the rest of our lives. x
“Custom House Gallery on the shore in Leith is a beautiful wedding venue within the city of Edinburgh, SCotland. It is a blank space that was perfect for Ochre Botanical Studios to Transform into a lovely ceremony space.”
Edinburgh Intimate Ceremony Venue - Custom House Gallery Leith // Cocktail Hour - Custom Lane and Williams & Johnson Coffee in Leith // Intimate Reception Dinner Venue - Montrose restaurant // Florist - Ochre Botanical Studios (Marion and Sophie) // Hair Artist - Stag Barber (Quentin) // Wedding Dress - Damson Madder // Bride’s Dinner Trousers - Custom Made by Paradigm Shift in Leith // Wedding Shoes - Maison Margiela // Groom's Outfit - Styled by Murray Orr // Groom Shoes // Bride + Groom Rings - Alighieri and The Ouze // Cocktail Hour Caterer (Including desserts) - Harkness Pies, The Shore Deli (Roxi and Meave), Pheobe (Selene) made the Wedding Cake and Desserts, Marias Kitchen made the Tiramisu, The Great Grog supplying alcohol // Leith, Edinburgh Wedding Band - The Lone Bear // WEdding Portrait Location - The Pavilion at Lamb’s House // Edinburgh Wedding Photographer - Melody Joy Co.
Edinburgh City Chambers Elopement | Intimate Wedding Reception at Ardfern Restaurant in Leith | Jemma + Saf | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer
Edinburgh City Chambers Elopement | Intimate Wedding Reception at Ardfern Restaurant in Leith | Jemma + Saf | Edinburgh WEdding Photographer
Jemma and Saf, two of the most creative and go-getter individuals I know, had a beautiful Edinburgh City Chambers Elopement and intimate wedding day in Edinburgh, Scotland. This couple is not only dear friends of ours, but Jemma was actually my first friend that I made in edinburgh. I met up with her for coffee when I was visiting Edinburgh, years before I even met my husband Ross, who always says he first saw my profile from Jemma's Instagram. And as I wasn't using my Instagram account to focus on weddings yet at that time, and it was just filled with flat lays of coffee tables at cafes from my travels, naturally I was always connecting to people over coffee whenever I would travel to new places. And now Jemma and Saf own one of the edgiest coffee shops in Edinburgh, called Beatnik. It’s been such a joy watching them along thier journey of their relationship as well as their passion for design, art and coffee to all align for them to create inspiring and creative businesses within the edinburgh community.
So back to their wedding day, we started their wedding day by meeting at the courtyard of Edinburgh City Chambers, so go for a wander around The Royal Mile and The Old Town of Edinburgh. It’s truly an iconic part of the city and has the most historic buildings and gothic architecture to stroll around in. It’s always a beautiful area to take elopement portraits when getting married at The City CHambers, since it’s located in the heart of The Royal Mile. We strolled around the few blocks surrounding Edinburgh City CHambers before making our way inside before the guests arrived.
While there are many rooms that you can choose from to elope in at Edinburgh City Chambers, my favorite room will always be The European Room Suite. It can house up to 70 guests and looks out onto the historic courtyard of the chambers entrance, It is also lined with historic paintings that really make you feel like you’re in a mix between an art gallery and a scottish castle. Needless to say, they chose the European Room Suite to have their intimate ceremony in. There are rooms off to the side of the suite, where the couple can wait together or seperately, depending on if they want to see each other before the ceremony.
Jemma also had one of the loveliest wedding day outfits. Her wedding dress was from Malina, her lovely earrings were from Ellen Catherine and her shoes were from reformation. I could describe how lovely and beautiful they were in detail, but you can view the bridal portraits below to see a better visual description. All in all, it was stunning and very Jemma. Saf wore a Andrew Brookes suit and I was able to take one of my favorite groom portraits of him, in his iolla shades and holding jemma’s handbag while standing in his naturally sassy pose on The Royal Mile.
After their wedding ceremony at City Chambers, everyone headed down to ardfern for their intimate wedding reception. Ardfern is a cafe, bar and bottle shop based down in leith, and is the perfect space for an evening of cocktails and delicious bites from their creative menu.
And of course the entire restaurant was decorated in subtle but organic floral installations, by one of the best wedding florist designers in all of Scotland, Studio Kumari. Studio Kumari also designed Jemma’s stunning wedding bouquet. Another unique part of their wedding day was their extra long rectangle wedding cake. Again, the images below will speak better than my written description, but I was in love. The Pastry Section did such a wonderful job designing their wedding cake, from the frosted squiggle lines on the top to the pieces of fruit decorating the edges.
At the end of the day, Jemma and saf had such a chill and lowkey wedding day that started at the historic Edinburgh City Chambers and ended at one of their local favorite restaurants in Leith, Ardfern. I love that these two planned their day exactly how they wanted it, with their closest friends just laughing and enjoying their wedding day together, which was truly beautiful to witness as a friend and to be a part of the celebration. x
“Edinburgh City Chambers was the perfect place to get married in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, And Ardfern, based down in leith, was the best venue for their casual cocktail hour and intimate wedding reception.”
Edinburgh Wedding Ceremony venue - Edinburgh City Chambers, in the European Room Suite // Florist Company Name - Studio Kumari // Make-up + Hair Artist - MHM Styling // Wedding Dress - Malina // Shoes - Reformation // Earrings - Ellen Catherine // Suit - Andrew Brookes // Bride + Groom Rings - KATKIM // intimate wedding reception venue - Ardfern Restaurant // Wedding Cake - The Pastry Section
Gleneagles Hotel Wedding | A Beautiful Countryside Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland | Scotland Wedding Photographer
A Romantic Scottish Wedding Day at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland | Laurie & Craig | Scotland Wedding Photographer
Laurie and craig are both scotland natives, who chose to get married in the stunning Scottish countryside at The Gleneagles Hotel. The Gleneagles Hotel is located in the heart of Scotland, in a country town called Auchterarder. Gleneagles is surrounded by beautiful gardens and is housed in a historic building that gives all of the charm of scottish warmth and hospitality.
They had their wedding ceremony in a private space, called The ParlouR ROom. After the ceremony, guests were free to roam the gardens are enjoy one of the many hotel bars at Gleneagles, while I roamed around the gardens with the couple to take their bridal portraits. After the Bridal portraits were finished, the Parlour ROom had transformed into a beautiful wedding reception, with set tables for dinner and floral arrangements designed by one of my favorite scottish florists, fiona Hay, of Ochre Botanical studios.
Laurie actually had a lot of my favorite creatives or dear friends of mine in Scotland for her wedding vendors, like Claire Nisbet Bridal for her makeup artist and had Flossy and dossy design a custom gown for her, as well as a custom veil by Natasha Hutchison at Modiste Atelier.
the Gleneagles Hotel is really the loveliest wedding venue for guests, as they are able to accommodate for everyone to stay at the hotel or on the grounds, as well as have multiple restaurant and bars around the hotel for you to arrive earlier to enjoy the property or a drink with loved ones before the ceremony started, Which is exactly what all of Laurie and craig’s guests did.
Craig and his guys had drinks in the Century Bar and then we strolled over to take photos in the american bar, as it was closed and was the perfect backdrop for a few nice portraits of the guys and their drinks without disturbing anyone. The details and architecture throughout each bar and hallway at gleneagles is perfect for portraits as well, and a lovely location in case the classic scottish weather is pouring down or a bit too breezy outside. In fact, the first time we went out to take portraits after the ceremony, there was a bit of heavy rain and wind, but the interiors of the gleneagles hotel are so lovely, we had endless spots for portraits for the couple, between the bedroom, halls, lobby, bars, and elevator area.
between the lovely plated multi course meal that the gleneagles catering staff served everyone in the parlour room and when we gathered again for dancing, the weather was nice enough to go for a longer stroll into the garden with laurie and craig. THe gardens are one of the loveliest parts of the gleneagles hotel, so it was so nice to be able to stroll along the pond, historic fountain, the grand staircases and beautiful greenery.
a couple of their friends were waiting for us at the top of the garden to greet them with cigars and drinks before we headed back inside to join the rest of the wedding party inside the parlour room for their cake cutting and dancing the night away. Overall, this wedding day at the gleneagles hotel was the perfect combination of intimate time with loved ones, vintage style, custom outfit details in a historic scottish venue.
“The Gleneagles HOTEl in AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND really is such a perfect place for a scottish countryside wedding day.”
Wedding Venue - Gleneagles Hotel // Scottish wedding Florist - Fiona Hay of Ochre Botanicals // Make-up Artist - Claire Nisbet // Hair Stylist - Cheryl Bryson of Bryson and Hare // Custom Wedding Dress - Custom Made by Wendy at Flossy & Dossy // wedding Veil - Custom Made by Natasha Hutchison at Modiste Atelier // Tux - Slaters menswear // Bride + Groom Rings - Katie Lees Jewellery // wedding Cake - Designer Cakes by Paige // wedding DJ - Duncan Harvey //
Dundas Castle Wedding in Scotland | Scottish Castle Wedding | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer
Dundas Castle Wedding in Scotland | Scottish Castle Wedding | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer | Destination Wedding Photographer
I was so excited for this wedding day at dundas castle! when APhril and graham decided to have their destination wedding in scotland, I knew it was going to be a fun time, but then learning that it was at dundas castle, I knew right then that they had the best taste and it was going to be a stunning wedding day, but also a solid party! Although, this was more of a destination wedding for APhril, as she and her family are all from the los angeles area, whereas graham was born and raised in Scotland. though he now lives in LA, which is where he met his bride, aphril.
a beautiful wedding day at the historic dundas castle
Dundas CastlE has so many rooms to get ready in and all of them are stunning with historical furniture and features displayed throughout. the owners actually live in a part of the estate still, in a private wing, so you can see a few family portraits in the library and living rooms. Aphril choose to get ready in a stunning room with two large windows overlooking the front courtyard of the castle entrance. It was joined to another room that was a beautiful shade of mint, and that is where her dress was hung up, so it wasn’t in the line of makeup while the bridal party was getting ready.
After the bridesmaids were ready, they all helped aphril put her dress on and button her many buttons on the back of her stunning wedding dress by rita vinieris. They held her dress as aphril walked down the grand staircase to head to the wedding ceremony. Her dad met her at the bottom of the stairs to walk her all of the way out of the castle and down the aisle.
The wedding ceremony took place in the tower within the castle. You did have to exit the main dundas castle building and walk through a quaint courtyard garden and then into the tower and up a few flights of a spiral staircase, but it all felt very fairytale-esque. Think, rapunzel barbara, from wild flower workshop, created the most beautiful floral installations at the front of the ceremony space on podiums as well as in the tower walls. Aphril’s wedding bouquet was also an artistic piece of work in and of itself. The staff of the castle rang the tower bell to announce the bride was on her way, as all of the guests were fully packed into the chairs and balcony area of the tower hall. as aphril’s dad walked her down the aisle, graham was so full of emotion and it was the sweetest thing to witness. The kids had bubble guns and an owl flew the rings to the bride’s brother. Overall, a wedding ceremony at dundas castle is a completely unique and customizable experience and one that is forever a memorable story for everyone to tell.
The wedding ceremony took place at the top of a tower in dundas castle
After the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom made their way to the rooftop of the tower for a few couple portraits overlooking the bridges and water of south queensferry, while the wedding guests headed back to the main castle building for cocktail hour. After the wedding portraits the bride and groom had some time alone to themselves before being announced down the grand staircase in front of all of their wedding guests to join them for the rest of the cocktail hour. There were a few speeches at the stairs, a cake cutting with a sword and plenty of shots taken, hugs given and selfies photographed for the next hour before the wedding reception.
Dundas castle has the perfect courtyard for a sunny cocktail hour
There were two scottish bagpipers that led the bride and groom into the pavilion just outside of the castle for a sit down wedding meal, and later that is where the dancing would take place as well. A lot of Irn bru was had, more speeches with tears and laughter and then a delicious meal by the catering team from heritage portfolio. The dessert was a beautiful lavender color that matched the bright wedding bouquet centerpieces from wild flower workshop. Once the dancing began, it was easy for the dance floor to be filled with wedding guests as the jammy devils were just that good! Everyone was instantly out of their seats and having the best time on the dance floor. The party went late into the night where the groom, who is a part of the scottish house mafia DJ Trio, were able to DJ with his friends. You know it’s a good day when the dancing never ends, in the best way possible. unforgettable memories were made all day long, and that is the best kind of destination wedding day. And Dundas castle estate was the perfect location for such a special day in their lives. x
“Dundas Castle is a beautiful castle wedding venue near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a perfect scottish castle for a Destination wedding day.”
Scotland Castle Wedding VENUE - Dundas Castle | Florist - Barbara Smith of Wild Flower Workshop | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer - Melody Joy | Make-up Artist - brook lilias makeup | Hair - abi taylor bride | Bride's Wedding Dress - Rita Vinieris dress | Cocktail Hour + Reception Caterer - Heritage Portfolio | Ceremony and Reception Band and DJ - Jammy Devils Band and the scottish house mafia
If anyone is planning a destination wedding in scotland or a wedding at dundas castle, just outside of Edinburgh, I would love to chat
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A Sligachan Hotel Wedding Day on the remote Isle of Skye in Scotland
An Intimate Wedding Day at the sligachan hotel on the Isle of Skye in Scotland | Sligachan Hotel wedding Ceremony
and dinner Reception
Julia and Bobby flew all of the way from boston to get married at the Sligachan hotel on the isle of skye, in the highlands of scotland. the Sligachan hotel was able to accommodate all of their guests to be able to stay together, who also all traveled over from all over the United stated to witness Julia and bobby say “i do” to forever. Bobby got ready with his guys in the largest suite in the sligachan hotel’s main building, while julia got ready in a large cabin overlooking the Cuillin mountain range, just across the river from the hotel. While The lovely ladies at Bonny’s Wonderland worked on Julia’s beautiful hair and makeup that morning, the talented team of scarlet and bell, alongside the ladies at gloam, were in full designing mode with the floral arrangements and decor for the ceremony and intimate reception for later that day.
For their first look, they walked to meet in between both of their getting ready locations and met on the top of the sligachan bridge overlooking loch Sligachan with the stunning mountain range of the Cuillins framing the scene behind them. For their portraits we roamed around the land nearby the hotel, but still had the Cuillins in the backdrop, as they are just so stunning, even amidst the endless fog. it was actually raining leading up to the time when we were suppose to have the first look, but the rain stopped just in time for them to greet each other on top of sligachan bridge and then stroll for half an hour for portraits together on the isle of skye. That’s really all of the time you need for portraits, and it was perfect, as just as the ceremony was about to start the rain commenced again, but everything else was tucked away for the rest of the evening, inside the quaint sligachan hotel.
At the back of the sligachan hotel there is a restaurant called seumas’ Bar, that is where both the ceremony and reception took place. in between the two events the guests were led by a bagpiper to the front bar by the lobby of the hotel for cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres. The ladies at Gloam, alongside Mercedes of SCarlet & bell, did all of the planning and event styLing and decor. I’ve worked alongside scarlet and bell quite a bit now, and the attention for detail as well as the pleasure they are to be around, makes her and her team the loveliest wedding planners in scotland to work with, especially if you are traveling in from america, like julia and bobby were. The team at Gloam I have also had the pleasure of working with a lot and they are just gems to be around as well as so dedicated and focused on their craft. I haven’t even mentioned the creativity yet, but gloam has some of the best floral arrangements and installation designs for any space in scotland.
THe evening was filled with three long tables lined with florals and dimly lit by candlelight. THe mood of the evening was so intimate and sweet, with SPEECHES being made, a live band for everyone to learn a CEILIDH dance, as well unique games (like Biñho board) being spread about the room for those going up to the bar to mingle and partake in. Which if you know me, you know how much i LOVe board games and games in general. I definitely tried them all by the end of the night, for sure. Overall, this was a beautiful and intimate night filled with the landscape of scotland with the classiness of a candlelit intimate dinner with all of your loved ones in the highlands of scotland. A truly beautiful wedding day at the sligachan hotel.
“THe Sligachan Hotel, on the isle of skye, was the perfect place for an intimate wedding ceremony and reception in the highlands of scotland.”
Wedding Planning + Design - Scarlett & Bell // Scotland Wedding Florist and event styling - Gloam // Make-up + Hair Artist - Bonny's Wonderland // Wedding Dress - Eva Lendel // Heels - Loeffler Randall // Bridal Veil - Davie & Chiyo // Weddng Rings - M. Flynn // Necklace and Earrings - Madewell // Groom's Suit – Stewart Christie // Groom Boots - Thursday Boots // Cuff links - heirloom // Pin - Oxford Pennant // Ceremony + Reception Venue - Sligachan Hotel and Seumas' Bar // Cocktail Hour, Reception Caterer and desserts - Sligachan Hotel // Ceremony/Reception Band - Foot Stompin' Ceilidh Band // Wedding Filmmaker - Handcraft Pictures // Crockery - Whitehouse Crockery // Linens - 88 Events // Chairs, Benches, + Lawn Game Rentals - 360 Event Hire // Umbrellas + Blankets - Brolly Bucket // second photographer - My love, Ross Angus James
Rosebery House Wedding | Rosebery Venues | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer
Rosebery House Wedding | Rosebery Steading Wedding | Rosebery Venues | Joanne + John | Scarlett and Bell Luxury Wedding Planner | Rosebery Venues in Edinburgh, Scotland | Edinburgh
Wedding Photographer
Joanne and John, who flew all of the way over to scotland from lA, were married at The Rosebery House just outside of Edinburgh, SCotland. The Rosebery House is one of the loveliest scottish country home wedding venues that is only a short half hour from the city center of Edinburgh. not only does Rosebery House have a stunning garden and intimate chapel on the property, but just across the road is the rosebery steading, which is a larger venue for weddings with more guests. Rosebery Steading has a stunning courtyard, lodging for up to 28 guests as well as two large barn spaces for dancing, a live band or a formal dinner setting.
Joanne and john really utilized the entire rosebery venue estate. They had a welcome BBQ on the night before their wedding day in the backyard of the Rosebery house. They had it catered and winton brewery had a bar truck for all of their guests. The back of the Rosebery House had a lovely sunroom that was large enough to seat their families and friends at one long table, And they had a piano and guitar duiet, from members of Killer City Sound, playing live music during the welcome dinner.
JOanne, john and their closest friends and family spent the night between the rooms at both the rosebery house and rosebery steading, so they could all wake up and have breakfast together at the country house. Joanne had the lovely suzanne Christie do her hair and makeup in a suite overlooking the Rosebery garden and chapel entrance. there is a courtyard in the center of rosebery house where john was waiting for her to meet him for their first look just minutes before the ceremony in the chapel. Joanne then met her dad for a first look in the front of the rosebery house where he then walked her through the garden all of the way to the front of the chapel, passing by a bagpiper who was playing them in with classic scottish tunes.
After the chapel ceremony, my husband and I, along with the filmmaker, Toby from Handcraft pictures, walked around the roserbery house grounds for their wedding portraits before a vintage car drove them across the street to meet thier guests in the courtyard of rosebery steading for their outdoor cocktail hour. A saxophonist was playing live while apps and cocktails from wilde thyme were floating around. everyone eventually was led into one of the converted barn dining halls at rosebery steading for a seated multiple course dinner, where wild flower workshop had put together beautiful floral installations and table centerpieces from local foraging in the area and from all around the estate.
After dinner, espresso martinis and old fashions were handed out to everyone in the rosebery steading courtyard on their way into the other barn hall for a night of dancing to the live music of Killer City Sound. Two of the bandmates had a fun time trying to teach the americans how to do the ceilidh dances, which is always very entertaining to watch, in the most fun way possible. joanne and john went back to the rosebery house garden at sunset for a few more portraits and a slow dance as the sun went down in Scotland. at the end of the night, these two were wed in the loveliest country house scottish estate and spent the night dancing away and spending time with their loved ones.
Edinburgh Wedding Planning + Design - Scarlett & Bell // Scotland Florist - Wild Flower Workshop // Make-up + Hair Artist - Suzanne Christie // Bride's Dress - Made with Love Bridal // Ceremony Tux - Peter Johnston Bespoke // Groom Shoes - Tom Ford // Highlands Tux - Andrew Brookes // Bride + Groom Rings - Happy jewelers // Ceremony + Reception Venue - Rosebery House and rosebery Steading/Rosebery Venues // Cocktail Hour + Reception Caterer - Wilde Thyme // Ceremony/Reception Music - Sarah MacNeil (harpist, ceremony and dinner) // Konrad Wiszniewski Music (sax player, drinks reception) // Killer City Sound (evening band) // Wedding Filmmaker - Handcraft Pictures // Edinburgh Cake Artist - Ruby & Pearl Cake Art // Paper Cliche - stationery // The One Gown - Bridal concierge stylist //
“Rosebery House is a beautiful countryside estate wedding venue located just outside of Edinburgh. The rosebery steading was perfect for intimate dinner and late night dance party.”
After the friday night bbq at rosebery house, joanne and john spent the night at the house and started their wedding morning getting ready there on
a beautiful, sunny scottish day.
Royal College of Physicians Wedding in Edinburgh | Edinburgh wedding Photographer
The Royal College of Physicians wedding in Edinburgh, Scotland | Jessica & Lewis | St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral | Edinburgh
wedding Photographer
Jessica and Lewis chose to have their wedding day in their lovely hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland at the royal college of Physicians, A historic wedding venue located in the heart of Edinburgh on Queen Street. Lewis got ready ready in his childhood home with his best friends and they ended up walking to a local pub for pints just before heading to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church to start greeting everyone for the wedding ceremony. Jessica started her day by getting ready in the main bridal suite of the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel with all of her best friends and family members. the talented Rae Mathieson did an amazing job on Jessica’s makeup and MElanie Herriot did a beautiful job on her long wavy hairstyle.
A vintage car drove Jessica and her dad over to ST. Mary’s Episcopal Church in the west end, for their beautiful wedding ceremony. Then after the vows, the edinburgh string ensemble playing, then being led out of the ceremony by a bagpiper, they had a long sparkler exit all of the way back to their blue vintage car and drove over to The ROyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for their cocktail hour and wedding reception. The cullen suite is where they had their portraits taken and the late night buffet desert table and the new library was where the guests congregated for drinks during the cocktail hour and room change before and after the dinner in the great hall. All of the rooms were such lovely and unique spaces for the guests to wakl around and mingle.
One of my favorite parts of the wedding day was during the cocktail hour in The New Library room of The Royal College of physicians, because they had a brass band, called Top tier Brass, playing covers of a lot of dance songs from the second level of the library while everyone below with their drinks created a dance floor as soon as the tunes started. It was such a great atmosphere for everyone and it was one of those weddings where everyone danced and was in high spirits the entire evening. they switched up the music again for the main dance floor in the great hall, where they had jonny ross music dj’ing and had two guys on a saxophone and bongos walking around and working the crowd. IT was such a fun evening full of limbos, laughter and learning on the dance floor about guests going “true scotsman in a kilt.” look it up, if you don’t know what that means.
It was also my first time working with Ollie & Ivy on a wedding day, and they did such a beautiful job with the floral arrangements, from the wedding bouquet, to the ceremony, to the floral installations to the dinner table centerpieces. Overall, I would easily recommend them again as a wedding florist in Edinburgh.
In the end, this was such a beautiful wedding day in the center of edinburgh. ALso, Jessica did such an amazing job planning this entire wedding day by herself. Honestly, I’m sure the staff at the royal college of physicians helped a lot, but I was so impressed at Jessica’s eye for detail, understanding of timelines and overall taste and style for the vendors she selected and the vision she had. All in all, this was another lovely wedding day at the royal college of physicians in edinburgh and it’s a bit of “win, win” that I live within walking distance of this wedding venue and could just stroll a few blocks home at the end of the night. x
bridal suite in Edinburgh - Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel // Edinburgh Wedding Florist - Ollie & Ivy // Scotland Make-up Artist - Rae Mathieson // Edinburgh Hair Stylist - Melanie Herriot (MHM Styling) // Wedding Dress - Stella McCartney from Net a Porter and HOM Bridal for alterations and bespoke cape // Groom jacket and waistcoat - 21st Century Kilt // rental jackets for ushers - McCalls Edinburgh Kilt Hire // Bride + Groom Rings - Cara Jewellers, Dubai // Ceremony + Reception Venue - St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral // Edinburgh Wedding Venue - Royal College of Physicians The New Library // Cocktail Hour + Reception Caterer (Including desserts!) - Saltire Hospitality // Ceremony/Reception edinburgh music - Edinburgh String Ensemble - Top Tier Brass - Jonny Ross Music (DJ, Sax and Bongos) // Wedding Filmmaker - Simon Hird // Wedding car supplier - Edinburgh Classic Wedding Cars
“The Royal College of Physicians is one of the loveliest and historic library wedding venues in Edinburgh, Scotland.”
