Scotland has so many great venues for weddings of any size and the best of them will host a truly memorable wedding day but when it comes to a destination Scottish wedding. They are old and historic and sparkling and new and they provide the perfect backdrop for your wedding.
We will take a look at some of these venues below. These are really just a few in what could easily go on for pages as you search for the perfect venue to create your dream wedding in Scotland.
So, here are five great venues for a wedding in Scotland:
- Abbotsford House – Sir Walter Scott’s magnificent somewhat odd house, with its romantic gardens, looking on the River Tweed, is storybook perfect in an odd kind of way. Shooting a unique wedding video doesn’t get any easier than it is here. There are some great apps on phones to help you with this. Check out how to set up new iPhone for video purposes beforehand.
- Airth Castle Hotel and Spa Resort – This is a unique venue with exquisite charm, opulence, and luxury. It’s as good as having a full-blown Hollywood film set. For a wedding video in Scotland, it’s a blessing draped in ivy.
- Edinburgh Castle – This location has several great locations within its walls and the Queen Anne Building is certainly among the favorites. There are few better locations in Edinburgh.
- The Ardanaiseig – Voted as the best location for an intimate wedding, this really is a fabulous location and when it comes to your wedding, the charm of this Scottish location will come through brilliantly.
- Balbirnie – This is one of Scotland’s finest Georgian mansions, built on a 400-acre estate to magnificent gardens and all sorts of other classic settings. The great rooms, huge hearths, massive staircases are more than a few wonderful opportunities to shoot a really spectacular wedding video here.
The best wedding venues in Edinburgh specifically
Edinburgh has a wealth of great venues for weddings of any size and the best of them will host a truly memorable wedding day. However, some of these venues are simply better than others. It can be the difference between an Id photo on a plain background and a proper wedding portrait set on a beautifully sumptuous background. There really is no comparison between the two.
This list is in no particular order and there are other venues in Edinburgh where beautiful weddings can be hosted, so do not feel like you are going to be restricted to all of the venues mentioned in this guide. This is simply to give you a headstart and some ideas if you are thinking about getting married in this part of the world.
So, here we go with the first five amazing choices when it comes to getting married in the famous and incredible city of Edinburgh.
- Dundas Castle – How can you go wrong with a fairytale castle wedding? The various interior and garden spaces here make for some spectacular wedding video backdrops.
- Our Dynamic Earth – The Salisbury Crags and the impressive canopy structure make for one of the most unique backdrops for a wedding in Edinburgh.
- Edinburgh Castle – This location has several great locations within its walls and the Queen Anne Building is certainly among the favorites. That is why it is featured in our top picks for both weddings in Scotland and weddings in Edinburgh!
- Edinburgh Zoo – This may not be the first place you would think about for a wedding but it’s a mix of classical features like the grand fireplace in the MacMillan Room, to the fabulous gardens and course the animals, this is an incredible backdrop for a wedding in Edinburgh.
- Mansfield – Traquair – This may be one of our personal favorites as a backdrop to any video but especially for wedding videos in Edinburgh. This is a unique heritage property with soaring spaces and such brilliant use of lighting that it can feel like a set right out of the movies.
So there you have it: some different ideas and suggestions when it comes to hosting a magical wedding in Scotland. Edinburgh is the obvious place to begin here, but there are plenty of other amazing locations in Scotland, so do keep this in mind. Either way, you are not going to be short of incredible venues for your wedding if you are thinking about having a destination wedding in this part of the world.