Unique and Unusual Wedding Venues in Perthshire

Theo

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Our wedding at Fingask Castle was the most magical day! This was in great part due to the gorgeous location and the amazing staff who made the day run so smoothly! Big thanks to Cameron in particular for being so responsive and answering all our questions during the planning process. We’ve had such an amazing time!

Renee

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We had first been to Scotland in 5/2024 for one of my bucket list items. I had always wanted to visit there and my husband made my dream come true! I booked a photo session with Rebecca Atack of Holeyn Heritage Photography PRIOR to making any of our travel arrangements for that trip! We ended up doing two photoshoots with her during that trip and decided we would return to Scotland in 10/2025 to renew our vows for our 20th wedding anniversary! Of course, we had to have the same amazing photographer capture our special day. That is how I first learned about Culdees Castle Estate. I had a video call with Tracey, one of the owners, at the suggestion of our photographer. I was located on the east coast of the US. She was so welcoming and walked me around the property via video showing me everything. I leaned that Tracey and her husband , Rob, bought the property and were restoring the castle themselves—pouring all of their heart and soul into the project. We just clicked and I told my husband I found the perfect place for our vow renewal! The Chapel in the castle was one of the first areas they totally restored, and they themselves were the first ones to have a wedding ceremony in that chapel after the restoration. I began having regular email, WhatsApp, and phone conversations with Tracey and her team. I had a vision for what I wanted, and I wasn’t sure if they would understand my vision without my being there and not meeting with them in person. I discussed colors, ideas, themes, etc. I sent pictures and and video clips to try and express my dream to Tracey and her team. I knew in my mind and hard exactly what I wanted everything to look like for this very special and meaningful occasion for my husband and me. And I hoped that I had expressed and explained everything to the best of my abilities. Tracey reassured me that she understood what I wanted. I had never planned anything like this remotely before and cross my fingers that everything would come out as I had discussed. She had made recommendations for a private chef who would be able to prepare a special meal for the two of us and our guests. We had bagpipers as well! Becky at Holeyn Heritage Photography to capture our moments again, plus Eloise from The Wee Moments for our videographer! And we had a very special celebrant!!! We decided to have the meal in the glass rooftop courtyard after our vow renewal/handfasting/Celtic blessing ceremony and photos were completed. It came time to travel across the ocean to Scotland. We spent a few days exploring prior to arriving at Culdees. Tracey was waiting to greet us. It was so amazing meeting her in person after spending months communicating with her remotely. I felt like I had known her my whole life. Our guest and ourselves all stayed in the four wonderful glamping pods that Culdees has on the Estate. Everyone had their own fire pit annd wood fired hot tub. They reminded us of Hobbit houses!! After getting settled in our pod, I went up to the Castle to meet Tracey to steam my gown and those of some of my guests. Tracey said that she was going to show me the courtyard when I got there as a surprise . I had described my vision to Tracey as Enchanted Woodland Fairytale. She had lit all the candles etc so I could see it as it would be the next day. When she opened the door, it took my breath away and I started to cry!! Tracey & her team had truly captured my vision and made it a reality!!!! If there had been snow in the room it would have looked like something from Narnia!! Every corner had special touches! I gave her a huge HUG and cried with her and thanked her for making my dream come true!!! It was truly magical! The next day we had our vow renewal along with a Handfasting and Celtic blessing in the chapel! We could feel the history in the Chapel and we were now becoming part of that history. We had many food allergies among our group and the chef was able to accommodate everyone. Our guests and us had the MOST AMAZING & BEST MEAL EVER!!!! The entire day was TRULY MAGICAL in every way and we will treasure those memories forever!! THANK YOU cannot come close to expressing our gratitude to Tracey, Rob and their entire team!!! We are forever grateful!! Our guests were so amazed and everyone had an amazing time!! So much so, that they all said we should do it again in 5 years!! We would return to Culdees Castle Estate anytime for any special event—in a heartbeat and without hesitation!!! We consider them part of our chosen family!!

Helena

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We had always had in our heads that our wedding would be at The Japanese Gardens. We were looking for a venue truly meaningful to us that provided a relaxed, tranquil and intimate. Rachel and the team at Cowden helped us deliver exactly what we wanted and we and our guests had a truly memorable time.