Intimate wedding venues in Scotland
Intimate weddings are a great way to spend quality time with your loved ones on your big day. Scotland gives you the perfect backdrop; thankfully, they have plenty of intimate wedding venues for hire.
Whether you’re planning an intimate celebration for up to 40 people, we’ve picked out some of our favourite intimate Scottish wedding venues that will make your big day a fantastic reality.
Marlin’s Wynd
https://unusualvenuesedinburgh.com/venues/marlins-wynd-venue-Edinburgh
34A Blair St, Edinburgh EH1 1QR
Set in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, the vaulted cellars of Marlin’s Wynd provide a magical setting for intimate weddings. Entered from Blair Street, the reception area is part of a typical Edinburgh Georgian tenement built in 1787, while the cellars below were constructed in the 1540s. Arched doorways open onto a wide stone staircase, leading down through the centuries into the renovated stone vaults of Marlin’s Wynd.
Fruin Farm
Glen Fruin, Helensburgh G84 9EE
Fruin Farm, set in 5 acres of countryside amongst the foothills of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, is perfect for an intimate wedding. Fall for the rustic charm of the barn or, if you prefer, sit back and view the vista of hills and Loch from the glass-fronted stedding. Or use both, dine in one and dance in the other; the choice is yours. They specialise in intimate, relaxed and personalised weddings for a maximum of 60 guests.
Carphin House
Carphin House, Luthrie KY15 4NX
Carphin House is the perfect destination for weddings. Set on 15 acres of private land, this country house captures beauty and tradition with all the modern comforts of home. Carphin House also works with Papakata teepees to offer an amazingly unique venue, with a range of packages from a completely blank canvas to everything organised in-house.
Harmony House
https://www.nts.org.uk/venue-hire/harmony-garden
St Mary’s Road, Melrose TD6 9LJ
Harmony House & Garden, in the historic Scottish Borders town of Melrose, offers an elegant wedding venue amid a rich and colourful walled garden. This idyllic setting for wedding ceremonies in a restored Georgian manor house offers luxury accommodation for up to 12 guests. When hired for exclusive use, Harmony House & Garden can also be used for religious and humanist wedding ceremonies, champagne receptions and garden parties.
Silverwood Lodges
Silverwood Lodges, Inchcoonans, Perth PH2 7RB
Silverwood in Perthshire offers a luxury Scottish wedding venue with 19 self-catering holiday lodges on site, perfect for your wedding guest accommodation. The resort can be hired exclusively for your wedding celebrations on secluded, private grounds. They offer a beautiful and peaceful location in the picturesque Carse of Gowrie and an unrivalled opportunity to put your mark on your special day. You can pick a rustic barn wedding or an outdoor wedding on the lawns. Plus, they have their private loch.
St Mary’s Space
https://www.stmarys.space/marry
St. Mary’s, Fasnacloich, Appin PA38 4BJ
Hidden in a quiet Scottish Highland Glen, surrounded by mountains, woods and water, St. Mary’s is the perfect sanctuary for an intimate wedding. This uniquely converted church home (also a recording studio) offers intimate elopement ceremonies for gatherings of up to 15 guests (plus yourselves, of course) just a few times each year. A day without pressure, anxiety or consumerism. Authentic, mindful and full of love.
The Rhynd
Rhynd Farm, Leuchars, Tayport KY16 0DR
Built over a century ago, the Foster family has owned the Rhynd since the early 1950s, and up until the late 1990s, the space was a working farm. On each side of the cattle court, you can seat up to 140, and next door, by the café, are proper loos and a commercial kitchen. They are also happy for you to have free reign on the decorations; as long as there’s no lasting damage, they’ll listen to all your ideas. Every wedding is different!
The Haberdashery
https://thehaberdasheryglasgow.com/
545 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G3 7PQ
Formerly a lady’s tailor in 1923, this hidden gem is one of Glasgow’s most unique and inspiring spaces. The building has sympathetically been restored to its former glory to bring its story back to life and ensure that the history of the building remains at the heart of The Haberdashery. Now a creative hub for Glasgow, the space is open as a coffee house and eatery and is available to hire for private functions such as intimate weddings.
Venachar Lochside
Callander FK17 8HP
Surrounded by the stunning Trossachs and with one of Scotland’s most beautiful lochs on your doorstep, your guests will experience the ‘wow’ factor as soon as they arrive. Situated on the banks of Loch Venachar near Callander, this award-winning events venue offers the chance to host lochside weddings. They’ve got plenty of options to make your Scottish wedding unique and special. For example, you could share your vows inside before enjoying drinks upstairs with beautiful views across the loch. Or get married on the water’s edge, with the option to dine in extravagant tee-pees outdoors.
