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Enchanting Megginch Castle Wedding
Megginch Castle is a superb new elegant wedding venue with a famous past. Nadia & Steven loved the beautiful courtyard and expansive grounds.
Megginch Castle may be a superb new elegant wedding venue but once upon a time, a long long time ago (well actually in the 90’s) the castle’s historic courtyard hosted movie stars, including Liam Neeson, for the filming of the 1995 movie Rob Roy.
The Wedding Ceremony
Nadia & Steven chose Megginch Castle for their wedding after COVID meant they re-evaluated their original plan to elope to Spain. They loved the beautiful courtyard and chose the light conservatory for their ceremony but they could have chose the chapel or the gardens.
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Places to Explore
The castle is a hidden gem, I love little adventures and Megginch had lots of great places to explore. The conservatory links the courtyard via the grand ballroom to the gardens with it’s 1000yr old yew trees, fun topiary, fountain and expansive lawns. There are also horses to go say hello to and a tiny chapel in the groups which can be used for religious ceremonies.
Surprise, Surprise!
Nadia and Steven’s guests were entertained with croquet and the big surprise of the night was when the waiter fell over and then got up and started singing. Nadia had told us that it would be happening so we were waiting in anticipation for him to fall. As a guest ran to help the poor fallen waiter, he jumped up and started singing and caused a lot of hilarity. Everyone loved the impromptu performance, guests were standing on the chairs, dancing, swinging their napkins around their heads. Danielle and I ran around the room having far too much fun capturing it on camera to make sure the fun was bottled up for Nadia & Steven to look back on and laugh.
The Magical wedding Team
Venue – Megginch Castle
Event Management: Jan Deegan Next Step Events
Officiant – Margery Bambrick
Photographer – Ali Jay Photography
Videographer - Danielle Watt
Hair stylist – Hair Ups
Make-up artist – Christina Grace
Nadia’s outfit – Pronovias - San Patrick
Cake – Celebration Stations
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Forbes of Kingennie Wedding - A Vintage Style Wedding
The highlights from Kate and Sean’s vintage themed Forbes of Kingennie Wedding.
Vintage Vibes
What can I say about this stunning vintage themed, Forbes of Kingennie Wedding.
Well, it was super hot, fun and beautiful!
This was my first visit to Forbes of Kingennie which is set within a country resort with beautiful lakes and woodland and it was one to remember as the bride was an old friend.
Old Friends
I went to school with Kate so I had a lot of fun planning the photography with her and Sean.
6 weeks before the wedding we had a fun evening in St. Andrews, where we did an engagement shoot and had a fun time talking about life, weddings and our old school days.
On their wedding day I stayed up way too late so I could catch up with people I hadn’t seen for years.
Forbes of Kingennie
Kate and Sean looked at lots of venues before settling for the lakes and woodland backdrop of Kingennie just outside Dundee.
As soon as I looked at it, I could see why they chose it; the fishing lakes, woodland and boathouse created the most beautiful backdrop and they could also accommodate lots of people on site in the beautiful woodland lodges.
Rescue The Speech
When I arrived in the morning, Kate was getting her makeup done and her mum and bridesmaid Hayley were drying out her dad’s speech which had accidentally been soaked.
Hayley was walking around holding pieces of paper like wings while her mum used the hair dryer to try to dry them out.
Kate’s Stella York Dress
You’ve got to love a pretty dress and this Stella York wedding dress is one of the prettiest I’ve seen. The detail and cut suited Kate perfectly. We had some laughs messing around with her veil, wrapping it around Sean and trying to get it to catch in the wind.
The Guys
Sean and the groomsmen were in a lodge 5 mins from Kate’s so when they were almost ready I popped along to get some pics of them.
Ribena or Whisky?
Once they were all ready Sean gave each groomsmen a hip flask but with Sean’s teenage nephew as one of the groomsmen they had some chuckles trying to distinguish which contained the Ribena.
Looking Across The Water
The girls were in the Glen Isla lodge which had a great view across the water.
They could watch the boys walking to the venue to meet the guests and the kids loved watching the fish jumping in the water.
Favourite Photo
My favourite photo from the wedding is Kate’s bridesmaid Hayley doing up the buttons on her dress.
At school they were always laughing together and Hayley’s attempts at doing up the tiny buttons on Kate’s dress caused a lot of entertainment.
This photos reminds me of the silly things we laughed at when we were at school. In the end she managed none of the buttons and the other bridesmaids stepped in.
Buddon Burn Ceremony Room
The ceremony room has a majestic vaulted ceiling and wide doors which back onto one of the fishing lakes.
It was a super hot, sunny day so the doors were swung open and the room was decorated with beautifully simple decorations giving the perfect summer wedding vibes.
Personal Moments
Sean’s dad had sadly passed away the year before so they had a traditional quaich ceremony to celebrate his 40 years working in the whisky industry.
One of their friends also read a poem they had written as surprise for Kate and Sean.
Talented Friends & Partying
The reception was held in the Inglesmaldie events suite and was full of unusual and vintage style details.
They had a sweet geometric cake created by her bridesmaid (also called Kate) who runs Gorgeously Sweet Cake Emporium.
There were lace decorations created by our lovely mutual school friend and a previous Ali Jay bride Angela Clarke and whole load of other cute details.
Suppliers List
Photography: Ali Jay Photography
Bespoke lace decorations: Angela Clarke (check out her amazing decorations and interior design @the_upside_down_house on Instagram)
Cake: Gorgeously Sweet Cake Emporium
Dress: Stella York Dress
Venue: Forbes of Kingennie
Decor: Celebre Weddings and Events
Flowers: Forget Me Not, Dundee
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Read more about Kate and Sean’s Forbes of Kingennie wedding in ‘Tie The Knot Scotland’ magazine or check out couples photo shoots
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