Planning your Wedding
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At Castle Venlaw we firmly believe that every private booking needs our careful and individual attention. We will work hard with you to ensure your day or evening is a success. Part of our commitment to you is that we do not offer standard "packages". We welcome guests at any time to view our facilities but would stress that it is difficult to spend time with you if the hotel is busy. To ensure we have time to spend with you it is advisable to give us a call and we can arrange a convenient date and time. At this first meeting we will discuss with you what you require and show you our facilities. We will explain to you what we can offer. If you wish you may then make a provisional reservation. We will hold this reservation for you for 7 days to allow you to check availability of a minister or registrar. A letter of confirmation together with the appropriate deposit should follow this. We will then confirm the booking back to you. At this stage you should also book your photographer, cake, flowers, entertainment and transport. We would then like to meet with you again a few weeks before your function and discuss in detail with you your requirements. At this stage we confirm timings, drinks, menus etc. etc.. We will then write to you to confirm the details we have discussed. We ask you then to confirm these details are in order. Final details such as numbers, exact table plan etc. should then be agreed at least 48 hours before the function. |
Late bookings and Overseas Visitors
Sometimes weddings and parties are booked at fairly short notice. If this is the case all the details can be dealt with at one meeting. Many of our weddings are for couples from overseas and it is difficult to visit the hotel prior to the wedding. If this is the case we are happy to discuss details with you over the telephone and by letter, fax or email.
If you wish to be married in Scotland and are not a European citizen you must obtain a visa before you travel. If you do not have a visa the Registrar will be unable to accept your notice of marriage. The visa should be obtained from the British consul in your country of residence. If you are already in the UK you will require a certificate of approval from the Home Office. For full details please go to www.gro-scotland.gov.uk.
Numbers
We welcome weddings for any number up to 35 guests. If you do not take exclusive use of the Castle we limit the number of rooms you can book to 6 and the number of guests to 20. This is to ensure your comfort and that of other guests using the hotel. There is, of course, some flexibility to this rule if you are being married at a very quiet time of the year. If you have reserved all our rooms we can accommodate up to 35 guests in comfort for the wedding and reception. Please note that we cannot arrange dancing unless you have reserved all our bedrooms. Although we have only 12 bedrooms we do have three excellent guest houses on our drive that can provide additional accommodation.
