We got married in Scotland and had our reception at Dalhousie Castle in August 2005. The staff were very helpful and friendly, we just relaxed the whole day. Everything was just perfect, the honeymoon suite is fantastic, the next day we spent in the spa which we had to ourselves. It was a wonderful way to relax. Some of our guests stayed at the Lodge, they had small children with them and thought the staff and overall rooms were great value. I would recommend Dalhousie Castle to anyone, it is very picturesque and provided the perfect setting for our special day.

We got married at dalhousie caslte in june, and stayed for two nights with our 30 guests. The staff were exceptional, friendly, very helpful and extremely professional. The food was absolutely out of this world. The rooms are quite expensive but are all individual, and it was the largest and most comfortable bed i have ever slept in. Several of our guests upgraded to themed rooms and these were amazing, and worth every single penny. We had the Cockpen suite as our honeymoon suite, which had a beautiful balcony which overlooked the grounds.

The wedding day itself was more amazing than i could have ever wished for, due to the exceptional staff, particularly the wedding co-ordinator and toast master. Every detail was organised and i did not need to think about or worry about anything all day. Staff were brilliant with all the children, and were extremely professional. The wedding chapel and function rooms were all beautiful and had a very unique atmosphere.

Our wedding day was like a dream come true thanks to Dalhousie Castle. If your looking to get married somewhere a bit different then you could not choose a better venue than Dalhousie Caslte.

My mom and I stayed in a standard room for 1 night in early August 2006. I had stayed in Dromoland Castle in Ireland a few years back and absolutely loved my castle experience. I wanted to give my mom that same experience and thought that Dalhousie would be a good choice based on the pictures on their website. I was disappointed when I arrived, that the castle itself was pretty small. Later, I realized that Dalhouse was 3 star hotel where Dromoland was a 5 star. If I had known this, my expectations would have been different.
Our room was clean but the bathroom had a moldy smell to it. Our room was on the 5th floor and faced the parking lot. There was a wedding party that was outside in the parking lot for most of the night. We just flew in from Chicago and we were tired so we slept through the noise. The staff was wonderful though. The best thing about our stay was the food. I would highly recommend making reservations at the Dungeon Restaraunt. Breakfast was the best we had in all of our stay in Scotland.

In early 2003 we looked around Venues in Scotland and England for our Wedding in 2004. Dalhousie Castle was the first venue that we looked at and fell in love with it. Although we still looked at the other venues we had arranged to view, none of them could beat the ambience of Dalhousie Castle.

When we tried to book, they were fully booked up for the next two years. We then noticed that a date in 2004 was written in pencil. This had been reserved for a potential client but the time had expired - luckily for us we were able to secure the booking.

For our Wedding we booked 90% of the rooms in the Castle from the Friday to Sunday including all the themed rooms - so it really did feel like it was ours for the weekend. I arranged a pre-wedding dinner the evening before in the Dungeon restaurant with close family and friend - the Best Man and Groom spent the evening in Edinburgh! The meals were fantastic and the atmosphere excellent.

I stayed in the Mary Queen of Scots room the evening before the wedding, as it is the largest room (besides the Bridal Suite) as it has a separate living room and bedroom. This allowed the bridesmaids, page boys and ushers to get ready in the room too and to be entertained during the morning! My parents stayed in this room on the night of the Wedding.

I also arranged the Falconery for entertainment during the wedding photos - and I must say it was worth every penny - a delight for young and old and everyone got to handle the birds!

There were a few hiccups, such as the organiser wanted the photos to be taken inside - just in case it rained - as it is in Scotland! We insisted on photos being taken outside and it was blazing sunshine - no rain! So they had to quickly re-organise for the drinks etc to be served outside.

Felt that she had not really listened to our wishes on this issue and went ahead with what she felt she wanted to do. The only other mix up was the table plan that I had completed for the seating arrangements. I completed it correctly but they still managed to mix up a couple of tables. I wanted the bridesmaids, page boy and ushers to be seated together in front of the top table - as they were all children, so we would not have to keep getting up and down. Instead they swapped them with another table and they ended up away from the top table - which was not really fair on the children as they were on their own and people had to keep getting up to them.

The group that ended up in front of the top table were a group of friends - which made it seem like we favoured them to put them there. This is the only major gripe I had on the day. As the bride I did not have time to check that they had put the table seating correctly before the wedding.

Other than the few initial hiccups - which no wedding is without. The day was absolutely perfect - guests that were not staying there overnight - we had trouble getting rid of at the end of the evening. The children that had stayed for the weekend did not want to leave and there was many a tear!

The venue is pricey but we saved money by paying corkage on the drinks that we had bought ourselves. Despite the corkage charge, you will bet a better quality wine/champagne than they serve with their drinks packages. We had Veuve Clicquot for our champagne - our favourite! My husband chose his own menu for the wedding breakfast and it was cooked to perfection!

Overall, it was a very memorable weekend for all that experienced it and I felt very at home there. Other guests that were not involved in the Wedding were invited to join us in the evening - these were mainly American and they really enjoyed the ceilidh!

If I had to choose again - I would definately choose Dalhousie Castle for our Wedding as it was truly magical!