Dumfries House and Estate Wedding | A Romantic Scottish Estate Wedding Day for Bethany & James | Edinburgh Wedding Photographer
Bethany and James started and ended their wedding day at The beautiful Dumfries House and Estate in Scotland. The Dumfries House and estate is an 18th century home that has had all of it’s architecture and gardens all recently restored. This historic home has had so many historic features be preserved and would be a perfect wedding venue, if you’re looking for a stunning scottish estate, located just outside of glasgow, Scotland.
Bethany and her bridesmaids got ready upstairs in stunning suites overlooking the dumfries front garden and fountain, while having their hair and makeup done by the talented ladies, Alexandria McNairn, Karly Oneill , and Chapter Salon. The groom, James, had champagne with his groomsmen on the front grand staircase of Dumfries house, just before vintage cars transported all of the bridal party to St. Aloysius RC Church in Glasgow, for their wedding ceremony. The girls followed suit shortly after Bethany had a first look with her dad and he walked her down to the rolls royce that drove her to the wedding ceremony.
James is a talented musician and specializes in all things relating to organs, and St. Aloysius RC Church had such a stunning one. They also had such beautiful traditions that were meaningful to them both in their religion during their ceremony. After the wedding ceremony, Bethany and James hopped back in the Rolls Royce and were driven to the walled garden of the Dumfries House and Estate for bridal portraits. The lovely thing about The Dumfries House, is that the Estate is so large, that everyone’s bridal portraits will look so different, as there are so many locations and lovely backdrops for wedding photos all around the 2,000 acre estate in Ayrshire.
After strolling around the walled garden for couples photos, the vintage car took them back to the front entrance of the Dumfries House, where all of their wedding guests were waiting for them with confetti and a bagpiper led the way as they strolled up the staircase surrounded by their loved ones. The rest of cocktail hour overflowed with Hors d'oeuvre’s and cocktails on the stairs and in the garden, while inside of Dumfries House there was a live band, Babyface and the Beltin' Boys, playing in the entrance hall, while guests were enjoying oysters by the oyster man and enjoying the beautiful spaces in dumfries house, like The Great Steward’s Dining Room, The Tapestry Room and The Pink Drawing Room.
After taking a few wedding portraits in The Tapestry Room, which has stunning ornate floor to ceiling tapestries and murals throughout the entire space, the couple made a grand entrance into the pavilion, where the formal seated dinner and wedding reception took place. There was a bar, a champagne tower, cake cutting, speeches, and an incredibly fun night of ceilidh dancing took place, hosted by DRAMS! Ceilidh Band. All in all, this wedding day at Dumfries House was so lovely and the perfect wedding venue for Bethany and james to celebrate their wedding day with all of their loved ones in the heart of their home, in scotland.
“Dumfries House and Estate is a beautiful Scottish Wedding Venue located just outside of Glasgow, Scotland.”
