Scottish tradition meets modern romance: bespoke wedding menus, luxury rooms, spa access, and expert chefs create a personalised celebration—so you can focus on love, laughter, and your new beginning.
Think of it as traditional Scottish hospitality and romance enlivened with a splash of 21st century attitude. We have put a great deal of care and craftsmanship into creating a place made for love, laughter and celebration – and we believe you and your wedding guests will love it as much as we do. Steeped as we are in Scottish tradition – and proud of our locally sourced and seasonal menus – we are as comfortable with the most sophisticated world cuisine as with a themed banquet. To whet your appetite, cast your eye over our selection of wedding menu packages – and feel free to ask your wedding planner about mixing and matching dishes. If you have something particular in mind, no matter how exotic, don’t hesitate to let us know – because nothing excites our award-winning chefs like the challenge of creating a bespoke menu for you. With the honeymoon suite, special rates on rooms and suites and complimentary use of our spa for overnight guests all wrapped up in your wedding package, the only thing you need to think about on the day is yourself, your partner and your new life together.
All weddings are special in their own way. I love how every wedding is different and all the little touches couples add to make their special day perfect for them
Create a playlist (or multiple) to have as background music for pre ceremony, during the drinks reception and during the meal. This will create a nice ambiance for your day. We have a portable Bluetooth speaker which couples are welcome to use for their special day.
As the bride was German, a lot of her family either spoke very little/no English. To accommodate this the wedding programme had the ceremony in German, their favour tags were written in German and her sister translated all of the speeches to allow all guests to be involved in every aspect of the wedding.
Fairytale, Historic, Elegant, Tranquil, Picturesque
We have many amazing spots both inside and outside the hotel, however my top three would be:
- The front door under the arches as this creates some beautiful shaping and the perfect space for your big group photos (and confetti shots)
- The tree stump, our braver couples love to stand on the stump and get the whole hotel and lawn behind them creating the perfect backdrop for their photos (especially in golden hour)
- Visiting our cows, they love to get photos with our couples and they create some excellent, unique photos for your wedding.
While we have had many famous hotel guests we are yet to have any famous wedding couples or guests, however we would love to have in the future
My favourite canape is the chicken & red pepper skewers with satay sauce for a savoury treat or mini Victoria sponges for a sweet treat
My favourite midnight treat is our dirty fries station as there is nothing better at the end of the night than chip and curry sauce!
Our aesthetic and offering as at Ardoe we mix traditional with modern inside and with 30 acers of ground there is very few requests we cannot accommodate.
Our team, we have an excellent team in all departments. The staff are always on hand to help and they are a great asset to our business