Elopement Packages Scotland: Celebrating Love at Loch Venachar

two brides standing on a jetty with their golden retriever and a stormy loch venachar in the background during their wedding ceremony as part of wee wild weddings elopement packages scotland

MARTA AND EMMA - LOCH VENACHAR

"We cannot thank you enough for making our day so special! Everything was amazing." - Marta & Emma

Elopement packages Scotland, Loch Venachar Lodges

More dogs at elopements please! Forget bringing your human family along, we are here for the canine companions that come and hang out at ceremonies! 

Marta and Emma are our kind of people. They wanted a lovely, private elopement, but there was no way they were leaving Dexter behind. And what a good boy he is!

Loch Venachar elopement

Where to start with this beautiful day? Marta and Emma are the best couple, they’re so full of fun and absolutely brimming with love for each other. It was a real joy to spend time with them both, and to help create their perfect elopement.

Everything took place at the beautiful Loch Venachar Lodges, in the heart of the Trossachs. The two lodges are stunning. Beautifully designed and are some of our favourite places to stay. We always recommend them to people getting married in the area. Or even if we know of anyone looking for a Scottish break. Basically we love ‘em, and we sing their praises any chance we get! 

The lodges – there are two, Coorie and Carsaig – each have their own hot tub as well as their own little private jetty / decking. The views are incredible (as you’d expect from any lochside lodge) overlooking the loch they’re named after.   

Marta and Emma were getting ready in Coorie, their home from home for a few days. Surrounded by tall trees and with huge windows to make the most of that incredible landscape, it feels so stylish and contemporary. It’s super secluded and so quiet. The perfect getaway. 

It was a super cute moment watching them help each other get ready. Dexter was pottering around and loving all the attention and fuss he was getting from us Wee Wild Wedding lot. The time whizzed by and before we knew it the three of them were strolling down to the loch ready to get wed! 

Scottish lochside wedding ceremony

It was such a sunny day, but hella windy. Marta and Emma could not have cared less about the weather, they were determined to hold their ceremony outside, come rain or shine. Even though the sun was glaring off the water it was pretty chilly, but these two were up for it. They were outside on the sundeck, bare arms, cuddled together doing their vows. It was super sweet. 

Ronit, our lovely Humanist Celebrant, led their ceremony. She is so lovely and has a little tradition for two bride weddings. Back in the day, before you could be an out and proud lesbian, women would wear violet bracelets to signify that they were gay. Ronit loves this nod to their heritage so had violet bracelets for Marta and Emma to exchange, along with their rings. 

Elopement at Loch Venachar

Emma and Marta had written personal vows to each other, in the form of letters. They gave these to each other during the ceremony but wanted to read them privately together later that day. 

Once their ceremony was finished, and they were all married, we went for a wee wander around the grounds for some photos. Dexter joined us for some of them before being taken back to the lodge while Marta and Emma went back to the jetty for a few more pictures. 

Thanks to the wind we’d set up their picnic inside the lodge, right in front of one of the huge picture windows, so they could look out over the loch as they enjoyed their feast. It was an amazing set up, complete with a vintage record player so they could listen to some tunes. It was a perfect end to the day. Scottish Wild Picnics had outdone themselves yet again, and of course Dexter wasn’t forgotten, he had his very own dog biscuits! 

Supplier Dream Team

Photography – Joy Story

Venue – Loch Venachar Lodges

Planning – Fin Flükra

Flowers – Posies & Pots

Picnic – Scottish Wild Picnics

Celebrant – Ronit Quayle

Rings – Austen Blake

 

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