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Enchanting Megginch Castle Wedding

Megginch Castle is a superb new elegant wedding venue with a famous past. Nadia & Steven loved the beautiful courtyard and expansive grounds.


Megginch Castle may be a superb new elegant wedding venue but once upon a time, a long long time ago (well actually in the 90’s) the castle’s historic courtyard hosted movie stars, including Liam Neeson, for the filming of the 1995 movie Rob Roy.

Wedding dress hanging up before Megginch Castle wedding
Bridal Prep at Megginch Castle

The Wedding Ceremony

Nadia & Steven chose Megginch Castle for their wedding after COVID meant they re-evaluated their original plan to elope to Spain. They loved the beautiful courtyard and chose the light conservatory for their ceremony but they could have chose the chapel or the gardens.

Bridal portrait, Black & White at Megginch Castle

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Ceremony photograph at Megginch Castle wedding by Ali Jay Photography
Black & White photograph of couple leaving ceremony, Megginch Castle wedding
Megginch castle wedding, black & white confetti photo

Places to Explore

The castle is a hidden gem, I love little adventures and Megginch had lots of great places to explore. The conservatory links the courtyard via the grand ballroom to the gardens with it’s 1000yr old yew trees, fun topiary, fountain and expansive lawns. There are also horses to go say hello to and a tiny chapel in the groups which can be used for religious ceremonies.   

Wedding photograph of bride & groom in courtyard at Megginch Castle
Bride & Groom in courtyard at Megginch Castle wedding
Black & white wedding photography of couple in the courtyard at their Megginch Castle wedding
Kissing under the trees at Megginch Castle
Dining rooms at Megginch Castle Wedding Photography by Ali Jay Photography
Wedding cake Megginch Castle Wedding Photography by Ali Jay Photography

Surprise, Surprise!

Nadia and Steven’s guests were entertained with croquet and the big surprise of the night was when the waiter fell over and then got up and started singing. Nadia had told us that it would be happening so we were waiting in anticipation for him to fall. As a guest ran to help the poor fallen waiter, he jumped up and started singing and caused a lot of hilarity. Everyone loved the impromptu performance, guests were standing on the chairs, dancing, swinging their napkins around their heads. Danielle and I ran around the room having far too much fun capturing it on camera to make sure the fun was bottled up for Nadia & Steven to look back on and laugh.

Singing butler falling over at Megginch Castle Wedding Photography by Ali Jay Photography
Bride & Groom at dinner Megginch Castle Wedding Photography by Ali Jay Photography
 

The Magical wedding Team

Venue – Megginch Castle

Event Management: Jan Deegan Next Step Events

Officiant – Margery Bambrick

Photographer – Ali Jay Photography

Videographer - Danielle Watt

Hair stylist – Hair Ups

Make-up artist – Christina Grace

Nadia’s outfit – Pronovias - San Patrick

Cake – Celebration Stations

Bride & Groom at firepit at Megginch Castle Wedding Photography by Ali Jay Photography

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