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Alison Edward 28/01/2023 Alison Edward 28/01/2023

Guardswell Farm – Scottish Barn Wedding

Guardswell farm near Perth is a beautiful barn wedding venue sitting up on the hills with views of the River Tay.

Hannah & Rory chose Guardswell Farm for their wedding as they loved the country views and versatility of the space. It was the perfect place for them to get all their friends and family together for a massive wedding feast extravaganza.

Guardswell Farm Weddings

Guardswell Farm is set in the Angus hills, near the village of Kinnaird between Perth and Dundee and includes 150 acres of stunning countryside, four Nordic eco-cabins, a farmhouse, a farm cottage, and the main byre building. This award winning agritecture development retains the character of the old byre but has created a stunning modern event space.

The building comprises of a tall church like room called the Granary, which connects into the large open Cattle Court party space. Set away from the main party area, there is a cosy snug with sofas and a log burner. Massive doors perfectly link the Cattle Court onto the large lawn area via a covered outdoor area where there are firepits and a festoon lit woodland walk.

The accommodation at Guardswell was fantastic for Hannah and Rory who had a big bridal party team to accommodate and who wanted to just have an amazing time with all their friends eating amazing food.

Hannah’s team took over the farmhouse and the Rory’s the cottage. Their humanist ceremony, held in the Granary Room was full of personal touches with their friend’s beautiful singing filling vaulted church like room with beautiful sound.

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Guardswell Farm - Bridal Preparations 04

Fun And Games

When I met Rory and Hannah they told me about all the games they had planned and their wedding didn’t disappoint. They had Hammerschlagen, giant jenga and Kubb. The Hammerschlagen was definitely the favourite and the block of wood was constantly surrounded with people laughing and whacking a hammer trying to hit a nail. I had a little try but I was not a natural Hammerschlagen player. If you fancy trying it yourself, read on for instructions on how to play.

how to play Hammerschlagen

Get a big log of wood, a hammer, nails, a good drink and a load of friends.

The object of Hammerschlagen is to be the first person to get you nail flush with the wood surface.

Assign a nail to each player.
The player must rest the end of the hammer on the log next to their nail and then they take turns to have a single swing at their nail.
The player can only use one hand and the hammer must be swung in one continuous motion.
If the player bends their nail and can’t hit it any further into the wood then they can use their turn to try to hit it from the side to attempt to straighten the nail.

The Food

Food was very important to Hannah and Rory’s plans, they chose mezze style platters for their guests to enjoy during the speeches and later they had an foodies dream grazing table with fruit, cheeses and delicious dessert options.

Guardswell Farm - Speeches in the Cattle Court 01

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Guardswell Farm - Wedding speeches in the Cattle Court 01

Guardswell Farm - Wedding speeches, toasting the bride and groom

Bahookie

To add to the fun they had a bouncy castle and the fantastic Bahookie who got everyone on the dance floor having an amazing time as they mixed ceilidh music with chart classics like ‘Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This’