Everything about our wedding at the Mar Lodge was wonderful. We wanted an autumn wedding and the Mar Lodge is perfect for this - the colours around Braemar are absolutely gorgeous in October, and the Lodge itself lends itself perfectly to the season.
We had a small to medium size wedding of about 55 guests, with the wedding in the Drawing Room and the reception in the Craggan room - we did not book the Stag Ballroom, which is best for a bigger party than ours. The function rooms we used were the perfect size for our party, they were big enough to fit us without feeling cavernous like some bigger venues would feel with such a party size.
It was extra special having the accommodation on-site for the whole weekend, which let the families spend time together beyond the big day. The accommodation is set up as a series of self-catering apartments and you really feel like you are staying in a National Trust property, they are beautifully decorated.
Louise the venue coordinator and everyone else on site were all super helpful, everything went off without a hitch - thank you again to everyone on the team!
We really appreciated the Lodge's recommended suppliers list, we went as local as possible and it was super helpful as all the suppliers knew the venue and knew what would work best. We were organising from a distance down in Edinburgh so it was great to be able to trust the suppliers and the local Lodge team between our visits up north.
We would wholeheartedly recommend the Lodge for a wedding - all our friends and family raved afterwards how wonderful it was. We had a beautiful day we'll never forget!