My husband and I had our wedding at Murrayshall on the 20th May 2023 and we had the most amazing, special day! We fell in love with Murrayshall when we viewed it in 2022- the views surrounding it are breathtaking but the hotel itself and the gardens are also beautiful. The location was perfect for us as we had guests coming from Dundee and Perth, we also had guests from further afield who either stayed at Murrayshall or were able to find local hotels nearby. Alison Grant was our wedding coordinator and I am so glad! She really listened to all our ideas and answered any questions we had. We were so thankful for how calm and friendly she is as she really made us feel at ease during wedding planning- which can of course be stressful! Alison and the rest of the team at Murrayshall worked really hard to make sure our wedding day ran really smoothly, it was important to us to have a relaxed, fun vibe and they helped make this happen. They communicated really well with all our suppliers- our florist in particular was really impressed by the team. Murrayshall work with Grand Dreams who provided us with chair covers and a light wall- they are also a fantastic company and we were very pleased that the chair covers were included in our package.
I stayed overnight at Murrayshall the night before the wedding in the Lyndoch Suite with my bridesmaids, we then got ready in the suite on the day of the wedding. The Lyndoch Suite was the perfect place to get ready as there is so much room! There was eight of us getting ready in the room- including two very excited little flower girls who had enough space to play, and my make up artist, hairdresser and photographer. Alison was also really present on the day popping in to check we were all ok and spending time chatting to myself and my husband who was anxiously waiting for me to get ready. I was worried about walking from the suites to the main hotel but staff drove me down in a golf buggy which was great and made for some very funny photographs. We chose to have our ceremony inside which was lovely, but the garden is also a gorgeous location if people want to get married outside. We had our photographs done outside in the gardens as we fell in love with the rhododendrons that were in full bloom.
The food at Murrayshall is superb. We went to try the tasting menu a few months before our wedding so we could sample different dishes- it was really hard to choose as the food was amazing! We had some guests with allergies and other dietary needs and the chef was more than happy to cater for this and change some dishes for us. On the day I was really pleased with the food and a lot of our guests commented on how lovely it was. One of our guests is vegan and commented that it was the best vegan dish they'd ever had at a wedding. Staff serving the meal were quick and professional and people didn't have to wait long for their meals. We had our reception in the same room we had our meal and the turnaround for this was so quick and easy- the team have everything down to a fine art and it was done so smoothly- meaning that our band could get set up fast. We had let staff know our favourite drinks meaning that the bar was stocked with these- guests from overseas were impressed by the different whiskys also!
My 91 year old grandmother had traveled over from Ireland for our wedding and her mobility is quite poor- staff were brilliant with her, they brought her a comfy chair through for the meal and then arranged it so she could sit and watch all the dancing at our reception afterwards. She also had a ground floor disabled room and was very impressed by it. Guests who chose to stay in the Hotel all commented that there rooms were lovely and they really enjoyed their breakfast the next morning! We stayed in the Murray Suite on the night of our wedding which was gorgeous and a lovely, luxurious treat. Staff had brought up some of our wedding cake to the room for us too which was great. I had a bubble bath in the huge bath in the morning which was amazing after all the dancing the night before!
We LOVED our wedding at Murrayshall and would recommend it as wedding venue in a heartbeat. If you are thinking about booking it for your wedding, you should. You won’t be disappointed!!