Lindsay and Niall originally met on a fish farm where Niall was the manager but then met again 3 years later when Lindsay started taking karate lessons at Niall’s class. The couple were together for around 6 years before they got married. Niall proposed to Lindsay on her birthday – in the pouring rain at the Pitlochry salmon ladder (We should point out that they work in the line of fish farms and don’t just have some random fish fixation!!)
Lindsay and Niall chose Doune Castle and then a reception at Dunblane Hydro. They had always wanted to have a castle wedding but found authenticity and capacity difficult to come by in the same place. The couple chose Doune Castle for the setting, hired in chairs and dressed the venue with beautiful flowers and candles. And as Lindsay told us “the reception at Dunblane Hydro was great. Really nice food, good service. and plenty capacity for guests staying over. The function room was just what we wanted, large dancefloor and self contained bar and had recently been refurbished.”
Lindsay and her bridesmaids had their hair done at Lindsay Murray in Stirling and then did their make up themselves. Sassi Holford was the dress designer of choice for Lindsay and her dress and shrug were supplied by Charlotte Grace in Doune. Lindsay sister was her bridesmaid and her dress was by Watters also from Charlotte Grace in Doune. Lindsay commented “I would highly recommend the dress shop”.
The couple chose a local florist called Judi Paterson of Floral Gems. According to Lindsay “the flowers were great and she moved them so we could use them at the castle and the reception. We gave the flowers away to friends at the end of the night and they loved them.” The couple’s cake was by M & S and their florist made a cake topper of rose and thistle.
Lindsay and Niall hired a local Stirlingshire ceilidh band called Skelpit Lug. Lindsay said “They got a great atmosphere going and kept people dancing all night. And they provided a caller so even if you didn’t know the dances, you could join in.” Lindsay’s dad’s Rolls Royce was used as the car to transport the couple to the castle and back which Lindsay thinks made her Dad “secretly quite chuffed”.
On why Lindsay and Niall chose Archibald Photography, they told us “we wanted someone to capture the day in a nice relaxed way and we chose Mark as we liked what he had done at other weddings. We were thrilled with the photos. There are so many great shots to choose from and loads that we’ll look back on that really caught people just as how we remember them. My favourite image was the one with the deerhounds. We never knew that there would be 100 or so Deerhounds and their owners staying at the hotel over the weekend until the week before the wedding, but it turned out to be a great laugh. I think the photo just captures the sprit of the day. I also love any of the black and white ones in the castle and the ones taken in the castle grounds. The Gran of the Bride one also makes me laugh. My gran has an obsession with balloons for birthdays etc and despite being cheesy in the extreme, we thought she’d love it (and she did!).”
When we asked Lindsay if there was anything that didn’t work out as planned, she told us “definately the deerhounds but it was a hoot. We had a great day. All the pre-wedding planning paid off and we enjoyed every minute. We had a great day getting friends and family together. A lot of people hadnt seen each other for years and all the catching up made for a great atmosphere.”
Here’s some of our favourite images from their day:
