Love blossoming at Hill of Tarvit

What did you decide on as the main inspiration behind the look/atmosphere of your wedding?

Although we didn’t have a rigid theme, our main inspiration behind elements of our day came from Hill of Tarvit itself! The gardens at the house are beautiful and we wanted to incorporate this into the look and feel of our wedding. We incorporated the spring flowers grown in the garden (jasmine, roses, wisteria) throughout all of our stationery, and having our wedding in a Sperry tent marquee meant we could really bring the outside in, regardless of the weather.

How did you personalise your big day?

We love to travel so we named our tables after some of our favourite holidays and trips.

One of Doug’s favourite food is oysters, so we had The Oyster Man shuck fresh oysters for every guest. We are also big foodies, and Alice’s sister (and maid of honour) is a food stylist so she created a menu based on our favourite foods with meaningful elements too. Our starter was Perthshire venison carpaccio (Doug grew up in Perth) and our main was Pittenweem halibut (Alice grew up in the East Neuk of Fife).

Alice was also driven to the church in her dad’s precious Jaguar Mark 2, something our family had planned since she was a little girl.

What were the highlights of the day for you?

So many! The whole day was just filled with so much fun, laughter and love. Walking into the church and seeing so many smiling faces was breathtaking; walking through confetti down the steps of Hill of Tarvit was gorgeous; and dancing the night away under a glitterball was just the most fun.

What was your favourite wedding detail?

The Oyster Man was a big hit with all our guests, even to the oyster ‘first timers’ who tried their first oyster that day and loved it! We also provided complimentary slippers for dancing feet, which was welcomed by lots of people and meant the dancing was even more wild! 

Before the wedding we realised that we had 7 pipers attending the wedding so we arranged a surprise pipe band performance in the evening. The pipers included Doug, the Father of the Bride, the Best Man, groomsmen and family. They were fantastic – it was a spectacular sight to see them march across the lawn.

Did you have a ‘star supplier’?

All our suppliers were incredible and so lovely to work with. But if we had to pick, we’d say our marquee company, Elegant Pitches. From the very first conversation to the day itself, the team were so friendly, personable and professional and brought our dream marquee to life.