My wife and I wanted to host an outdoor wedding celebration for around 120 of our family and…read morefriends. We wanted to do something unusual and off the beaten track. We definitely did not fancy having it in the function room of a hotel or in the local village hall. We came across Special Event Tipis on the internet as they are based near to where we live. We asked them for a quote along with some of their competitors. They gave us a great price but most importantly they got back to us really promptly and were extremely friendly. They never tried to pressure us an invited us to go and meet them at an open day. Once we saw the Tipis for ourselves we had to have them. They are absolutely stunning in themselves however David and his team have found out how to make them look their best. They have lighting rigs, fairly lights, disco balls etc which integrate really well. They were also able to provide a sound system which was AMAZING. We opted for a two Tipi setup with one as a dance floor and the other as a seating area with fire pit. The fire was a real focal point on the night of the party. David and his team were a pleasure to deal with both in the build up to the event and during set up / take down. Go and see them for yourself at one of their open days, you will see what I mean.

As a boy, I used to loiter around here stealing golfballs. As a manboy, I go for private functions…read moreas a respectable citizen. Unfortunately, the majority of the times I have been here have been for funerals but it must be said, it is a lovely place for private functions like weddings with a fair few footballers going here on a number of occasions. It is primarily a golf club, with a great 18 hole course along with bowling green. A lovely place, tucked well away from the houses nearby. Not too fancy, but still quite elitist as far as sports clubs go with a long waiting list.

Colville Park has become the popular wedding venue for Motherwellians getting betrothed. The…read morepretty, leafy surroundings make for a perfect picture, and the sizeable halls can hold all of your excited wedding guests easily, with ample dancing space! The club does meals for non-patrons during the week too, with a lunchtime menu for anyone who fancies a bit of a swish lunch, at a very affordable price. Very nice with lovely grounds, have a look at the website if you are planning a wedding or special occasion, and i think you will b pleasantly surprised!

You would not notice it from the outside, but behind these massive doors, hidden away from the main…read moreroad, there lies a gem of a spacious Hall that can be used for all sorts of events. The one I went to was a Celeidh. The hall can easily hold about 200-300 people. I believe, we were about 70 -90 people and of which there was still plenty of space left for all the Celeidh dancers in the middle and plenty of tables on both sides. At either end of the room you could find the bar and the stage with the band playing the rhythms of traditional folk music. This Hall can be used for plenty of purposes, like weddings or parties or galas or......Upstairs are the toilets that are in ok conditions. Overall the place is clean and was nicely presented. Nothing fancy when I was there, but I can imagine it can be dressed up for special occasions. Personally I don't know the room rate or other costs, but I'm sure if you inquiry you will find out. The location is very central and only a 5-10 min walk from Grassmarket. Buses 2 and 35 pass by as well as plenty others.

I had the pleasure of attending my best friend's wedding at Kirknewton Stables last Saturday. It's…read morea venue I had never been to before but it was so lovely and I just had to write a review about it. We drove up the long winding driveway through the estate. We were lucky with the weather and it was sunny so we could have the ceremony outside. The outside grounds were vast and felt rather magical. There were a couple of marquees erected outside that proved handy for when it started to rain later on. There was also a huge hall that snuggly fit all 150 guests, we had a nice buffet dinner and then enjoyed a little ceilidh. It was the perfect wedding, just the right amount of bling!! Oh and I must give a special shout out to 'Jackie' one of the employees working there, a lovely lady who was so friendly and really helped with organising and making sure everyone was kept happy!! She must have been exhausted by the end of the night!! :)

I had no idea of the existence of The Vu, until I was invited to a friend's wedding here. I got a…read morereal shock when I arrived at the venue, as it was absolutely not what I expected. You actually feel like you could be up north somewhere, out in the country, as opposed to half an hour from Edinburgh. The Vu's main purpose is as a bar, restaurant and wedding venue, plus an events space for other functions. My friend's wedding ceremony was held in the Water Lily section of the venue, which is basically a small indoor space for the wedding vows, with a really striking location, jutting out over Ballencrieff Reservoir, on the waterfront. As a place for a wedding ceremony, I thought the views over the water, and the light and beams of sunshine spilling through the tall windows, made it particularly beautiful. The decor is classic, elegant, and mainly white, as weddings usually are, with a touch of purple, which comes through in the lighting scheme too. The Oasis Suite, where the reception was held, is a nice size, being not too overbearingly huge. The meal was really tasty, and there was a good bit of dance space for some ceilidh moves, and the band that played afterwards. This was truly a lovely, contemporary and intimate place to celebrate my friend's wedding.

I got married here just under two years ago, this was the second place I looked up online and fell…read morein love with it. The place is stunning, different and you can do everything in the one place out the way from roads, traffic and buildings. The food here is great and for the wedding meal you get great portions, the wedding packages are great too. Whatever your budget I'm sure you could find a package to suit you as I'm sure they do a Monday wedding for something ridiculous like £1000. This may have changed, just check. I have given it 3 stars for all the reasons above but I could not give it 5 stars as they ruined some of my wedding. They forgot a lot of stuff I asked for, forgot to put out things I had bought for the day for decoration and some of which had a special meaning. They broke my cake initials and the cake stand wasn't put up so my cake was flat and the tiers sat directly on one another. To be honest I have an arm length of issues from my special day which some what ruined it after the occasion as on the day I focused on my wedding day and didn't let it bother me. I complained but got nowhere, I got told they would have a meeting to cover my issues and get back to me but heard nothing at all. I asked for it to be escalated to the manager and owner a couple of times but again did not hear back. I have had a couple of friends who got married here after I recommended the venue to them, this was before my wedding date. They had a few issues too which I hoped the Vu had sorted out by the time their wedding happened. I told them what happened to me so that it wouldn't happen to them but seems some things still went wrong :(. It is a lovely venue and I'm sure a lot of weddings go well and they do their job but they didn't for me and I wouldn't recommend them because of this. For a business that conducts around 2 weddings a day every day they need to learn a lot about the most special day in someone's life. I hope this helps you decide of it's the place for you or even stop any of the issues I had happen to you on your day.

My sister held her wedding reception in the Dumbuck Hotel three years ago. It was perfect for her…read moreas it was close to her home and accomodated a large amount of people. She was very pleased with the service the staff provided. The hotel allowed the guests to buy a stock of drinks from the bar and stay up to drink them until the last person went to bed.

The Dumbuck House is a very popular place to hold functions such as weddings…read more I have attended a few here and have always had a great time. The hall is big, the food is good and the drink prices are reasonable. As the previous reviewer said, the hotel lets you stay up as late as you want. The location near the river Clyde in Dumbarton is pretty good too.

So I love a party, and any excuse to decorate. In the states there is my dream, a land called Party…read moreCity. That has any decorations you can ever imagine. My 9th birthday party, had high heel and lipstick everything, I am talking, napkins, cups, confetti, streamers. Needless to say I like my party shops. This place is pretty great, which was evident on arriving at 9.55am and there being about 4 other cars in the parking lot waiting for the place to open at 10. I was looking for silver wedding decorations, the other cars a mix of baby shower and kids birthdays. The shop is on two floors, the lower is balloon heaven, with two walls of pick your own balloons, and plenty of decorations for any wedding, hen-do, baby shower theme. Upstairs is the kids party area and endless costumes! Perfect, if you need to pick up a costume not during the Halloween season. They also provide helium services and can make balloon bouquets, on the day. They also had a section of balloons to be picked up later, which is perfect if you want to pre-order and then pick up the day of the event. I also saw a sign for fireworks, but didn't investigate further!