Getting Married in Edinburgh
Find Your Edinburgh Wedding Venue
Edinburgh is a magical city in which to get married and is bursting with the most amazing wedding venues. From stunning historic buildings to boutique hotels, independent venues and outdoor locations – you will have so much choice!
Here are a few of my favourite Edinburgh wedding venues:
- Historic Edinburgh wedding venues – Riddle’s Court, The Signet Library, Royal College of Physicians and The Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
- Unique Edinburgh venues – Away Industries (perfect for micro weddings), The Caves, The Biscuit Factory and Dovecot Studios.
- Outdoor locations in Edinburgh – Royal Botanic Garden, Holyrood Park & Arthur’s Seat
- Fabulous hotels – Virgin Hotel, The Roseate, The Hoxton, The Scotsman, The Bonham
Wedding Celebrant in Edinburgh
Once you’ve found your dream venue and secured your wedding date you will need to find someone to marry you! In Scotland you can be married anywhere by an authorised wedding celebrant – like me! As a Celebrants Scotland Marriage Officer I am authorised to solemnise marriage in Scotland, in other words to legally marry you. If you’d like to find out more about working with me, simply book a no obligation call and we can chat further.
Book Your Wedding Suppliers
So you’ve found your venue and booked your wedding celebrant. What’s next? Are you looking for a wedding photographer, videographer, florist, cake designer, caterers……you’ll find the most amazing wedding suppliers in Edinburgh & Scotland. Here are a few of my faves:
- Wedding Photographers – Tony Marsh, First Light Weddings, Blue Sky, Susie Olzen Photography, Steph Nicol, Nicola Jeffrey Photography.
- Video – Hand in Hand Wedding Films
- Florists – Rogue Flowers, Snapdragon, Save the Date Collective, Pollination
- Wedding Cake – Liggy’s Cakes, Katie’s Cakes Scotland
And if you’re looking to elope to Edinburgh you may want to check out Wildling Weddings, Lina Hayes Photography and Solen Collet. Not only will they capture your elopement beautifully, but they know all the best elopement locations in Edinburgh.
How To be Legally Married in Edinburgh
If you are getting married in Edinburgh, or Scotland, you can choose to be married in a civil, religious or belief marriage. You can choose the type of ceremony that feels right for you and be married by a celebrant with values and beliefs that mirror your own. The great news is that a wedding celebrant can marry you anywhere. Be sure to check your celebrant is authorised to solemnise marriage in Scotland – in other words that they can legally marry you. Someone like me!
If you wish to be legally married in Edinburgh or Scotland it’s important to know the procedure:
- You’ll each need to submit an M10 Marriage Notice form and any supporting paperwork to the registrar nearest your wedding venue.
- The earliest you can submit your M10 Marriage Notice form is 12 weeks before your wedding day. The cut off for submitting the paperwork is 29 days before your wedding.
- Your celebrant should advise you on the process – but it is your responsibility as the couple being married to ensure you submit the correct paperwork within the timescales.
- If you are travelling to Scotland to be married from outside the UK you may also need to apply for a Marriage Visitor Visa.
- If you are a non-UK national you should also complete a Declaration of Status by Non-UK Nationals
Information on getting married in Scotland:
The content of this guide is given for advice only. You can find the most up to date information on getting married in Edinburgh and Scotland on these websites:
Photo credits for images used in this guide:
Thank you to all my couples and the fabulous photographers who have given permission for their images to be used in this Guide to Getting Married in Edinburgh.
- Tina Leahy Photography – wedding at Riddle’s Court
- Susie Olzen Photography at Ravenheugh Log Cabin
- Steph Nicol Photography wedding at Royal College of Physicians
- Empirical at Away Industries
- Wildling Weddings
- Wildling Weddings
- couples own image
- Empirical at Away Industries