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The only wedding on the estate
We host one wedding at a time. While you're here, the glen, the barn and the team are about nobody else.
The Kirk
Vows at Clova Kirk, c.1860, a traditional kirk in the Angus Glens, a hundred yards from the celebrations.
Start planning your dayCandlelight on old stone, bagpipes on the breeze - a kirk that has heard centuries of vows, waiting to hear yours.
One wedding at a time. Yours.
Barn, meadow or kirk, twenty guests or a hundred and fifty, however you shape the day, it is built on the same promises.
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Three days, not a time-slot
Arrive the day before, marry in the middle, leave slowly the day after, and with beds for 88 on the estate, everyone stays with you.
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Everything's included
Coordinator, set-up, styling, reception drinks, the evening buffet, included from the start, not added at the end.
A day at the kirk
Vows in the kirk, a piped walk down the glen, and the barn waiting with welcome drinks.
The kirk itself
A kirk has stood on this spot for several centuries. The building you'll marry in dates from 1860. It's non-denominational, welcoming religious and humanist services alike, and it seats up to 100 of your favourite people.
The walk
Many couples walk to the kirk to the sound of bagpipes, then walk back with their whole party behind them. It's about a hundred yards from vows to welcome drinks - no convoy of cars, no car-park shuffle, just one happy procession.
Booked with the Kirk Trust
One thing to know, plainly: the kirk is booked independently of the hotel, directly with the Kirk Trust. We're happy to help with the contact details, and we arrange everything around it - so the day still feels like one wedding, planned in one place.
What's included
The arrangements are handled and the essentials are included at no extra cost, no surprise add-ons, no wedding tax. The same is true whichever setting you choose.
A dedicated wedding coordinator
One warm, familiar voice from your first call to your last dance.
Hire of the barn
For welcome drinks, the wedding breakfast and the evening reception.
Full set-up
Tables, chairs and the essentials, placed, dressed and ready before you arrive.
Reception drinks
A welcome in hand for your guests as the celebrations begin.
An evening buffet of your choice
Chosen with our kitchen, made with local produce.
A wedding tasting with wine
For the two of you, ahead of the day.
Stylish decoration, with full set-up
Greenery, fairy lights and ivory flowers, styled for your setting before you walk in.
Accommodation
The one piece booked separately. Your guests book their own rooms, lodges and houses on the estate, so everyone stays.
At a glance
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Seats in the kirk
The current building dates from 1860.
100 yds
Kirk to celebrations
Walk back to the barn with bagpipes leading the way.
Minimum numbers
LARGE OR SMALL
Apr–Oct minimum 70 daytime guests , Nov–Mar minimum 50 daytime guests.
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Sleep on the estate
Lodges, hotel rooms, steading rooms and two houses.
Everyone stays
The estate sleeps up to 88, so the celebrations don't end when the music does, nobody drives home, and breakfast the next morning is part of the story.
The Lodges 9 luxury lodges, each with a private outdoor hot tub 
The Hotel 10 hotel rooms and 8 steading rooms, a short walk away 
The Houses 2 elegant houses with views over the glen Sleeps up to 88 across the estate, 10 hotel rooms, 8 steading rooms, 9 luxury lodges and 2 houses.
Three days, well spent
A Glen Clova wedding is a gathering, not a time-slot. Fill the days around your day, on the estate and in the hills above it.
Clay pigeon shooting
A friendly shoot on the estate, beginners very welcome.
Mini Highland games
Team games on the grass, kilts optional, rivalry guaranteed.
Hot tubs under the stars
Every lodge has its own, the nightcap that needs no taxi.
Fishing on Loch Heath
The hotel's own loch, under a mile up the glen.
Whisky tasting
A guided dram or three in the Climbers' Bar.
Walks in the glen
From riverside strolls to Corrie Fee and Loch Brandy.
Highland-cow photos
The photo experience your album will thank you for.
Ceilidh dancing
Strip the Willow until the band gives in.
BBQs & picnics
A pre-arrival BBQ or a post-wedding picnic in the glen.
Yoga & wellbeing
Slow mornings in the glen before the big day.
Guided photography
Learn the glen's best views with a camera in hand.
Cycling & golf nearby
Quiet glen roads from the door, and courses a short drive away.
The kirk, four ways
Set for the service, filled with your people, piped down the glen - and home to the barn.
The kirkOr marry elsewhere on the estate
However you say your vows, the celebrations come home to the barn, so choose the setting that feels like you.
Planning something particular?
Kirk wedding stories
Real weddings at Clova Kirk - the people, the pipes, the moments that made the day.
Meg & Ryan, a packed Clova Kirk, her son walking her down the aisle, and colour everywhere
Read the story ›Spring 2026
Heather & Lewis, a blessing stone passed around the kirk, and confetti on the glen
Read the story ›Summer 2025
Kevin & Katie, a frosty December barn wedding, with a very good dog
Read the story ›Winter 2025
Beth & Blair, an outdoor meadow wedding with a ring-bearer dog, on the hottest day of the year
Read the story ›Summer 2025
Kirk wedding questions
How many guests can Clova Kirk seat?
The kirk seats up to 100 guests. A kirk has stood on the site for several centuries, and the current building dates from 1860, about a hundred yards from the hotel.
Do we have to be religious to marry in the kirk?
No. Clova Kirk is non-denominational and hosts both religious and humanist services. Whatever shape your ceremony takes, it's welcome here. please note a registrar wont marry you here.
How do we book the kirk?
The kirk is booked independently of the hotel, directly with the Kirk Trust. We're happy to help with the contact details, and we arrange everything around it, so it all still feels like one wedding, planned in one place.
What's included with a kirk wedding?
The arrangements and the essentials are included at no extra cost, a dedicated wedding coordinator, hire of the barn, full set-up, reception drinks, an evening buffet of your choice, a wedding tasting with wine, and stylish decoration: greenery, fairy lights and ivory flowers on the beams. Accommodation is the one separate piece.
Where do our guests stay?
On the estate. Glen Clova sleeps up to 88 across nine luxury lodges, each with a private outdoor hot tub, ten hotel rooms, eight steading rooms and two elegant houses.
Can we bring our dog?
Absolutely. Dogs are welcome at the ceremony, in the photos, and in most of the accommodation, see our dog-friendly weddings page for the details.
Hear the pipes already?
Tell us your season and your numbers, we'll help with the kirk and take care of the rest.
No obligation, just a warm reply.