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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.
Properly Scottish
Pipes on the walk to the kirk, a ceilidh in the barn, ten Munros standing watch. Scotland, undiluted.
Start planning your dayNot the themed version of Scotland. The real one.
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.
The Scotland you pictured
Marry where you choose by Scots law, then dance the night down in the barn.
Marry anywhere on the glen
Scots law lets you marry wherever the two of you want to stand, a kirk, a hillside, a loch shore or a field. Clova Kirk, c.1860 and non-denominational, holds religious or humanist services, and a piper can walk you there.
The Highland evening
Ceilidh dancing in the barn, our own Clova Ale at the bar, local spirits from Gin Bothy and Ogilvy, whisky tastings you can book, and Mini Highland Games the day after, if the party deserves a sequel.
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
Anywhere
You can marry on the glen
Scots law, kirk, hillside, loch shore or field.
c.1860
Clova Kirk
Non-denominational, religious or humanist services.
10
Munros around the glen
The Angus Glens, inside the Cairngorms National Park.
1850
The hotel's first year
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.
Marry in the barn, the meadow or the kirk
Three properly Scottish settings, one glen, the same inclusions whichever you choose.
Scottish wedding questions
Can we really marry anywhere on the glen?
Yes. Scots law lets you marry anywhere, so couples here choose the kirk, a hillside, a loch shore or a field on the glen.
Is Clova Kirk religious?
Clova Kirk dates from around 1860 and is non-denominational, it welcomes religious and humanist services alike.
Can we have bagpipes and a ceilidh?
Both. Pipers walk wedding parties to the kirk, and the barn was made for ceilidh dancing in the evening.
Where exactly is Glen Clova?
In the Angus Glens, inside the Cairngorms National Park, with ten Munros standing around the glen. The hotel has been welcoming travellers since 1850.
What local food and drink can we serve?
Our bar pours our own Clova Ale alongside local spirits from Gin Bothy and Ogilvy, and you can book a whisky tasting for the wedding party. A Highland-cow photo experience and Mini Highland Games are bookable too.
We're travelling from overseas, can we marry at Glen Clova?
Yes, and we host destination couples often. The legal side is the same as for anyone marrying in Scotland: you each complete a marriage notice (form M10) and send it to Angus Council's registrar with your birth certificate, passport and the fee. Send it no earlier than three months and no later than 29 clear days before the date, though around twelve weeks ahead is more comfortable. If you are not a British or Irish citizen you also include a Declaration of Status form, and depending on your nationality a certificate of no impediment. One of you collects the marriage schedule from the registrar in the week or so before the wedding, and it is returned within three days afterwards. Only couples who would otherwise need a visa to visit the UK require a Marriage Visitor visa, valid for six months; EU Settlement Scheme status holders and Irish citizens do not. Tell us where you're travelling from and we'll point you to the right registrar contacts.
Hear the pipes
Tell us when, and where on the glen you'd like to stand, and we'll take it from there.
Real people, warm replies, no obligation.