Craigdarroch Lodge
Contin, by Strathpeffer.
Inverness. IV14 9EH
01997 421265
Contin's Church of St. Maelrubha in the snow.
Why not tie the knot here in the Highlands?
Madonna did!
Our little 14th century church at Contin (built in 1490) can be the venue for your Highland wedding ceremony or we can arrange for the Minister Tom Mac William to marry you here at Craigdarroch Lodge Hotel. The church of Contin dedicated to St. Maelrubha is positioned on an island surrounded by the river Blackwater. It is a simple church, peacefully situated with a glorious mountain backdrop with only Highland cattle and sheep looking on.
The best times to experience the Highlands for your wedding are May/June when the rhododendrons are in bloom, September/October and November for the splendid autumn colours and if you want a 'white wedding' with snow...January/February!
If you want something a little different, then a Highland wedding, with depth and meaning will be yours to remember for years to come. Craigdarroch offers intimate small weddings. We can accommodate 24 wedding guests and seat 40 in the restaurant. Comprehensive wedding arrangements .........you just step off the plane at Inverness airport and we do the rest. We whisk you from the airport to secluded, discreet, peaceful, Craigdarroch Hotel, where you can settle in and enjoy a romantic evening, perhaps walk down to the shores of Loch Achilty or to Rogie Falls to watch the salmon leaping.
Our Romantic Heart of the Highlands Wedding Package
Price of our 2 night Romantic Heart of the Highlands Wedding for 16 people includes ~
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Inverness airport/rail station transfers to Craigdarroch Lodge Hotel. |
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2 nights at Craigdarroch Lodge Hotel, dinner on the first night, breakfast on both mornings. |
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Wedding day horse drawn glass coach from hotel to Contin church return. |
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Church fees including organist and flowers and professional photographer (including album of 20 photographs, 30 to choose from). |
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Sherry reception on return, fabulous wedding breakfast including champagne toast, wedding cake and flowers. |
£4,000 inclusive.
A little history of St. Maelrubha church Contin
Contin church has a colourful history. Before the existing building of 1490, St Maelrubha founded an earlier chapel around AD 700 which was the sight of a massacre in around 1485. The Macdonalds and some of their allies (about 1000 men) meeting in Contin, on their way to a punitive raid against the Mackenzies of Kinellan, discovered the church was filled with aged men, women and children trusting to its sanctuary. Alexander Macdonald ordered the door to be shut and the building surrounded so that none could escape. He gave orders to set the church on fire, and everyone within, several hundreds were burnt to death. Vengeance from the Mackenzies was swift. After the battle of Pairc, only one or two hundred, out of 1,800 Macdonalds and their followers, who had eventually gathered at Contin, were left to escape.
For a truly Scottish Wedding in a perfect Highland setting.
TELEPHONE AND FAX: (44) 01997 421265
Email: craigdarroch@compuserve.com
Julia and Mark Garrison
Hoteliers
Craigdarroch Lodge Hotel
Contin, by Strathpeffer.
Inverness
Ross-shire. IV14 9EH
Scotland.