Celebrants & your legal paperwork

Regardless of who performs your ceremony, you must noitify our local Registrars giving four weeks notice. Anyone can legally marry in Scotland & the Registrars will be delighted to advise you directly regarding your paperwork & other legal requirements. Please call 01546 604515 during office hours.

If you are not having a Civil Marriage, you are required to collect your marriage schedule in person from the Registrar. If the wee wedding team are witnessing your wedding, we will notify the Registar directly of the details.

For non UK passport holders, please allow three months for any relevant marriage or travel visas to be in place. Click for further information on all legal aspects to marriages in Scotland.

Civil Weddings conducted by the Registrar

Should you chose to have a Civil Wedding ceremony, Shona Brechin and her team of Registrars are delighted if you wish to compose your vows and personalise your ceremony with readings and music. 200 acres surrounding Caisealrag Cottage are licensed for both civil weddings & partnerships so you can decide on the day where your ceremony will be. Same sex marriages are legal in Scotland & recognised worldwide, in addition to Civil Partnerships.

The beach is a ten minute walk .. a little longer if photos are being taken along the way with you in your finary. There is a vehicle track to allow access for all if required. Should the weather be unkind, we would be delighted to wait a while till after your ceremony for photographs outside.

South Knapdale Church, Achahoish

David Carruthers, the Church of Scotland Minister of the South Knapdale Parish, welcomes everyone to his church in Achahoish where he  would be delighted to marry you, or in the 'Great Highland Cathedral' outside. He may also wear his kilt on request!

Please call 01546 603269 to speak to David directly

Please note that divorcées are free to remarry in the Church of Scotland.

Humanist Weddings

Scotland is one of six countries in the world where Humanist marriages are legal, including same sex couples.

Our local Humanist Celebrants, are always willing to go that extra mile. Naming ceremonies for children is also a lovely way to conclude your marriage to include all your family wee ones.

Our local Humanist Celebrants:

• Belinda Braithwaite 01546 606450 or 07825718114 or email
• Andrew Smithsimmons 07891 769 248 or email

To find out more about Humanism go to the Humanist Society of Scotland.

Local churches & alternative options

Father David at St Margaret's Catholic Church, Lochgilphead is very welcoming to those outwith his parish & to those in mixed faith unions.

There are many local churches of different demoninations & alternative celebrants including Interfaith and Pagan. Your available options are too numerous to list here so please don't hesitate to ask us for advice directly.

Same sex marriages are legal in Scotland. The Registrars & the Humanist Society would be delighted to conduct your ceremony. Legislation to allow same sex marriages in the Church or Scotland & other Christian Churches is still in progress. 

Wee Wedding Days

Wee weddings are very relaxed. Once you are booked in, all you have to decide is the day & time of your marriage ceremony & make your arrangements directly with your celebrant & registrar. You can decide where your wedding will take place when you arrive.

During the winter months if you wish to be outside we suggest earlier in the day. The cottage filled with twinkly candles with the wood burning stove is also wonderfully romantic. During the summer months it is light until 11pm. If you have young children, we suggest a time that works well for all the family.

The Wee Wedding team will serve your delicious wedding breakfast platter where & when you want it.