Exclusive use for your idyllic Scottish Wedding or Special Occasion


“A special place to hold like a secret”

If you have ever dreamt of celebrating a special occasion with close friends and family, or getting married on the magnificent West Coast of Scotland, surrounded by the breathtaking Scottish Highlands, there is no better destination than The Pierhouse Hotel.

This is an unbelievably spectacular setting, making it the most perfect scenic backdrop for all the photographs you take on your special day. The surrounding highland landscape of sea, islands and a majestic range of mountains heading north to Glencoe and Ben Nevis. With a reputation for providing exceptionally fresh seasonal seafood and game, warmest of hospitality and excellent management, this is a gem of a hotel in an outstanding destination.

Special Occasions

We have a wealth of experience in making every Special Occasion or gathering a memorable event. Whether you would like to celebrate a birthday, special anniversary, a family gathering or long overdue reunion of friends, The Pierhouse Hotel is an ideal venue for making an occasion special.

We can also accommodate meetings, team building weekends / days with a fantastic range of local activities available or, if you have any ideas or plans, please call or email us to discuss your preferred itinerary further. We will provide a free no obligation quote and help you plan exactly what you need.


Weddings

Your wedding is one of the most special days of your life. We like to pride ourselves on really making the difference on the day with our dedicated team to help you plan every last detail.

Whether you would like a small intimate gathering or a more lavish celebration, we can help you plan your own unique, tailor-made arrangement. For the Wedding Banquet, we’ll help you to choose from a selection of menu options prepared by our Head Chef with the choice of either a buffet or a more formal dinner.

Use our expertise in helping you plan your Champagne and wines, beautiful fresh flowers, hand made chocolates or small thoughtful gifts for your guests in our 12 individually styled bedrooms. Costs might determine your options, but we can also help you plan for other smaller functions such as a canapé drinks reception, a brunch, an afternoon tea, or full buffet dinner the night before.

We can help you and your guests relax both before and after the big day, by offering a luxurious range of aromatherapy, holistic massages and body treatments or just some welcome time out relaxing in our Finnish sauna.

We can help you decide whether you would like separate locations for the ceremony and reception and we can offer you full exclusivity for the hotel and restaurant as well as arranging for your marriage to be consecrated on our own private premises.

As well as guaranteeing you the perfect backdrop and experienced team to help ensure your day is perfect, we can also help you set a realistic budget to your plans with ideas and suggestions to help ensure you make the most of our wonderful venue.


Your Wedding – the Logistics

Bedrooms for you and your guests

We can accommodate a maximum of 26 guests. With 12 rooms for 12 couples we can accommodate a total of 24 adults and 2 children in
8 x Double Rooms
2 x Double or Twin Bedrooms
2 x Double & Single rooms
Extra cots and rollaway beds can be provided for additional children if required.

If you require further accommodation, we are very happy to arrange your overnight provision using our excellent relationships with our local Bed and Breakfast businesses and neighbouring hotels in Port Appin and the surrounding area.
Please have a look at our website to see the different style of bedrooms.
We can also provide Cots or Small extra beds for young children.
A truly Scottish wedding

Organising an exclusive party allows you to enjoy the full remit of The Pierhouse Hotel exclusively for your wedding and your guests. This gives you full use of the entire hotel and facilities for the length of your stay and encompasses the Ferry Bar, the lounge, the Snug Residents Lounge, the A La Carte Restaurant and the cosy Restaurant Servery which offers additional seating in front of a log burning stove. We can also arrange a full variety of activities including adventure activities in the nearby local area.
We really enjoy hosting weddings at The Pierhouse and judging by the comments from our very happy departing wedding parties we obviously have a winning formula.
We have a full wedding licence enabling you to enjoy your wedding in the tranquillity and breathtaking scenery of The Pierhouse on the shores of Loch Linnhe. Alternatively, there are some truly beautiful local churches in Duror, Appin or even the stunning island of Lismore, just 5 minutes passenger ferry ride across the water.

We will take care of organising a minister or registrar for the ceremony and arrange special events for you, your family and friends, from the vibrant atmosphere of a Highland ceilidh to the grand finale of a glorious fireworks display by the loch.

The Ceremony

The ceremony itself can take place either in the Restaurant or Lounge and we are able to provide witnesses if required. A Scottish piper can be arranged for you to celebrate in style and the evening can be rounded off with Ceilidh dancing accompanied by a two piece band.
A Marriage Ceremony conducted in the Hotel may take the form of a Religious Ceremony, which must be conducted by an Approved Celebrant (e.g. this may be a Church of Scotland Minister) whom you should also make contact with as soon as possible and whose details the District Registrar will require before the marriage takes place; or a civil ceremony – a non-religious ceremony conducted by a registrar.
By law both parties to a proposed civil or religious marriage are required to submit Marriage Notice Forms to the Registrar of the District in which the marriage is to take place. The District Registrar for Port Appin is in Oban and is:-
Mrs. Gemma Cummins
Oban Registrar,
Lorn House, Albany Street, Oban, PA34 4AR
Telephone 01631 567930
Office Hours of Business : Monday - Friday 9.30am-3.00pm
It is essential before you finalise the arrangements for your wedding that you make contact with the District Registrar for the Oban District, whose details appear above. You will obtain the necessary advice regarding the Legal Preliminaries to Marriage in Scotland and the appropriate documentation will be sent to you. Alternatively see www.argyll-bute.gov.uk › ... › Getting married › Marriage guide web site

Hospitality–The Best of Scottish local produce for your Wedding Banquet

Food is not the most important thing at a wedding - but just sometimes it is the most memorable. Our chefs are ready to cook the best wedding food your guests have ever experienced. Take a look at some of our sample wedding menus. And with our extensive range of local
malt whiskies to choose from, your party will say they have had a true taste of Scotland.
Menu and Wines
Our Head Chef, Derek McLean has designed 2 separate menus at £30.00 and £45.00 per person depending on your budget for you to consider. These options are flexible so you can pick and choose the starter, main courses and desserts to create your own ideal menu.
Derek is very happy to have a chat with you to ensure you are entirely comfortable with the selected dishes so please do contact us to discuss your menu requirements.
We do require you to choose the same 3 course menu for the whole party although we can create a special menu for those guests with any individual dietary requirements. Please note that some dishes are subject to seasonality and availability.
You may also wish to consider an informal buffet style dinner on the first night.
Fresh ingredients
Only the finest local produce, traceable to reputable and highly regarded professional suppliers is used at The Pierhouse. None of our dishes involve the use of genetically modified foods and wherever possible free-range and organic ingredients are used. Local herbs and vegetables complement locally sourced ingredients that our team of award winning chefs craft into culinary excellence


Sample Wedding Menus

Please select a Starter, Main Course and Dessert from the following options. Our chef is always happy to create more options if you have something specific in mind. Please also bear in mind that seasonality will always effect availability of ingredients. We will advise on this once you have made your initial selection.

Specially selected vegetarian menus can also be produced so those in your party do not get left out of a wonderful meal. Along with the well chosen menus we can recommend wines from our extensive list for your enjoyment.

Canapes will be presented along with your chosen celebration drink or aperitif and will reflect seasonal and market fresh ingredients from chef’s choice.

MENU 1 - £30.00 PER PERSON

Starter

Roasted red pepper and tomato soup
Chicken liver pate with oat cakes
Grilled goats cheese salad with toasted pine nuts

Main course

Roast rib of beef with all the trimmings
Chicken Culloden (stuffed with haggis) with a whisky cream sauce
Supreme of salmon with a pink peppercorn sauce

Dessert

Profiteroles stuffed with a white chocolate mousse, with dark chocolate sauce
Summer pudding with clotted cream
Sticky toffee pudding with ice cream

To finish
A cafetierre of coffee or choose from a selection of fine teas

MENU 2 - £45.00 PER PERSON

Starter

Shellfish bisque
Game terrine with fruit chutney
Crotin goats cheese and red onion parcels

Main course

Sirloin steak with a Diane sauce
Seafood platter
Roast loin of kingairloch venison with a red wine jus
Asparagus and garden pea risotto with truffle oil

Dessert

Chocolate fondant pudding with clotted cream
A selection of Scottish cheeses with biscuits
A Drambuie soufflé with heather honey ice cream and bramble compote

To finish
A cafetierre of coffee or choose from a selection of fine teas
Wines and Champagnes
It is hotel policy that all wines served must be purchased from the hotel. If you do wish to bring your own special wines, the corkage is £20.00 per bottle of wine, and champagne £30.00 per bottle. We can discuss your wine and champagne choices to compliment your meal once you have chosen the food.

Music and Entertainment

We are very experienced at organising traditional Scottish ceilidh dances in the hotel so simply ask us if you wish us to help organise the music for the evening. Music can range from traditional Scottish ceilidh with fiddles, accordians, singing and guitars to live pipers, classical music or more popular modern music.

The ceilidh can be timed to start towards the end of the Banquet and can last for as long or as short as you wish.

Fireworks

Fireworks can still provide the perfect ending to the day. We can organise a small or large display for you off the pier to entertain your guests. The display must take place no later than 10.30 pm and please note that in the summer it is still light at this time so the display will not be so effective.

Flowers

Table flowers will be provided for the Friday night, in-keeping with the hotel. Table decorations or any type of bouquet or flower arrangement can be provided at cost.

Table Plan

A table plan will be provided to suit your wishes. We can organise either square tables or long tables depending on your desired configuration. We are happy to print up menus, place cards and table plan in our house-style for you at no extra cost. If you would prefer to organise this yourselves, please let us know.
Wedding cake and stand
We can provide a cake stand and knife at no extra cost. If you would like us to organise a cake, please contact us for further details, we require at least 12 weeks notice for a formal wedding cake, prices start from £150.00.

Photographer

We are able to recommend a photographer to capture your special day. For prices and information please contact us. We are able to recommend photographers depending on the style you are looking for and your budget.

Suggested Programme of Events

We organise Wedding parties for up to a maximum of 50 seated Guests, or 80 Buffet style. We can accommodate 24 Resident Guests plus children sharing with their parents in the hotel. Due to the configuration of The Pierhouse all our weddings for over 12 people are only possible on an exclusivity basis.
An example of the type of weekend we could organise is as follows:

Friday
• Arrival & settle in during the afternoon. Perhaps a walk in the local area to stretch your legs and have a breath of fresh air.
• Buffet Style Dinner or Three-Course Dinner – set menu of your choice or A La Carte pre-ordered.

Saturday
• Full Scottish Breakfast
• Champagne Reception.
• Wedding Banquet served in the Dining Room – set menu of your choice
• Ceilidh Band in the evening
• Evening Firework Display (weather permitting)
• Haggis, neaps and tatties or bacon rolls at Midnight

Sunday
• Full Scottish Breakfast served in the Dining Room
• Wedding Couple depart (perhaps by fast boat) and guests leave by road.
Special Arrangements
In order to make your wedding that little bit extra special you may like to consider the following options:
Treat yourself to a relaxing massage treatment
If you are arriving a few days early with close friends and family, we can help you relax and unwind in perfect luxury in advance of the big day. We offer a full range of highly skilled professional massage and treatments in the comfort of your own room. So if you are feeling a little tense in the run up to the wedding day, or need some much needed relaxation afterwards, we are more than happy to arrange a treatment from our extensive list on offer.
Outdoor Activities for You and Your Guests
We can arrange all sorts of fun activities for your Scottish wedding. From fast boat trips around the Isle of Lismore or more energetic sea-kayaking on the loch, to mountain biking or sedate guided walks around the neighbouring countryside, our team will ensure everyone has a great time.
For full details, please visit our website www.pierhousehotel.co.uk. - Activities

Picnic Hampers

Order one of our packed hampers filled with smoked salmon sandwiches, champagne, strawberries and chocolates, then take off after the ceremony, find a quiet romantic spot and sit and enjoy the landscape around The Pierhouse.
Summary
The Pierhouse is one of the most idyllic and scenic locations in the Highlands of Scotland, and an ideal venue for an intimate wedding celebration for you and your guests. Combined with our location and a professional team of dedicated staff your wedding will be a dream come true. Whatever type of wedding you are looking for we will ensure that you and all your guests will be well looked after.


Full Exclusivity Rates and other charges:

We can give you an idea of the cost of exclusive use of The Pierhouse for a Scottish wedding for 24 Resident Guests in total but please call us to discuss how we can customise the experience just for you and your family.

• May - October 2010 – Menu 1 £9,580. Menu 2 £9,940
• November 2010 - April 2011 – Menu 1 £6,540. Menu 2 £6,900
• May - October 2011 – Menu 1 £10,060. Menu 2 £10,440
• November 2011 - March 2012 – Menu 1 £6,870. Menu 2 £ 7,245

Exclusivity means the hotel will be hired to you for 2 nights (minimum length of stay) from for instance, Friday 3.00pm-Sunday 11.00am. (Midweek weddings can also be arranged).
This will include accommodation, dinner, bed & breakfast for all of your 22 guests plus yourselves for two days. It also includes welcome afternoon tea, printing of menus & place names. No other guests will be allowed into the hotel so you can treat the hotel as home.
Children sharing with their parents will be charged £25.00 per night for their accommodation, bed & breakfast.
Please note that for extra non-resident guests attending, the meals will be charged at either £30.00 or £45.00 per person for the Wedding Banquet depending on the menu selected and £12.50 for Breakfast.
If you would like us to organise Soup and Sandwiches for your guests on either of the days the price is £12.50 per person.
The cost of a traditional Scottish Ceilidh will be from £400.00 and Fireworks from £250.00

Smaller Weddings up to 12 people

If you are looking for a smaller wedding we can cater for up to 12 people privately in our Lounge. The cost for a religious marriage is £450.00 inclusive of room hire, minister's fee and private dining fee. Accommodation maybe booked as per our regular tariff and the Wedding Banquet will be charged at £40.00 per head excluding drinks.

Private wedding for just the wedding couple

If you are looking for a wedding for just the two of you then the cost for a religious marriage is £500.00 inclusive of room hire, two witnesses, minister's fee and private dining fee. Accommodation maybe booked as per our regular tariff and the Wedding Banquet will be charged at £40.00 per head excluding drinks.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Provisional Bookings

Reservations can only be confirmed upon payment of a deposit of £1500.00 and a signed copy of these terms & conditions, which has been acknowledged by a letter from the hotel.

Deposits of Payment

All bookings must be confirmed in writing with a non-refundable deposit as requested in the confirmation letter. Full payment for certain events may be requested and must be made 30 days prior to the function date. All other costs must be settled prior to departure on the function date.

Cancellation Policy

For groups, weddings and conferences where the hotel is holding a confirmed booking, the following cancellation policy is operated:
Deposit is non-refundable
18-24 weeks 50% of the total payment
12-18 weeks 75% of the total payment
12 weeks or less payment in full

The cancellation charge is based on the number of persons for which the original booking was made i.e. food, drink, accommodation.

Cancellation by The Pierhouse

The Pierhouse may cancel the booking:

1. If the hotel or any part of it is closed to circumstances outside its control. In such event the hotel will refund any advance payment made but will have no further liability to the client,
2. If the client is more than 30 days in arrears with any payment.


Clients’ use of the hotel

The client and persons attending the function shall:

1. Comply with all the licensing, health and safety and other regulations relating to the hotel.
2. Not consume food or drink at the hotel not supplied by The Pierhouse, without the hotel’s prior written consent.
3. Not act in a disorderly manner. Leave promptly at the appropriate time and comply with any reasonable requests made by the hotel management.
Liability

The Pierhouse Hotel will only by liable to the client and/or persons attending the function for injury to persons or loss or damage to property where and to the extent that it has been negligent but otherwise will be under no liability to them whatsoever.
1. The client shall be liable for any loss or damage to The Pierhouse Hotel’s property.
2. The client is advised to consider its own insurance requirements for the clients own property.

Final Details

As well as the full pre-payment less the deposit all final details require to be confirmed 6 weeks prior to the date of the event. These details include final numbers, menu and wine choices, table plan and accommodation details. The date of of this will be confirmed to you in the confirmation letter.

If you require further information or you want to schedule a tour, please contact:

Caroline Willis 
Special Occasions Coordinator
Telephone: 01631 730302 
Email: reservations@pierhousehotel.co.uk

 

TO BOOK PLEASE CALL
01631 730 302