Legal Requirements
Wherever in the world you live, you must personally contact any Registrar of Marriages in Fife. Our Local one is at:
Albany House,
Albany Gate,
Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5NP, Scotland
Telephone: + 44 (0) 1592 416 570
Email: [email protected]
no earlier than 3 months prior to the wedding date. Your names must be on their notice board for at least 14 days prior to the wedding date. There is no legal requirement for residence in Scotland before a wedding in Scotland but we refer you to www.gro-scotland.gov.uk in order that you may keep up to date with the legal requirements of the Registrar General of Scotland.
Marriage Schedule
You will need to collect this personally and produce it here before the marriage service. After you have both signed it, and it has been signed by the Minister and two witnesses, you must return it to the issuing Registrar within 3 days of the marriage.
For weddings where there are only the Bride and Groom, the Laird and Lady of Balgonie will act as witnesses.
If one of you is a foreign national, you will have to produce documentation from your own country confirming that you are free to be married. Please contact the Registrar above for advice.
Minister
If you do not have an appointed Minister to conduct the marriage service, we can ask one of a number of retired ministers to perform the ceremony. We have a regular public service in the Chapel, which is accepted as a working chapel by the Church of Scotland.
Seating
The Chapel seats up to 70 people in addition to the standing bridal party; if necessary, up to an an extra 30 people may be seated in the adjoining Chapter Hall, which has a view of the wedding party.
The Great Hall seats up to 58 people.
Personal Touch
As Balgonie Castle is their home, the Laird, Lady and Younger of Balgonie are there to supervise every aspect of your wedding, ensuring that you have the most memorable and perfect day possible. |