Everything we can think to mention about planning a wedding in Glasgow will be covered right here in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.
Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.
Contents
- 1 Glasgow Wedding & Reception Venues
- 2 Bridal Shops
- 3 Where To Get Your Invitations
- 4 Choosing The Right Florist
- 5 Wedding Photographers & Videographers
- 6 Bands & DJ’s
- 7 Hair & Makeup Stylists
- 8 Tuxedo Rentals
- 9 Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
- 10 Caterers
- 11 Your Rehearsal Dinner
- 12 Glasgow Wedding Planners
- 13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Glasgow
Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.
Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.
The final section will share the best wedding planners in Glasgow for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.
You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other cities in the United Kingdom you can check out that link.
Glasgow Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Glasgow is a huge key to the whole process:
- Boclair House Hotel at 100 Milngavie Rd, Bearsden
- House for an Art Lover at 10 Dumbreck Rd, Bellahouston
- The Corinthian at 191 Ingram St
- Arta at 62 Albion St
- Cottiers at 93-95 Hyndland St
- Sloans at 108 Argyle St
- Rosslea Hall Hotel at Ferry Rd, Rosneath, Rhu
- Ingliston Country Club & Hotel at Old Greenock Rd
The Boclair House Hotel can host 160 wedding guests near you during the day and 200 total evening guests.
House for an Art Lover offers multiple wedding room options in Glasgow including The Music Room with seating for 110 people with a central aisle and The Main Hall & Dining Room which has seating for up to 120 people.
190 people can be accommodated at The Corinthian.
Arta is divided into three stories each of which houses five private dining or function spaces. These range from their modest original Spanish comedor which seats up to 20 people to Canvas which has plenty of space for 100 guests sitting for a special occasion.
Cottiers has a capacity of 130 guests for daytime weddings and 200 people for receptions.
With an ideal capacity for local weddings ranging from 20 to 150 people Sloans provides a great venue choice.
The Rosslea Hall Hotel has two appealing function suites including the newly remodeled Argyll Suite and the Conservatory which can handle 128 wedding guests.
Ingliston Country Club’s Grand Marquee can accommodate up to 500 guests making it perfect for larger weddings in your area and they also offer an outdoor ceremony location.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
- Brides in the City at Charing Cross Mansions, 30 St George’s Rd
- The Bridal Courtyard at 48 St Andrew’s Square
- Eleganza Sposa at City Centre, 183A Bath St
- Aimee Bridal Couture at 205 Bath St
- Angelique Lamont at 181-185 Howard St
- Susanne Christyne Bridal at 56/58 Manse Rd
- Wed2B Glasgow at 63 St George’s Rd
- David’s Bridal at Braehead Shopping Center #D2, King’s Inch Rd
Where To Get Your Invitations
You can get envelopes and invitations in your area by contacting:
- Wedding Artwork by Daria at Park Lane House, 47 Broad St, Bridgeton
- Paper Panache at 34 Strathspey Ave, East Kilbride
- E . Y . I . Love
- Lovat Press
- Paper Tulip
Choosing The Right Florist
The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists:
- Marlene’s Flowers at 1006 Tollcross Rd
- Petals Flowers at 311 Crow Rd
- Blooms for Flowers at 61 Cambridge St
- Floral Menagerie at 23 Courthill St
- SuperNova Wedding Design & Flowers at 24, New Albion Industrial Estate, Halley St
- Wildthings at 1391 Dumbarton Rd
- Florresters at 447 Duke St
- Floral Haven Florists at 2 Kildrostan St
Wedding Photographers & Videographers
Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:
- Fotogenic of Scotland
- David Grant Simpson Photography
- John Clark Photos
- Debbie Thornton Photography
- White Balloon Films
- Rhiannon Neale Photography
- Del & Jayjay Wedding Photography & Videography
- Chris Kelly Films
Bands & DJ’s
The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:
- Gordy is a DJ
- Rich Entertainment
- The Plectrums
- The Jiggers
- The Trueloves
- Fresh Entertainments
- The Stewart Reid Wedding Band
- Bobby Mac Entertainments
Hair & Makeup Stylists
One of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists near you will have you looking better than ever on your big day:
- The Aisle at 0/1, 12 Ellangowan Rd, Shawlands
- Boveda Hair & Beauty at 1944 Maryhill Rd
- Belle & Blackley at 172 Hope St
- Petra Salon at 166 Buchanan St
- Bride to Be at Mearns Rd
- Jenny Workman at Room 2, 4th Floor, 41 St Vincent Pl
- Illusion Hair & Beauty at 194 Crown St
- Fiona Park Make Up Artist
Tuxedo Rentals
The groom needs to look good too and he will if you rent a tuxedo in your area at:
- Slater Menswear at 165 Howard St
- Gilt Edged at 67-73 Saltmarket
- MacGregor & MacDuff at 39 – 41 Bath St
Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Glasgow:
- Rosewood Cakes at 99 Buttercup Cres, Cambuslang
- Special Days Cakes at 432 Old Edinburgh Rd, Uddingston
- The Little Cake Parlour at 1/6 Brook St Studios, 60 Brook St
- Top Tier Designer Cakes at #9A, 50 Cathcart Rd, Rutherglen
- Mrs Jones Cake Design at 33 Carlaverock Rd
- Designer Cakes By Paige at 639 Great Western Rd
- Cake in a Box at #9, 50 Cathcart Rd, Rutherglen
Caterers
Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:
- Peck Catering
- Regis Banqueting
- Momentous Catering & Events
- Top Class Catering
- Mariannas Catering
- DnH Craft Cocktails
Your Rehearsal Dinner
Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:
- La Lanterna at 35 Hope St
- Brian Maule at Chardon d’Or at 176 W Regent St
- Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery at 652 Argyle St
- Bothy Glasgow at 11 Ruthven Ln
- The Citizen at 24 St Vincent Pl
- Fanny Trollopes at 1066 Argyle St, Finnieston
Glasgow Wedding Planners
Sign up for the full service package or just get a little assist by contacting one of the best local wedding planners:
- 88 Events at 157-159 Woodville St, Ibrox
- Events by Anna H at 38 Queen St
- Make Believe Events at OakBank Industrial Estate, #3, Block 4, 22 Oakbank St
- LBS Event Design & Wedding Planners at 27 Huntershill Village, Bishopbriggs
- Pebblefish at 272 Bath St
- Big Day Wedding Services at 41-43 Woodneuk Rd
By the way we have also written about:
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Edinburgh
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Belfast
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Newcastle upon Tyne
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Leeds & Bradford
Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Glasgow
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Glasgow. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.
We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.
At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Glasgow and we wish you all the luck in the world!