Carrbridge Carriage Driving

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Romantic, Magical - a step back in time!
Carrbridge Carriage Driving Pricing & Costs

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£350
Carrbridge Carriage Driving Details

Products and Services

Last-Minute Orders
Available for Photo Shoot
Horse and Carriage
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Carrbridge Carriage Driving Full Description
Fulfill your dreams of the perfect Wedding Day by arriving at your venue in style and making an entrance. Our beautiful horse-drawn Wedding carriage, decorated with garlands and ribbons to match your particular colour scheme will add that touch of glamour and romance to your fairy-tale wedding, the one you always dreamed of. You can be assured of the most luxurious experience on the most important day of your life!

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Gillian McKnight
Firstly, congratulations on you upcoming Wedding Day and secondly, thank you for your interest in our services. I moved to Carrbridge in 2015, and decided that this was my opportunity to set up a small business doing something that I love and am passionate about. With having over 20 years experience in carriage driving and my sensible, gorgeous 15 year old cob, you can be assured of a professional, personalized service form our team.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2015
No. of Weddings Hosted
Between 10 and 30
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
2
Reviews
(6)
Peter & Lyndsey
Happy couple married in July
November 2017
A Fairytale Wedding
We had Carrbridge Carriage Driving for our wedding in July, it was the first thing I had booked as I just HAD to have a horse included in my wedding day! I thought it would be a good idea to meet Gillian and Holly before the big day so planned a birthday carriage drive a year before and I absolutely loved it!! We are so lucky to have something that you don't see very often nowadays up in the highlands and it was just perfect for our wedding! Thanks again Gillian and Holly :-)
Anne & Lawrence
Happy couple married in September
November 2017
Simply made our Wedding Day awesome
Made everything worry free from the start to finish. The carriage and Holly beautifully decorated. I even remembered the polo mints for Holly, a very happy, confident, beautiful horse. Carrbridge Carriage Driving, and Holly, with care and love, put the icing on a perfect day. And we are very grateful and will never forget ❤️
Stuart & Gillian
Happy couple married in August
November 2017
Carrbridge Carriage Driving are amazing!
I hired a carriage from Carrbridge Carriage Driving as a surprise mode of transport for my wife to our wedding. I dealt with Gillian throughout and had a great experience from the start. She was very helpful and professional and really added to our day perfectly. She added bows the colour of our theme to Holly’s (the horse x) mane which I thought was a really personal touch and my wife enjoyed every minute of her journey to our venue at Bogbain Farm. I would recommend this service to everybody, it really blew my wife away and that was my plan. Thanks again guys 👍🏻
Shona & Philip
Happy couple married in July
December 2016
"a professional and magical service"
We booked Gillian and her horse Holly to take us to our wedding reception. They traveled all the way from their Carrbridge home to Scammadale, near Oban for us and we are so glad they did. They provided a professional and magical service and we are so grateful they were able to be part our big day.
Dave & Heather
Wedding: November
December 2016
"Highly recommended to everyone"
What a fantastic day and the bride and groom were amazed at the carriage and Holly was looking her best carrying the happy couple back to the wedding venue. Massive thanks to Gillian will be using the services again. Highly recommended to everyone. First horse and carriage wedding in Inverness for years.
Ann & Jim
Wedding: May
December 2016
"it was a dream come true"
Ann (Mother of the Groom) reviewed Carrbridge Carriage Driving – 5 star 3 June · Gillian took the bride & her father from Glen Spean Lodge to the garden of the grooms parents in Roy Bridge where the marriage took place, then onto the village hall for food and ceilidh. The horse and carriage was a total surprise for the bride who said 'it was a dream come true which made my day perfect' - thank you again Gillian and Holly.
Carrbridge Carriage Driving Location & Contact Details

Address

Carrbridge PH23 3AP, Carrbridge, Highland, PH23 3AP, Scotland, United Kingdom

Nearest Town

Aviemore

Nearest Motorway & Junction

A9, Carrbridge or Aviemore junction

Nearest Train Station

Carrbridge

Nearest Airport

Inverness

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FAQs
Find out a bit more from our FAQs

What is your most memorable wedding?

To date, the most memorable wedding we have done was the one for Shona and Philip. Taking them from the end of Loch Scammadale to their reception in a marquee on the banks of the loch.

Describe your style in 5 adjectives.

Professional, personalized, romantic, magical and relaxing.

What about your business are you most proud of?

Holly, our carriage horse. She is 1 in a million, so calm and relaxed, loves getting her picture taken and the patience of a saint.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Plan everything well in advance, then, on the lead up to the actual day, you can relax and enjoy the day when it arrives.

What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?

On this particular occasion it was the grooms parents who arranged for us to be at the wedding. The groom was Scottish and the bride was Canadian. The mother of the groom provided us with flags for the two countries and we attached them to the rear of the carriage. A lovely personal touch.

Describe your typical process with a couple.

When I am contacted by a prospective client, the first think I do is find out the bride and grooms names. I want them to see me as a friend who has their big day as my main priority, and you can' have that if your not on first name terms. Then I find out if I am available on the date they requested. Again, it's their wedding day and I don't want them to feel rushed or flustered, so I only ever book one wedding on any given day. This ensures that there is plenty of time to reach the venue, get set up, time for pictures both before and after the ceremony. I then ascertain where the venue is, pick-up and drop-off points, distance between points (we have a maximum distance of 7 miles that the horse can travel between points), and how many trips will be done. If its a short distance between points, it may be possible to transport bridesmaids, Mother of the Bride ect. I also find out the colour scheme of the wedding, as we plait Holly's mane and add ribbons to it to compliment the colour scheme and ask if any additional decorations are required for the day. If i can I, visit the venue and make sure it is practical for the horse and carriage to do. If all is well, then to confirm the booking I ask for a deposit to secure the date for the couple, with the balance payable 1 month prior to the wedding date. Nearer the date of the wedding I contact the couple to confirm details and ask if there is anything else they require, then its the wedding day.

What is the most original entrance you have given to a wedding couple?

The wedding I did at Roy Bride was quite memorable. It was the mother of the groom who organised for us to be there and the Bride knew nothing about us until her friends shouted up to her hotel room for her to look out the window. She did, saw us standing outside the hotel and burst into tears of happiness!!

What is your dream car and why?

I do love my carriage as I designed it myself. But one day I would love to have a Landau or a Vis-a-Vis or preferably both!

What would be your No. 1 tip for arriving in style?

Ensuring I arrive in plenty of time to get ready so everyone is relaxed and can enjoy the day.

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