Couples are left looking for new wedding venues after Airth Castle Hotel goes into administration.
Couples have told the BBC of their heartbreak and frustration following the shock closure of their dream wedding venue.after the business went into administration - meaning some are scrambling to find a new wedding venue with months to spare.Shona and her fiancé Linn live in Stirling and had booked their wedding at Airth Castle for this September. Both were shocked by the news of its closure.
The couple initially paid a £500 deposit, but decided to wait until just before the wedding to pay the balance. The operating company, which does not own the hotel, blamed the Covid pandemic and soaring energy bills for the closure. Shona and Linn said the outdoor space and the landscape had made the venue a "dream setting" - and now they would have to "heavily compromise".
"If we can't get that date then that's everything out of the window, and it's not the same as what you had your heart set on."Heather has paid £250 towards a deposit and claims she has been told to seek a refund through the liquidators."I've paid my deposit but I've also paid other people who are taking part in the wedding and I could lose quite a lot. I'm absolutely gutted.
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