Wedding planning experience in Edinburgh at The Tower Portobello

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Wedding planning often means juggling appointments across venues, studios and showrooms. Hair and makeup trials, menu tastings, dress fittings and florist consultations can quickly fill your calendar. It can be a lot, to say the least.

The Wedding Planning Experience at The Tower Portobello is designed to simplify that process. Couples are invited to spend a full day at the venue, bringing together their chosen suppliers to plan, test and confirm key elements of their wedding in one setting.

Sitting right on Portobello Beach in Edinburgh, The Tower is a restored 18th-century building that provides a private, relaxed atmosphere – the perfect backdrop for this experience.

Photography: Laura A Tiliman Photography

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Plan your wedding in one day, in one place

During the planning day, couples can work through multiple aspects of their wedding:

• Hair and makeup trials

• Wedding outfit fittings

• Menu tastings with chefs

• Cake and drinks sampling

• Floristry consultations

• Ceremony planning with a celebrant

• Jewellery fittings or ring-making experiences

Rather than coordinating separate appointments, everything happens across one unhurried day. This allows couples to see how each element works together, from styling to food and overall flow.

This isn’t the wedding day itself, but it’s a practical step before it, helping couples feel prepared and confident in their decisions.

A flexible planning experience for any wedding venue

While The Tower Portobello itself hosts intimate weddings and events for up to 18 guests, the planning experience is open to couples getting married anywhere in Scotland or beyond.

For those hosting larger weddings at other venues, The Tower acts as a neutral planning space where suppliers can collaborate without the constraints of busy venues or tight schedules.

It also provides a more considered setting for tastings and consultations, particularly for catering teams who can present menus in an environment that reflects the feel of a wedding day.

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Ideal for destination weddings in Scotland

For destination couples planning a wedding in Scotland, coordinating supplier meetings can be time-consuming and complex.

The Wedding Planning Experience brings everything into a single trip. Couples can travel to Edinburgh, spend a focused day finalising details, and leave with key decisions made, from menus and styling to ceremony structure.

A hands-on approach to wedding details

Alongside traditional planning elements, couples can also take part in more personalised experiences. 

This includes the option to create their own wedding rings with tutors from SilverHub Jewellery School. These workshops support the Flourish Jewellery Project, an Edinburgh-based social enterprise focused on skills development and wellbeing through jewellery making.

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One day to bring it all together

The Wedding Planning Experience at The Tower Portobello offers a practical alternative to traditional wedding planning. By bringing suppliers, decisions and tastings into one place, couples can move forward with clarity and confidence.

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Photoshoot suppliers

• Photography: Laura A. Tiliman Photography

• Catering: Còmhla

• Floristry: Ochre Botanical Studios

• Hair and makeup: AMMazing Team

• Cake: Copper Rose Wedding Cakes

• Dress: Joyce Young Collections

• Live sketching: Studio Anna Maia

• Ring making: SilverHub Jewellery School