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Last update: November 2024
Unique, Welcoming Wedding Venue, Anchored in the Historic Harbour Town of Dunbar, near Edinburgh
Every wedding at the Harbour Chapel is spectacular and magical. We will work with you to plan and create your own special day to meet your tastes, needs and dreams.
With our excellent reputation for 'stellar service', delicious food and drink and like-minded partners, we promise to look after you and your guests exceptionally well.
Located only 25 minutes from Edinburgh and situated on the main London to Aberdeen train line, The Harbour Chapel is an intimate, historic and unique East Lothian wedding venue for 30 to 120 guests. We are a diverse and inclusive venue, perfect for weddings, ceremonies, celebrations.
We're popular venue for traditional Scottish weddings, destination weddings, elopements and gay weddings.
This spectacular former church and elegant reception bar create an exquisite destination in which to celebrate your love. Our versatile wedding venue provides a truly unique experience for getting married and then celebrating in one flexible events venue. You’ll love our atmospheric, historic chapel, colourfully lit by magnificent stained-glass windows from St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Our elegant, contemporary reception bar is the perfect place for celebrating with fizz and relaxing with fine wines, whiskies and beers.
Your guests will be amazed to see the chapel transformed into an incredible banqueting hall and emerge in the evening with that special party vibe. The beautiful banqueting tables can seat up to 80 guests for dining, with the option of inviting 40 more guests for the evening celebrations.
The reception bar and social spaces have a modern, contemporary feel and our well-maintained garden allows for guests to sip champagne whilst enjoying the ambience of the sunny east coast.
You can contact us any time or join us at our next Wedding Open Day (Sat 1st Feb 2025). You’ll see the Harbour Chapel set up for a wedding and meet some of our partners. See events and website.
Intimate, Coastal Weddings with 'Stellar Service'
We know from experience that no two weddings at The Harbour Chapel are the same and as such we would create a specific quote for you based on your requirements.
Our all-inclusive prices include:
- Exclusive use of the entire venue and garden including the flexible chapel/ dining room/ dance hall and reception bar
- Full set-up for your wedding ceremony, drinks, dining and evening party
- Wedding planning, management and coordination both before and on your wedding day
- Liaison with all your suppliers (as agreed)
- Banqueting tables and chairs for dining
- Crockery, cutlery, glasses, candles, wedding cake table and knife
- Fully stocked bar and bar staff
- Dance hall floor, PA system, playlists and party lighting
This truly unique and beautiful space allows for your ceremony, drinks reception, dining and evening reception for dancing all to all take place at the Harbour Chapel. It has an ideal location in that it is only a 2 minute walk down to the picturesque, historic harbour with spectacular coastal views for your photographs.
Food & Drink
The Harbour Chapel has an excellent reputation for food, drink and hospitality. Our chefs are passionate foodies who have created menus and dishes using carefully selected ingredients from local, East Lothian suppliers. We offer a range of catering packages and will provide everything that you need to create your special day.
Accommodation
East Lothian has an abundance of good quality holiday accommodation to choose, including cottages and intimate hotels, set in rolling countryside or in some of East Lothian’s historic coastal towns.
Our Promise
The Harbour Chapel has an excellent reputation for our event planning, customer service and catering and have an excellent team of suppliers who share our ethos and, like us, promise to create a truly special day and look after you and your guests exceptionally well.
Our loyal, local team promise that your wedding will be planned with perfection and stress-free.
- Woman-owned
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Reviews for The Harbour Chapel
September wedding
We booked the Harbour Chapel over a year and a half ago with Fiona, when we both fell in LOVE with the venue, it's really breathtaking when you step inside, with its stained glass windows and vibrant colours (inside and out). But it's the level of detail! every inch of it is stunning and intricate.
Throughout the year Fiona answered every email, answered any call, no question was too big or small. Fiona even called suppliers for me if I had any problems and let my family visit as many times as they wanted to see the venue again. The costings are unbelievably reasonable compared to other venues we viewed. And most importantly we really trusted Fiona, the Harbour Chapel does not feel like a corporate wedding in any shape or form, every step is treated with so much care, and every couple is made to feel very special.
We originally had a separate wedding venue for our evening reception and this fell through, and Fiona was straight to the rescue and helped sort our catering and band to organise the wedding to be the full day, I felt like we were in such safe hands as she reassured me about the day, (we had originally very big guest numbers, but we had around 90 guests on the day and the chapel was more than enough room - huge dancefloor!).
In the weeks leading up, there were prep meetings and calls, Fiona even accommodated us to have a short rehearsal. It felt like she was just as excited as we were! I am quite an anxious person, but on the day I just knew the chapel had everything in hand, so those weeks and the morning before the wedding was a relaxed experience.
When I arrived at the Chapel on the day, Fiona helped me out of the wedding car and gave me some breathing exercises to calm me down! (very needed). And then we had the best day of our lives.
Our ceremony was flawless, every piece of personal decor I wanted was all perfectly laid out for guests to see, the harbour provided the most stunning backdrop to our wedding photos (and because it's so close we were hardly away), our drinks reception had a wonderful ambience and it was lovely everyone was all in the one room chatting, and I got so many compliments for the canapes (Fiona had some set aside for us).
The chapel is then transformed into the most unique dining venue I've ever seen, the speeches felt so intimate with all our guests and yet momentous thanks to the beautiful historic pulpit! No one has wedding speech photos like we do! I've not even got started on the food!! Kris and her team blew us away, someone told me it was one of the best chicken dishes they ever had!! The pizza in the evening was even second to none. The meal felt like a fine dining experience.
My elderly aunt and my pregnant bridesmaid both told me separately that they had been treated like "VIPs" all day, by Fiona and her staff. There were cushions for them on the seats for the whole day. Every member of the team was so welcoming, helpful, and attentive.
The chapel then became the ultimate party, huge dance floor, plenty of seating, and a quick bar, the acoustics provided an amazing sound for the live band we had. Even into the night Fiona and her team made us feel special, grabbing drinks for us, nothing was too much. And Fiona had all our important documents and gifts organised for us leaving.
I genuinely get emotional writing this, as I can't believe how lucky we were to have stumbled upon the harbour chapel. Everyone has been commenting on the beauty of the venue, the kindness of its staff, and the excellence of the food. The venue has so much heart, and I think the Harbour Chapel is a place we'll both miss and hold very dear. We'll always remember it and our truly wonderful day, we'll never be able to thank Fiona and her team enough. Everyone deserves a wedding venue as special as the Harbour Chapel
The best day ever!!
April 2024 Wedding
From the day we rang and spoke with Fiona about seeing the venue we knew it was the place for us. We were able to have our ceremony and reception all in one place, the space morphed effortlessly from chapel to dining reception and then to dance floor. The chapel is absolutely stunning and has been meticulously restored and renovated to the highest of standards and quality by the owners Ewan and Fiona. Its beauty speaks for itself and everything is totally accessible.
The food was absolutely stunning from the Good Table Catering Company. If you are thinking of booking your wedding here I would also recommend keeping the suppliers local, it was all seamless. We used Pixie Rose Florist, Morris-Jones Photography, Jill’s Cakes and the Sweetie Bank for our favours.
Beautiful Wedding Venue
Just perfect!
In the lead up to the wedding Fiona & Holly’s continual guidance meant we felt in very safe hands. In addition to answering any adhoc queries we had via phone or email, regular contact was also maintained. No request was too much and we really felt everyone at The Harbour Chapel went above and beyond to make sure our day was just perfect.
All our guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves and commented on just how fantastic the venue was and how smoothly everything ran.
We would highly recommend The Harbour Chapel to anyone looking for somewhere for their special day. It will always hold some very special memories for us and we will be back in the future!
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Our wedding June 2022
We’d do it again and change nothing,
Stunning venue, fabulous team, great location!
An amazing, quaint and special venue, great staff and food, lovely harbour location make for the most perfect wedding day!
Fiona made the whole process very easy, her communication was great and she was only always an email or message away. She always went above and beyond, even giving Teddy a bottle of wine for his birthday. It is the little things that count! She also dropped off our wedding decorations to our hotel on the morning after the wedding, one job less for us to do. She is always thinking ahead.
Fiona was on hand all day during our wedding day, she ensured we had a drink in hand at all times and anything we asked, wasnt too much trouble!
The chapel is quaint, romantic and the ambiance is perfect for a wedding! If you are looking for a different but fabulous wedding venue, look no further!
Thanks Fiona and team for everything on our very special day.
Once you step inside, you just know.
The best venue ever.
Outstanding
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If you are looking for a spectacular, magical wedding venue then please join us at our Wedding Open Day on Saturday 1st of February 2025.
You’ll see the Harbour Chapel set up for a wedding and meet some of our partners. We can discuss your plans and help you create your own special day to meet your personal tastes and dreams.
With our excellent reputation for ‘stellar service’ and high-quality catering, come along to sip some fizz and chat to our like-minded partners who promise to look after you and your guests exceptionally well.
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