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TESTIMONIALS
Some sample comments from previous guests
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LAST UPDATED 05.07.2008
WHEN VISITING COMLONGON PLEASE ASK TO SEE OUR LETTER FOLDERS CONTAINING SEVERAL HUNDRED LETTERS OF THANKS
Dear Sir/Madam
Just a note of thanks to you and your staff, for ensuring that my Daughter Sarah Marwiewiches wedding day on the 21st June 2008, was an exeptional and memorable as any Bride could wish for!
Many of our friends and relatives said that it was the best wedding they had ever attended.
Your staff and the service they gave were excellent and the venue and food were amazing.
Many thanks
Yours sincerely
M. Marwiewwich
(Mother of the Bride)
June 21st 2008
I would like to say a massive thankyou to everyone at the Castle for making mine and Steve`s wedding day so amazing. It was a fantastic unforgettable and very emotional day, and the staff made our day so special for us so once again a big thankyou to you all. The castle is awesome and we would love to return one day. Many thanks,
Mr and Mrs Dobson
24th June 2008
To All the staff at Comlongon
THANK YOU for making our wedding the wonderful day it was. Every detail went exactly to plan thanks to yourselves. Our guests complimented us on choosing such a wonderful place to have our wedding, bearing in mind we are not local (Sussex). You must be complimented on your website as without it we would never have known about you! Thanks again to Neil, Rosemary, Ann, Lisa and the young lady that has the favourite picture in the banqueting hall, she wil know! Anyone else that we have forgotten as we are still on cloud nine!
Best wishes to you all....
Love Denise and Robert Todd
18th June 2008
To All at Comlongon Castle
We just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU for making our wedding on Friday 23rd May 08 so perfect and special. Everybody who came had nothing but good things to say about everything, from the staff to the food. A particular thanks to Neil who made us feel totally relaxed & kept us informed exactly what we needed to do next. Also a big thank you to the band who we feel made the night and we loved every minute, especially the Scottish Dancing. I have put a review on Trip Advisor with 5 *`s.
Thank you again for helping us have the most perfect and stress free wedding day!
From Tom and Shirley Strong X
(23/5/8)
Laura and the staff of Comlongon Castle
We wanted to write you to express our heartfelt gratitude for making our wedding day more entertaining and memorable than we could have ever imagined. It was everything we hoped for and so much more. From the moment we arrived we were taken aback by the beautiful scenic views, the perfectly manicured lawns, and the inviting atmosphere. The staff was beyond professional in their organization and thoroughness. All those associated with the castle from the minister to the piper to the photographer provided top-shelf service. Special thanks to the kitchen staff for preparing what was arguably some of the best meals we have ever had. Compared to the stress, fatigue, and the complexity of organizing a typical wedding this experience has been simple, relaxing, and rewarding. I would recommend Comlongon Castle to anyone who wants to have the wedding of their dreams in a picturesque Scottish castle with very little stress. Please accept this note of thanks as a small gesture on behalf of my husband and I and our guests.
Sincerely,Matt and Erin Thompson
(Tampa, FL, USA) 22nd May 2008
Dear Phil and Staff
Sorry for taking so long in writing to you but we have been busy since our wedding on the 8th February.
We would like to say how much we enjoyed our wedding at the Castle. The staff and everyone involved at the Castle made us feel very welcome and we had a lovely weekend.
The meals at the reception were marvelous and our guests have all commented on how they enjoyed the day from the ceremony in the wonderful location, the meals, especially the band and the fireworks.
We had a wedding that people are still talking about and will for quite a while.
Once again thank you for a wonderful wedding and hope to see you again maybe next year on our 1st anniversary.
Best wishes to all at Comlongon
Bob and Lynne Humble 8th February 2008
Dear staff at Comlongon
I have heard over the years how weddings can be both stressful and demanding. Having never been through this before I did not know what to expect but can definitely assure you that both ourselves and our guests had the most perfect day.
You not only provided us with the most beautiful surroundings, mouthwatering food and the fine rooms, but you all made the day so smooth and stress free!! Everything down to the last detail was planned to perfection!
I know you are practised experts at arranging these events, but wanted to take the chance to thank you all for making our day so special.
Kind regards
Mrs Rockley
Dear Comlongon,
I am sure that after every event staged at your enchanted castle you must be inundated with letters, e-mails and calls from everyone privileged to have undergone the Comlongon experience. Forgive then, this yet another to add to your list of commendations.
This unforgettable experience will live with myself and family for all of our days. Your web site is absolutely marvellous and contains so much magical information that it almost seems too good to be true. The reality, however exceeds every expectation. It really is almost impossible to single out any one of the many events that make up this wonderfully diverse experience. I would have not wanted to miss any moment of everything that was organised.
I must add a special reference to The Celtic Blessing, which we had never heard of before our daughters special day. It was wonderful, and I would advise any couple to add this to their itinerary, it really should not be missed.
At the reception, several of our guests used the adjectives magical, fairy tale and enchanted. It was all this and more.....
A million thanks to everyone of you, the custodians of this amazing place. All the food throughout the day was great, with an extra special tribute to the reception meal which was utterly fantastic.
I must add additional thanks to the bovine guests also who wander in the background so respledently. I hope I have his name correctly, but Rodney now has pride of place every time I turn on my computer.
Many, many thanks again for all your amazing efforts, and we look forward to making a return visit in the near future
Regards
Jennifer & Stephen Smith
23-03-08
Dear Comlongon Castle,
Just a `wee` note to say how grateful we are for all your hard work and wonderful efforts for our wedding on Sunday last.
Dapinder and I have now spoken to most of our guests and they have all exclaimed that your wonderful venue is the most magical place we have certainly ever been to and to add to that the incredible servive and exquisite food... frankly I`m sure this letter will be one of many but should like to say you have all the elements of perfection.
On a personal note, Dapinder and I had for a long time dreaded the preperations of the `western` wedding because we realised that the meeting of two cultures and the likely complexities that can bring was going to be very difficult for us to plan around. The fact is that we learned very quickly, `venue is everything`. Once we turned into the driveway of Comlongon Castle and we were kindly acknowledged by locals walking their dogs and staff members leaving in their vehicles who all so genuinely illustrated a real pleasure to see a newcomer, smiling and waving, we immediately felt this was our venue.
Indeed we were treated with such warmth and kindness all throughout that first day and onwards. This is so rare in this day and age as the older members of our clan keep telling us, it`s like going back in time. The wonderful Celtic Blessing marked that.
We could never thank you all at Comlongon enough for an absolutely wonderful day and stress free run up to it because of Lisa`s brilliant organisation and patience! And Ali`s tireless running up and down, always with a smile. Alex is a real star, and Steve, you really made the best meal anyone could`ve wished for. Our sincerest thanks to all those we`ve not mentioned-we are very grateful to each of you.
Finally, Phil & Wendy-we have said on so many occasions how that there is an indescribable warmth and magic oozing from Comlongon Castle. Of course, the log fires and bueatiful furnishings and decor helps a lot (!) but all that notwithstanding, it is clear that tremendous hard work & dedication has gone into it all.
We realise you will be awash with letters and notes of thanks and commendations but we hope we can simply say that from two people who really needed their special event to be special enough to mark what has at times been a difficult journey, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for providing the best day any dream could have wished for.
With many thanks again & happy memories
Rebecca & Dapinder Bains
23rd March 2008
To all at Comlongon Castle
Just a short note to thank you all for making our day go so smoothly and memorable on Sat 22nd March 2008.
We thourougly enjoyed ourselves and all our guests commented on what a wonderful day they had and what a beautiful place Comlongon is.
Special thanks to our co-ordinator Alex (for looking after us) and the bar staff for keeping us in beer!
Thanks again
Gill and Trev Woods
22nd March 2008
Dear All,
Keith and I would like to thank each and every one of you for the truly wonderful day we had on the 9th March. Our wedding was everything we could have wanted and more-the setting was beautiful, the food fabulous and the staff efficient, kind and very friendly. The whole day ran like clockwork and we were able to just savour and enjoy every moment.
Thank you so much,
Keith and Elaine Aitken
9th March 2008
Dear all at Comlongon
We apologise we havn`t had the opportunity to contact yet but we wanted to pass on our thanks to all of you for our wonderful wedding on 16th Feb at your beautiful Castle. From the moment we arrived on Friday until Sunday when we departed it felt like we were a part of the large family that you have there. We cannot get over the beautiful atmosphere on the day of our wedding in the Castle nor the warmth from all of you throughout the weekend. Also the food for our banquet was fantastic to say the least, none of the guest`s can get over not only the choice but the quality of the food they had. We particularly wanted to thank certain staff who genuinely made our wedding and our weekend, unforgettable, those are Ali as she worked at the bar on the evenings and was like part of the family-she couldn`t have been more kind and helpful. Carol who served at the bar but also appeared serving breakfasts, always smiling and helpful, the hosekeepers who came to our suite in the mornings who gave us a real feeling that they had shared our happiness and last but certainly by no means least is Alex who was master of ceremonies, he gave a wonderful air of grandeur to it all but was the most helpful approachable person we could have wished to share our day with-even managing to get us a fiddler booked to play alongside the guitarist in the bar after a request from us at 5.30 pm on the day of the wedding, some impressive feat.
Our family and friends are still talking about how special and unusual our wedding was and entertaining tales are still coming from different guests. I know many have already suggested the location to other friends or family of their own as a wonderful place to have their special day. We certainly shall not stop singing the praises of your wonderful Castle but only made even more special by the warm friendly staff that are there,
Thank you so much once again,
Mr and Mrs Taylor (Kevin and Janet)
16th Feb 2008
Hello Everyone
We had the pleasure of holding our wedding with you on Valentines Day (Paul and Jayne) we wanted to say thankyou so much for giving us such wonderful memories, you gave us a wedding which will stay with us for a lifetime and that is a wonderful thing to give to someone. Our day was way above what we had wanted and that is all down to the wonderful way you treat the brides and grooms who are fortunate enough to have chosen Comlongon for their wedding. Thankyou so much and we hope to see you for our first anniversary.....love to you all,
Mr and Mrs Paul and Jayne Atkins February 14th 2008
Dear all
We would like to thank you all for your hard work and effort put into making our wedding day such a lovely and special occasion. When picking a venue we considered many different options, but your castle and its band of happy helpful staff stood heads and shoulders above the rest. I have to say the fireworks were the perfect end to a great day.
I was going to say I would have no hesitation recommending you to other`s but the truth is I have already done so and I hope they choose your castle for their special day.
Thank you so much
Claire and Jonathan Spence
14th February 2008
To all the Staff at Comlongon Castle,
Just a quick note to say a big "Thank You" to you all for making our wedding so special on Monday 21st January 2008. We all felt so relaxed and enjoyed every moment of it. The hospitality, food and accomodation was above and beyond our expectations and the warmth and friendlyness that you all gave made everything go so well. An extra bonus for us was the following day when we were able to spend so much time around the grounds and the castle itself absorbing the surroundings of such a beautiful place. Once again thank you all so much,
Best wishes Brenda and Alan Clarke
21st January 2008
Just a short note to ALL at the Castle for making our civil ceremony so memorable. The attention we recieved from all the staff was second to none, absolutely First Class. The food that was served was absolutely delicious, and has been remarked on by everyone who attended. The Castle was "ours" for the weekend as everyone made us feel like it was our home. Please have a wee dram on us, and from both of us we cannot praise all of you enough for making our weekend so special. All the very best to you all,
Alan and Ollie
19th January 2008
Dear Phil,
Just a few lines from Australia to say a big thank you to you and your staff for helping to make my brothers ceremony so memorable. The setting, service and quality were all fantastic. Please pass on my thanks to your staff, the whole weekend will never be forgotten by my daughter and I
Thanks once again best wishes Stephen and Anna Hawkes 19th January 2008
All at Comlongon
We wanted to send you a note to say thank you so much for our wonderful wedding day. You achieve a fabulous balance of how to make a wedding day flow seamlessly through meticulous organisation-while also making us feel that our wedding was unique and special and that you had all the time and energy in the world to give us. Our guests were blown away by their accomodation, the venue, the food and the atmosphere, we had loads of comments about how awesome the fireworks (and the setting for them) were. Thanks in particular to Neil who was brilliant. We really couldn`t have dreamed it any better. Thank you so much
Gemma and Adam Shuter
(26.10.07)
Dear Lisa and Team,
Russell and I would like to thank you and your team at Comlongon Castle for your efforts and hardwork during and after our wedding on the 18th november 2007. We thoughly enjoyed our wedding day the venue is gorgeous (our photos are amazing) and the staff were fantastic. Thank you for your help in arranging our wedding day it was perfect.
Russell and Nicola Chandler
To all at Comlongon Castle
From the moment we came to the Castle we knew it was the perfect place to have our wedding. Thank you to all the staff for the hard work to make our wedding perfect. In particular to Neil, you made the day run so smoothly and looked after us and our guests so well. Everyone commented on your professionalism and how special you made people feel
Many thanks
Alex and Layla
22nd September 2007
Dear Sirs,
I would like to thank you most sincerely for all you did to make our daughters Jenny`s wedding such a sucess on Saturday. She and her husband Steve had a wonderful day, as did all our guests. Nothing was too much trouble for your staff and everything was done with a smile.
The wedding ceremony itself was charming, and the Minister made everyone so very welcome.
The banquet was much commended, and the reception hall was a splendid sight it literally felt like it was our "castle" for the day.
We couldn`t have asked for better-so very much appreciated.
Grateful thanks to you all
D Hatfield
15th September 2007
To the staff of Comlongon Castle
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! I had the pleasure of visiting there on September 14th 2007 for the wedding of my niece. I want you to know what a wonderful venue your castle is. Our stay there was memorable and will be spoken about for years. The accomodations were excellent and the food was not only great but presented so well. The wedding was so well orchestrated and things moved so smoothly that we didn`t realise we were being organised. As I rise earlier than most people, it was so nice of you to bring me tea to the terrace without my feeling I was putting you out. I really appreciated that. I was able to enjoy my quiet time before everyone woke up. I would love to come back some day for a little R and R. All my friends in Oldham were most impressed with such a beautiful and serene place. I told Mary and Keith they would have to renew their vows next year so we can all come back.
Best regards to you all, Kathie Hartly.
Dear Castle Staff
We would like to express our appreciation to you all for doing an outstanding job on our wedding at Comlongon Castle on September 11th 2007. Tiffani and I were treated like Royalty and you made our wedding feel like a fairy tale come true. It was a perfect day made possible by the Castle Staff. Our family and friends can not stop talking about the wedding venue and how lovely it was at Comlongon castle.
Again, thank you for making our day a day to remember forever. We wish all of you the very best
Philip F. Migliore
Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army
11th September 2007.
Dear all at Comlongon,
We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU for our wedding on 6th September 2007.
You exceded all expectations we had for the day, every member of staff made our stay very special and we cant thenk you enough. Myself, my bridesmaids and my parents stayed the night before the wedding and everybody went out of their way to make us so welcome and this was just the start of how fantastic our stay was to be.
All the staff had a personal approach to all our wedding guests and our family and friends have said how wonderful everybody was and how beautiful the Castle and grounds are kept.
You all made our day so very special and they are memories we will keep forever
Kindest regards
Andrea & Dave McCluskey
6th Sept 2007
To everyone at Comlongon castle
We wanted to thank you all for making our wedding so special and memorable-we couldn`t have asked for a better day! Apart from being in the most beautiful romantic setting you all made us and our guests feel very welcome-we actually felt like you welcomed us into your home! You were all so supportive, friendly and completely professional.
Particular thanks to the chef and his team-the food was outstanding, in fact our guests are still commenting on the choice, quality and taste!
We would also like to extend our personal thanks to Neil, who was there whenever we needed him and for making sure things ran smoothly. We will be looking out for future special events at the Castle and shall be back as often as we can
Mr and Mrs MacAskill
24 August 2007
To all at Comlongon Castle
Having just arrived back from our Honeymoon following our wedding on Wednesday 8th August we thought we`d just drop you a line.
Our wedding day was absolutely fantastic and we had a truly amazing time. Everyone was so helpful and friendly and even though you must do many weddings each year we and all our guests felt very special and well looked after.
Lisa, Ann and Billy especially made our day truly perfect. Lisa coordinating on the day and bringing sandwiches up to my room (knowing that I wouldn`t come down after having my hair done!)
Ann initailly showing us around the Keep and the Castle grounds (and being patient when we spent ages choosing rooms for ourselves and our guests), Billy for all the special touches during the Banquet.
Our day really couldn`t have been anymore perfect and we thank you for that. Comlongon Castle is a really special place to us forever. Our only wish is that we could do it all again!!
We wish you all the best
Heather and Steve Baskeyfield XXX
August 8 2007
Dear Sir,
We are writing to express our thanks to all at Comlongon Castle for making our wedding day so special. All our guests and ourselves were delighted at the standard of accommodation and excellent food.
The service and the presentation of all meals was exceptional and a credit to your chefs and staff.
Our particular thanks to Phil for his time showing us around the keep and explaining Comlongons history. Also many thanks to the kind young man who served our banquet and who also helped our son to his room after a few too many!
We will not hesitate in recommending Comlongon to others.
Many thanks Mr and Mrs Ormerod
19th July 2007
To Phil and Staff,
A huge thank you to everyone for making our day so magical. Ann for the organising beforehand, Neil for finding my ear-ring and everyone else for their thoughtful service and attention to detail throughout the whole day. All the staff did you proud. We really felt special especially as Mike`s broken leg played a big part in having to relocate the ceremony from the Great Hall. Everyone had a lovely time and were totally overawed by the setting, food (excellent!) and the overall ambience of the Castle. We hope to come back and wear our wedding tog`s again next year and have photo`s in the Keep!
Thank you all so very much
Love Sheila and Mike Houston
9th July 2007
Dear Phil
Peter and I would like to say a big thank you to you and your staff for our amazing wedding at Comlongon on June 7th 2007.
It was the fairytale wedding we had wished for in every single way. From the moment we arrived on the Friday til leaving on the Sunday the service was first class. We were treated like royalty. Comlongon Castle is a beautiful setting and I`m glad we picked it for our wedding. Particular thanks to Brian for the Doves, Billy, Neil and Lisa.
All our guests have commented on how much they enjoyed the whole day. In fact a lot of them said it was the best wedding they had ever been to. Its certainly the best one I have ever been to.I think it will be a talking point for several years to come! The food was fantastic both days-compliments to the chefs.
The band was brilliant! I am so glad we took your advice and didn`t opt for a disco-they got everyone up dancing, a fantastic evening. I honestly can`t think of a single criticism for the whole weekend. Even the weather was perfect. I would definately recommend Comlongon Castle to anyone and especially coming for two days. Many thanks Phil, we will see you again,
Fiona and Peter Greenwood
9th June 2007
To all at Comlongon
If we were to write a list of everything that we had enjoyed about our wedding day we would just be repeating the timetable you gave to our guests. Everything was perfect-better than we could have ever wished for!
Ann and staff should be very proud of themselves. So professional, friendly and helpful. The food was absolutely amazing, the grounds gorgeous, entertainment fabolous....the list goes on.
Thank you all so much
Laura and Tim Mitchell XXX
25th May 2007
To all at Comlongon,
We would like to say a great big thank you to all involved in making our wedding day so very special. We feel that these simple words do not express enough on how we felt on our special day. We believe we lived the dream for one very special and momentous day and this will stay with us forever
Thank you very much
Jayne and David Layton
9th April 2007
Dear Phil and staff,
Writing just one or two lines about the time we`ve had here wouldn`t do this place justice. From the moment we walked in we seemed to have collected friends. To write that the staff were a class above would be an insult to the way that everyone has welcomed and treated us. We feel that not only have our guests enjoyed the place but we have been welcomed into the lives of everyone here. There`s no point saying what a stunning place this is because if you are reading this guest book you`ll see it for yourselves.
What makes this place truly special are the people. Neil, Jo,Lisa,Wendy etc-everyone may your lives be as blessed as you have made ours, all of you are a credit to the industry and must make Phil incredibly proud.
Neil and Gay Dudley
26.3.2007
(left in guest comment book)
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