Testamonials

"Our wedding could not have been perfect if it wasn’t for Lisa!"

She has all the insights and contacts in Scotland! We were able to book and finalize everything within a month. We are located in California and she always responded quickly even though she was on the opposite side of the country. She made everything seamless and convenient. From booking a castle, photographer, videographer, celebrant, florist, hair and make up to navigating the marriage visa and schedule process, it was as easy as could be thanks to her! Would recommend her and her company to anyone looking to have as close to a stress free wedding planning process as possible! We are forever grateful to Lisa!

- Moises, California

"Every detail was thoughtful and planned perfectly"

When Nate said he wanted to get married in Scotland I thought, oh boy great let’s do it. And the very first thing I did was look for a planner because we had no idea how to make that happen. We hit the absolute jackpot when we found and booked Lisa. Lisa has an absolute dream master list of the greatest vendors in Scotland. I am in LOVE with everyone who played a role in making our wedding the best event of our lives. Every detail was thoughtful and planned perfectly and every request I had was honored by Lisa up until basically the day of the wedding. Postponing due to Covid was stressful only in terms of waiting another year- but the actual process was a breeze on our end. Communicating with vendors was handled by Lisa and all the set up for the day of was handled by Lisa- making our time at the castle completely hassle free. We were able to truly enjoy our time with our guests. I cannot imagine having planned our wedding without Lisa. There is no way we could have done it! We had a perfect three days with our guests and as type A as I am, I was able to be completely present on the wedding day and felt 100% confident that everything would go perfect. And it did! Lisa put together a google sheet that I absolutely obsessed over for two years. I loved watching our vendor list grow (LOL) and add in kilt details for our guests, add ideas for our welcome bags, and put together a signature cocktail list. When our itinerary hit, my jaw dropped! Thirteen pages of important moments down to the minute! Who knew a wedding had so much involved! Vendor arrivals and set up? You mean they don’t just show up knowingly at specific times? HUH? What a blessing it was to have an expert on our side because I would’ve been an absolute panicked maniac having to organize 30+ vendors and a billion little details. When we got to Scotland, Lisa was there to take us to get our paperwork (which she completely coached us through getting our visas and paperwork to the registrar so our marriage would be ~real~). We made a stop to get some last minute goodies before going to our perfect venue. She put together really amazing welcome bags while we ran around exploring. Our first day we hosted a really cool lunch, Highland games, had a whisky and gin bar, and a welcome dinner with a fire and s’mores afterwards! Amazing! On the wedding we had the most amazing suppliers all thanks to her list and ideas and go-getter attitude when I brought up my own thoughts and dreams lol. The day after we had clay pigeon shooting and brunch and just a chill day until checkout. Lisa brought back all the guys kilts, helped friends with their own check out and travel, and returned our marriage schedule. We were truly able to just enjoy our time instead of worrying about the little things. What a difference that made! Lisa- I cannot put into words how grateful I am to you and what a beautiful event you helped us put on. Our flowers were incredible, the food- incredible, the venue- incredible. EVERYTHING. I hope one day we get to work together again in some capacity. We will be talking about our wedding for the rest of our lives- it could NOT have been better. I hope everyone decides to have a Scottish wedding and uses your service to have the best day ever!!

- Kara Lotz, Texas

"We love you, Lisa! Thank you so much for everything you have done for us. We are eternally grateful ♥"

My husband and I live in New York City, and we got engaged in 2019. We knew from the start that we wanted a wedding that was very unconventional, while still including many traditions and a fairy tale experience. Luckily, I came upon Lisa during a wedding expo, and little did I know at that moment that I had met the perfect person, who would make all of our dreams come true. From the start she was sweet, professional, easy to reach, and easy to talk to. She shared plenty of her time with us to go over the many details for our wedding day, there was no task or vendor that was not on Lisa’s list. Wedding in Scotland, check. Castle, check. Owl, check. Quaich, check. Viking officiant, check. Bagpiper, check… and the list goes on. We had a Viking outdoor ceremony, a rehearsal party, and a reception party in a castle. Additionally, every vendor she connected us to were locals who delivered their craft with precision and lots of care. There are no words to express how grateful we are to have had Lisa as our wedding planner, without her our wedding would have been a mess. Consider having a wedding date for 2020, a pandemic postponing our date twice, flights postponed and canceled, guestlist dwindling due to new travel regulations, these are a fraction of the challenges thrown our way. But with Lisa we were able to hold on to our dream wedding. I cannot begin to tell you how many times we were ready to throw the towel, give up, and just have a civil union through zoom in our city. But thanks to Lisa, her commitment to make fairytales a reality, and sincere support to us from the beginning, we held onto to our dream and do not regret a moment of it. Lisa was there for us through thick and thin! Once we arrived in Scotland, she was there to meet us, make sure all vendors were on schedule and ready, surprised us with lovely gifts and heart-aching generosity, and helped my guest and I have a wonderful vacation as well as a perfect wedding day. If you plan to get married in Scotland, she is the right person. I highly doubt that it would be as magical without her hand in the matter. We love you, Lisa! Thank you so much for everything you have done for us. We are eternally grateful ♥

-Peggy P.

“I couldn’t do this without Lisa!”

This was the phrase that went through my head and was said aloud countless times over the 8 months (and 3 different wedding dates) that I worked with Lisa Bauer.  Truly – she was a godsend in a chaotic world of COVID-19, moving country, selling a home, quitting a job of 18 years, moving a horse and a dog overseas and navigating the immigration process – all while trying to plan a wedding during uncertain times. So many things I could say about Lisa but maybe the most important – she listens, and she goes about her business with the confidence gained from years of managing and planning weddings of all sizes! 

I moved abroad – to Scotland – in December 2020. This was right in the midst of the UK Coronavirus lockdown. So, while my wedding was taking place in Scotland, due to COVID travel restrictions, I couldn’t see the venue or do any of the things one does as a bride like cake-tasting, menu tasting, etc.  However, Lisa held my hand and that of my fiancé albeit virtually – during these crazy times. There wasn’t a request too outlandish or a change too drastic for Lisa as she calmly and with confidence navigated our date changes with all our vendors not once, not twice but 3 times. And, when it came to the wedding week itself, she was always there making sure all the details were in order and that myself and my fiancé had everything we needed. She checked and double checked with vendors before the big day and astonishingly during the three days of the wedding celebration was able to be in many places at the same time! She was a steady figure in the background and nothing was beneath her – whether it was making a cocktail for guests, steaming my wedding dress and trousseau, making sure all my wedding day accessories were laid out properly, tending to the family dog/ring bearer, seeing to the vendors as they came and went and countless other little and big things, planned and unplanned.

I am extremely meticulous and as a seasoned party planner myself, Lisa exceeded my own very exacting standards during the time we worked together planning my wedding. Despite the chaos in the world leading up to our wedding day, everything went exactly to plan, and it truly was one of the best days of my life. My now husband agrees! It would not have happened without Lisa and her professionalism and experience. Every_single_one of our wedding guests commented positively about Lisa and her truly kind demeanor. That says it all right there. She is truly the best at what she does. She does it all and she does it very, very well.

If you are looking for help planning a destination wedding in Scotland, there is no other choice but Lisa at Tartan Weddings.

- Anne Gavin and Gary Dempster