A Céad Mile Failte awaits you and your guests as you arrive to the majestic Great Northern Hotel in Donegal. Awarded Most Scenic Wedding Location of the Year, this stunning iconic wedding venue provides a truly awe-inspiring setting for your wedding celebrations. Majestically seated on the cliff edge, overlooking the wild Atlantic Ocean, and surrounded by the green of the golf course, is the iconic four-star building that looks as grand and luxurious today as the day it first opened its doors to guests back in 1879. Setting the scene for the most beautiful wedding pictures, the wild cliffs’ edge, deep blue sea and endless sky provide the perfect dramatic backdrop in any season for your wedding party photos. Having welcomed many couples over the last 130 years, the wedding planners at the Great Northern Hotel are pleased to serve you and help you create the wedding of your dreams. No detail goes unnoticed in this family[1]owned and family-run business. Many years of skill and expertise await you and your guests to ensure that your wedding day is exactly as you planned it, and that every moment is magical, memorable and most of all managed with perfection. The Rougey Suite promises the grandeur and luxury a wedding couple expects on their wedding day. With the capacity to seat up to 600 guests for your wedding banquet, this amazing suite offers what no other does – the space to dine, dance and celebrate without losing the ambience of the day. The sweeping panoramic views allow your guests to savour the beautiful sunset across the sea as they join you for your wedding party celebrations. Time it perfectly and you have the most stunning backdrop to your first dance. The newest addition to the Great Northern Hotel, the Le Bleu Suite is an ideally intimate and charming room that offers a more modern space, where lighting and decor feature stongly. A certain French ambience embraces you as you enter this space, perfect for a smaller wedding party of 60 to 130 guests, offering a stylish banqueting space with private dance floor and bar. Inspired by the hotel’s newly refurbished Café Mer Bar, the new suite offers guests a glimpse of more changes to come in future hotel refurbishment and design planned for winter 2023.
Saying ‘I do’, surrounded by nature’s seaside beauty and the background sound of waves, can be an amazingly memorable moment and will tick the box for many modern brides. The Great Northern Hotel is fully licenced to perform civil and humanist ceremonies both on the grounds overlooking the cliffs’ edge and in the many impressive indoor spaces, dressed with candles, flowers and standing candelabras ensuring the most luxurious setting depending on the tone of your wedding day. Amazing food and glorious wines are at the heart of every Great Northern wedding. You can pick your own wedding menu or choose from the carefully prepared selection of dishes, which forms part of the hotel’s all-inclusive package starting at just €6995 for 2023 (some late dates still available). The Great Northern Hotel’s wedding manager and executive chef are available to assist you in creating a bespoke dining experience that is unique to you and your special day. ‘Your wedding meal should be the most enjoyable family meal you have ever had,’ says Brian McEniff, second-generation owner of the Great Northern Hotel. ‘My parents have hosted weddings here since 1978, passing on a wealth of experience to my wife and I who, to this day, welcome wedding couples from all over Ireland as well as internationally. We are particularly excited about the wedding package our team have put together for our wedding couples going into 2024/25. The launch of the Le Bleu Banqueting Suite and newly refurbished accommodation only add to what the hotel already offers our couples.’ Accommodation at the Great Northern Hotel includes the most unique of bridal suites overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, executive and family suites, as well as adjoining suites, with 102 beautifully presented rooms for your guests. Ideal for couples wishing to have a destination wedding weekend, the Great Northern Hotel can happily host next day wedding parties to turn the celebration into a two-day event. With Bundoran, a popular seaside town, just steps away from the hotel, there is every form of entertainment you could wish for with your nearest and dearest to keep the fun going. To visit the Great Northern Hotel and experience the unique and historic ambiance, book your wedding show-round with Sinead or Amanda, or email and quote: GMNIweddingtour for a little gift from the hotel on your show-around arrival. For more information, call: 00353 (0)719 841 204; email: dm@greatnorthenhotel.com; or visit: www.greatnorthernhotel.com
