Wedding and celebration
Highland Garden Court
A walled garden court of stone arcades and indigenous planting, for outdoor ceremonies and receptions.
We will confirm sunset timing and weather contingency for your date.
Spatial canvas
Highland Garden Court · sunset axis
- 01
Garden arrival
- 02
Lawn ceremony
- 03
Arcade cocktails
- 04
Terrace dinner
Spatial narrative
Guests enter through the planted arcade and take their seats facing the setting sun. As it gets dark the arcade lights come on and the reception moves onto the stone terraces, warmed by braziers.
Geometry
- Canvas
- Highland Garden Court · sunset axis
- Orientation
- Sunset axis
- Footprint
- 680 m²
- Volume
- Approx. 680 sq m garden and covered arcade
- Zone
- East garden court
Production
- Open-air ceremony with portable reinforcement; arcade ceiling treated for dinner speech.
- Weather-rated speakers on pergola columns; subs discreet at garden perimeter.
- Not primary; optional lawn screen for tribute playback only.
- Bridal preparation in garden pavilion wing; guest arrival via stone arcade north.
Hospitality
- Garden reception menus — grazing tables, live-fire grill, Ethiopian coffee at dusk
- Events concierge with garden floor captain
- Guest shuttles from main lodge; limited vehicular access to preserve lawn
Layout and orientation
Walled garden of indigenous planting, timber pergolas and volcanic stone terraces overlooking the lake.
The story
A celebration composed
The Highland Garden Court trades glass for open sky: a walled garden of indigenous planting, raked stone paths and timber pergolas that frame Lake Hayk without enclosing it. Ceremonies are timed to the sunset axis; receptions move from lawn to a covered arcade when the evening cools at altitude. The court suits couples who want fragrance, breeze and the sound of the lake at the threshold of their vows. Capacity is intentionally smaller than the Grand Pavilion — the architecture insists on intimacy. Floral design draws from the estate orchards and highland botanicals; lighting is low and warm, with fire braziers on the stone terrace for the last hour. Events concierge coordinates weather contingencies: a transparent marquee can deploy along the arcade without losing the garden prospect, and guest room blocks are clustered in the lakeside wing for a single-evening village.