Loyalist Golf & Country Club

At Loyalist Golf & Country Club, the landscape does some of the decorating before the wedding even begins.

Set in Bath, about half an hour west of Kingston, the property surrounds celebrations with rolling fairways, native grasses, water and the beautifully kept landscape of its Ted Baker-designed golf course.

It gives couples the kind of wedding day where the ceremony and reception can belong to the same place.

Guests arrive through the course. The ceremony begins with greenery stretching beyond it, and afterwards there is no need for the newlyweds to disappear across the region searching for somewhere beautiful to take photographs.

The landscape is already waiting.

Water, long fairway views and changing light across the course give photographs a softness that shifts throughout the afternoon, while back at the clubhouse, guests can settle into the celebration.

Loyalist is not simply a golf course that happens to have an event room. Weddings are an established part of what the club does, with an experienced wedding and events team helping couples bring the day together.

Food is created on site by the executive chef and culinary team, allowing dinner to become one of the experiences guests remember rather than simply the pause between the ceremony and dancing.

And eventually, the golf course begins to empty.

The last players disappear. Afternoon light stretches across the fairways and the property that belonged to golf earlier in the day begins to feel much more like it belongs to the wedding.

Inside, glasses are raised.

Stories are told.

Dinner becomes music and everyone who spent the afternoon admiring the view eventually turns their attention toward the dance floor.

Outside, the course grows quieter as evening settles over Bath.

Inside, nobody is particularly interested in calling it a night.

For couples who want a wedding surrounded by green space without travelling far from Kingston, Loyalist brings the landscape, dinner and celebration together in one beautifully relaxed place.

• Ceremony and reception in one place
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Gardens and grounds
• In-house catering and menus
• Live music welcome
• A patio or terrace
• On a golf course
• Small weddings and elopements too