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Quaich: a wedding guide

The quaich is a Scottish cup with two handles. You both drink from it in the ceremony.

When couples book this

Ordered about 2 months out, so an engraved cup arrives with time to spare. It moves with your date.

Still deciding the wedding

Your wishlist

Answer these before you meet anyone.

  • What is it made of?

    Wood is the old way; pewter engraves and ships quickly; silver is often commissioned.

  • Engraved?

Comparing your options

How it’s usually priced

Usually priced as one flat amount.

Possible extras: Engraving, The whisky or what fills it, Shipping.

Booked and settling details

What you settle once booked

  • Whose quaich?

    A silver quaich is a common wedding gift — if someone is giving you one, it may be the one you drink from.

  • The engraving

    Spelled exactly as it should be cut — names, the date, and any line in Gaelic or Scots.

  • What fills it?

    Whisky by custom; whatever you like by choice.

  • Who drinks from it?

  • Walked through with the officiant?

The week of the wedding

The day-of sheet

Confirm arrival, finish, who to call, access, a meal, and what is due.

Across the whole day

Choose which moments to include.

  • Quaich filled and set

For businesses

The brief a couple sends you has these sections:

See a sample brief