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:
- The quaich
- The event
- Contacts