Balbirnie House

Gaynor Russell Company Director ([email protected]) Gaynor has been overseeing Balbirnie’s wedding planning department for almost 2 decades, and is also a director of our company. Gaynor has been the recipient of our country’s national award – Scotland’s Hotelier of the Year, (indeed the youngest ever recipient of that unique accolade!), and speaks from a wealth of experience at Balbirnie, having started here back in the late 1990’s. Gaynor is herself a previous Balbirnie Bride - married to Nicholas, our Managing Director, and together they have two daughters, Isobel and Ruby (wedding planners in training!) Gaynor also oversees all of Balbirnie’s evolving interior design work, a continual process of reinvestment back into the property. https://balbirnie.co.uk/people/gaynor-russell/ Sarah Rees Deputy General Manager ([email protected]) Sarah has been working at Balbirnie since 2012, having also started on reception. Sarah looks after all of our special events, private dining, meetings and corporate functions, as well as some of our weddings, so she is a very busy girl and is now a future Balbirnie Bride! https://balbirnie.co.uk/people/sarah-rees/ Christine Lowe Senior Wedding Co-ordinator ([email protected]) Christine joined the Balbirnie Family in early 2015, having previously worked in Bridal Fashion and takes interest in anything creative that crosses her path. She is extremely well-versed in all aspects of wedding planning and recently married Jay here at Balbirnie, November 2019. https://balbirnie.co.uk/people/christine-cunningham/ Leah Kinnes Wedding Co-ordinator ([email protected]) Leah has been working at Balbirnie since summer 2014. Finishing education she started fresh as an administrative assistant with a passion for weddings and events. In 2015 Leah began planning weddings and is now well-versed in all aspects of the planning. https://balbirnie.co.uk/people/leah-kinnes/