Highlands Estate

We had to move our date with Covid and Becky and her team were absolutely accommodating. Becky even coordinated a horse and carriage for
me after our original ghosted us!
The general manager was an absolute star. She made us feel so welcome. From the minute we checked in we were able to breathe a huge sigh of relief and just unwind.
We checked in early on Friday, set up then spent the evening eating dinner on the beautiful porch with our closest friends and family.
The rooms were beautiful, the Billards room was the highlight of the night.

Saturday was so easy. The whole upstairs was set up for hair and makeup. We got to relax with our family without having to rush around anywhere.
Everything ran smoothly and on time. Our guests dietary restrictions were accommodated very well. Everyone had an absolute blast. The guests loved being able to roam around the grounds and the food was excellent.
I cant even begin to express how magical our stay was and I’m forever greatful for the level of hospitality they provided.

We can't say enough good things about this venue, the team and our wedding experience!

The owner:
Becky was amazing to work with! She was always flexible, accommodating to our changing numbers/queries and always responded promptly via email. Becky was as lovely in person to deal with during the wedding weekend as she was via email. Having a slightly non-traditional wedding there, Becky enthusiastically said yes to all our requests, and we never felt like we were asking for too much or our requests were too strange!

The team:
The staff at the venue were always attentive and accommodating during the weekend and kept the venue/rooms spotless! Breakfast service was delicious and seamless! The wedding dinner and open bar service were also spot on as well!

The Venue:
This venue had everything!! We booked all the 12 rooms for the friday and saturday night, and had the whole place to ourselves! The rooms were historic yet beautifully maintained, and the grounds were perfect for all our photography needs. It was awesome to have the rooms upstairs, the wedding ceremony options all over the grounds, and the reception dinner in the tent right on site! It was especially convenient to not have to transport our guests and ourselves from ceremony to the reception dinner to the accommodations. Everything we needed was right there!
The reception dinner tent hardly needed any decorations as it was already well lit up with string lights throughout, and had more than enough space to accommodate our 50 guests with covid (6 meters apart) precautions. The dance floor was a good size to accommodate all the guests for a night of dancing!

The Food:
Becky is a long-time professional chef and it shows! Our guests were complimenting us on how amazing the dinner was for weeks after the wedding! The other meals (breakfast/lunch/hors d'ourves/late night snacks) were scrumptious as well!

We wish we could get married again just so we could do it all over again at the Sir William Mackenzie Inn! We have been recommending the venue to all our friends as well!

Things happen for a reason and when we lost our first venue during the pandemic it must've been because we were meant to find the SWMI. We wanted to having a "destination wedding" without having our guests have to fly out of the country to celebrate with us. Choosing the SWMI was the best decision we made, not only because of its charm and uniqueness, but also because of the staff. Becky and Flora took care of us and made us feel very comfortable with everything. Becky was super responsive and always did her best to accommodate and requests we had. Our friends and family loved that we had the whole place to ourselves for the weekend and it will definitely be a wedding to remember !

Sir William Mackenzie Inn has so much character, and the staff is attentive, professional and truly care. They are wonderful and made all our wedding dreams come true.

From our first visit to the Sir William Mackenzie Inn we knew we had stumbled onto someplace special. Not just because it was a beautiful property or the house had an extravagant yet cozy feel, but because of the wonderful people that ran it and the truly unique experience they were offering. This was a place that wanted us to have the chance to spend as much time with our loved ones as possible and not feel rushed at either end of the event. No other place that we looked at offered us the place for the whole weekend, nor did they have as much flexibility in when we can bring things for set up and when we had to take things down. The majority of our guests were not from Canada and as a couple we were stressing about how to maximize the time with our loved ones, as the day itself we knew would fly by. It absolutely made it for us to be able to start our celebrations with the intimate dinner on Friday, get a slow and relaxed start to our Saturday and still be laughing and talking about everything at breakfast the next morning.
We were so well taken care of throughout the weekend and the planning process by Allison, Becky and the rest of their wonderful team. They have a wonderfully calming, warm and helpful approach, and we can definitely thank them for how little stress was involved. Allison was almost like a wedding planner to us, sharing so much knowledge, recommendations for vendors in the area, practical advice and backup plans. This is a wonderful team who you can tell do this out of a passion and not just as a business.
One of the things we were most grateful for is that we were also able to bring our dog, Bingo along to stay with us and be part of the day. It may seem like a small thing, but for crazy pet parents like us, having him stay elsewhere would have been such a stress.
Though something is always supposed to go wrong on the day, I can honestly say that everything was perfect and went according to plan, with no small part to them keeping things on track (and occasionally keeping us on track!). The food and service was spectacular, the grounds fantastic, everything in all of the rooms were gorgeous and pristine. There is so much character and hospitality in this place that our guests were in awe!
Allison, Becky, we along with our guests are eternally grateful for this weekend, this perfect day that all of us will remember and treasure. We couldn’t have imagined it any better, thank you for working with us, supporting us, and sharing this day with us.

We had our wedding at sir william mackenzie inn in Sept 2017. Everything about this venue is absolutely gorgeous. The food is amazing. I loved being able to stay on-site and have the ceremony and reception right there. Jeremy was also incredibly helpful and accommodating. We cannot thank them enough!!

The Mackenzie inn does beautiful weddings. The food was great, the service was fantastic and the grounds are beautiful. Thank you for helping make our day perfect. Not only did we think it was amazing, all of our guests said it was the best wedding they have been to.

For anyone wanting to book their wedding at Highlands Estate, please note the photos shown are of Sir William Mackenzie Inn.

SWMI has closed and they partnered with Highlands Estate. Highlands Estate took over the account.

Just providing clarity for anyone who wants to visit the location expecting to see the grounds as the photos depict.

Good Morning Becky
We wanted to thank you for a beautiful, fun filled weekend at the Mackenzie Inn on August 20th, 2022. The wedding was gorgeous! So many compliments on the ceremony! That is just the perfect setting under those tall trees! The whole venue is just very cool and we appreciated everything .
You and your staff made the bride and grooms' wedding weekend everything they dreamed it would be. Thank you for ALL your patience
Day 3, Sunday morning, was amusing watching everyone drag themselves outta there. They obviously had a great time! LOL
If I could add one piece of advice it would be to purchase the bigger country breakfast for Saturday morning and have the included continental breakfast on Sunday morning.
Thanks Again,
The Smalley family

The vendor was flexible with us on what we wanted, very nice and pleasant to work with - they made it possible for us to get married outside after a huge windstorm that took down there tent! Super thankful to that!

The only critique I have is, when we booked we asked/confirmed if our guests would be able to take shots or have double drinks at the bar, this was something we wanted, and we were told yes but when the day came our guests were denied that. Which is the case at a lot of places but that’s why we asked.

Also, maybe it was because of covid, but we did not get to sample the food before the day, which is unfortunate as I would have made some changes.

Other then that, great place to get married, the grounds are absolutely stunning and the rooms are gorgeous and huge!

We no loved our wedding day and would definitely recommend others to have their big day at Sir William Mackenzie Inn!