Ireland or Scotland for an 8-10 day trip?

Hi! Have been planning our honeymoon for this late Sept./early Oct. (we get married 9/28/25) — we were first wanting to do 10-12 days in both Ireland and Scotland, but our budget (about $5500) changed and it just doesn’t make that quite feasible anymore. Looking more like 8-10 days, flying out of Dallas, TX.

So, what would you choose? Ireland or Scotland?

For context, we love culture, history, museums, literature, music and beautiful landscapes; we aren’t big partiers. We are a mix of countryside (me) and city (my fiancé) lovers. We love nature and want time off the beaten path.

Since it’s our honeymoon, we’d rather more quality time and a slower pace than quickly hopping from one thing to another. It’s less important that we see everything there is to see and more important that we have a relaxing time seeing beautiful sights along the way.

Would love to hear thoughts, thanks in advance!