It's a really tiny place, Gretna is about two streets if that, very rural, containing two hairdressers and a flower shop that I remember. There's a few hotels you can get married at so gardens are all designed for wedding photos :)
We got married at the Original Old Blacksmith's Shop at the anvil. A white brick building with black trim and a wheel on it. It's a little commercialised inside (there's a big shop) but it's still nice. You can view webcam from the area I think.
Very simple :D You turn up go to the little desk and say 'We're here' meet the photographer there and they'll ask is you want a Bagpiper (you can order in advance but theres generally one about and you can hear them (*sniffle* never got the emotional impact of bagpipes before, they can really do a number on you!)) they ask about witness and if you've not brought your own they go grab some willing people - ours still sends christmas cards :) I think he was far more nervous than either of us! the other was the photographer.
The ceremony is quiet and goes in a blur - plain room, the anvil is on a tree trunk, white walls, think there was a wooden bench. Like a cleaned out barn I guess, basic.
Then photos, we got to a photo in one of the old carriages on display (there's several) which I was told isn't allowed ;) then out in the little courtyard *sigh* I'll have to go look through my wedding album now *nostalgia* there's touristy people about there and I clearly remember some woman rushing up to me and telling me I looked 'beautiful' meeps aren't comfortable/familiar with compliments and it choked me up :) was nice of her. I remember a pretty arbour with a bench to sit on and a photo by the Gretna sign of course.
*happy sigh* I'll look at photos for more detail if you want, LOL this was 11yrs 8days ago!
The husband gets given little square cut Whiskey glasses from Gretna and the woman a little anvil charm. (I'm pretty sure their available in the shop but still...)
Oh and you can sign the visitors book, which we didn't somehow :( but there's comments there like 'got married' and 'Xyrs today'...
I think they should have them wear KILTS :D:D:D:D:D:D
Then we went back to the hotel to er bond a little :) and later went for a lovely meal in an old pub/inn style place and to phone people and go 'guess what we just did?'
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Date: 2012-08-26 02:18 pm (UTC)We got married at the Original Old Blacksmith's Shop at the anvil. A white brick building with black trim and a wheel on it. It's a little commercialised inside (there's a big shop) but it's still nice. You can view webcam from the area I think.
Very simple :D You turn up go to the little desk and say 'We're here' meet the photographer there and they'll ask is you want a Bagpiper (you can order in advance but theres generally one about and you can hear them (*sniffle* never got the emotional impact of bagpipes before, they can really do a number on you!)) they ask about witness and if you've not brought your own they go grab some willing people - ours still sends christmas cards :) I think he was far more nervous than either of us! the other was the photographer.
The ceremony is quiet and goes in a blur - plain room, the anvil is on a tree trunk, white walls, think there was a wooden bench. Like a cleaned out barn I guess, basic.
Then photos, we got to a photo in one of the old carriages on display (there's several) which I was told isn't allowed ;) then out in the little courtyard *sigh* I'll have to go look through my wedding album now *nostalgia* there's touristy people about there and I clearly remember some woman rushing up to me and telling me I looked 'beautiful' meeps aren't comfortable/familiar with compliments and it choked me up :) was nice of her.
I remember a pretty arbour with a bench to sit on and a photo by the Gretna sign of course.
*happy sigh*
I'll look at photos for more detail if you want, LOL this was 11yrs 8days ago!
The husband gets given little square cut Whiskey glasses from Gretna and the woman a little anvil charm. (I'm pretty sure their available in the shop but still...)
Oh and you can sign the visitors book, which we didn't somehow :( but there's comments there like 'got married' and 'Xyrs today'...
I think they should have them wear KILTS :D:D:D:D:D:D
Then we went back to the hotel to er bond a little :) and later went for a lovely meal in an old pub/inn style place and to phone people and go 'guess what we just did?'