Dundas Castle Wedding

Alison and Mick married in splendid style at Dundas Castle near South Queensferry. Can you spot the difference?





The happy couple looked very regal in the historical setting of "The Old Keep"



At Dundas castle they Ring the bell when the bride arrives and when the couple are married.



And here is Bob, today's bell ringer:



Alison and Mick's wedding was a lot of fun and at their Champagne reception after the wedding they had a jazz band playing:



And a chocolate fountain courtesy of The Chocolate Fondue Fountain company.

Abden House Wedding

I love these intimate groom and best man moments:



Jo and Rob met in Sydney, moved to New York to be together, have now moved back to Sydney and were married in Edinburgh! And they had guests from all over the world come over to celebrate their wedding with them in Abden House which seems to be a very regular haunt of mine these days!



Jo and Rob make a very handsome couple, don't you think?



And Here are the bridesmaids and best man looking very Sex in the City.

Melrose Abbey wedding

I caught the bus to Melrose to marry Kerry and Alistaire. I had never been to Melrose Abbey before and would never have thought that you can hire it for a wedding venue. How stunning is this?



Apparently Robert the Bruce's Heart is buried there! The sun was shining on melrose and it was a lovely ceremony.



Some people may think it is strange to have a Humanist wedding in a 'religious' building. Here is what Kerry and Alistaire wrote in their ceremony which explains their reasoning much better than I can:

"Kerry and Alasdair did think it may seem ‘odd’ to have a humanist ceremony in an Abbey as for many who visit and see this beautiful surrounding, Melrose Abbey represents a rich and deep religious history.

When they knew Melrose Abbey had been deconsecrated, and therefore allowed ceremonies such as today’s to be carried out, they realised that the Abbey could not be a more apt place to have their ceremony, as it now stands as a striking historical symbol which accommodates different beliefs and values, illustrating how our society accepts the way that individuals chose to lead their life. "

I think this is a very sensible and quite moving way to think about these historic buildings.

And if I haven't given enough reasons that i loved this location, how about this very dashing gentleman who was the master of ceremonies?

The Water Tower Wedding

Isn't the Water Tower in Dalkeith a gorgeous setting for a wedding? It's owned by Gerry Goldwyre who was cooking up the loveliest canapes when the ceremony was happening - he won Masterchef, back in the days it was worth winning.



The garden looked over the valley and was so lovely. And so are the happy couple, Euan and Seonaid.



A nice touch in the ceremony was when both both Seonaid and Euan's mums did a reading and they both read beautifully.

A Country House wedding

Jane and Ian chose to get married in the sumptuous setting of Melville Castle.



The light was lovely as we were all signing the paperwork.



They make a very elegant couple. I wonder if there have been any other weddings at Melville Castle where everyone sang Here Comes The Sun?

Orocco Pier Wedding

This was a last minute wedding for me. I only met Ben and Christine a few days before the ceremony. They had already married legally when they were both living in New York City and did the honours at Central Hall, which Christine compared to queueing for the post office!



They had relatives come over to Edinburgh from Massachussetts, where Ben hailes from and Australia where Christine has some family. Unfortunately my camera doesn't do the venue Orocco Pier in South Queensferry justice. The huge picture window gives a backdrop of the two Forth bridges. But here is a lovely picture of the happy couple. Gorgeous!



Christine's mum has been growing sunflowers in her garden all summer to use on the tables, in the buttonholes and of course, on the cake.



I've recently had a few grooms ask me if it's OK to have their ushers standing at the front with them as well as their best man. Of course it is! This is common practice in the US where they're called Groom's Men. They all had their kilts on and were muttering something about being true Scotsmen. I cannot confirm, but it is definitely true that Americans have great teeth:



Hello ladies!

Dryburgh Abbey Hotel Wedding

I don't often do weddings in the borders but the drive down to the Dryburgh Abbey Hotel for Fiona and Jonathan's wedding was a treat.

I was especially pleased when I got there because I met this falconer with his lovely baby Barn Owl. It's only 15 weeks old.



The sun was out so the wedding was in the gardens of the hotel and the bride made a dramatic entrance to the bagpipes.



The ceremony was lovely.



And Fiona and Jonny make a unique couple - check out his black nail varnish! I loved Fiona's dramatic scarlet gown, which her mother had customised.



Fiona's mum also made these gorgeous bridesmaid dresses.



And the best man looked very dapper too.