Real weddings

Stories from the front of the room.

Every ceremony I lead is written from scratch, so no two are alike. These are the full stories — how the couples met, what they chose, what the day was really like — and below them, moments from many more. If you are planning your own, steal freely.

Nicole and Andy toasting with champagne after their ceremony at Brig o' Doon House
March · Brig o' Doon House, Alloway

Nicole & Andy

Pipes at the door, Wild Mountain Thyme down the aisle, a quaich of two family tipples — and a proposal on skis at sunset in Norway.

Christine and Stewart with John Paul outside the barn at Fruin Farm
Late August · Fruin Farm, Loch Lomond

Christine & Stewart

Two malts in the quaich, two tartans in the handfasting, a blended family front and centre — and a first date that lasted nine hours.

Sarah and Chris in a group hug with their children on the castle lawn at Cardross
August · Cardross, Firth of Clyde

Sarah & Chris

Two families flown in from Canada, a tartan handfasting for the new clan — and an engagement by helicopter on a mountaintop.

Laura and Chris among the tropical plants of the Kibble Palace glasshouse
April · Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens

Laura & Chris

The Velvet Underground down the aisle, Carver and bell hooks readings — and an engagement five years to the day after the first date.

More moments

A few favourites from the front of the room. Click any photo to see it properly.

John Paul with a newly married couple outside a country house venue
Just married, in the sunshine
A couple in kilts signing the marriage schedule with John Paul and their witnesses
Signing the schedule — it's official
John Paul with a beaming couple after a city ceremony
A city-room ceremony, all smiles
Two brides with their dog and John Paul on a Hebridean beach
An island elopement — dug and all