From Biggar we travelled down towards Hull and stopped off at Gretna Green. Gretna green is a little village in the south of Scotland, just above England. It is famous for runaway weddings from 1753, a sort of 18th centuary vegas where couples could elope. The law in England meant that you couldn't marry under the age of 21, but this didn't apply in Scotland at the time. You didn't need parental consent and girls could marry as young as 12! Gretna Green just happened to be the closest scottish village to England. The laws have changed in both countries now, but it still remains a popular place to get married, and has opened up the orignal blacksmith (where irregular marriages could happen) and the post marriage boudoir oooerr.
The photos below are from some of the shops and around.
Vegetarian Haggis! Very nice, and we have been informed it tastes jut like the real thing (we haven't tried the real deal as we are vegetarian/pescetarian)
The always classy Christian Audigier (Ed Hardy) has bought out a smashing line of vodka that would look just super next to your matching watch, cap and hoody.
Tartan hats abound
Contemplating which bottle of vodka would match
The famous anvil
The original house of marriages
The original post wedding room- very saucy
Second marriage at Gretna Green- horrid photo haha
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