Well, it was everything you could imagine a fairy tale wedding would include: stunning countryside, a Scottish castle that exceeded our already-high expectations, very moving vows and a bride that her Mama would have been proud of. If you didn’t read the introduction to this destination wedding/vacation with an important person missing, you can HERE.
Yes, the bride decided to marry in a castle in Scotland. Just saying that the last several months was surreal! Thirty-four loved ones attended and there will be a much larger party locally in a couple of weeks to continue the celebration.
The Blairquhan Castle in Maybole, Ayrshire was extraordinary. While Scotland alone boasted over 2,000 castles, many of those which are even visible in 2019 are in ruins or inhabitable. There are however, several that are still spectacular tourist sites and we did visit Edinburgh Castle as well.
But, back to the wedding…everything from the jet-lag being a very real thing (!) to the travel, to a wedding that most brides can only dream of, the event was one that we will talk about for years to come.
We flew into Glasgow, Scotland. Along with celebrating the wedding and staying in a TRULY amazing castle (I will post castle-specific photos soon), we also toured Edinburgh and a bit around some smaller Scottish towns.
After a four days in Scotland, my daughters and I – along with 15 other wedding guests – flew to Ireland where we stayed another five days. I’ll be posting photos of both countries this week and next.
As I’m sure many of you reading can understand, jumping back into the routine after a trip like that was exhaustion like I’ve not known. I also got a flu just before we left, and it promptly reared its ugly head every day that I tried to plow through and stay up too long!
Well, this is certainly one of my more rambling posts and I apologize for that. Work awaits but I’ve missed this blogging community and look forward to catching up this week on what I’ve missed on your sites!
Happy Monday!
That is such a beautiful location for a wedding!
Thank you so much for following my blog
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My pleasure😊.
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Lucky Bride! Lucky you!
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Yes to both!🏴
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Beautiful pictures. A dream come true for most any bride.
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I told her that same thing many times!
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Sounds magical!!
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It was indeed🏴!
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Aside from the flu & exhaustion, this sounds incredible! Definitely has the fairy tale wedding vibe, and I love the photos. What a beautiful day, and a huge congrats to the lovely couple! Now, rest up & I hope you’re feeling a little better soon ♥ ♥
Caz xx
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Thank you for the good thoughts. It was a fairy tale wedding for sure! How many couples start married life in a castle?!😄🏴
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This looks absolutely magical💜
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Some of the guests were calling it exactly that: magical!
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Wow! Can’t wait to see the rest of the pics! Hope you are feeling better.
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Much better now! Thank you☺️
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Sounds like a wonderful and memorable experience!
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It truly was!
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How wonderful! I hope you feel better soon.
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Thank you☺️. It was a wonderful experience!
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Your photos are marvelous. I can’t wait to read more about the trip when you are able to write it.
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Thank you! I hope to write more later this week but I’m trying to at least post a few more photos until then.
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Looks lovely!
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It was indeed lovely!
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How wonderful that you could be there for your friend’s daughter. What a fairy tale wedding!
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It truly was! Thanks for your comment☺️.
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Aren’t these “destination weddings” a sight/site to behold? My niece was married in a castle 15 years ago – – – quite memorable indeed! Welcome back. Glad you had a good time.
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Your niece is the only other one I’ve heard of getting married in a castle! What an extraordinary beginning for these brides!
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Yes. It was Oheka Castle in Long Island. Quite memorable!!
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Sounds beautiful!
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Sounds amazing! We need to get together so I can see pictures and hear all about it!
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Sounds good😊.
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Sounds amazing! Can’t wait to see more pics. ♥
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It was a wonderful experience. I hope to post more this week and next🏴🇮🇪!
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Beautiful
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It was!!
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I’ve always wanted to go to Scotland since that’s where my family was from many years ago – specifically Edinburgh. Hope you are recovering from the jet lag!
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Rebounding this week from the jet lag! You should try to go. It’s truly beautiful!
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Bummer about the flu but happiness for the couple. 🙂
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Thank you. They are sweet together!
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