Our Gretna Green Romantic Wedding Venues ...
Gretna Green is famed the world over for it's association with eloping couples and romantic weddings - the reasons for it's fame are less to do with Scotland and more to do with the formerly more onerous English Laws of marriage. Lord Hardwick's Marriage Act of 1754 stipulated that if a couple wished to marry they not only had to marry in Church, but also had to be over 21 unless they had the consent of their parents. This Act did not apply in Scotland where the legal age was (and still is) 16. A legal and binding marriage could be made in Scotland by declaring before two witnesses.
The result, when the Act came into force, was the immediate flight of young lovers who wished to be married against their parents wishes to Gretna. Gretna's Blacksmiths shops and countless Inns and smallholding became the backdrops for hundreds of thousands of weddings.
Today, Gretna Green remains one of the most popular and romantic wedding venues in the world, and thousands of couples still come from all over the world to be married 'over the anvil' at Gretna Green.
Our Wedding Locations ...
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| Anvil Hall, a unique & elegant marriage venue > | Gretna Hall, famous for weddings since 1710 > |
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| The Mill Forge, a peaceful country location > | Old Blacksmiths Shop, a unique atmosphere > |
Contact us today ~
To receive our full Colour Brochure please submit your name and address including postcode by Clicking here to E-MAIL, or call us on 01461 337613 for any advice . If you are visiting Gretna please call into our shop (click for directions) which is on Gretna's main street next door to The Royal Bank of Scotland. The Gretna Registration Office is conveniently situated on the opposite side of the road.
We are Open: Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm and on Sunday 12 to 5pm (appointments advisable).