The Offbeat Bride: Melissa – Executive Director, but you may remember her from being profiled previously on OffbeatBride.com in "Offbeat Military Weddings."
Her Offbeat Partner: Sean – Soldier
Location & Date of wedding: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Scotland — Sept 11, 2007
What made our wedding offbeat:
Look closely and you can see the groom's "skean dbuh."
Lots of Scottish culture, hand-fasting, non-traditional readings, and much, much single malt scotch. And all of this taking place in a medieval castle built on top of an inactive volcano.
Full military honour guard with WWII rifles at our unit armoury for our reception back home, cut the cake with a sword, and toasted with a full bottle of Glenlivet 15 year old, after just having gotten back from the distillery in Speyside.
Typical Canadian...
My favorite moment: Standing on the battlements of the castle in an amazing dress with my stunning new husband, sitting on a canon and looking down the mountain over the entirety of the city of Edinburgh.
My advice for other offbeat brides: Whatever you do, make sure it MEANS something to you. Bring in your own culture, traditions, hobbies, loves, and make it really YOURS.
Enough talk — click the picture below to see the wedding porn and to find out what a skean dubh is:
Comments on "Melissa & Sean's Edinburgh Castle Wedding"
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La Petit Mort
April 21st, 2009 · 5:09 AM · #
It looks like you had a fab day. My partner works as a curator at the castle so I know how lovely it can be (when it's not raining!)
Jen Janusz
April 21st, 2009 · 7:16 AM · #
I love the fact that there was a Mountie there! I'm working on my own very Canadian wedding, and I think that's all we're missing!!! This looks like it was a wonderful day. All the best to both of you!
Beti
April 21st, 2009 · 9:18 AM · #
I love all the vivid colors! And Glenlivet? Yum! Congratulations! (And your hair looks lovely!)
Sandy
April 21st, 2009 · 11:57 AM · #
I love everything… and the blueness of that dress is just incredible! So amazing!
Jessica
April 21st, 2009 · 2:20 PM · #
You look divine! The blue just pops. Congratulations!
Wedding Skulls
April 21st, 2009 · 5:37 PM · #
Beautiful blue! I love castle weddings, especially ones like this that come off as fun and casual rather than a costume party! Brilliant!
iLiveinmyLab
April 21st, 2009 · 6:36 PM · #
I love this wedding! Whenever I see the photos in the OBB Flickr account I always squee!
roopa
April 25th, 2009 · 5:32 AM · #
Holy crap how in the world did they get to do their wedding at the Edinburgh Castle?!?! So awesome.
Melissa
April 25th, 2009 · 2:12 PM · #
I can't believe I was featured, this is great!
If anyone else wants to get married at Edinburgh Castle, they do rent certain venues:
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/hire/weddings/weddings-edinburgh-castle.htm
Thanks everyone for the nice comments, it was an amazing day!
Laura
April 26th, 2009 · 1:00 PM · #
That's amazing! I didn't realize Edinburgh Castle did weddings (being such a tourist hotspot) but I love it! My fiance is Scottish (lives in Aberdeen) and we were tempted to just get legally married and do the actual wedding in Scotland at a castle, but we were impatient so we're doing it in California
Your wedding looks marvelous!
Tara
May 1st, 2009 · 8:36 AM · #
First let me say that you look amazing! My good friend lives in Edinburgh and I was lucky enough to travel there not to long ago. I LOVE the city, it's probably one of my favorite places on Earth, and the castle is so beautiful. How awesome that you had your wedding there! Congrats!!!