Our daughter recently decided that she didn't want to have the traditional wedding she had started planning last year. The venue had been booked, we'd gone dress shopping once, she & her fiance were checking on caterers, details were being worked on, etc. They have decided, instead, to go to Scotland and get married in Castle Dunnottar - former stronghold of the Clan Keith to which Farmer Bill can lay claim through his mother's family - on May 22, 2012. [Google the castle to see images.] It's pretty exciting - and Farmer Bill & I are looking forward to attending. Since May 22 is smack dab in the middle of getting ready to open for strawbery season - and still in the window for a late frost - Farmer Bill will have to be very well organized in order to make a whirlwind 6-day trip to Scotland. Attention to details is not his strongest suit, so I expect the last days before the trip to be a bit fraught.
At some point, Ellen & Noah mentioned eloping to Scotland - but then they invited their parents and any friends and family who are able to make the trip... so I guess it's not really eloping. I have to admit that I don't mind her not having the traditional wedding. Our son did have a fairly traditional wedding - and it was lovely - so we know what it's like to be the parents at a wedding. This change of venue will make some wonderful memories for Ellen and Noah to look back on - a great place to travel back to one day.
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