Buildings, Courtyard and Statues at Gretna Green Wedding Venue, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

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Gretna Green is a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, near the mouth of the River Esk and was historically the first village in Scotland. The local blacksmith and his anvil have become the lasting symbols of Gretna Green weddings. Scottish law allowed for 'irregular marriages', meaning that if a declaration was made before two witnesses, almost anybody had the authority to conduct the marriage ceremony. The blacksmiths in Gretna became known

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Location: Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
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