The Wildly Wed Newsletter
Are you just starting to think about your outdoor wedding or elopement or have you already chosen me as your celebrant? This newsletter is designed to inspire you and help with making your vision come true! With years of experience creating ceremonies in Scotland’s stunning natural settings, I’ll share some of my tales and stories in nice bite-sized installments, to help you pick up some tips & tricks as you go along, and also learn from couples who got married in the Scottish outdoors before you.
Wildly Wed Archive
June 2025
This edition of Wildly Wed offers a personal reflection on how my approach to creating ceremonies has evolved over five seasons, focusing on balancing choice with clarity to better support couples. It also shares thoughts on weather preparations, the importance of truly listening and a willingness to travel to make each ceremony special.
May 2025
This month’s Wildly Wed is all about vows—writing them, renewing them, and choosing who goes first. Whether you’re crafting your own words or borrowing inspiration, the focus is on meaning, not perfection. You’ll find three gorgeous real weddings, from a bilingual celebration to a canoe elopement, plus a trio of touching vow renewals. It’s a heartfelt, story-packed edition full of inspiration for making your ceremony your own
April 2025
This month’s Wildly Wed newsletter tackles your top questions—from choosing the right footwear for rugged terrains to creative seating options like haybales and rocks. Embrace the freedom offered by the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, allowing ceremonies in diverse natural settings. Discover how couples like Lynn & Malcolm and Chris & Rico personalized their beach weddings, even paddling into the sea post-ceremony!
March 2025
Scotland’s ever-changing weather is part of its charm, but when it comes to outdoor weddings, it’s best to be prepared! This month’s Wildly Wed newsletter is all about embracing the elements with a positive mindset, layering up for comfort, and planning for unexpected weather. Discover practical tips for keeping your ceremony magical rain or shine. Plus, a look at how a flexible approach to timing and location can save the day when the Scottish skies get dramatic!
February 2025
This edition of Wildly Wed celebrates love in February with inspiration for outdoor weddings and elopements. It features tips on choosing unique beach locations, creative ways to involve children in ceremonies, and explores elopements vs. micro-weddings. Plus, look out for upcoming resources on beautiful ceremony spots in the North-West Highlands!
January 2025
A welcome to 2025, some reassurance about handfasting, links to wedding stories that aren’t just about beaches and guess which pet will be attending one of m 2025 weddings? Plus some info about the very important matter of ink and an intro to Mel & Vic! [one of the links to the handfasting videos is broken but you can access it here: Handfasting Video 2]
December 2024
A roundup of 2024 and a look ahead. Find out which NW Highland beach was the most popular in 2024, what mode of transport an increasing number of couples pick for their elopement and what I exchanged with my husband at my own wedding, rather than rings!