237.366 Gretna Green

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237.366 Gretna Green
237.366 Gretna Green

This image is a direct follow up from the last image. Following an eventful couple of days in Glasgow we came back to Manchester, however we decided to take a couple of stops along the way, one being Gretna Green.

In the middle of the 18th-century, English law tightened marriage arrangements. Couples had to reach the age of 21 before they could marry without their parents' consent and their marriage had to take place in a church.

Scottish law, however, was different: you could marry on the spot, in a simple 'marriage by declaration', or 'handfasting' ceremony, only requiring two witnesses and assurances from the couple that they were both free to marry.

Gretna Green is right on the border of England and Scotland and many young couples eloped to marry. To this day you can still get married there (a bit like Elvis marrying you in Vegas but less shiny). We drove through Gretna to get home and Dex said "tag yourself here and post to Facebook and don't put anything else" we both thought 'that will be funny' and didn't think anymore about it...until we got to Manchester and checked our phones (following an enquiry type message from Dex mum) and oh my goodness things had BLOWN RIGHT UP. There were so many comments and speculations and congratulations that I had to then post a video explaining what had happened :)

After that I went into the bathroom and practiced action-posing, this time singing silently into a hairbrush.

I like it :)

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Taken on: January 31, 2023
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