Day 13 Edinburgh

Fred and Jim

Today's the wedding day! I got up early and walked around town before getting ready for the ceremony. It was to start at noon and it would continue until the wee hours of the morning. The chances of me making it to the Wee hours was slim to none, and I expected that none would win. Our job was to pick up Mica at their hotel and take her to the wedding since Fred and Jim Mucka (Lindsay's uncle) were Acting Fathers of the Bride and they were to be limo'd over. Fred had a major scare, even though he went over to Scotland in June to buy and get fitted for a kilt with all the accessories, he had not received the shirt. They told him not to worry, it would be there before the wedding. Fortunately, the shirt arrived at exactly 11:31 AM. The wedding was at noon! A crisis was averted and somehow he made it without suffering a stroke. I wouldn't have.

The ceremony was held in the Edinburgh University Old College Library, a beautiful facility built in the late 1700's. There seemed to be about a hundred guests in attendance and began with Fred walking Lindsay down the aisle. The ceremony was much different than any I had seen. Duncan Robertson was the Celebrant, the person who performs the marriage, and one of the nicest things he spoke about was "Lindsay and Dave's Love Story". It was about the history of their relationship and was extremely well done (very teary). After the Exchange of Vows, they did the Quaich Ceremony. That's where the bride and groom and their fathers (Jim Mucka in Lindsay's case) drink out of the Quaich cup that each of the fathers have filled with their clan's whiskey.

The whole ceremony was way more of a celebration than a religious ceremony. It lasted about 40 minutes and was very enjoyable. Afterwords there were drinks and lunch right where the wedding was performed.

Bride and Groom

Following the ceremony everybody went to the George Hotel for the rest of the evening where we were greeted by a bagpiper. Events alternated between the two rooms, the Kings Hall and the Printing Press bar. Things opened in the Kings Hall with Lindsay and Dave being preceded by a bagpiper. The food and wine and party was great and we didn't make it to the Wee hours. It was a wonderful event that I won't ever forget. I didn't get very good pictures. I'll try to get better ones off facebook.

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