Couple Marry in Gretna Green Exactly 100 Years After Family Elopement
Amber Chapell and Benny de Garis honor a century-old family tradition by marrying at Gretna Green, which hosts nearly 4,000 weddings annually, including 3% from overseas, officials say.
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Couple marries at Gretna Green on exact centenary of family’s elopement
Exactly one century after her great-grandparents made a bold dash to the Scottish border to wed, Amber Chapell, 36, from Salisbury returned to Gretna Green with fiancé Benny de Garis, 36, to say “I do” on the very same date.
100 Years of Love: Couple Marries at Gretna Green on Exact Centenary of Family’s Elopement
Exactly one century after her great-grandparents made a bold dash to the Scottish border to wed, Amber Chapell, 36, from Salisbury returned to Gretna Green with fiancé Benny de Garis, 36, to say “I do” on the very same date. In 1925, Archibald and Isabella Bone roared north on a motorbike, crossing into Scotland to marry in the village that had already become legendary for runaway weddings. For more than 260 years, Gretna Green has been a haven …
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