6th -10th July 2010
Getting home just the night before at 11pm, we were lucky to have pre packed some clothes before leaving for Belgium. Today we were off to Scotland for Daniel and Shelley’s wedding. Arriving in Edinburgh we made our way to the hostel upon arrival we met the rest of the gang and had to quickly get ready for the night out on the town for the bucks and hens nights.
This was to be only a small and intimate wedding. In total there were 20 of us. Having a big night out and making our way back to the hostel around 3-4am (its all a bit cloudy). Waking the next morning for check out at 10:30 and to get our bus to Hoscote house where we will be spending our next few days and where the wedding will be taking place.
On the almost 2 hr bus journey to Hoscote house I am sure most of the bus slept from their big nights previous. We were in a rather large bus as the mini coach we were meant to have broke down and we were in a replacement. This was wonderful news as we all got 2 seats to ourselves to spread out on. Upon arrival and making our way up the drive way the house looked amazing on approach. We were all shown to our rooms most in the main house. Kieran, Me, Craig and Shannon were all staying in a cottage still on the property but a bit of a walk from the main house. Upon locating our cottage it was amazing. It looked really nice and modern inside with some very comfy and luxurious furniture inside. We were wondering if this is what our accommodation looks like the main house can only be better, and it was! Just have a look at some of the pictures.
After arrival we had a late lunch before going on a grand tour of the house. That afternoon the men were to enjoy the comforts of the gym with a sauna and a spa. It was a wonderfully relaxing way to spend the afternoon. The house had a rule of no alcohol allowed in the spa which was unfortunate as they forced us to break it.
While the men were bonding in the spa and sauna the women were having a [Kieran will fill in what the women did]
That night we had a barbeque dinner; this was a good way for me (Glen) and Kieran to meet the members of the family we had no yet had time to talk with. It was kept very much as men and women until this point. The dinner was wonderful and well cooked if I do say so myself (not just cos I cooked it).
The next morning the day of the wedding the young men woke early for an hr long run then back to the house to get ready for our 8am trip to a clay pigeon shooting field for some shooting and breakfast. We started with breakfast and then had a brief instruction from the shooting teacher. The teacher would stay in the box as we all took turns shooting at the clay. It was a competition. We were scored for a hit and the person with the most at the end would get a prize. Needless to say it was not I who won. This could be seen as a good thing.
Returning back to the house we had lunch and then off to get ready for the wedding.
While the men were out shooting pieces of clay the women were [Kieran will fill in what the women did]
Getting dolled up we walked down the path to the main house. It felt good to be separated from the main house as it felt like we were going to the wedding not just downstairs. Meeting the other guest and the bag piper who we followed to the walled garden where the ceremony was taking place. Finding our seats and getting ready for the arrival of the groom (or boys in kilts I should say) we then had the arrival of the bride and the beginning of the ceremony……..fill in the rest…say something nice about the shortness.
The reception took place in the formal dining room. We had a delicious 3 course dinner and a main course of lamb. [Side note: travelling up in the bus the days before we drove past many fields with sheep and I am confident to say I was not the only one with a craving for lamb]. Like all good weddings we ended the night by dancing it away, the odd lone men moshpit and a slow dance. Ending the night by eating some haggis and mash in the most Scottish place I have ever been. It was a really nice and intimate wedding.
We had breakfast the following day with the entire group after which we headed back into Edinburgh for our farewells. Kieran and I stayed on an extra day to see some more of the city and do a walking tour. In true Scottish fashion it rained while on that walking tour, this means the 2 times Kieran has been there it has rained both and been super windy. That’s it Scotland you have had your chance. If it was not for the good times we had at the wedding we would have written you off as a whole but we thank you for your picturesque country side and a place where our friends Daniel and Shelley can have fond memories of their wedding day in your country side. Thanks to Daniel and Shelley too for the invitation to be part of their special day together.
Now onto organising ours!
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