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Conference tallis::celt

Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

460.0. "Right! A Highland Wedding" by FDCV01::BEATON () Wed Nov 02 1988 18:59

    The topic of an Irish wedding was addressed a few notes ago,
    any help for a good Scottish wedding?  My Auntie is sending
    across a horseshoe, so I'm aware of that, but any other
    suggestions?
    
    BTW - the Pipes are all set.
    
    Thanks,
    Martin
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460.1The Rabble was much in evidence.AYOU46::D_HUNTERThis is my Personal_name!Fri Nov 04 1988 08:496
    
    At my Wedding some 3 years ago at the Burns Monument Hotel on
    ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon, the lads ended up naked
    drinking with the Hotel staff until 4:30 a.m.
    
    Don H. 
460.2Same again, JimmieFDCV01::BEATONFri Nov 04 1988 11:388
    Don,
    
    I think all the Kilties are viewing this as "Spring Training" for
    Hogmanay (as if they/we ever get out of practice).  I can hear the
    conversation now "Eh Sir, touch another half, an' I'll gie ya yer
    heid in yer hauns tae play wi'".  Ah! some traditions never die.
    
    Martin
460.3Source for info...MTWAIN::WARDPizzaholicWed Nov 09 1988 15:317
Martin:

Send mail to Dave Burden @ ZKO.  I understand Highland weddings are a tradition
in his family.  At least the last one had a piper.  Dave's dad, Bill, is 
affiliated with the Clan Lamont Society, and attends the highland games yearly.

Randy
460.4Now for a serious discussion...SKYLRK::HAZELThu Nov 10 1988 20:3927
    HI,
    	For a serious consideration:
    		wedding in Kirk
    		dinner and dance afterwards(important part of occassion):
    			long speeches at the head table
    			reading of telegrams - Scot's have always had
    					distant friends and relatives
    			toasts, toasts and more toasts
    			dancing, dancing and more dancing
    
    		the bride usually has a horseshoe and white heather
    as part of her hand held flowers and the wedding cake has favours
    on it consisting of small horseshoes, small cats, etc. (all for
    luck).
    		The wedding cake is not like an American one - it
    	is a very solid fruit cake  and it has a marzipan frosting
        (it can be kept for years and sometimes is).  The others
         are correct- the drinking goes on for many hours with the
         usual results.  In modern times groups usually rent a bus
    	 to go to the wedding or arrange to stay in the hotel where
    	 the dinner and dancing take place.
    
    	At present I cannot think of anything else but these affairs
    are not for the weak.
    
    						Hazel Donaldson