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Forest Elopement

A forest elopement to start your day? Yes please! This gorgeous couple were married on the banks of the River Earn in the Scottish Highlands. Due to COVID-19, their original plans could no longer go ahead, so they decided on a smaller ceremony (including Walker - their dog!) With their change in plans, Nicoline & Richard could have the fairytale forest wedding of their dreams. Their rings were designed in the Scottish Celtic Knot style, symbolising the infinite join of two people coming together. Well, we’re not sure there’s anything more perfect than that. Well, apart from Walker’s tartan neckerchief…

Fairytale forest elopement wedding in the Scottish Highlands

We had a micro wedding in a forest in Perthshire - that's pretty unique! No one has been married at this spot yet. Our wedding day was perfect. It was intimate, romantic and relaxed. We got to have a memorable time with a small group of people that really mattered. And, it didn’t rain!
Nicoline & Richard

Wedding guests shed a tear at the ceremony in a light grey suit and ruffle floral wrap dress

Bride in floral wedding gown and groom in traditional Scottish kilt marry in the Highlands amongst fairy lights

Bride looks adoringly at groom in sparkly floral wedding dress and long curly hair

Sparkly white floral wedding dress in the Scottish Highlands

Wedding bouquet of dried flowers and pampas grass

Bride in sparkly floral wedding dress next to groom in traditional Scottish dress with a kilt featuring their dog in the matching family pattern

The married couple share a kiss in a forest in the Scottish Highlands for their elopement

Bride with long flowing hair is spun around by her husband in traditional Scottish kilt and dress

Father of the bride in light grey suit with the bride in sparkly wedding dress

Bride in sparkly wedding dress holds string fairy lights in her hands as she awaits the groom

Groom in traditional Scottish kilt and dress stands under a bridge

Bride in floral detailed wedding dress and groom in traditional kilt stand with fairy lights between them in the Scottish Highlands

Bride and groom stand with each other as they read special words together

Bride wears sparkly floral wedding dress with deep cut and insert and matching tartan patterned flat shoes

Bride in pearl detailed wedding dress draped with string fairy lights

The couples' pet with matching tartan dress for the wedding

Bride and groom stand under a bridge together in their family tartan pattern

Bouquet of dried flowers with the perfume worn by the bride

Intimate wedding elopement in the forest of the Scottish Highlands with fairy lights

The whole day was perfect! I married my best friend, surrounded by our parents, my best gal, the most unbelievably beautiful river bank, and in a forest with fairy lights dangling from the trees. Such a dream, absolutely beautiful. Many things were only possible because it was a small wedding; The cosy spot in the forest, the big takeout meal at the best place in town, and, we got to be in the moment with EVERYONE that was there. Love isn't postponed. Make it unique. Get creative and personal. Choose a special location! There are no rules with a small wedding.
Nicoline & Richard

Bride wearing low back floral sparkly wedding dress with groom in traditional Scottish kilt

Floral wedding dress with matching tartan shoes and beaded veil

Bride and groom smile together with dried flower bouquet and boutonnière

Tartan pattern heels that match the groom's kilt

Bride and groom walk hand in hand through Perthshire

Groom kisses the bride in an intimate micro wedding in a forest in Perthshire

Bride and groom share a kiss next to some rose bushes in their traditional dress

Bride and groom share the love in a forest in the Scottish Highlands

Bride laughing with bridesmaid in low cut red dress with a dried flower bouquet of pampas grass and thistle and green foliage

Stunning beaded floral wedding dress with dried flower bouquet and groom in traditional Scottish kilt

Bride and groom smile and hold hands as the sun shines down on them in Scotland

Flower hair piece on the bride with floral beaded and detailed dress and matching tartan patterned shoes

Wintery green and white dried flower bouquet held by smiling bride with matching hair pieces

Groom embraces bride in Perthshire, Scotland

Bride and groom sit on rock in a forest in the Scottish Highlands with stunning dried flower bouquet

Father of the bride walks the bride down the aisle towards her groom awaiting her in traditional Scottish dress

Bride and groom gaze at each other as they are surrounded by nature in a Perthshire forest

Bride is draped in string fairy lights that highlight the beaded dress and veil

Bride walks barefoot through the forest in the Scottish Highlands with beaded floral wedding dress

A smaller wedding meant Nicoline & Richard could have the forest elopement wedding they had always dreamed of.

If this beautiful forest elopement has got you thinking, then take a look at this whimsical day in Longton Wood, complete with the most beautiful floral arch and fairy-lit tipi! And, if you’re looking to change your current wedding plans to something smaller, then have a listen to our Podcast, this explains why we love something a little more intimate, and may inspire you for your upcoming big day.

Written by Ella Turner

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