'Love is everywhere here': Why Gretna Green is more than the go-to for eloping teens
msn.comeloped to the quaint border town in Dumfries and Galloway, to get hitched in speedy ceremonies and in hot pursuit from angry parents.
While teenage marriages are rare these days, thanks to its romantic reputation, Gretna Green has become a destination for couples of all ages.
It is now known as the UK’s wedding capital with more than 3,000 couples marrying there every year. It was the chosen venue for Kerry Katona back in 2007, when she married her taxi driver boyfriend Mark Croft on Valentine’s Day in The Mill Forge at Gretna.
The area has become a celebrity onscreen in its own right, too. Not only was it the star of Channel 4 show Wedding Town in 2015, but Gretna Green also made an appearance in the final series of Downton Abbey, when Lady Mary considered the location for the Crawley family wedding.
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