US vs UK Wedding Differences

Heeeeee! No problem I was beginning to worry.  My friend's wedding was outside in Scotland. 

That thistle cake with the tartan is gorgeous!  I might have to get married again so we can have one!  Problem will be getting my Welsh DH to go for it!

So now I wonder about the cake thing...She we had the top layer done in a fruit cake type thing so it would be traditional for DH.  I said oh we eat it on our 1 yr anniversary and he said no you save it for the day your first child is born.
Needless to say it is still in my mom's freezer

So now I wonder about the cake thing...She we had the top layer done in a fruit cake type thing so it would be traditional for DH.  I said oh we eat it on our 1 yr anniversary and he said no you save it for the day your first child is born.
Needless to say it is still in my mom's freezer

Haha! That was one thing that confused me too!

  I told my fiancee and his mother that I will not be giving birth to ANY children until I'm done with my next degree...maybe even the one after that.  So that would make the cake at least 3.5 years old by the time there's any chance of children.  5.5 if I wait until the degree after that! 

The cake will be eaten on our 1 year anniversary.  Maybe if there's extra I'll save it for the first child...though I doubt I'll eat cake that old.

anyone wanting a sixpence, I'd advise buying from a coin dealer rather than a bridal vendor as the prices the bridal places charge are silly!

We had a rehersal on the tuesday (Friday wedding) of the order of stuff and who stands where but didn't do the vows or anything.  Don't think we even used the music.  Then we went to Weatherspoon's 

We didn't have a rehearsal, but we did all go out for a nice meal - and I went over everything with all the members of the bridal party and handed out diagrams and instructions of where people had to stand where and when. Yes, I'm completely anal-retentive. 

anyone wanting a sixpence, I'd advise buying from a coin dealer rather than a bridal vendor as the prices the bridal places charge are silly!

We had a rehersal on the tuesday (Friday wedding) of the order of stuff and who stands where but didn't do the vows or anything.  Don't think we even used the music.  Then we went to Weatherspoon's 

I think mine was 50p on ebay with free shipping, I have no idea if that is the going rate for them 

One other difference I've noticed (from seeing films etc) is that whereas here in the UK the bride goes in first with her father and the bridesmaids follow in the US they all seem to go in first and the bride comes in last.

One other difference I've noticed (from seeing films etc) is that whereas here in the UK the bride goes in first with her father and the bridesmaids follow in the US they all seem to go in first and the bride comes in last.

Haha my neice (bridesmaid) and I discovered this as the two of us were stood just outside the room my DH and I got married in. The music started up and we both looked at the other to go first. After a bit of a pause we both started at the same time... So yes, I suppose I was walked down the aisle by my 12 year old niece.

I suppose this is why people rehearse

BTW- We're having tartan ribbon on our cake and a quaitch!!!!  That's the only part I cared about, lol.

Are you having your wedding in Lewis, or elsewhere? 

We were married here back in November, but none of my husband's family came, so we're planning to do at least a little something after I've settled in.  But, of course, it's next to impossible to find info online for any local vendors.  It'll probably all come down to people my MIL knows who make cakes, etc.

So, if you (or anyone else) has a line on any wedding business in the Western Isles, I'd love to know.  I have no idea exactly what we're going to be doing, but I'm sure we'll at least need a cake.

Are you having your wedding in Lewis, or elsewhere?

We were married here back in November, but none of my husband's family came, so we're planning to do at least a little something after I've settled in.  But, of course, it's next to impossible to find info online for any local vendors.  It'll probably all come down to people my MIL knows who make cakes, etc.

So, if you (or anyone else) has a line on any wedding business in the Western Isles, I'd love to know.  I have no idea exactly what we're going to be doing, but I'm sure we'll at least need a cake.

Yep, we're planning on the wedding being in Carloway, and the reception at the community hall in Breasclete.  I'm probably not much help with vendors though, as I am a huge DIY type.  Everything on those islands is about who you know anyway!


Are you planning on having your "little something" on South Uist?  I know they have some photographers down there.  Skye has more vendors to offer than the other islands...at least as far as I know! 



We're just keeping things simple.  We aren't using many flowers other than bouquets and boutonnieres, so we are just using the local florist.  The cake is being made by the same baker who made my DF's brother's wedding cake.  The pictures I posted are from a bakery on the mainland that I just used for reference.

Any local bakery can do a cake.  Depending on how many people you have come to your gathering, I would recommend getting a small, maybe two tier, cake that is beautifully decorated.  To feed the masses, have a sheet cake of the same flavor and base icing made.  Saves you a lot of money, and allows you to use any local bakeries that don't usually do big wedding cakes!   Also, you could do cupcakes that have been arranged on a stand that mimics tiers of a wedding cake.

You might want to call some of the local hotels (try the Borrodale Hotel) and inquire as to using them as a venue...then ask if they have any vendors they recommend or partner with....especially bakers. lol

So that's my cake advice. lol

I wouldn't worry.  You can always find the things you need if you look hard enough.

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Any local bakery can do a cake...

You might want to call some of the local hotels (try the Borrodale Hotel) and inquire as to using them as a venue...then ask if they have any vendors they recommend or partner with....especially bakers. lol...

I wouldn't worry.  You can always find the things you need if you look hard enough.


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I'm assuming that whatever we do will simple, and cheap, and be in Uist.  Can't imagine where else we'd have it, unless maybe Aberdeenshire, where SIL lives. 

I'm not aware of there actually being any local bakeries on S. Uist.  That's the problem.  I'm sure there are people who do cakes, it just annoys me that none of them have websites.  Though, to be fair, most area businesses don't.  And to be even more fair, none of the wedding-related businesses in my hometown had websites, either.  That's why I ended up having our cake delivered from Madison.  I hate making phone calls.

We had my late FIL's funeral lunch at Borrodale.  It's literally about 2 miles from our house.  If we don't just do something ourselves at St. Peter's hall, then I'm sure we will be at Borrodale.

If you have any plans of being on the mainland beforehand, you can get cakes from M&S in Inverness. Chocolate and sponge cakes from them can be eaten up to 5 days after collection, and fruit cakes 14 days.

And they sell wedding fruitcakes off the shelf (in three different sizes, plus sets of tiers).  My DF really likes their wedding fruit cakes and I really don't. Tastewise, that is. I think they're perfectly lovely to look at.

I think mine was 50p on ebay with free shipping, I have no idea if that is the going rate for them 

Dang that was a good price!  Think I paid like £2.  Seen them in bridal shops and on confetti website for £10


Re: the bridesmaid & bride order thing - I was very firm that I wanted my grand entrance last    Now if only Dad hadn't started a few seconds too early into the track