Julia and I were wed at Gretna Green on Thursday 24^th July 2014. We have been together for 13 years and thought it was about time we made the right commitment. I am not sure why we have not got married in the past. I think you tend to feel it is not the most necessary part of the relationship, not when you can ride the waves of turbulent waters and have proved your commitment without any ceremony. We felt it would be hypocritical to be wed in a church so that was out of the question to start with. We do not have high principals about it but felt that option would not be correct for us. That led us onto which venue. The original blacksmiths shop at Gretna was just right.