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Scottish Wedding Accessories
Whether you're looking to create a full Scottish theme for your wedding, or just want to add a few
distinctive and carefully chosen Celtic touches, you’ll need the right accessories to help create the
look you’re after.
Ideas for Scottish wedding flower arrangements
One of the most obvious ways to accessorise any wedding is with flowers. These will generally have
a big part to play at the church or your chosen wedding venue, and also at the reception afterwards.
In keeping with the Scottish theme you may want to think about incorporating some traditional
Scottish flowers. For example, there’s the country’s national emblem, the thistle. Or perhaps
heather, which can be incorporated into centrepieces on tables, and even used for buttonholes.
Or you may choose to pick up on the white and the blue of the Scottish flag, the Saltire, by using
traditional white wedding flowers, such as roses, orchids and lily of the valley, in combination with
blue freesias, lilac, hydrangeas or delphiniums.
The Saltire flag and thistle motifs on wedding stationery
Images of the Saltire and the thistle can also be used to accessorise wedding stationery, invitations,
orders of service and place settings – and you could, of course, include that most Scottish of all
symbols, tartan.
The versatility of tartan
Tartan will immediately impart a Scottish feel to a wedding. As well as being incorporated in kilts and
sashes, tartan can be used in any number of ways to add a distinctive touch to flowers, clothes and
decorations – think about tartan ribbon rosettes tied to the pews in church, or tartan taffeta bows
on the dining chairs. If you have Scottish roots, you probably already have a well-established tartan
for your family. But don’t worry if you haven’t.
Even if you are from outside Scotland, there may well be a tartan associated with your surname that
you can use to give your Big Day a genuine Scottish connection. Or you could even create your very
own wedding tartan – the perfect memento of a special time and place.
Traditional Scottish wedding music
Of course, if there’s one other thing that says Scottish as much as tartan, it’s the skirl of the pipes, so
the sound of traditional bagpipes is the perfect soundtrack to any wedding with a Scottish theme.
For even more authenticity, you could have a piper play in person, and why not go all the way with
some traditional Scottish dancers?
Scottish heritage is broad and deep, full of iconic themes
For further inspiration, there’s a wealth of Scottish heritage stretching back hundreds of years to
draw upon. You could incorporate iconic Scottish themes such as whisky, golf, wildlife, mountains
and beautiful scenery and even the Loch Ness Monster, into novelty items like ice sculptures or used
as cake toppers.
And if you are Scottish and marrying someone who isn’t, why not create a multi-cultural feel by
taking something that represents their country and giving it a Scottish twist? With just a little
imagination, you could come up with something unique and memorable.
With or without full Highland dress, if clothes and venues are thoughtfully accessorised, it’s easy to
ensure your guests have a true Scottish experience at your wedding.
Author bio:
West Park is one of the finest conference and wedding venues in East Scotland. The stunning West
Park venues centre round a restored Victorian mansion house in the leafy West End of Dundee. Visit
http://www.westpark.co.uk to learn more.