So as most of you know I did the deed last week, I got hitched. It couldn’t have been better and was all that I wished for. I don’t have all of the pics, but I thought I would give you a little update on what went down.
As you know, the girls came in over the weekend and most peeps were in Dundee for the Monday before we headed up to the castle. My parents hosted a lovely cocktail party on The Discovery, the actual boat that Captain Scott took to the Antarctic.
On Tuesday morning we all headed up to Drumtochty Castle. Most people rented cars but for us lucky few who were left behind we took what was misleadingly called, The Luxury Coach…
Lol! But it was fun nonetheless.
Drumtochtly Castle is a magical place hidden in the hills of Auchenblae about 30 minutes away from Aberdeen- which had one of my favorite Aunts from Jamaica exclaiming, ‘How in da woorrll u find this place nah man!!”
I was finally frazzled when we got -the whole ‘everything is going to be fine routine was beginning to wear thin’ there but all of my worries were put to rest by hands down THE best event planning/event space manager everrrr, Ewan. He runs
Drumtochty and had promised me that everything would run perfectly and he was totally right. People were checked in by a super cute little porter guy who followed my list of sleeping arrangements. It got confusing for me because some people were sleeping in the ‘Stables’ (which are converted into cute flats) that were on the lower end of the property but Ewan and his trusty porter had it all under control.
The Stables
Lissa arrives!!!
As everyone got settled some of the girls played dress up
Some of the guys caught some rare rays
and I made some last minute adjustments with Ewan
Afternoon tea was served just as people came looking for something to nibble on
That night we had planned to have a bbq outside but do to the rain we had it inside. Shortly after dinner Lissa started up the Karaoke machine and it was on!
Lissa and I rockin out to Roxannne! hahaha
Mark hopped on the keys and added some live musical back up for the singers. REEEEMIX!!!
rando dando castle shots with my bro and my cuz….
We finally headed to bed – some of us much, much later than others… AHEM. And got going again bright and early. While most of the guests were clay pigeon shooting I started getting ready…
Colleen from Raezor Sharp did my hair and she was awesome! She did exactly what I wanted in one try. -kiki did a touch up on my toes… bless her
The lovely Steph Flores came all the way from Toronto to do my make up and I couldn’t have been happier with the result.
My flowers were made by Rich from Nicky Walker . He did me a major solid by snagging the only peonies anywhere (they’re out of season) and nailed the colour combo and style totally!
We were meant to get married outside -the grounds are beautiful- but it rained (something I wasn’t shocked or upset about, it is Scotland after all..) So we were wed in the front room which was just as lovely.
My two nephews (dressed in traditional Scottish outfits) were our ring bearers and my niece was my flower girl. They were the cutest little things!
We had cocktails and canapes after the ceremony while a string quartet played and then had dinner and speeches in the main dining room (I have no pictures of the dinner yet, but I will post some when I get my hands on them). Here are some randos
we drank it alllll. and then some! my faaave!
my new bro in law
Lissa killed it on the 1′s and 2′s as usual and had no one wanting to go to bed.
Luckily, we included our favorite portable ballerina flats – Butterfly Twists - in our ‘welcome gift’ to all of the guests so everyone was able to change out of their heels and really get down!
Thanks Butterfly Twists! U saved my life!!
All in all we had such a blast and seriously would recommend Drumtochty to anyone looking to do a destination wedding somewhere off the beaten path. But don’t worry, I will do a follow up post on all of the deets. Thank you to everyone who called, sent a text, email, tweet or bbm, I really appreciate the support and well wishes!!
Big shout out to Ewan who made it all possible, getting everything organized, ensuring that it all ran smoothly and most importantly, filling me with just enough Veuve to keep me perfectly happy. You’re a truly amazing man!
One more shout out to my Mum and Aunty Meg for helping me get everything together, I would have cancelled without you – no joke. Also to my bridal party for being so kick ass, Lissa for being the best DJ in life, Steph for being the most amazing makeup artist, Adjoa for making the dopest cake alive and all of my other ladies that came out, had a blast and made it all so easy for me. LOVE YOU ALL!!
Sorry if this post makes no sense or is all over the place. I’m honeymooning in Thailand and am so laid back that thinking straight isn’t on my list of priorities… And it’s amazing!!! 
lots of love,
coco
