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Gretna Green has persisted as the United Kingdom's wedding capital for almost 250 years.
Gretna Green was the first settlement visited upon entering Scotland. It was located on the traditional coaching route between London and Edinburgh. After Lord Hardwick's 1754 marriage act made it illegal to marry without parental approval before the age of 21, young couples began eloping 'over the border' to Gretna Green, where they could marry at the age of 16. Numerous memorable 'chases' have occurred along the ancient coaching road to Gretna Green, and there are numerous legends of irate dads pursuing their children into the night, usually arriving just a little too late. The people of Gretna Green were well-known for assisting runaway couples, and several inns and watering stations along the path could be relied upon to 'accidentally' delay any pursuit, enabling the couples to reach Gretna Green safely.
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In the Scottish custom, marriages may take place anywhere on Scottish land. Gretna was already popular with English couples seeking marriage because to its proximity to the English border, but when a toll road was constructed through the hamlet in the 1770s, making it even more accessible from south of the border, it quickly became recognized as the destination for eloping couples. Forbidden romances and runaway weddings were popularized in nineteenth-century literature, such as Jane Austen's work âPride and Prejudice.
