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Why thousands of couples are choosing Scotland to say 'I do'
Hayden and Savannah from the US got married in a Scottish castle
Hayden and Savannah had never set foot in Scotland before they decided it was the perfect place to get married last May.
The couple, from Pennsylvania in the US, wanted a destination wedding that would take their family and friends on an adventure with them.
They considered locations across Europe, before deciding on Scotland after Savannah saw photographs of a castle wedding online.
"I think it was on Pinterest," she said. "Somebody got married in a castle and I was like 'Oh, I have to do that'."
The pair are far from alone in seeing Scotland as the ultimate romantic destination.
Nearly a quarter of all marriages registered in Scotland last year involved couples who did not live in the country.
Figures from National Records of Scotland show that 6,596 of the 27,191 weddings recorded in 2025 involved neither partner being a Scottish resident.
But what is it about the country that persuades these couples to travel hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles to get married here?
Gretna Green is the most popular destination for non-Scots to get married in Scotland