I'm getting married... in 29 days!!!
After a trip last year to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, we both fell in love with the Scottish-ness in both of us. Hugh found that he is a direct descendant from Scotland, we joined Clan Lindsay (his clan, his mother's line) and we planned to go back to the games every year... forever! Shortly after our trip, he proposed in his own inimitable way and said, "wouldn't it be cool to get married at the games next year?" 'Nuff said! It was a plan!
We made arrangements and plans and we're doing it... a historically traditional Scottish wedding at Grandfather Mountain the first day of this year's games! We have read, researched, and used as many Scottish traditions as we can... for someone who has never been to Scotland, I feel like I know as much about their traditions and lore as a native. I've learned about the foods, the flowers, the hills, forests, seas, the wildlife, the clothing, the music, the dancing... the religion, superstitions, and even a word or two of the Gaelic!
We're getting married... in 29 days!
As much as we love the Highland Games, I got to thinking...
We could go to all the games within driving distance... if...
We could become vendors at the games and make some money while we enjoy the kilts and pipes!
Well... what is it we do best? Soap!!!! How bout an entire new line of soaps with a Celtic/Scottish theme? The mind's cogs are spinning out of control! Scottish soaps... hmmm... well of course there's always oatmeal and honey (heather honey!), and heather... and Scotch whiskey (soap from whiskey? Hmmm!) and a lanolin soap (sheep shearing!) and ale, and shortbread (shortbread? vanilla?), and haggis (yuck! not in soap, but ideas!!!!)... then there's Robert Burns and all his love poems... My Love is Like a Red Red Rose... Rose Soap! sea salt bars (from the North Sea?), seaweed, orange marmalade (invented by the Scots), clotted cream, Scots pine, oak moss, lavender... Earl Grey tea... the list goes on, the mind keeps spinning...
can it be done? can we do it? Packaging? a soap stamp with a Scottish logo? a tent decorated with a Celtic theme?
29 days till the wedding, gotta think about THAT for now... lots to do, lots to plan, lots to remember...
... but Scottish soap? I'll get to that in a bit!
Congrats on the wedding! Those sound like some very interesting flavors, I would be interested to find out how some of those turn out, Scotch whiskey? haha very creative I love it!
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot in common. My whole bath and body company is based on a line of Scottish and Irish inspired scents and Celtic designs including a Scotch Pine and Whisky soap. I sell at many of the highland games in the SE region, like Stone Mountain, SE FL games, etc. We will also be attending the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games this year. I won't be selling there since this is our vacation, but my daughter is competing in the Highland dance, so perhaps we'll meet. We'll be there all weekend. I'm sure your wedding will turn out wonderful.
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