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How did you meet?
We were both working at Continental Airlines, he was my
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boss! He was actually dating a friend of mine. When they
broke up I asked if she’d mind me dating him and she
said that was fine. The irony is that she married another
gentleman who works with us and we’re all good friends
now. It’s kind of crazy, everybody looks at us like, ‘You guys
are all friends?’
Tell us about the engagement
Even though my sister lives 1500 miles from us, she had
driven down with her husband to babysit, so that we could
go out to dinner on Valentines Day. As we left she was taking
photos. I was like, ‘What are you doing? We’re just going to
dinner...’ Of course, she already knew. Chuck had arranged
to have a dozen roses waiting at our table. When we left the
restaurant, a horse-drawn carriage pulled up. I was touched
because his hands were shaking so much he couldn’t get
the ring box out of his pocket. By that time we’d already
had a baby together, been together a couple of years – I
was thinking, why are you so nervous? It was really romantic
Tracy Winter & Chuck Deleacaes though, despite the rain!
How did you enjoy the wedding planning?
Date: Friday 1 June 2007
We had a lot of fun. I think having a small wedding made
Ceremony: The Castle Campbell Hotel, Dollar it less stressful... I had a few bridezilla moments though!
Reception: Harviestoun House Hotel, Tillicoultry Because most of it was being planned across the pond I
Photography: Q Photography had to let our wedding planner Yvonne [of Scottish Wedding
www.q-photography.co.uk Consultants] handle a lot of the arrangements. I kept asking
her for stuff to do, and she said, ‘Don’t worry about it, it’s all
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under control’. And she was right! I had complete blind faith
in her, but it worked out well.
American couple Tracy
and Chuck planned a Tracy What made you choose your venue?
We’d never been to Scotland at the time but loved the
romance of the castles. It took us several months to find the
right one, and I mean looking literally every night. We chose
& Chuck
Castle Campbell because it’s beautiful, with its gardens and
views across the Ochil Hills. We found Harviestoun through
Scottish wedding with all the an online search of places nearby the castle. It’s really pretty
and the staff were so sweet and accommodating.
trimmings: a castle setting, How were you feeling on the morning of the wedding?
Even after all our years together, the best man and his wife
bagpipes... a game of darts kept us apart the night before. The entire morning I was
literally locked upstairs in the bedroom like a prisoner; I could
in the pub hear them all chatting downstairs but they wouldn’t let me
come down until Chuck left!
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Tracy Winter & Chuck Deleacaes
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What about walking down the aisle?
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Country Hotel & Restaurant
I was a little nervous. When we went in my maid of honour didn’t follow the
instructions – she walked up the side rather than the middle; that was kind of
comical, which helped break the ice a little. But it was great because Chuck had
no idea about my dress. When he saw it his jaw hit the floor.
What do you remember most about the ceremony?
I remember Ian the bagpiper playing softly, it was very touching and I saw a few
guests welling up.
We hadn’t seen our wedding bands until the ceremony – I think that made the
minister nervous because he ended up dropping them! We’d been dying with
curiosity because we designed them ourselves and had them sitting on our
dresser for about a month. We’d had ‘love eternal’ in Gaelic engraved on them,
with the help of a friend of a friend from the islands, who translated for us. I
We specialise in offering a personalised wedding package in our
started crying when I saw them sitting there on the bible, they’re so cool.
19th Century restored listed steading. Built around a colourful,
How did you enjoy having your photos taken? cobbled courtyard with the stunning backdrop of the Ochil Hills, it is
Simon was very entertaining, climbing around on the castle, joking that he was ideal for your treasured photographs. A marquee can be attached to
going to get in trouble because it’s a historic place. He’s not only a delight in the luxurious Tobermory Suite for the larger wedding party. We are
terms of his personality, his photos are exquisite too. He took all the shots we registered for Civil Ceremonies.
wanted – there’s one of us hanging out a window with all the guests above Member of Tourist Board “Eat Scotland” • Winner of Tourist Board Best Hotel Award 2004
us, that’s one of my favourites. I questioned the setting of some shots but was
beyond delighted when I saw the results – he’s a true artist with vision. Dollar Road, Tillicoultry FK13 6PQ
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Any disasters?
email: harviestounhotel@aol.com
Well the best man didn’t quite fit in his jacket, but even the small problems just
added to the day. I made sure I didn’t get stressed out about anything. Chuck was
a nervous wreck though, he was crying all through the ceremony!
What were the best bits?
I liked the look on people’s faces when they saw my dress; pleased but shocked
at the same time.
The most fun was with Ian the piper, the banter was great. He did a fantastic
toast before dinner and then everybody got up in turn and addressed us, with
Ian coaching them in Gaelic. Yvonne had given us a quaich too so we all toasted Visit us online at ...www.harviestouncountryhotel.com
each other with that. Ian was the life and soul of our reception and we were sorry
to see him go as he was so entertaining.
David – the caretaker at Castle Campbell – took photos of the wedding, had
them developed and blown up and then brought them to our reception. It was
such a wonderful surprise.
We had fun that night when we went to the pub in Tillicoultry. I wore my dress
and we met a bunch of locals. One of my girlfriends and I played darts with some
of them, and we actually beat them! They were so humiliated they left, it was
really funny.
Your biggest challenge?
Putting my faith in Yvonne, only because we hadn’t met her and she was so far
away. But she took very good care of us; there wasn’t one detail overlooked. I
am amazed by how smoothly everything went. The entire wedding was a success
because of her.
Did you stick to your budget?
We kept watching the exchange rate, with the dollar being so weak, thinking,
please don’t go any higher! But we came back with money left over so that
was a bonus!
schemes &
bride to themes
cO-ORdiNATOR
bride We didn’t really have a theme or Scottish Wedding Consultants, 0131 445 1000
colour scheme. This was a second www.scottishweddings.com “How do I begin to describe our
“Have faith in your wedding planner, and don’t panic! wedding for both of us, so we didn’t co-ordinator, Yvonne? She took very good care of us as we were nervous
And on the day, remember that it’s too late so whatever feel the need to do all that. In a about details being missed. After the ceremony and reception she was still
happens happens, accept it and move on. It is what it is! way it gives you more freedom, so attentive and helpful. She always managed to put out my fire and send me in
Also I would definitely recommend getting a wedding video. with my dress for example, I didn’t the right direction with a smile on my face.”
Ours was shot by Steve Towle [of Design Scotland Video] have to worry about matching it
and I’ve got to say he is a master videographer. His sample to anything. It was actually the hAiR & bEAuTy
videos on the Scottish Wedding Consultants’ website were first dress I had ever seen. Then Laura Darling Beauty Therapist / Make-up Specialist,
what hooked us to Yvonne in the first place. We were I searched from the day we got TEL: 07870 404164, www.beauty-artistry.com
engaged till January the following “Laura was extremely prompt, listened to my desires, explained her intentions
nervous that with our small guestlist and short reception
year, but I couldn’t get that one out and made any alterations that I asked with a smile. The end result was
Steve wouldn’t be able to make us a quality video, but
of my head and finally succumbed beautiful and fresh. She is a wonderful make-up artist!”
we couldn’t have been more wrong. Our video is stunning
to buying it. The irony was that I
and extremely touching. He captured priceless moments
sold it on eBay to a girl from the UK
and was thorough with all the details... not to mention very getting married in Scotland!
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