Record weddings at Gretna Green

Wedding services in Gretna Green are even busier than on Valentines day, as couples tie the knot on the symbolic 12.12.12 wedding date.

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Today is the 12th day of the 12th month of 2 thousand and 12.

Some have predicted it would be the end of the world. But others see twelve twelve twelve as a good day to get married.

However, at Gretna Green, it's been the busiest day of the year.

Matthew Taylor reports:

Happy couple at Gretna Green Credit: ITV Border

There are many weddings being held at Gretna Green's Famous Blacksmiths Shop today, to celebrate the special date of 12.12.12.

Piper with newlyweds Credit: ITV Border

Couple married over the famous anvil Credit: ITV Border

Gretna Green Old Smithy Credit: ITV Border

A record number of couples are getting married at Gretna Green, on the symbolic date of 12.12.12.

Twenty couples from across the country are heading to the famous wedding capital of Scotland to tie the knot.

Some astrologers believe that 12.12.12 is the last date of the Mayan calendar - the so-called end of the world as we know it.

However, Michelle Hall from the The Famous Blacksmith Shop said that the symbolic date had taken on a life of its own:

"Brides started calling us about two years ago asking us to reserve this date.

"We're at full capacity for weddings and the anvil will be busy from 9 o'clock in the morning to 6.30pm in the evening."