The Edinburgh Reporter

Wedding winners

NHS Nurses Sarah and Greg have tied the knot after winning their dream wedding

- By OLIVIA THOMAS

ALMOST TWO YEARS after winning an all-inclusive wedding in a competitio­n, two NHS nurses have finally celebrated their marriage at Eskmills Venue on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The couple, who both work at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, were due to get married on 12 February last year, but their plans were put on hold by the global pandemic.

In 2022 Sarah Hunter and Greg Turner were at long last able to tie the knot at the award-winning Eskmills Venue together with their 121 guests.

The wedding competitio­n, which was launched as a thank you to NHS workers, included a prize wedding package worth around £12,000 and exclusive use of Eskmills Venue, a converted riverside mill building in Musselburg­h.

The package included drinks, canapés, a 3-course wedding meal, a live band The Klones, and a huge range of other elements provided by local suppliers: flowers by Liberty Blooms, kilt hire from 8 Yards, classic wedding car from

Edinburgh Classic Wedding Cars, a wedding dress from Christina Rae, photograph­y by Tony Marsh Photograph­y, videograph­y by Craig Heaslip Film & Photograph­y, pipers from GD bagpiping, stationery by 2Flux Stationary Studio, gin from Holyrood Distillery and a wedding cake from Truly Scrumptiou­s.

Celebrant Jane Patmore of Your Service in Scotland conducted the service, helping to deliver an unforgetta­ble and unique tailormade ceremony.

Sarah, a nurse who cares for premature babies in the neonatal unit, and Greg, who cares for very poorly patients in the acute medical unit have been together for nine years.

Having got engaged in Venice in 2019, the couple have been working on the frontline throughout the pandemic.

Sarah, who is expecting a baby in May, said: “It’s been a very long wait it has absolutely been worth it! We couldn’t have dreamt of a better way to celebrate than in such a beautiful location with our family and friends, plus the amazing food and drinks and all the wonderful things provided by so many kind local businesses.

“The planning of the wedding was made easy by Eskmills’ expertise, and we worked together to create the wedding that we envisioned when we got engaged all the way back in 2019. We couldn’t be happier.”

Libby Harrison, Director of Client Services at Eskmills, added: “We were so pleased to finally host Sarah and Greg’s wedding. It’s been a long time coming but it was wonderful to see them enjoy their big day together with their friends and family in one of our most popular wedding venues.

“The competitio­n was originally launched to say thank you to amazing NHS frontline staff who are doing such incredible and selfless work during the Covid-19 pandemic and Sarah and Greg are a great example of that. We wish them all the very best in their married life together.”

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