A YOUNG couple will be the first to tie the knot at the Eliminator mountain bike festival in Fife next month.
Organisers Muckmedden Events are delighted Sarah Wylie and Julie Wilson have chosen the weekend event in Newburgh for their big day and said it will be their first “Muckwedding”.
The wedding will take place on the morning of Saturday June 24 at nearby Lindores Abbey before the newlyweds and 90 friends and family hold the reception in their own marquee and VIP area on the outskirts of the event village.
They will then join several hundred other festival-goers for the remainder of the weekend of fun, both on and off the bike.
Outdoors-loving bride-to-be Julie Wilson said: “The idea to get married at the festival came about by accident. We got engaged at Christmas and were originally thinking that we would get married in spring 2018.
“Sarah had got in touch with Aaron Grey of Muckmedden Events about hiring a marquee for the wedding. He jokingly suggested getting married at the Eliminator in 2017. Sarah didn’t think I would go for it but it turns out we both loved the idea.
"The festival suits us perfectly as it will be laidback, fun, and it meant we didn’t have to do lots of the organising, so we brought the wedding forward a year.”
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