{"id":11438,"date":"2024-08-11T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/why-a-micro-wedding-in-scotland-was-the-best-decision-i-made\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T07:00:00","slug":"why-a-micro-wedding-in-scotland-was-the-best-decision-i-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/why-a-micro-wedding-in-scotland-was-the-best-decision-i-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a micro-wedding in Scotland was the best decision I made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89bd07ad-98e2-46e2-aa1f-e3cff5b45c52_5000x3327.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\"  \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Why-a-micro-wedding-in-Scotland-was-the-best-decision-I.jpeg?resize=1300%2C865&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1300\" height=\"865\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/89bd07ad-98e2-46e2-aa1f-e3cff5b45c52_5000x3327.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:969,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:7556304,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false}\" class=\"sizing-normal\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>One year ago today, I married the love of my life. 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