Village church hosts a 'sea of wedding dresses'

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Some of the wedding dresses on display at the church altar

An exhibition with a difference has been taking place in a Lochaber village.

More than 30 wedding dresses ranging from the early 1950s up to 2025, worn by brides from the village or connected to the area, have been on display at Glengarry Church in Invergarry.

It was decided that this year's church flower festival would be wedding-themed featuring a host of dresses, which range in design, colour and style.

Sonja Robbins from the church, who was one of the organisers, said it had been a huge success.

News imageFlowers with dresses behind and candles next to them
A wedding cake made entirely from flowers was among the items on display

She said that initially they expected to only feature two or three dresses in the display but the idea really took off.

She said that many visitors to the exhibition had found it an emotional experience.

"They've come in and just see this sea of wedding dresses ranging from the 1950s right through to 2025 and I think people just think it's wonderful," she said.

"It's making them remember little stories about their own weddings.

"It's the fact that the whole community came together to help us put it on.

"I think it's been a wonderful success."

News imageThree dresses on mannequins with church wooden seats behind them
All of the dresses on display have a connection to the area
News imageA range of dresses hanging from the wall in various colours, one of them light blue.
A number of different styles of wedding dress were on display
News imageA selection of white dresses hanging up on a wall with flowers in front of them and a woman reading a card in front of them
The wedding dresses date from the 1950s all the way through to last year
News imageOne dress on a mannequin in front of a church glass window
The display ended up with many more dresses than originally expected