Today my own St Meddan’s Church in Troon is celebrating 119th year anniversary of their treasured south elevation stained glass window.

In 2007, the window was nominated by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland as one of 100 treasured places, and it came 4th in the competition!

Although the church was built in 1888, the beautiful stained glass window was added later and ‚  an official ceremony of the new glass took place ‚  on 29th August 1892 (119 years ago ‚  tomorrow).

The window was designed by William Smith, based on the story of ‚  “The healing of Jairus daughter”.

Earlier this year a restoration project on the window completed, and today the Sunday service was a special thanksgiving for the newly restored stained glass window.

It was a beautiful and creative order-of-service

The UK Alliance of Wedding Planners (UKAWP) have organised ‚  a national mingle ‚  and mix evening for wedding planners across the length and breadth of the country on the same night, which takes place ‚  on Thursday 20th October 2011.

There are 6 venues throughout the UK and I’m attending the event in Glasgow at the Blytheswood Square hotel.

Should be a great evening of networking, light drinks and canapes, and meeting new friends!

This morning I heard that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, with their children, are staying at the local Carnell Estate in Ayrshire, whilst Brad films a new movie, World War Zombies, in Glasgow City.

I love the fact they have chosen Ayrshire. ‚   The 16th century ‚  tower and mansion house at Carnell is a beautiful setting for weddings and special occasions, catering for parties of up to 200 guests.

Carnell Estate is a private residence and so can provide an exclusive venue for your ‚  celebrations.

If so, don’t panic and use the weather ‚  as an advantage, for example you can get some spectacular images taken with a stormy scene as your backdrop.

I love this latest piece from the Glasgow Girls Wedding Guide, with loads of advice on how to plan around a wet and wild wedding.

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It’s definitely the year of celebrity weddings, here’s just a few:

• Country singer Shania Twain married Frederic Thiebaud in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day
• Catatonia frontwoman Cerys Matthews wed Steve Abbott in Cardiff in January
• Frasier star Kelsey Grammer married ‚  Kayte Walsh in ‚  New York ‚  in Febuary
• Solo artist Michael Buble married Luisana ‚  Lopilato in Buenos Aires in March
• Actress Reese Witherspoon married Jim Toth in California in March
• Singer LeAnn Rimes ‚  wed actor Eddie Cibrian in Malibu in April
• Of course our Prince William ‚  married his sweetheart ‚  Kate Middleton in London in April too
• Retired singer Lily Allen married Sam Cooper in ‚  Gloucstershire in June
• Former ‚  Oasis band member Noel Gallagher wed his long-time girlfriend Sara Macdonald in Hampshire also in June
• ‘James Bond’ Daniel Craig married ‚  actress Rachel Weisz in New York in June also
• ¢ ‚¬ËœUgly Betty ¢ ‚¬ „¢ actress America Ferrera married ‚  Ryan Piers Williams in New York state in June too
• Footballer Peter Crouch and model Abbey Clancy tied the knot ‚  in Leicestershire in June
• Prince Albert II of Monaco wed former Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock ‚  in Monaco in July
• Model Kate Moss married Jamie Hince in the Cotswolds in July
• Royal Zara Phillips married England rugby player Mike Tindall in Edinburgh in July