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Her future mother-in-law, Jessica Bonney, made the wedding dress on a Singer treadle sewing machine as there was no electricity on the island. The couple married at St. John 's Church, Forres, Moray, Scotland.\r\nRed is an unusual choice for a wedding in the British Isles, though an auspicious colour for weddings in many other parts of the world. It is not known why the bride chose the colour but white would have been considered inappropriate for a second marriage. ","physicalDescription":"Red silk velvet; ivory rayon lining to bodice and sleeves; fastening with 10 self-covered buttons at the back neck, four at the cuff and a side zip. The front of the bodice is cut in two pieces with darts from the V-shaped waist. The back is cut in one piece with darts from the waist. The dress has a turn down collar, shoulder pads and an 8cm opening at the neck which closes at the throat with a hook and eye. It has long sleeves, shaped at the elbow with three darts, cut in two pieces with a decorative open seam on the outside; the cuffs end in an extended 'V' over the hand.The front skirt is constructed from three panels; the back is cut with three panels and two gores to create a long curved train. The central back panel incorporates a box pleat. 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