Model Bride
Catherine Stott interviewed former GWD covergirl Karen Macdougall who married HSE Adviser Andrew Howard on Friday 28th September 2007.
Karen Macdougall was on the front cover of the Autumn/Winter 2002 issue of the Grampian Wedding Directory. Photographed by Jim Ritchie at Duthie Park, Karen wore a strapless Benjamin Roberts dress from Elmar Bridal and jewellery from John Park. Karen has modelled a number of different wedding dresses while working for Premiere Productions Scotland and this definitely proved an advantage when it came to her own wedding dress. Karen had a very clear idea of what she wanted and turned to designer Nina Edge in Torphins to create it for her. The end result was a fish-tailed, backless dress in a heavy, Spanish-style lace.
Karen, who is now a technical assistant for an oil company, is also extremely grateful to her modelling with Premiere for one another rather significant item - meeting her husband! Karen was introduced to Andrew by a male model friend from Premiere. Three years into the relationship, in July 2006, Karen and Andrew took a holiday in Madrid and Andrew, who had secretly bought an engagement ring in Dubai, proposed to Karen in a park. The couple planned to marry as soon as possible and their chosen church, Cults Parish Church, and venue, The Marcliffe, were both available on Friday 28th September 2007. Once the date was settled it was a question of booking the band, Last Resort, and the photographer, Maggie Miller. Maggie had taken the photos at the wedding of Karen’s sister, Anna, in 2005 so this was an easy decision.
In fact Anna’s wedding was to prove helpful in a number of ways. Anna married Dean Walker, a partner at James Dun’s House, and, as Karen, unlike in her GWD cover shot, wanted to have her hair up, she entrusted this task to James Dun’s House. In fact, the staff at James Dun’s House not only looked after Karen’s hair but also her make-up and that of sister and bridesmaid, Anna, and of the mothers of both the bride and groom.
Handily, Dean’s sister is …..
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