Meet the Usher

Colin, aka "CJ" aka "Mr CJ to you," Elaine's brother will be doing the ushering duties for you. If you're not too sure where you're going, what you're doing or what the world is coming to, CJ is yer man. Sit in the wrong chair or miss a photo session and he will give you a thorough scowling and I pity the fool who gets scowled at by CJ.

Seriously, Colin should be around a bit earlier than everyone else. Please introduce yourself to him when you get there as he'll be rounding up everyone for transport after the event. If you're still not sure what he looks like then, as the photo below shows, he looks nothing like Mr T.

Ship to Ship transport

As you know, the reception after the wedding is being held at the Ship Inn in Broughty Ferry. There is likely to be convoy leaving Discovery around 6:30 & C.J. the usher will help round everyone up. If you check out the wedding venues map then that should help keep you straight.

Do be warned that parking near the Ship Inn can be challenging due to lack of space. If you have your own car and have not yet settled on a place to stay, possibly the Fisherman's Tavern is the easiest option. Can't guarantee it's availability because they only do bookings over the phone but it's less than a 5 minute walk from The Ship Inn and you can park up round there.

If you want to go green then let us know and we'll arrange transport for you. On that front, we've just joined the Edinburgh City Car Club. It's a great idea. Nothing to do with the wedding, we just think more people should know about it.

Wedding Venues

The wedding itself will be at the RRS Discovery at 5pm (Please arrive between 4:30-4:45) on Saturday May 30th.

The reception will be at The Ship Inn, Broughty Ferry and starts at 7pm. Ship-to-ship transport will be provided between RRS Discovery and the Ship Inn.

Elaine and Bruce will be staying at the Hotel Broughty Ferry. We will be there from Friday to Sunday.

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Countdown!

A brief countdown of the activities.

T minus 24 hours: Friday May 29, Bruce & Elaine arrive in Broughty ferry. We'll be staying at the Hotel Broughty Ferry

T minus 30 minutes: 4:30pm, RRS Discovery. Boarding Plank ready for guests.

T minus 15 minutes: 4:45pm. Guests assemble. Bruce has dram of whisky.
T minus 14 minutes: Bruce has second dram.
T minus 13 minutes: Bruce says "Damn it, just give me the bottle. Piper starts piping.

T minus zero. 5pm. Elaine arrives, Bruce fumbles with sporran, ceremony starts.

T plus 30 minutes: 5:30pm Ceremony ends. Photos taken. Elaine asks Bruce about the location of the whisky. Time to explore Discovery. Hot and cold drinks will be available.

T plus 90 minutes (6:30pm) Transport to The Ship Inn arrives at RRS Discovery.

T plus 2 hours (7pm) Reception at the Ship Inn.

T plus 18 hours. Midday, Sunday May 31 - Bruce & Elaine return to Edinburgh.

T plus 40 hours. Early morning, Monday June 1st. Elaine & Bruce leave for Spain on bike.

T plus 40 hours and 1 minute. Elaine worries about the cats.

B&B's in The Ferry

You've just received your invite, and thought you'd check out this 'blog' thing, eh? It's harmless, honest...

OK, overnight accommodation. This is a bit tricky. I grew up in Broughty Ferry, which means I've never stayed in any of its plethora of B&Bs. However, here's a few suggestions, taken from Trip Advisor recommendations. Trip Advisor, by the way, is fab.

• Fort Hotel
• Invermark Hotel
• Hotel Broughty Ferry. Look out for Bruce & Elaine...
• Fisherman's Tavern Hotel

And, of course, there's always good old Travelodge

If you want to explore your own options, the Visit Scotland page for hotels in Dundee can be found here. We have used Trip Advisor quite a lot in the past. It gives reports from actual visitors. One word of caution: generally people are readier to complain than praise so Trip Advisor often slightly overstates bad visits because OK visits often draw no responses. With that in mind, try this page for a list of hotels in the Dundee area.

This map shows the locations of the hotels in Broughty Ferry. The Travelodge is in Dundee central - you will have to scroll the map west and north to find it.

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Look forward to seeing you in May!