A CLUTCH of national wedding awards have come back to Dumfries and Galloway.
There were winners from this region in the 2025 Hitched competition.
Auchen Castle at Beattock was successful in the wedding venues category; Elite Photography at Dumfries and Willow and Wilde Photography at Moffat were both recognised in the wedding photography section; and Top Tunes Disco in Annan was highlighted in the wedding music class.
They were among 56 winners from across Scotland.
Hitched awards go to businesses who have been highly rated and recommended by couples.
Meanwhile, the Hitched team have revealed the average cost of a wedding in 2024 increased to £23,420, up from the year before when couples spent an average of £20,700 on their big day.
The knock on effect of inflation saw more than half of couples (61 per cent) increase their estimated wedding budgets at least once, while 57 per cent opted for more DIY elements than originally planned to counteract the rising costs.
The survey also revealed that friends and family had a huge part to play in the financing of weddings last year, with 63 per cent of couples relying on financial gifts from friends and family to pay for their wedding.
