More than 1,300 same-sex marriages in Dumfries and Galloway since law changed in 2014

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More than 1,300 same-sex marriages have taken place in Dumfries and Galloway since the law was changed a decade ago.

It’s proven one of the most popular areas for same-sex couples to tie the knot since it was made legal in 2014 – thanks to the pull of Scotland’s marriage mecca Gretna Green.

The first same-sex ceremonies took place in December 2024 and since then 10,138 couples across Scotland have gone on to marry.

Dumfries and Galloway has hosted 1,379 ceremonies – the third highest figure among Scotland’s council areas, behind only Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Registrar General Alison Byrne, who is chief executive of National Records of Scotland, said: “I’m delighted to send congratulations to the couples who are shortly to celebrate their 10th anniversaries having been among the first to marry under the new law.

“These figures show how the collection and analysis of routine statistics allows us to tell the ever-changing story of Scotland’s people.”

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