Glasgow newlyweds mark their marriage with a tour of the Maggie's Scottie trail
Jen and Scott Plain of Stepps celebrated their July wedding by photographing all 40 giant Scottie sculptures on the Maggie's Scotties in the City trail.
A couple from Stepps in Glasgow marked their marriage by completing Maggie's Scotties in the City art trail, photographing all 40 giant Scottie dog sculptures placed across the city this summer, according to reporting by The Herald.
Jen and Scott Plain married on 11 July at House for an Art Lover, the Glasgow venue celebrated for its Charles Rennie Mackintosh-inspired architecture.
After the ceremony, they sought out the Mothers Pride sculpture, a giant Scottie dog designed by artist Steele McTurk, which stands at the entrance to the Govan footbridge near the Riverside Museum.
A flag made for Boston, then brought home to Glasgow
The visit to McTurk's sculpture was not the first public outing for a custom Tartan Army flag the couple had commissioned.
Scott Plain arranged for a flag bearing the Mothers Pride logo and the name "The Plains" to be made in advance of a pre-honeymoon trip to Boston in June. There, the couple watched Scotland compete in the World Cup.
Fellow Scotland supporters, who traditionally bring personalised flags to tournaments, responded warmly to it.
The couple had a flag. They had a wedding. Then came all 40 dogs.
Jen Plain told The Herald that on returning to Glasgow, and having already heard about the Scotties in the City trail, she recognised the Mothers Pride sculpture as one she had to visit.
McTurk's work, she said, then prompted her to collect all 40 giant Scotties on the full trail. It took her to parts of Glasgow she would not ordinarily reach at a weekend, including Giffnock, Milngavie, and Partick.
The trail and its charity purpose
The Scotties in the City trail is organised by Maggie's, the cancer support charity. Hayley Smith, project manager for the trail, congratulated the couple and said their story illustrated how the sculptures had connected with people across Glasgow throughout the summer.
Maggie's is now preparing a farewell event for the sculptures. All 98 Scotties — a figure that takes in the 40 large trail pieces, 52 smaller works, and six pieces never previously shown publicly, will gather at the Bridgeton Bus Garage on 29 and 30 August.
That garage is home to the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust and its collection of more than 130 historic vehicles. Tickets are available via Eventbrite.
Following the farewell weekend, the giant sculptures will proceed to auction. Bidding is being managed through the Wild in Art auction platform.
Maggie's has been running. The charity has operated cancer support centres since its first opened in 1996.