It was the happiest of new years for one Stirling couple as they became the first to tie the knot in the region in 2023.
Thomas Irvine, 49 and new wife Tracy, nee Hendry, 47, wed at Old Viewforth in the city on January 6 at 2.30pm - with the couple’s registrar confirming to them before the ceremony that they were the first marriage to be recorded in the entire Stirling area.
The Observer has since confirmed that this is indeed the case, with no other weddings taking place in the council region in the first few days of 2023.