Richard Rennison Richard Rennison Richard Rennison (29 October 1889 – 5 August 1969) was the last "anvil priest" at Gretna Green, Scotland. Between 1926 and 1940, he performed "irregular marriages" of couples over the anvil at the Old Blacksmith Shop, where the couple proclaimed that they were single and wanted to get married in front of witnesses. As "anvil priest", Rennison generally requested a fee of £1, but was known to earn up to £20 for a ceremony (approximately £3,030 in 2012). The popularity of the marriages grew whilst he was performing them, to the point that a special committee was formed
Gretna, Florida Gretna, Florida Gretna is a city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,460 as of the 2010 census, down from 1,709 at the 2000 census. It is on U.S. 90 approximately south of the Florida-Georgia border. Gretna is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gretna is in west-central Gadsden County at (30.615598, -84.662457). The city limits have expanded south and west to encompass part of Interstate 10; the city is now bordered on the south by Greensboro. U.S. Route 90 passes through Gretna as Main Street; it leads southeast to Quincy, the Gadsden County seat,