Gretna Green thousands of weddings. Today there are several wedding venues in and around Gretna Green, from former churches to purpose-built chapels. The services at all the venues are always performed over an iconic blacksmith's anvil. Gretna Green endures as one of the world's most popular wedding venues, and thousands of couples from around the world come to be married 'over the anvil' in Gretna Green. In common law, a "Gretna Green marriage" came to mean, in general, a marriage transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the
Neche–Gretna Border Crossing replaced in 2017. Neche–Gretna Border Crossing The Neche–Gretna Border Crossing connects the cities of Neche, North Dakota and Gretna, Manitoba on the Canada–US border. It is connected by North Dakota Highway 18 on the American side and Manitoba Highway 30 on the Canadian side. Canada first established Gretna as a Port of Entry in 1883. This crossing is frequently closed due to flooding of the Pembina River, most recently in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2017. The US border station of Neche, which was built in 1965, was replaced in 2011. The Gretna border station was built in 1981. It is