Now that the formal ceremony and wedding meals were over, she was more than ready to begin life as a married woman. Wedding guests had lined the path to the carriage, and they threw handfuls of rice and satin shoes at the bride and groom. Louise laughed and ducked her head as the rice pelted her shoulders and collected in her hair. John Brown held a new broom that he’d throw after the carriage, in Highland tradition. Beyond the drive, there were still crowds of people at Windsor, watching their exit.
