Against the backdrop of her family’s historic home, Belvoir Castle, on Saturday, Lady Violet Manners celebrated her marriage to William James Lindesay-Bethune, also known as Viscount Garnock, in one of high society’s biggest weddings of 2025.
The happy couple were wed in a traditional church service before a lavish party on Saturday at the Manners family’s 15,000-acre ancestral pile in Leicestershire.
Lady Violet, 31, said ‘I do’ with Viscount Garnock, 33, in a service that brings together two of Britain’s most prominent aristocratic families together.
Ahead of this weekend’s ceremony, the eldest daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Rutland, David Manners, the 11th Duke of Rutland, and Emma Manners, had announced her engagement to colourful Scottish aristocrat William last summer in a post that read ‘I said “yes” to my Caledonian Cowboy’.
William is the son and heir of the 16th Earl of Lindsay, and is based both in Scotland and Texas in the U.S. He is also co-founder of a low and no alcohol spirits brand.
On Saturday, in bright sunshine, the couple were wed at St Mary The Virgin Church in Bottesford with the bride looking resplendent in a Phillipa Lepley couture gown.
Lady Violet wore a family heirloom for her big day, donning the diamond Rutland tiara, which has been part of her lineage for more than 300 years, and hasn’t been worn at a public occasion since the late 90s.
The 31-year-old bride wore her brunette hair pinned back, with a flowing veil behind the tiara.
Lady Violet Manners, daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Rutland, and her new husband, fellow aristocrat Viscount Garnock, wed at St Mary The Virgin Church on Saturday ahead of a celebration at the Manners’ family’s ancestral pile, Belvoir Castle
The happy couple, who announced their engagement last summer, wave at guests and well-wishers after being named man and wife
Lady Violet’s bridal gown had puffed sleeves and a delicate sheer panel under her neckline which was embroidered with symbols including stars and love hearts.
Meanwhile, the groom was attired in a kilt made from the red and green Lindsay family tartan, which he wore with a traditional sporran and a pale grey suit with a green and blue pattered tie.
The newlyweds were seen waving at guests and well-wishers as they made their way as man and wife from St Mary The Virgin Church back to Belvoir Castle.
Elsewhere, the bridesmaids’ stylish sartorial choices tipped a hat to the bride’s Christian name by wearing a pretty shade of violet.
They wore their hair tied back and adorned with flowers that co-ordinated with their dresses.
Amongst the bridesmaids were Lady Violet’s sisters, Eliza and Alice alongside Lady Violet’s close friend Devisha Kumari Singh.
Mother-of-the-bride Emma Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, who is battling breast cancer after a shock diagnosis in the spring, looked elegant in a jacquard coat and dress in a shade of light pink, and a statement tilted hat.
Beautiful bride: Lady Violet looked resplendent in a Phillipa Lepley couture gown on her big day
And the bridesmaids wore violet! The brides’ sisters, Lady Eliza, far left, and Lady Alice, far right were joined as bridesmaids by close friend Devisha Kumari Singh
The bridesmaids carried pale pink rose bouquets that co-ordinated with their violet-hued gowns. From left, Lady Eliza Manners, Lady Alice Manners and Devisha Kumari Singh
Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland, who is being treated for breast cancer, looked elegant as mother-of-the-bride in a pale pink jacquard coat and matching dress with a striking light pink tilted hat
The clergyman who married the couple as Lady Violet arrives for the ceremony
The cream of high society made up the guests at the stately home nuptials, with Lady Tatiana Mountbatten, Lady Sabrina Percy and Princess Alexandra’s granddaughter Flora Vesterberg, all in attendance.
The 11th Duke of Rutland’s ancestors have resided for almost 1,000 years at Belvoir Castle so it was unlikely the couple would have deviated from the 360-room estate.
A stylish affair: A wedding guest also wears a bright shade of purple as she makes her way to the pretty church
