Overview

• Ross Evans and Drew Hoffman held their planned July 23, 2022 celebration at Hopetoun House near Edinburgh after visa processing left Hoffman unable to travel.
• They had legally married in a small 2020 ceremony and staged the 2022 event as a £35,000 gathering for family and friends.
• The couple withdrew an initial visa bid after incorrect guidance was applied, then filed again in late 2021 before receiving a Home Office delay alert in April 2022 linked to pandemic and Ukraine‑related backlogs.
• With guests already en route, they skipped a formal aisle ceremony and ran the reception with Hoffman livestreamed on two screens, delivering his speech, joining the first dance via iPad, and later being photoshopped into family photos.
• About two weeks after the celebration, Hoffman’s visa was approved, he flew to Scotland for photos with the returning photographer, and the pair have since settled in Falkirk running Slay House Glasgow.