Zara Philips and Mike Tindall pre-wedding party

Mike Tindall and Zara Philiphs © Dave M. Benett/Getty

Zara Philips and Mike Tindall are set to marry tomorrow, Saturday July 30th, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m.

Tonight, on the 30th anniversary of the marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana - Zara's uncle and aunt-, guests are gathering together. The younger guests are expected to party on the Royal Yacht Britannia, a retired vessel of the Windsor's, that's now docked in Leith.

Iain Balshaw and Mike Tindall
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Zara, daughter of the Princess Royal, and rugby player Mike announced their engagement in Decemeber. Their wedding wil be very different from that of Prince William and Kate in April - fyi: William and Kate a.k.a the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will go by their Scottish titles whilst in Scotland: the Earl and Countess of Strathearn - Zara and Mike will have their festivities in a palace, the Holyroodhouse, but their won't be any tv camera's, no wedding mugs and other memorabilia, nor a crowd lining the streets. There won't be horse-drawn carriages either, the wedding party will leave Holyroodhouse by car and return in a fleet of luxury vehicles after the ceremony.

Zara is said to be wearing a wedding gown by Stuart Parvin, but her reps won't confirm this rumour. Also, the only known member of the wedding party is best man Iain Balshaw. What is certain is that the almost newlyweds will forego a honeymoon, for now. Zara has commitments regarding her career as an equestrian - she's a show-jumper - and Mike has to be back at the England rugby training camp on Monday.