Royals British Royal Family British Royal Family Weddings Look Back at Zara and Mike Tindall's Dreamy Wedding on Their 8th Anniversary By Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 30, 2019 01:54PM EDT 01 of 11 Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall tied the knot on July 30, 2011 — eight years after they first met in 2003. 02 of 11 Dylan Martinez - WPA Pool/Getty The wedding took place at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland — a small venue by royal wedding standards with about 400 guests. Zara's mother, Princess Anne, also got married in Scotland. 03 of 11 Indigo/Getty Zara was walked down the aisle by her father, Mark Phillips. 04 of 11 Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Guests included Zara's cousins like Prince Harry and Prince Wililam (plus Kate Middleton, whose wedding took place earlier that year!). 05 of 11 DYLAN MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Mother of the bride! Princess Anne opted for a pink dress topped with a floral jacket for her daughter's nuptials. 06 of 11 Mike Marsland/WireImage The Queen was all smiles for her granddaughter's big day. 07 of 11 DYLAN MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Onlookers waited outside to get their first look at the couple. 08 of 11 DYLAN MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty The newlyweds shared a kiss under the grand archway of the 17th-century church. 09 of 11 Danny Martindale/FilmMagic Zara wore a silk duchesse and off-the-peg ivory silk faille gown designed by Stewart Parvin, featuring a drop waist and cathedral train. 10 of 11 Zara topped off her look with the Meander Tiara loaned by her mother. 11 of 11 Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The couple now have two daughters: Mia and Lena. Close