Camille & Virginia’s wedding wasn’t the first outdoor wedding that I’ve conducted half in French and half in English, and it wasn’t the first I’ve done in the Botanics either, but it was the first I’ve done under threat of a thunder storm. Unlike most couples, they chose to arrive together, which was a nice … Continue Reading
Monthly Archives
August 2009

Camille & Virginia’s Humanist Wedding in the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh
Camille & Virginia’s wedding wasn’t the first outdoor wedding that I’ve conducted half in French and half in English, and it wasn’t the first I’ve done in the Botanics either, but it was the first time I’ve done it under threat from an imminent thunder storm. Unlike most couples, they chose to arrive together, which … Continue Reading
The Rise and Rise of the Humanist Wedding
I’m not a statistician, but at the end of July every year, I really enjoy reading the Annual Report from the Registrar General for Scotland that (among other things) gives the number of marriages conducted during the previous year. Humanist Weddings only became legal in Scotland on the 12th of June 2005, but since then … Continue Reading
The Rise and Rise of the Humanist Wedding
I’m not a statistician, but at the end of July every year, I really enjoy reading the Annual Report from the Registrar General for Scotland that (among other things) gives the number of marriages conducted during the previous year. Humanist Weddings only became legal in Scotland on the 12th of June 2005, but since then … Continue Reading
Kerry & Monique’s Humanist Wedding at Craigmillar Castle
As a celebrant, I am always standing with the groom waiting nervously for the bride to arrive and I never really have much idea about her journey. Thankfully Kerry and Monique were working with the husband and wife photographic team, Alan & Jackie Rankine so for once I can see how she travelled all the … Continue Reading

Kerry & Monique’s Humanist Wedding at Craigmillar Castle
As a celebrant, I am always standing with the groom waiting nervously for the bride to arrive and I never really have much idea about her journey. Thankfully Kerry and Monique were working with the husband and wife photographic team, Alan & Jackie Rankine so for once I can see how she travelled all the … Continue Reading
Hannah & Albin’s Humanist Wedding on The Isle of Eigg
Every summer when I was a child, my family used to make a long and arduous journey, all the way from Edinburgh over single track roads and three separate ferry connections to our holiday home in remote Glenmoidart where there was neither gas nor electricity and the drinking water came from a burn at the … Continue Reading

Hannah & Albin’s Humanist Wedding on The Isle of Eigg
Every summer when I was a child, my family used to make a long and arduous journey, all the way from Edinburgh over single track roads and three separate ferry connections to our holiday home in remote Glenmoidart where there was neither gas nor electricity and the drinking water came from a burn at the … Continue Reading
Sharon & Marc’s Humanist Wedding at The Caves in Edinburgh
I love this photograph, which looks more like a rock concert than a wedding. It looks very dramatic, although Marc & Sharon’s wedding was actually very low key, intimate and affeccting. When I arrived, looking for the groom, I found him with his bride and their three children, Yasmine, Zak & one year old Dylan, … Continue Reading

Sharon & Marc’s Humanist Wedding at The Caves in Edinburgh
I love this photograph, which looks more like a rock concert than a wedding. It looks very dramatic, although Marc & Sharon’s wedding was actually very low key, intimate and affeccting. When I arrived, looking for the groom, I found him with his bride and their three children, Yasmine, Zak & one year old Dylan, … Continue Reading