A humanist wedding is is the only form of legal marriage ceremony where two people are free to say in their own words why they are getting married, what their hopes are for the future and what they want to promise to one another. This is a wonderful privilege, but it’s also a terrifying responsibility. […]
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June 2010
George and Momo’s Humanist Wedding Ceremony at Rosslyn Castle
Some people like to plan their weddings far in advance. Today for example, I was asked to hold a date for a wedding in three years time, which is some kind of a record – for me, anyway. George and Momo did it the other way round. They got in touch at the end of […]
Kate & Mark’s Humanist Wedding Ceremony at Broxmouth Park, Dunbar
There’s something about this photograph that makes me think of 60’s TV series like ‘The Avengers’, or ‘Man From Uncle’. Maybe it’s the haircuts. Or the strange costumes. Or the location – a rather spectacular country house not too far from Edinburgh, called Broxmouth Park. It was my first visit and I hope I have […]
Fran and And’s Humanist Wedding in Fran’s Parents’ Garden in The Borders
Fran and And first got in touch with me last August; they’d wanted to marry in Fran’s parents’ garden and that led them to stumble across the HSS website. As they wrote at the time, “When we read a bit more about it, we both felt that the humanist values were very similar to our own […]
Laura & David’s Humanist Wedding at Auchenbainzie, Dumfries
I love surprises. And this wedding, down in the wilds of Nithsdale, was certainly that. For a start, it was held in a calving barn… That had been converted for the weekend into an amazing Moroccan tent. I knew that David and Laura wanted their ceremony to be really informal, but when I arrived, I […]