Literally everyone who attended our wedding commented on how personal and sincere the ceremony was. Mostly people said that it felt ‘real’.
Monthly Archives
August 2016
A Funeral for a Humanist
I know it sounds odd, but it’s not often I’m asked to conduct a funeral for a humanist. Lots of people want a humanist ceremony, but what they really want is, “something that’s not religious where we can talk about the person that we love”. We did that for Leslie too: his son Ian delivered a … Continue Reading
Lucy and Jeremy’s Humanist Wedding at St. Columba’s by the Castle
I’m tempted to let the pictures speak for themselves on this one… But I do want to say a couple of things about Jeremy and Lucy’s wedding. First of all, it was just such a happy day from the start: family and friends had flown from as far away as … Continue Reading
Funeral Photography
Sounds wrong doesn’t it? It’s just not done. But I think it should be. Katische Haberfeld is a photographer and advocate of ‘death literacy’ and she wrote a good piece in the Huffington Post that sets out her argument. You can read it here
Fiona & Aaron’s Humanist Wedding at the Marriott Dalmahoy
The ceremony was great, it was the relaxed and personal ceremony we were hoping for. We had so many guests comment on how good it was and how it reflected us so well.
Selina and Jed’s Humanist Marriage at Broxmouth Park
My grandad who is a very religious man and strongly disapproved of our premarital cohabitation told us that he thought the ceremony was perfect which is high praise indeed!
Humanists offer choice in a rapidly changing world
This is the first time I’ve read a Leader article on Humanism, and I think the writer strikes just the right tone in today’s edition of The Scotsman. “But if humanists did not provide an alternative, marriage itself might be in significant decline, which should be a genuine concern for mainstream religions. The figures do not … Continue Reading
Better Late Than Never… Jane and Tim’s Humanist Wedding at The Royal College of Physicians – in 2007
I love the festival: it’s a great time for bumping into old friends, and couples I’ve married. A few nights back, coming home from Fringe by the Sea, I met Mark who I married to Lorna down at Cardrona in 2012, but then as Mrs. M and I left the Book Festival we met Tim … Continue Reading
It’s Officlal – or is it? Humanist Weddings More Popular than Church of Scotland in 2015
For some time now, the media has predicted that 2015 would be the year that humanist weddings became more popular than religious weddings. The Registrar General of Scotland recently published their annual statistics, which show that to be the case. Today’s edition of Christian Today says “Humanist weddings outstrip Church of Scotland weddings for the … Continue Reading
Mel and Alex’s Humanist Wedding in the gardens of Malleny House
I love weddings where couples involve their guests, and Alex and Mel did that in an ingenious and entertaining way