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December 2017
Willie The Wizard
Willie the Wizard, Indian Willie, One Match Willie, Oor Willie – whatever you called him, there is no doubt that Willie Taylor was an unforgettable character. At first glance, he was a bit like a tiny, Edinburgh version of Lemmy from Motorhead, so it seems a appropriate that his main interests in life were music and motorcycles. I […]
Kirsty and Dean’s Humanist Wedding at The Strawberry Barn, Dunbar
Kirsty and Dean were very nearly childhood sweethearts. They went to the same primary and secondary schools, but it wasn’t until 5th year that Dean finally made it onto Kirsty’s radar when they bonded over their shared love of music. Their paths diverged for a while. Kirsty moved to Stirling to study Criminology and Law, while Dean stayed at […]
The C Word
Humanist Chaplain? Yes, it sounds like an oxymoron, but just as there are atheists in foxholes, there are humanists in chaplaincy, and their number is growing. By contrast in Edinburgh, there’s no Humanist Chaplain (I wrote this back in 2013, when I was still only a ‘belief contact’) although there is a large and […]
Leanne and Greig’s Humanist Wedding at Carlowrie Castle
think Leanne would have been quite so understanding if she’d known then that she’d have to wait eight years for the next one! They weren’t idle in the meantime. Greig and Leanne didn’t just move in together, they had their two boys, Lewis and Ruaridh, so lFor me, that just made it all the sweeter to see […]
Grant and Natasa’s Humanist Wedding at The Secret Herb Garden
“When Grant broke the news that he was going to quit his job and move to Australia so he could continue to be with Natasa I was more than upset. My best friend was leaving to live on the other side of the world. In a lot of ways I am a small, petty and […]
Fiona and Gavin’s Humanist Wedding at the Ghillie Dhu
Not every love story is romantic, but I think that’s a good thing! Fiona and Gavin first met in the thoroughly unromantic setting of the staff base of a Manchester hospital. Their next encounter was at a staff meal. Fiona was the only girl to finish hers, which prompted Gavin to say, “I love a girl with a […]
Helen and Sarah’s Humanist Wedding at Ravensheugh Log Cabin
Helen & Sarah described their meeting as ‘a modern Blind Date turned Love Story’. But it wasn’t fate that brought them together, it was Pink dot com! Their first date in the Lakes didn’t go quite to plan. The exhaust fell off Helen’s car, so their first encounter was in […]
Andrew and Lisa’s Humanist Wedding at Broxmouth Park
Lisa and Andrew ‘reversed into marriage’, as I like to say, or in other words, they’d already created their family long before they ‘put a ring on it’, so their outdoor ceremony at the stately Broxmouth Park was a very relaxed and family-friendly affair. In fact the first thing they asked me to do was […]