I remember Allana and David’s ceremony well. The weather was atrocious: foggy, rainy, you name it. Everything that would put a dampener on a wedding – but not this one…
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April 2018
Emma and Daniel’s Humanist Wedding at Inchcolm Abbey
I love this scene-setting shot of the three Forth Bridges, by Jonathon Fowler! When Daniel and Emma decided to get married on the Isle of Inchcolm, the new Forth Crossing bridge (far left) wasn’t quite finished, and I think everyone was looking forward to seeing what it looked like from the deck of the Maid … Continue Reading
Kirsty and Rob’s Humanist Wedding at West on the Green
Its great when couples really embrace the freedom of expression that a humanist wedding offers. Robert and Kirsty totally got that idea, and I loved the way they told their story at their winter wedding at West on the Green. “When Robert and Kirsty met, it quickly became clear that Robert had – and continues to have … Continue Reading
Humanism in Pastoral Care
I was very pleased to see this story in today’s Guardian. It’s taken a lot of campaigning to allow humanists to be part of chaplaincy teams of any kind, so this is something to celebrate. I am more than a little confused however, by the related article from Andrew Brown in Comment is Free Humanism is increasingly the … Continue Reading
Lucy and Jason’s Humanist Wedding at Eskmills Venue
We’ve all had those conversations outside nightclubs, haven’t we? Well it was on the steps outside Mood, not long after she and Jason first met, that Lucy told her bridesmaids Dawn and Danielle, ‘If I don’t marry him one day, there is something wrong!’ Six years later, she was proved right, in a very … Continue Reading
Speaking your vows
Speaking your wedding vows that you have thought about for so long, and written in your own words, is perhaps the ultimate expression of your love. It’s what humanists in Scotland campaigned for more than twenty years to allow you to do, and they are the perfect expression of what your wedding is all about, … Continue Reading