Looking at Craig and Nic striding out purposefully by Broxmouth Park’s lovely loch, you’d never guess that this was the email Craig sent just two days before the ceremony. Wedding team, We have something of a problem, though not an insurmountable one. I have had back trouble for some time now, culminating in surgery last … Continue Reading
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Tim Maguire
Emma and Tom’s Humanist Wedding at Seton Collegiate Church
Every wedding needs a good opening sentence, and Tom and Emma didn’t disappoint. “Good afternoon everyone and welcome to Seton Collegiate Church for this very rare and special occasion – the marriage of a Town Planner to an Architect!” High school sweethearts who stay together forever are pretty rare these days, but Tom and Emma have … Continue Reading
Outdoor Weddings – No Longer Hell On Heels
Yes, it’s wonderful to be in the great alfresco, but I’m sure many ladies get that sinking feeling when they get their invitation to your outdoor wedding. It’s not a problem for the boys, but we tend to forget that it gives most ladies a choice of going barefoot, wearing wellies, or losing their Louboutins … Continue Reading
Rebecca and Dominique’s Humanist Wedding at The Balmoral Hotel
Both Dominique and I were amazed how emotional it was. Not just for ourselves, but also for our witnesses as well as our guests.
Doctor Feelgood, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, and how to prepare for death.
Oliver Sacks was on the radio last week, reading from his latest book, which is an autobiography. Correction – it wasn’t him reading, and it’s not his latest book: it’s going to be his last book, because he is dying. Sacks is a neurologist best known to most people as the author of the unforgettably … Continue Reading
Cara-Mae’s Naming Ceremony at home with Zoe and Gavin
A naming ceremony is very like a wedding but much more relaxed. There are always nerves on a wedding day, whereas the anxious times are pretty much over when a couple are ready to name their child. I find this tends to happen around their first birthday, when life has settled to its new rhythms, … Continue Reading
Sarah and Rob’s Humanist Wedding at Marlin’s Wynd
I told Rob and Sarah they’d never use this photo… As so often, I was wrong! Sarah and Rob are both busies, as they call the police in Liverpool, and they first met at the scene of a pipe-bomb incident. That and some Facebook stalking led to a first date at … Continue Reading
Hannah & Rory’s Humanist Wedding at Broxmouth Park
I knew that marrying a dashing young racing driver to a beautiful equestrienne would be fun. What I didn’t expect was that Hannah’s handsome horse Rowan would also be a part of the proceedings. Mind you, they did say in the ceremony, “love me, love my horse”, so I shouldn’t really have been surprised. Like … Continue Reading
Aziza & Peter’s Humanist Wedding at The Hub
Aziza and Peter spoke their vows to each other from cards
Humanism & Christianity: friends or foes?
I was delighted to join the reverend Richard Holloway and others as part of this conversation at St Andrew’s and St George’s church last month, and Liam Fraser who also spoke, pointed me towards this video of the event. It’s long, but if you want to know why I think people choose to have humanist … Continue Reading