It’s almost exactly a year ago to the day since my wife Susie and I visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York, where we saw this mural. The phrase is a quotation from Book IX of Virgil’s Aeneid, and it struck me then and now that immortality exists as long as there is memory. It’s … Continue Reading
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Universal Humanism
Chloë and Tim’s Humanist Wedding in Dunbar’s Close Garden
“Thank you so much for helping us make this year the most special year in our lives!” said Chloë and Tim
Willie The Wizard
I don’t know what Willie believed about life after death, but he did make his funeral wishes clear. “Landfill, NO bonfire!!”
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. Dean was always buying the latest CDs from bands like the View, Pigeon Detectives, and Maximo Park, and he … Continue Reading
The C Word
I’ve had two letters recently from humanists who are exploring the possibility of working in chaplaincy, which is very encouraging. A few years ago, I wrote an article about the problems humanists have with the very idea of chaplaincy and, as things don’t appear to have changed a great deal outside of my own university, I … Continue Reading
Leanne and Greig’s Humanist Wedding at Carlowrie Castle
Leanne and Greig’s story is a very modern fairytale, so – if you’re sitting comfortably – I’ll begin… Greig first proposed to Leanne just three months after they met. OK, it was in Munich, and it was during Oktoberfest, so it’s no big surprise that once they’d both sobered up, they agreed to put their … Continue Reading
Grant and Natasa’s Humanist Wedding at The Secret Herb Garden
We continue to receive nothing but compliments about just how wonderful our wedding and in particular the ceremony was.
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading