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
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Universal Humanism
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
Ross and Rachael’s Humanist wedding at The Balmoral Hotel
Music is a big part of Rachael and Ross’s life. They first met in August 2011 when they boarded a bus with mutual friends to go to the music festival Creamfields, where they danced like idiots to Calvin Harris, (once Rachael had woken up!) So perhaps it wasn’t that much of a … Continue Reading
Ingrid and Tom’s Humanist Wedding at Jupiter Artland
Writing the ceremony ourselves made it come from the heart, and that has such strong emotional impact.
Scott and Chris’s Humanist Wedding in the Garden of their Home
Chris and Scott’s wedding was very special to me, not just because we’ve been neighbours for almost 20 years, but much more importantly, because they’ve been together for 25! To celebrate, they brought together all the most important people in their lives, and they totally transformed their garden, garage and the lane outside to … Continue Reading
Zoë and Scott’s Humanist Wedding at The Balmoral Hotel
It’s not often I marry a teacher to a pupil, but that was how Zoë and Scott met, when Zoë was a final year medical student and Scott gave her extra teaching for her final exams. They kept in touch when Zoë went to Australia on her elective, and once back in the UK, she won Scott’s heart by plying … Continue Reading
Gary and Kirstie’s Humanist Wedding at Balbirnie House
Kirstie and Gary didn’t have a wedding party: it was more like a wedding army, but their six bridesmaids and seven best men somehow managed to squeeze in beside them in the Long Gallery at Balbirnie House. After the groom’s nephew-to-be, Jack, took the rings to the back of the room so … Continue Reading
Karen & Richard’s Humanist Wedding at Swanston Brasserie
I love this photo, because Richard and Karen are clearly smiling and kissing at the same time: it just sums up their ceremony, which was great fun, from start to finish! Richard and Karen first met at at Alicante airport when Karen was pretending to be ‘Vhari’ the hyperactive taxi driver who’d been … Continue Reading
Remembrance Day 2017
I was honoured to be asked to deliver a Remembrance address to the staff of the Scottish Government at St. Andrew’s House in Edinburgh yesterday.