This is ‘The Year of the Barn’ – everyone loves the offbeat charm of old farm buildings and they’re becoming ever more popular as wedding venues. I’ve been to quite a few, but this was my first visit to The Byre at Inchyra. Thomas and Julie had a capacity crowd for their … Continue Reading
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Universal Humanism
Jen and Sean’s Humanist Wedding at Colstoun House
I enjoyed the homework so much I frequently recommend it to other couples even if they’re not getting married!
A celebrant’s role is not always about celebration
I was pleased to see my article in The Scotsman earlier this week: if you’d like to read it please click here
Speak the speech, I pray you – Jim and Becky’s wedding at the Caves Part II
I was delighted to see this story in the current edition of the Scottish Wedding Directory: what Jim and Becky did was a great way to use poetry which allowed them to involve lots of their guests at the same time! You can find out how to do that if you read my original post … Continue Reading
Mags and Bryan’s Humanist Wedding at Kirknewton Stables
We celebrate our three year anniversary this week. All our friends and family still talk about how wonderful it was!
Alana and Luke’s Humanist Wedding at Kinkell Byre
I loved how Alana & Luke cast many of their friends in starring roles.
Samantha and Martin’s Humanist Wedding at the Rowantree
Sam came in with both her parents, and she and Martin spoke their vows directly from cards.
Scott and Danielle’s Humanist Wedding at The Principal Edinburgh
It’s always good to hear from couples I’ve married, and catch up with their news. In Danielle and Scott’s ceremony I remember saying that, “they’ve had many exciting adventures in exotic countries already, but they have a long list of places that they hope to visit together in the future.” Well that didn’t take long … Continue Reading
Are we mourning or celebrating?
I’ve been a celebrant for a dozen years now, and over that time, the character of funerals has undoubtedly changed. Two years ago, the BBC ran this story based on an ICM survey, in which it found that 54% of people wanted a ceremony that was ‘a celebration of life’. Almost as many wanted to … Continue Reading
Jaclyn and Stuart’s Humanist Wedding at The Vu
Stuart and Jaclyn first met at an NME Nominees gig in Glasgow, but it took Stuart a while to win Jaclyn’s heart because she thought he was ‘too sensible’! She also had to get over his fondness for Take That, but he got there in the end… via the university email system! Their first date was … Continue Reading