I’m not a statistician, but at the end of July every year, I really enjoy reading the Annual Report from the Registrar General for Scotland that (among other things) gives the number of marriages conducted during the previous year. Humanist Weddings only became legal in Scotland on the 12th of June 2005, but since then … Continue Reading
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The Rise and Rise of the Humanist Wedding
I’m not a statistician, but at the end of July every year, I really enjoy reading the Annual Report from the Registrar General for Scotland that (among other things) gives the number of marriages conducted during the previous year. Humanist Weddings only became legal in Scotland on the 12th of June 2005, but since then … Continue Reading
Kerry & Monique’s Humanist Wedding at Craigmillar Castle
As a celebrant, I am always standing with the groom waiting nervously for the bride to arrive and I never really have much idea about her journey. Thankfully Kerry and Monique were working with the husband and wife photographic team, Alan & Jackie Rankine so for once I can see how she travelled all the … Continue Reading
Kerry & Monique’s Humanist Wedding at Craigmillar Castle
As a celebrant, I am always standing with the groom waiting nervously for the bride to arrive and I never really have much idea about her journey. Thankfully Kerry and Monique were working with the husband and wife photographic team, Alan & Jackie Rankine so for once I can see how she travelled all the … Continue Reading
Hannah & Albin’s Humanist Wedding on The Isle of Eigg
Every summer when I was a child, my family used to make a long and arduous journey, all the way from Edinburgh over single track roads and three separate ferry connections to our holiday home in remote Glenmoidart where there was neither gas nor electricity and the drinking water came from a burn at the … Continue Reading
Hannah & Albin’s Humanist Wedding on The Isle of Eigg
Every summer when I was a child, my family used to make a long and arduous journey, all the way from Edinburgh over single track roads and three separate ferry connections to our holiday home in remote Glenmoidart where there was neither gas nor electricity and the drinking water came from a burn at the … Continue Reading
Sharon & Marc’s Humanist Wedding at The Caves in Edinburgh
I love this photograph, which looks more like a rock concert than a wedding. It looks very dramatic, although Marc & Sharon’s wedding was actually very low key, intimate and affeccting. When I arrived, looking for the groom, I found him with his bride and their three children, Yasmine, Zak & one year old Dylan, … Continue Reading
Sharon & Marc’s Humanist Wedding at The Caves in Edinburgh
I love this photograph, which looks more like a rock concert than a wedding. It looks very dramatic, although Marc & Sharon’s wedding was actually very low key, intimate and affeccting. When I arrived, looking for the groom, I found him with his bride and their three children, Yasmine, Zak & one year old Dylan, … Continue Reading
Step by Step Guide to a Humanist Wedding no.7 – The Order of Ceremony
It’s sometimes a good idea to have an Order of Ceremony, just so your guests know what’s happening. It doesn’t need to be complicated: it can be a simple, single sheet of A4 It can be something clever that reflects your interests… Or it can be simply a beautifully bound example of the printer’s art. … Continue Reading
How to make an Entrance!
I spend quite a bit of time talking to couples about how they choose to begin their ceremony and of course, traditionally, the bride comes in with her dad and that’s just fine, but there are other ways to do it. After all, when you think about it, the wedding is both the creation of … Continue Reading