When my colleagues Julie Reid and Andy McSorley set up the Caledonian Humanist Association, they chose a different path. They decided we would focus on serving our local communities, keep our costs as low as possible and give away any surplus funds to local charities. CHA is now a year old, so for my first … Continue Reading
I was very pleased to see this story in The Daily Record today – now for the next thousand!
It was quite a day at Prestonfield House yesterday, when I conducted the wedding of Robyn and Paul. As luck would have it, theirs was my 1,000th legal marriage, so I gave it to them as a wedding present. We were very lucky. The guests were glam, and the weather was on its best behaviour. … Continue Reading
Mrs. M and I are regular listeners to Bryan Burnett’s BBC Radio Scotland show Get it On, a programme where the audience suggests a theme and picks the playlist. It’s a great show and every so often we drop them a line to suggest a song. To cut a long story short, a few weeks … Continue Reading
Keri and Euan met when they were both 20 at a little club on Castle Street called Stereo: Euan asked Keri on their first date over Bebo, which tells you how long ago that was… That first date featured an ice-breaking hot chocolate at Starbucks, because it was the first time they’d met sober. It … Continue Reading
You gave us everything we wanted from a celebrant, and we loved every minute of it!
I’m just going to let Carolyn write this post: you’ll see why when you get to the end. Two months have passed since our amazing wedding at Seton Collegiate and what an amazing 2 months we have had. First off, our wedding was perfect, in every way. The weather was fantastic, what a turn around from … Continue Reading
Once upon a time, long, long ago, back at the dawn of time, before even the invention of Facebook, there was a website called ‘Newstudent’ where Glasgow University freshers jamiepw1 and misty651 exchanged messages… They were just looking to make friends, and that’s what they remained for no fewer than eight years before a late night … Continue Reading
Couples often ask if they can use the word ‘take’ rather than ‘accept’ when they make the legal declaration at the climax of their wedding ceremony. It’s a good question. The Registrar General of Scotland’s web site says “There is no legally prescribed form of words to be used in relation to ‘marriage vows’ in … Continue Reading
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow but they’ve got nothing on the Sequoiadendron giganteum or giant redwood. This baby grew from a seed planted by Candace and Luis whose wedding I celebrated last year. The John Muir Grove at the Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is a natural cathedral formed by six of these huge trees … Continue Reading