I find that many couples now want to speak their vows directly to one another rather than repeat them after me, which I think is great, and the ultimate expression of what you are doing on the day. You can write them by hand of course, which is more personal, but if you want to … Continue Reading
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Humanist Weddings Scotland
Chazz and Louise’s Humanist Wedding at King’s Acre Golf Club
When couples tell their stories, the proposal is usually a highlight, and that was very much the case for Louise and Chazz. They had their own versions, of course, and that was what made it so good. Louise remembers how she waited a whole year and seventeen days for Chazz to say he loved her, (but … Continue Reading
Alex and Becka’s Humanist Wedding at St Columba’s by The Castle
Sometimes even before I meet a couple, I get a sense that they’re going to be a lot of fun to work with, and so it was with Becka and Alex. Back in March, they sent me an email that said, “Hiya, We saw you in action at Kate and Mark’s wedding out of town by a lake … Continue Reading
Lorraine and Jim’s Humanist Wedding at Archerfield House
Some couples just look perfect together: at least that was what I remember from my first meeting with Jim and Lorraine earlier this year. They’d started out as neighbours, who passed on the stair, said hello, and got on with their busy lives, but gradually other people began to notice an attraction growing. One such … Continue Reading
Janice and Billy’s Humanist Wedding at the Open Arms in Dirleton
Billy and Janice got in touch with me in June to ask if I could conduct their wedding in August. They don’t hang about, this pair! As Billy wrote in his homework, “Janice and I met on a cruise to Svalbard. We would meet on deck and talk. I remember at times thinking I wish … Continue Reading
Hayley and Rik’s Humanist Wedding at Dunglass Estate
Your help and advice was invaluable. You really instilled in us the importance of the words and that the sentiments of ceremony should reflect us and no one else.
Artistic Homework
As part of the homework I give couples as part of the process of creating their ceremony, I ask them to write down 10 things about one another that made them not just fall in love, but want to marry, and spend the rest of their lives together.Over the years, I’ve had lots of wonderful answers, but … Continue Reading
Fizzing at The Signet Library
The Signet Library is one of Edinburgh’s most elegant wedding venues. Like the library in the Old Quad of the University of Edinburgh, it was partly designed by William Playfair, and its upstairs gallery was described by George IV as the most beautiful room he’d ever seen. I’ve only once conducted a wedding there, so … Continue Reading
Liza and Paul’s Humanist Wedding at New Lanark Mills
Do you remember the film, ‘Cabaret?’ That was when Liza Minelli first etched herself onto my consciousness, in her bowler hat and fishnet tights. And I’ve never forgotten her clever mnemonic of the correct way to pronounce her name. ‘It’s Liza with a ‘zee’, not Lisa with an ‘s’ Cos Liza with a ‘zee’ goes ‘zzz’, not … Continue Reading
Kirsty and Stu’s Humanist Wedding at Kirknewton Stables
A good number of our friends said it was the best wedding ceremony they’d ever been to – I think we might be seeing a few copycat humanist ceremonies amongst them in the next year or two!