We had a truly wonderful day; even with all the chaos such as no music, force 9 winds and that rollercoaster of a boat ride home, it was absolutely perfect.
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Humanist Weddings Scotland
Jo & Rob’s Humanist Wedding on Buachaille Etive Mhor
Joe & Rob’s wedding was as every bit as romantic as you might imagine and we had every kind of mountain weather – rain, snow, wind and bright sunshine!
Jeni & Rune’s Humanist Wedding on the Bonnie, Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
Jeni and Rune are quite unusual names, so you won’t be surprised to learn that their wedding was pretty unusual too. Brought together by a love of music, Jeni had studied Scandinavia as part of her degree, so when she met Rune, who’s from that part of the world, she was quick to tell him that … Continue Reading
Claire & Andy’s Humanist Wedding at Hopetoun House
It was back in March 2010 that I first heard from Claire and Andy. One of the first things they told me was that they were from different religious backgrounds, but neither were churchgoers, so they felt that a Humanist ceremony would be the right thing for them. I was pleased that they’d raised the subject, … Continue Reading
Maybe For A While
I was out on Inchcolm Island today conducting a wedding for Lindsay and Smiffy, which was great fun, and I was pleased to find they’d booked my classical guitarist friend Stewart Maclennan to provide the soundtrack for the ceremony.He played a great set, as ever, and when we were chatting afterwards he told me he’s just … Continue Reading
Met in a Palace, Live in a Castle and Married in an Abbey…
As Kate and William’s celebrations were coming to a climax at Westminster this morning, I was en route to Dumfries and Galloway to conduct a wedding for another couple, who as one of their guests told me, had “met in a palace, live in a castle and were now about to get married in an … Continue Reading
Allyson & Martyn’s Humanist Wedding in The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Meet Martyn and Allyson! From Leicestershire and the Eastern Seaboard of the USA respectively, they’re a pair of seasoned world travellers who as they put it in their ceremony, ‘cancelled out each other’s effect on the planet’, before discovering and deciding to live in Edinburgh, where one of the places they grew to love was … Continue Reading
Jennifer & Mo’s Humanist Wedding at The Vu
I was really pleased that Jennifer & Mo sent me a link to this video of their wedding this morning. Not because it shows my best feature – the back of my head – but because it reminded me how moving it was to see and hear them speaking their vows to one another. The short … Continue Reading
Humanist Weddings in The Guardian
I was really pleased to see this article in Comment is Free today. It points out the connection between the inexorable rise of the Humanist wedding ceremony here in Scotland and the question on religion in the forthcoming Census – or at least it would do if the editors in their wisdom hadn’t chopped my … Continue Reading
Elizabeth & Steven’s Humanist Wedding at Glenbervie House
Sometimes weddings run like clockwork. Sometimes they don’t. But one of the distinguishing features of a wedding is that nobody ever seems to mind, even if someone’s forgotten the wedding rings, or left the paperwork at the hotel, both of which have happened to me in the past. It’s a happy day, and when something … Continue Reading