Humanist wedding ceremonies have only been legal in Scotland since June 2005, but they’ve become so popular that people are often unaware of the long campaign conducted by the Humanist Society of Scotland to make them available. I wrote an article about this for the International Humanist & Ethical Union’s magazine which has just been … Continue Reading
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Humanist Weddings Scotland
Louise & Gary’s Humanist Wedding Ceremony in Penicuik Town Hall
Wedding rehearsals – do you really need them? I think so, especially if the wedding is taking place somewhere none of us know very well and which is going to be completely transformed for the big day. I had a lot of fun working with Gary & Lou on their ceremony, not least because it … Continue Reading
Elizabeth & Bengtis’s Humanist Wedding at Greywalls in East Lothian
Recently I’ve been encouraging couples to keep one or two of their vows secret, so they both get a very special surprise on the day.
Chiara & Tim’s Humanist Wedding at the National Trust for Scotland’s House in Charlotte Square
Tim & Chiara’s ceremony was great fun, not just because it was so well-written and moving but because at least half the guests were Italian and in the way that only Italians can, they wore their most glamourous fur coats and smoked with impunity! They sent me this lovely card, (Made on a Mac) with … Continue Reading
Charlotte & Graeme’s Humanist Wedding at The Royal College of Physicians
It’s taken me far too long to realise that there was a very important element missing from this blog – the voices of the couples themselves. Graeme and Charlotte’s was the very first wedding I conducted this year, in the mists and fogs of January and it was a lovely tale of two kids who’d … Continue Reading
Mavis Hall Park – The Secret Wedding Location
I first went to Mavis Hall Park last December, for the wedding of Dan & Amani and I remember that when I finally got there, I seriously thought I’d come to the wrong place. There were no cars, no human beings and no sign of life anywhere, let alone bunting, balloons, a marquee or any … Continue Reading
“What does a Humanist Wedding cost?”
“What does a Humanist Wedding cost?” Is one of the questions that people seem to be asking search engines. My answer used to be “a lot less than the bride will spend on the shoes”, which was just a wild surmise for which I had no hard evidence – until now. This is one of … Continue Reading
Can you spare half a minute?
That’s all it will take to see this quick montage of images taken (almost entirely) from weddings I’ve celebrated over the last year. I used a free software tool called Animoto, which was created a couple of year ago by some former MTV producers. It’s very intuitive, extremely easy to use and it might be … Continue Reading
Vicky & Andy’s Humanist Wedding at Melrose Abbey
What’s your definition of a romantic location? At one point I might have gone for the obvious one – palm trees swaying over a deserted tropical beach, but from now on, it’s the roofless ruin of Melrose Abbey, in the white light of a freezing cold Saturday afternoon in February. Only a true romantic would … Continue Reading
Need Help Planning your Wedding?
A lot of venues have their own in-house wedding planners and a splendid job they do too. But there are one or two hardy souls out there who can plan anything, anywhere, anytime. Wendy McArthur is one such. Her company Utopia Scotland is based near Gleneagles Hotel where she was an Events Manager for nine … Continue Reading