Some weddings were just meant to happen. How could a Birrell meet a Burrell and not fall in love? Jenni and Rich wrote a wonderful ceremony. It was short on story but big on meaning. As they said, “We have put a lot of thought into what marriage means to thus and we’ve had many … Continue Reading
Fraser and Sarah got married at The Balmoral Hotel last November. They thought it would be a good way to end a long week at work by sitting down together and having a chat about their ceremony and how they feel now. I am delighted they want me to share their thoughts with you, so … Continue Reading
WHAT’S THE ONE TRULY UNFORGETTABLE THING ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DAY? The humanist ceremony by Tim Maguire. Often the wedding ceremony is overlooked at weddings but for us personally this was the most important bit. A time for us to take a step back and really express our feelings for one another. When you have been … Continue Reading
More and more couples are choosing to ask their guests to make promises to them before they exchange their own.
The John Muir Grove at The Royal Botanical Gardens is one of my favourite venues, but being outdoors it’s not available all year round. A few years back, I conducted a wedding in February that the Cairn String Quartet will never forget, because it was so bitterly cold, and by a strange coincidence, they were … Continue Reading
It’s not often my stories lead with the honeymoon, but this one is special! I hadn’t come across the ‘Trash The Dress’ idea before, but Stuart Craig who shot the wedding travelled all the way to the Hebrides with Lauren and David to record this as well, and here’s Lauren’s account of their trip. David … Continue Reading
As the humanist chaplain at the University of Edinburgh, I get to meet some inspiring people and I was amazed to see what second-year students Alexandros Angelopoulos and Sam Kellerhals have made happen with their Project Elpis. The word elpis means ‘hope’ in Greek. These two environmental sciences undergraduates have created solar-powered mobile phone charging … Continue Reading
It’s almost two years since I first met Chelsea and Ally: like most young couples, they had to save long and hard for their big day, but it was worth the wait. This is what they looked like then… And they don’t seem to have got any older in the intervening period! It’s hard to … Continue Reading
I still remember when Mark got in touch with me earlier this year all the way from Hong Kong. Hi Tim! This is Mark. I believe my boss Karina has been in touch with you. Apparently we’re getting married, and we know nothing about how it all goes down during the ceremony. We’ve heard great things about … Continue Reading
Watching the war in Syria for the last four years has been depressing, frustrating and disempowering, but Harriet Harris, my friend and colleague at the University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy Centre, has come up with a great initiative, which we launched this evening on the beach in North Berwick. It’s called A Light For Aleppo, and … Continue Reading