This is the first time I’ve read a Leader article on Humanism, and I think the writer strikes just the right tone in today’s edition of The Scotsman. “But if humanists did not provide an alternative, marriage itself might be in significant decline, which should be a genuine concern for mainstream religions. The figures do not … Continue Reading
I love the festival: it’s a great time for bumping into old friends, and couples I’ve married. A few nights back, coming home from Fringe by the Sea, I met Mark who I married to Lorna down at Cardrona in 2012, but then as Mrs. M and I left the Book Festival we met Tim … Continue Reading
For some time now, the media has predicted that 2015 would be the year that humanist weddings became more popular than religious weddings. The Registrar General of Scotland recently published their annual statistics, which show that to be the case. Today’s edition of Christian Today says “Humanist weddings outstrip Church of Scotland weddings for the … Continue Reading
I love weddings where couples involve their guests, and Alex and Mel did that in an ingenious and entertaining way
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!