Sarah & Jamie’s Humanist wedding at The George Hotel

Once upon a time, long, long ago, back at the dawn of time, before even the invention of Facebook, there was a website called ‘Newstudent’ where Glasgow University freshers jamiepw1 and misty651 exchanged messages…        They were just looking to make friends, and that’s what they remained for no fewer than eight years before a late night … Continue Reading

Candace and Luis’s Humanist Wedding at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow but they’ve got nothing on the Sequoiadendron giganteum or giant redwood. This baby grew from a seed planted by Candace and Luis whose wedding I celebrated last year. The John Muir Grove at the Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is a natural cathedral formed by six of these huge trees … Continue Reading

Catherine and Alastair’s Humanist Wedding at The Scottish Cafe at The National Galleries of Scotland

  Catherine and Alastair’s story proves that distance is no obstacle to romance.        They fell in love even before they met in person for the first time, when Catherine flew over from Quebec, and Alastair gave her a whirlwind tour that took in gigs and ceilidhs, family meetings and the very special Isle of … Continue Reading

Helen and Simon’s Renewal of Vows at The Glasshouse Hotel

We loved the whole process of writing ‘our story’ separately and then reading each others versions over a nice bottle of wine. What struck us was that all the landmark events over the last 25 years were clearly just as important to both of us, as we highlighted all of the same landmarks in our separate stories. We definitely felt that the ceremony and celebration made us feel very close to each other.