Over the six years I’ve conducted weddings, I’ve come to realise that there’s no such thing as ‘the traditional way’ to do anything. In truth there are lots of traditions, and you should feel free to draw on any or none of them! This is certainly true of the entrance of the wedding party. In … Continue Reading
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Colin & Julia’s Humanist Wedding at Tyninghame Village Hall
There was a great video on the web earlier this year, which showed an American couple and all their friends dancing down the aisle. Colin came up with an equally striking entrance – he, his brother and best man, George and their friend Ewan, ‘drummed the bride in’ – dig that crazy rhythm, hep cats! … Continue Reading
Keri & Erik’s Humanist Wedding at Harburn House
People are coming from all over the world to have a humanist wedding in Scotland and I’ve married Australians and Americans and Danes and Germans but Keri and Erik’s Mexican wedding was a first. They had to change their plans at the last minute so it was all done in a bit of a rush, … Continue Reading
How to make an Entrance!
I spend quite a bit of time talking to couples about how they choose to begin their ceremony and of course, traditionally, the bride comes in with her dad and that’s just fine, but there are other ways to do it. After all, when you think about it, the wedding is both the creation of … Continue Reading
Let’s begin at the beginning
Weddings always begin with the entrance of the bride. Well yes, up to a point, Lord Copper. That’s usually the case, but it really doesn’t have to be like that. Many of the women I marry have successful careers, earn more than their partners and live independent lives full of achievement and purpose. How many … Continue Reading