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Tim’s Top Tip Two…
Could there be a more romantic setting for an elopement than the Three Sisters of Glencoe? That was where Yann & Virginie chose to be married just before Christmas, with only their wedding planner, Gabrielle and their photographer Sean Bell as witnesses. Only a brisk hike up the hill from the A84, it felt like […]
Nele and Neils’ Humanist Wedding at Carlowrie Castle
I first met Neil and Nele not long after my book was published. They were among the very first people to read it, so I was very touched to see this sign when I arrived to conduct their fun-filled, imaginative and very emotional ceremony at Carlowrie Castle. Most Scottish castles are rattling with antiques of […]
Christianne and Leon’s Humanist Wedding at the Braids Hill Hotel
I don’t like to use the ‘B’ word but despite all the uncertainty around Brexit, more and more couples are choosing to speak their vows in Scotland. It was last November that Leon and Chris brought their family and friends over from the Netherlands, and they’re still talking about their amazing ceremony now. They made […]
Chloë and Tim’s Humanist Wedding in Dunbar’s Close Garden
said “You have been absolutely incredible at helping us prepare and conduct the wedding. We are sending you so much love,Tim, Chloë and Calian” What a lovely surprise – thanks again for asking me to be a part of your lives. I wish all three of you much love and great happiness in the years to […]
Speaking from the Heart
More and more I find it’s not English. You can read more about that on the Registrar General of Scotland’s site here.
Mel and Alex’s Humanist Wedding in the gardens of Malleny House
I love a multi-lingual marriage, but Italian and Hungarian were only two of the seven languages spoken by the guests at Mel and Alex’s wedding – that could have been challenging, but it wasn’t. I also love weddings where couples really involve their guests, and Alex and Mel did that in an ingenious […]
Le mariage humaniste d’Amandine et Douglas de l’Institut Français d’Edimbourg
I always get a bit nervous before a Franco-Scottish wedding. While the Dutch are always delighted if you can get your lips around s-Hertogenbosch, and the Poles are pleased if anyone can pronounce Przepraszam, the French can have an un-nerving way of looking at non-native speakers that suggests they’re not even sure that the language you’re trying […]
Donna & Jonas’s Humanist Wedding at Kirknewton Stables
Multi-lingual Weddings
I’ve just had a call from a lady whose daughter is marrying her French boyfriend, and it occurred to me that I haven’t written anything yet specifically about ceremonies in other languages than English.In the first place, the whole ceremony could be conducted in a different language (including Gaelic or old Scots) as long as […]