Speaking from the Heart

What language does your heart speak?    More and more I find it’s not English. But that’s not a problem.   One of the good things about getting married in Scotland is that the ceremony can be conducted in any language, as long as all parties (including the celebrant) understand what’s being said.  You can … Continue Reading

Legalities and Vows

I recently met a couple for their wedding rehearsal two nights before the big day and while we were talking about all the necessary arrangements I asked if they’d collected the marriage schedule from the Registrar’s office yet. They gave me a rather blank look and said “did we have to give some papers to … Continue Reading

My parents are very religious, I don’t want to upset them…

Humanist ceremonies are non-religious, not anti-religious. Humanism is about the things that unite people, rather divide them, and the most important of these is love, so it’s difficult for even the most intolerant person to take offense. I often say that “although this ceremony is non-religious, it will be entirely legal, mostly civil (slight pause … Continue Reading