When a photographer marries a musician, you know you’re going to have a great day! I’d first met Cat and Euan separately. Cat played with the Cairn String Quartet when I first met her on a freezing cold day in the Royal Botanic Gardens, and Euan had been the photographer of … Continue Reading
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Carley and Fraser’s Humanist Wedding at Kirknewton Stables
My reputation depends entirely on word of mouth, and there are two groups of people whose good word I particularly treasure: wedding planners and photographers. It’s obvious really: they see lots and lots and lots of registrars, ministers, priests and celebrants, so if they like me, I know I must be doing something right! Carley Buick … Continue Reading
What’s the one truly unforgettable thing about your wedding?
WHAT’S THE ONE TRULY UNFORGETTABLE THING ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DAY? The humanist ceremony by Tim Maguire. Often the wedding ceremony is overlooked at weddings but for us personally this was the most important bit. A time for us to take a step back and really express our feelings for one another. When you have been … Continue Reading
Lauren and David’s humanist wedding at The Hub
It’s not often my stories lead with the honeymoon, but this one is special! I hadn’t come across the ‘Trash The Dress’ idea before, but Stuart Craig who shot the wedding travelled all the way to the Hebrides with Lauren and David to record this as well, and here’s Lauren’s account of their trip. David … Continue Reading
Lucy and Jeremy’s Humanist Wedding at St. Columba’s by the Castle
I’m tempted to let the pictures speak for themselves on this one… But I do want to say a couple of things about Jeremy and Lucy’s wedding. First of all, it was just such a happy day from the start: family and friends had flown from as far away as … Continue Reading
Funeral Photography
Sounds wrong doesn’t it? It’s just not done. But I think it should be. Katische Haberfeld is a photographer and advocate of ‘death literacy’ and she wrote a good piece in the Huffington Post that sets out her argument. You can read it here
Selina and Jed’s Humanist Marriage at Broxmouth Park
My grandad who is a very religious man and strongly disapproved of our premarital cohabitation told us that he thought the ceremony was perfect which is high praise indeed!
Katie and Ross’s Humanist Wedding at The Signet Library
I think you can guess which Edinburgh author inspired the theme for Ross and Katie’s wedding… It was an appropriately magical occasion, in the splendid surroundings of Edinburgh’s historic Signet Library Where even the railings seemed somehow to have been art directed to match. I don’t usually post quite … Continue Reading
Homework 2.0
One of the more enjoyable parts of my job as a celebrant is reading homework, because that’s where couples really open up about themselves to me for the first time. But April – who’s getting married to Greg later this year – thought outside the box, and she created a slideshow compiled from all the … Continue Reading
TY in B&W
There’s something timeless about black and white photography, and it seems to be making a bit of a comeback, if my three most recent thank-you cards are anything to go by. Kyle was the best man at the wedding of Russell and Sarah at The Royal Scots Club back in July. He and Jen got in … Continue Reading