Joe & Rob’s wedding was as every bit as romantic as you might imagine and we had every kind of mountain weather – rain, snow, wind and bright sunshine!


Joe & Rob’s wedding was as every bit as romantic as you might imagine and we had every kind of mountain weather – rain, snow, wind and bright sunshine!

It was back in October that I celebrated Deborah and Brian’s wedding so I was really pleased this morning when I got an email from Brian telling me their great news – they’re expecting their first child! He went on to say, “So, before the next 20 years of my life disappear in a haze of nappies, … Continue Reading

Mansfield Traquair is a stunning setting for a wedding, and I’ve never seen a shot that captures its magical atmosphere better than this one, from Richard and Emma. Here’s what Emma wrote when she sent me these great shots. I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you so so much for … Continue Reading

“We just wanted to say a great big THANK YOU for making our day such a special one.”

Katy & Jerome met four years ago in Canada when they were both on an exchange – Katy from Scotland and Jerome from Australia, and as they said in their ceremony, they were both expecting to meet new people have fun and see another part of the world, but not to fall in love, so … Continue Reading
Messages like this one from Adele and Paul just remind me how fortunate I am to be doing what I do. Words cannot express how happy we were with the ceremony and all the guests were very complimentary. One is a regular churchgoer (of the Catholic persuasion), and she was just blown away with how … Continue Reading

We had such an amazing day and everyone commented on how special our ceremony was. In fact most people have said it’s the best wedding they have ever been to! I think the barometer for success is also that at least three different people asked for your details for their wedding/funeral(!)/naming ceremony!

There’s something about this photograph that makes me think of 60’s TV series like ‘The Avengers’, or ‘Man From Uncle’. Maybe it’s the haircuts. Or the strange costumes. Or the location – a rather spectacular country house not too far from Edinburgh, called Broxmouth Park. It was my first visit and I hope I have … Continue Reading

Fran and And first got in touch with me last August; they’d wanted to marry in Fran’s parents’ garden and that led them to stumble across the HSS website. As they wrote at the time, “When we read a bit more about it, we both felt that the humanist values were very similar to our own … Continue Reading

“Thank you so much for making the ceremony so special and memorable. I’m so sorry you didn’t stay… we were still dancing at 5 am!”