By Yvonne Hannah, Fuze Celebrant The beauty of a Humanist wedding ceremony is that your story is at the heart of it. Your ceremony is as unique as you are so we’ll want to know about how you met, how you fell in love, how you got engaged and any funny, quirky or emotional stories...
Humanist organisation share their love with Scottish charities Today, a day for celebrating love, The Fuze Foundation announce that after months of planning, and a final vote at their AGM, they will be supporting three amazing Scottish charities in 2022. Established in 2012 the not for profit Humanist organisation, based in Scotland, have a team...
There are many creative traditions that give couples and families different options to choose when it comes to symbolising the union of their marriage or the naming of a child. The History The origins of sand blending date back to the Hebrew tradition of combining salt to conclude a deal or contract as well as...
A Meaningful Wedding Ceremony The most wonderful thing about Humanist wedding ceremonies is the freedom to choose the way you want to celebrate yours and your partner’s commitment to one another. Long gone are the days where the wedding ceremony was the part guests just sat through to get to the drink’s reception – now...
A humanist wedding ceremony is all about you, created for you and alongside you both and for many couples it’s incredibly difficult to know where to start when considering which, if any, readings to include. There are literally millions of stories, quotations, poems and beautifully written words to choose from that will make your wedding...
Earlier this year, I was contacted about creating and conducting a renewal of vows ceremony. I had studied how to create such a ceremony as part of my celebrant UKCAPSA Diploma training so I felt confident about taking on the challenge. That feeling changed slightly when I discovered that Stefi was not the client, but...
A Eulogy is a piece of writing usually presented as praise to someone who has recently passed away. A Eulogy can be written for any loved one to allow the memorial service to become a personal event celebrating the life of the deceased. It may include songs, prayers, or quotes from the deceased favourite books...
I was at a crossroads in my life. I had spent 22 years working for myself in a town centre restaurant servicing white and blue-collar workers. It was long hard hours, and in the beginning, it felt quite rewarding. What I failed to realise was that I missed out on big moments of my two...
What is a Humanist Celebrant? Well, one definition is ” … a person who officiates at non-religious ceremonies, including weddings, funerals, child namings, renewal of vows and other rituals.” But that really doesn’t tell the story or give any idea of the heart and soul involved in each and every one of those services. My...
Nicole and Ryan were due to be married in May but due to Covid they were unable to celebrate their wedding day on their chosen date. However, when the lockdown was eased, they made the decision not to postpone until a later date, but to celebrate with close family in Ryan’s parents garden and thankfully...
