A wedding fit for a King (& Queen)

Just in case you hadn’t noticed, this Saturday Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the knot at Winsdor Castle.  Followed by what is expected to be a lavish and well attended reception. But getting married in a castle isn’t just reserved for royalty or the rich and famous. In Scotland, you have the freedom...

Forget “I’m a Celebrity”…

People from all across the globe choose to celebrate life’s milestones with different rites and rituals. This could be a simple birthday party or it could be something a bit more permanent – Tattoos, piercing, teeth sharpening, Land Diving or just pure pain! Most cultures recognise that a rites of passage is an important occasion...

Funeral flowers?

Many families ask that you don’t send flowers when some-one dies. Many of us feel the need to do something, some gesture if not flowers, what else … a card? If you’ve looked at sympathy cards, they can be, awful. So what to do?   It has become increasingly common that a collection for charity...

Millennials are fuelling the ‘experience’ economy

Millennials (born 1980 – 1996) are entering their prime. In the UK, they are a quarter of the population (or 17 million people). Millennials not only highly value experiences, but they are increasingly spending time and money on them – concerts, social events, athletic pursuits, cultural experiences and events of all kinds. And that’s exactly...

Funeral Ceremonies – My Way

One of the biggest changes in the funeral business has been the move away from the more traditional format most Funerals take. These days you can pretty much do anything you like and at Fuze Ceremonies we will help you create a ceremony that is as unique as the life you are celebrating. The reasons...

John and Myoung-il’s Wedding

Well a couple of months on from our amazing day and we thought it might be useful to put down our thoughts about the wedding and how we organised it. We had been living together for 16 years in South-West London when we finally decided that we should get married. We also agreed that it...

Funeral Tourism?  Really?!

There is nothing ghoulish or strange about visiting a graveyard whist on holiday. Many people do, to pay respect to loved ones. However there is an increasing trend, in part caused by the massive growth in genealogy, for people to seek out cemeteries, whilst on holiday. However, in some countries there has been a recent...

Tackling Funeral Poverty

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Why we had a naming ceremony

Neither Allan and myself are religious and in May 2011 we had a Humanist marriage ceremony which was so nice and very personal and therefore when our daughter Rylie was born we both knew we would not be having a religious christening service.  However, we did want to celebrate the arrival of our precious daughter...