With summer on its way we find out about Sheelagh and Gavin’s outdoor wedding in Edinburgh’s City Centre. Where did your story all start? Gavin proposed on Valentine’s Day and picked a beautiful ring. Where did you decide to tie the knot? We chose the botanical gardens in Edinburgh, as we really wanted to get...
This all started somewhere, how did you get engaged? It was me that proposed after a day at the rugby. I had planned to do it on Valentine’s day the week before, but the setting just wasn’t right, and me being me, I couldn’t wait for the leap year day the week after. It suited...
One of the great things about getting married in Scotland is that you can hold your ceremony virtually anywhere. The top of a mountain, the shore of a loch, or for Anne and Peter, your own home. After experiencing difficulties trying to organise a wedding venue from abroad, Anne discovered that their perfect venue was...
Scotland has many places to choose as the setting for your wedding Celebrations. I know it was hard enough for me when I first started looking, but I think for Steven and Mellissa, they knew straight away where their wedding was going to take place, and who could blame them? Where did you get married?...
It has been great to see the figures for the third quarter of 2015 released by the National Records of Scotland. This period covers the 1st July to the 30th September 2015. There were 11,434 marriages in the third quarter of the year which is a rise of 1.1% from the same quarter in 2014. From our...
Where to begin on this topic? It’s a toughie all right! I’ve worked with many couples over the last few years, many of whom are so nervous on their wedding day that my heart really does go out to them. And of course, it’s perfectly understandable. They’ve spent a great deal of time and expense creating...
The roots of the wedding vows exchanged in most modern ceremonies go back centuries. And although they have evolved over many generations, they still serve as an expression of one’s love and commitment to another. It’s a public declaration of love and a promise to share all that your future together may bring. As part...
It has been great to see the figures for the second quarter of 2015 released by the National Records of Scotland. This period covers the 1st April to the 30th June 2015. There were 8,187 marriages in the second quarter of the year which is a fall of almost 2 percent from the same quarter in 2014....
There are many different reasons why people take the decision to become a Humanist celebrant. I was reminded recently of just one of the many reasons why I chose to take a different direction in my life and help people celebrate important milestones in their lives with a fitting and personal ceremony. A few weeks...
A very special Loch Lomond wedding Every ceremony is unique and it doesn’t matter how large, or indeed, how small it is – the couple are the most important part. Jack and Kelly came all the way from California for their very special day and, as Jack has got his family roots here in Scotland,...
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