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...
Writing a speech? Writer’s block? The experts at Fuze are here to help Not only are our team great Celebrants but we also offer a professional speech writing service. We want to make sure our customers are never lost for words when they need them most. Public speaking is nerve-wracking for professionals let alone the...
In today’s society, people are trending towards spending on experiences. They are looking for innovative ways to bring together family and friends to celebrate and commemorate. Life can feel too short and many of us live far away from our loved ones. The perfect antidote? Throw a party! Including a short presentation to the ‘guest...
Here at Fuze Ceremonies, we’re always looking at ways to innovate. That’s why we have teamed up with Appointedd to provide an online Celebrant booking App which taps into your desire to book online in real time. We want you to find the perfect celebrant for weddings, naming ceremonies, funerals, speech writing and MC’s for...
A simple poem that we’ve used at many funerals, an innocent blog and then an eye-opener to some very bad behaviour. In a recent blog (now withdrawn) we used a bit of a poem called ‘The Dash’ by US author Linda Ellis (with full credit given to the author). That simple act of sharing resulted...
I often see the phrase ‘Happy Humanist’, and today, I took the time to really consider the saying. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon, in some beautiful winter sunshine, travelling to Arisaig, to visit family. It has been a couple of months since I had driven the road north,...
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...
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....
It has been great to see the provisional figures for the first quarter of 2015 released by the National Records of Scotland. This period covers the 1st January to the 31st March 2015. It has been interesting to see that there were 3,889 marriages which is a rise of almost 10% compared to the same...
Western Europe has a tradition of non-religious ethical thinking that can be traced back some 2,500 years to the philosophy of the Ancient Greeks. This way of understanding the world, of finding meaning in life, and of grounding moral thinking can also be found in China and India and many other cultures. Since the time...
