Manicures at the ready, as ‘engagement season’ is officially upon us!  That’s right, it’s not just the twinkling fairy-lit streets and glistening frost that will be providing the sparkle over the coming weeks.  Every year, between the 1st December and Valentine’s Day, a whopping forty percent of couples will say YES to getting married, with...

There are many different symbolic gestures you can include in your Humanist marriage ceremony. A popular choice with couples is a handfasting. The handfasting is where the expressions ‘Tying the knot’ and ‘Giving one’s hand in marriage’ come from. Handfasting originates from an old pagan ritual. The bride and groom give each other their hands, and a ribbon...

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...

An’ I’ll kiss thee yet, yet! Amongst the glorious golden autumn hues, it was my absolute pleasure to conduct Alan and Kirsty’s wedding, in the fairy tale surroundings of Brig ‘O’ Doon in Alloway, Ayrshire. The magnificent ballroom, with its grand sweeping staircase and dramatically high vaulted ceiling, is a superb wedding venue and Karin...