We have the honour of conducting hundreds of Humanist Marriage ceremonies all over Scotland every year and get to work with some of Scotland’s premier suppliers to the wedding industry. In June of this year, I had the pleasure of marrying Ian & Gayle at the Leapark Hotel in Grangemouth, in conjunction with Wedding Supermarket...
Today marks the official start to summer. Hello more sunshine (hopefully!) Let’s hope that for the next few months we get to see lots of sunshine, have more BBQ’s, drink more Pimm’s and eat lots of strawberries because we all know when we start seeing all of those things summer has really begun! Another sign...
Fusion without falling out! Sometimes coming to agreement over ceremony content can be a little difficult – especially when the couple are from different religious backgrounds. However, if they have decided to have a Humanist marriage ceremony and therefore a non-religious wedding, this doesn’t always sit easily with both families. Some families have difficulty in accepting this and in cases...
The guests have been asked to stand to receive the bridal party, the music is playing, and there is a buzz in the room, electric with that hint of emotion you expect at a wedding. The groom is standing nervously at the front waiting for his bride to join him at his side. This one...
Diary of a Humanist Wedding Celebrant By Gillian Phillips The first contact with any couple can come from many different and sometimes unexpected sources! When a couple are starting to plan their wedding, once they’ve decided that they want something very special and completely personal to them, they’ll usually make their first port of call the...
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...
Recently I had the pleasure of conducting a beautiful ceremony at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s breathtaking House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. From the moment I stepped inside the Music Room, with its amazing ethereal light and soft muted shades of mauve and ivory, I was instantly relaxed. I was in an oasis...
Earlier this summer I had the honour of marrying a very lovely couple at Hotel Du Vin, One Devonshire Gardens in Glasgow’s west end. The Couple The wedding ceremony was among the most exciting Glasgow weddings that I have conducted; the groom was Scottish and his bride was from India. We included wedding traditions from...
HOORAY FOR LOVE! I had been hearing about a beautiful place in Quarrier’s Village called Three Sisters Bake for quite some time. So, I was very excited when Nicole and Kris asked me to conduct their wedding ceremony there. Quarriers Village is a really pretty and historic hamlet situated just off the main road between...
I was first introduced to Laura and Michael in 2008 at the time of the death of Laura’s mother Lesley; she was such an amazing lady. I was absolutely delighted when her equally amazing daughter Lesley contacted me three years later in June 2011, to ask if I would officiate at her wedding on the...
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