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Renewal of Vows Ceremony

Inverlochy Castle-Renewal of Vows One of the most rewarding parts of this job is seeing couples that truly love each other more than anything in the world and being able to work with them to help them celebrate their love for each other. We see a lot of couples coming to Scotland from overseas looking...

Scottish Castle Weddings

Wedding Celebrant and King of the Castles. I am privileged to either have conducted ceremonies or am about to conduct ceremonies in some iconic castles in the west of Scotland, including Culzean, Kelburn, and Rowallan. Many couples especially those from abroad have a desire to be married in Scottish castles and I love to be...

An Outdoor Glasgow Wedding

Just one of the many reasons couples decide to tie the knot in Scotland is because they can hold their ceremony virtually in any location. Personally, my couples this year have been very fortunate with the weather on their big days and, without wanting to jinx anything, long may it continue. At the end of...

Pride Glasgow

Bring on the big gay weddings … and the quiet, serious celebrations Iโ€™m a mum, a partner, a daughter, a sister, a partner, an auntie, a friend. Iโ€™m a celebrant, an entrepreneur, a consultant, a strategist, a business owner, a Board member, an adviser. Iโ€™m a drummer, a cook, a painter, a writer, a reader,...

Don’t Tell The Bride

We have the honour of conducting hundreds of Humanist Marriage ceremonies all over Scotland every year and get to work with some of Scotlandโ€™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...

Summer Wedding

Today marks the official start to summer. Hello more sunshine (hopefully!) Letโ€™s hope that for the next few months we get to see lots of sunshine, have more BBQโ€™s, drink more Pimmโ€™s and eat lots of strawberries because we all know when we start seeing all of those things summer has really begun! Another sign...

Jewish Wedding Customs

Fusion without falling out! Sometimes coming to agreement over ceremony contentย can be a little difficult โ€“ especially when the couple areย from different religious backgrounds.ย However, if they have decided to have a Humanist marriage ceremony andย therefore a non-religious wedding, thisย doesnโ€™t always sit easily with both families. Some families have difficulty in accepting this and in cases...

The view from the other side

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

Diary of a Humanist Weddingย 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 theyโ€™ve decided that they want something very special and completely personal to them, theyโ€™ll usually make their first port of call the...

Brig ‘O’ Doon Wedding, Scotland

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