Renewal & Affirmation of Vow Celebrants Archives

Margaret Soraya

May 11, 2026by Laura Widdop

Margaret Soraya, Celebrant

Margaret is available for Vow Renewals and Funeral Ceremonies

Margaret is based on the Isle of Harris and covers the Isle of Lewis & Harris. She would also consider conducting ceremonies in Glencoe, Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye and Western Highlands, but only on prior agreement.

Margaret began her journey as a wedding photographer almost 22 years ago, when her youngest son was born. Since then, she has photographed nearly 900 weddings across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, capturing love stories in some of the most beautiful and remote places in Scotland. Three years ago, she made her home on the Isle of Harris after many years of travelling across the Scottish islands to photograph intimate elopements and beach weddings. Although she fell in love with many places along the way, Harris always felt especially close to her heart.

Warm, calm, and deeply empathetic, Margaret has a natural gift for putting people at ease and understanding what matters most to them. She believes a wedding day should be a true reflection of the couple; their love, their values, and the things that bring them joy. Her love of the outdoors and meaningful moments, has made her especially drawn to intimate ceremonies by the sea.

As well as being a photographer, Margaret is also a writer and she has always loved listening to people’s stories and finding beautiful ways to express them. Becoming a celebrant felt like a very natural step and a way to bring together her creativity, compassion, and love of human connection. When she is not involved in weddings, she spends her time painting, writing poetry, and creating work that brings a sense of calm and comfort to others. She believes deeply in mindfulness, in the healing power of nature, and in the joy that creativity can bring. Margaret lives in Geocrab on the east side of Harris, where she runs her own gallery, and she is often happiest walking on the beach or on her croft, with her whippet by her side.

You can contact Margaret on margaretsoraya@fuzeceremonies.co.uk

Eric MacKenzie

January 20, 2026by Laura Widdop

Eric MacKenzie, Celebrant

Eric is available for Vow Renewals and Funeral Ceremonies

Eric is based in Glasgow and covers Aberdeenshire & Moray, Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire, Edinburgh & Lothian, Glasgow City & East /West Dunbartonshire, Inverness-shire, North & South Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Fife & Angus, Scottish Borders and Stirlingshire

Eric is a people person through and through. Family, connection and celebrating life’s meaningful moments sit at the very centre of who Eric is and how he work as a celebrant.

Eric's working life began far from ceremonies and scripts, back in his early days he worked a 9–5 job as a tyre fitter. While the job itself paid the bills, the part he truly loved was the people. Chatting with customers, sharing stories, having a laugh, that human connection was what made each day worthwhile. Looking back, it’s no surprise that this sparked a much bigger journey.

That journey led Eric into social work, where he found his true vocation. For many years now Eric has worked closely with people with learning disabilities and autism. This career has shaped him deeply. It has taught him the importance of listening properly, meeting people where they are, and celebrating individuals for exactly who they are. At heart, Eric has a genuine passion to serve others, to make people feel seen, valued and understood, and that passion flows naturally into his work as a celebrant.

Family is everything to Eric. He lives with his partner Karen in their happy, busy, blended family. Between them they have six sons, and their youngest, their baby son, is the very best of them both. Life at home is full, noisy, loving and real, and Eric wouldn’t have it any other way. When he's not working, you’ll usually find him spending time with his family, watching football, enjoying movie nights, and soaking up the everyday moments that really matter.

Eric's eyes were first opened to the beauty of personalised ceremonies back in 2006, when he attended a humanist wedding. It was unlike anything he had experienced before, warm, meaningful, full of personality and completely centred on the couple and their story. That day stayed with him.

Alongside his love for people, Eric has a real passion for writing, particularly creative writing. He love's finding the right words, shaping stories, adding colour, humour and heart. As a celebrant, this allows him to craft ceremonies that are personal, engaging and memorable, whether it’s a celebration of life, or a vow renewal that honours years of love.

You can contact Eric on ericmackenzie@fuzeceremonies.co.uk, or you can see more of Eric on Instagram

Kerry Innes

June 10, 2025by Laura Widdop

Kerry Innes, Celebrant

Kerry is available for Weddings, Civil Partnerships, Vow Renewals, & Funeral Ceremonies

Kerry is based in Ayrshire and covers Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire, Edinburgh & Lothian, Glasgow City & East/West Dunbartonshire, North & South Lanarkshire, Perth, Fife & Angus, Scottish Borders and Stirlingshire

Kerry regards the ability to conduct Humanist Ceremonies as a great privilege, enabling people to celebrate significant and meaningful events in their lives anywhere and in any way that they choose. Being a Humanist Celebrant affords her the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, hearing their stories and then crafting beautiful ceremonies that are bespoke, personal and meaningful to them. Offering Humanist ceremonies will enable Kerry to share and celebrate the most important events in people’s lives by making them completely personal and reflecting all aspects of their lives.

As a retired principal teacher of learning support, Kerry has always had a passion for supporting people through life’s challenges, whilst also celebrating every success along the way, inspiring others to embrace new opportunities and live life to the full.

Prior to her teaching career she was a wedding musician playing as part of a duo offering a personalised repertoire at both ceremonies and champagne receptions. Kerry thrives on building positive relationships with people and this is what led her to become a Humanist Celebrant, as she believes in the key principles of diversity, inclusion and equality for all.

Kerry has been happily married for 30 years and has two grown up children that she is very proud of.

You can contact Kerry on kerryinnes@fuzeceremonies.co.uk, or you can see more of Kerry on Facebook and Instagram

David McFarlane

January 21, 2025by Laura Widdop

David McFarlane, Celebrant

David is available for Vow Renewals & Baby Naming, and Funeral Ceremonies

David is based in Edinburgh and covers Edinburgh & Lothian, Glasgow City & East/West Dunbartonshire, North & South Lanarkshire, Perth, Fife & Angus, Scottish Borders and Stirlingshire

David is a Master Mariner and after a sea-going career worked in Glasgow as a senior manager in ship management. He now specialises in acting as an expert witness in the aftermath of serious marine casualties. This has led him to being sought after by the media for comment following major incidents.

David enjoys meeting different people and relishes listening to the stories of individuals and families and turning them into meaningful, uplifting celebrations of life. He sees Humanism as a way of both exploring and celebrating the modern-day world in way of morals, trust and embracing the vast diversity that we should all be proud of.

Having attended various inspirational Humanist ceremonies, David was encouraged by fellow Celebrants to use his listening skills, his sense of humour and his aptitude for public speaking to become a Celebrant himself, thus helping others celebrate their lives – or indeed their loved one’s past lives.

In his spare time, David is a semi-professional musician, being a musical director, orchestrator and arranger, using his musical talents to help raise many thousands of pounds for charity over the past 30 years.

You can contact David on davidmcfarlane@fuzeceremonies.co.uk or you can see more of David on: Facebook

George Smith

August 15, 2017by Fuze Admin

George Smith, Celebrant

"I am very much a people person so I love the opportunity and freedom to work closely with couples to produce a wedding ceremony that is unique to them. The only barriers in a Humanist Wedding ceremony are the limits of your imagination!"

George is available to conduct Wedding, Baby Naming & Funeral Ceremonies

George has been conducting Humanist wedding ceremonies for a number of years and began conducting funeral ceremonies in 2014.

Having worked in Hotel Management for over 20 years, with extensive participation in wedding receptions primarily as Master of Ceremonies, George saw training as a Marriage Celebrant as a natural progression.

He now feels honoured and privileged at being more involved in the actual wedding ceremonies. George has vast experience in events organisation, combined with a love of after dinner speaking and presenting shows on Hospital Radio. These assets provide George with the type of professionalism and confidence which he believes help to provide the best possible wedding experience for couples on the happiest day of their lives.

George has built a reputation for his attention to detail which he believes is very important when receiving details of a loved one’s life story and then telling that story at the funeral. George has all the necessary qualities he believes are required to deliver very personal, moving and fitting tributes in the most professional and dignified manner.

Giving the deceased the ceremony they deserve is paramount in George’s opinion, and George feels honoured and privileged to be able to help families and friends through this most heartbreaking and stressful time. George believes that none of us really know what happens after the committal so these words which were written by his friend Andrew to be read by George at Andrew’s funeral are quite apt. “ I pass through this world towards eternity via the big sleep. If the Galilean fisherman should stop me, then I will realise that my faith was shallow and most probably non existent. However if I were to be unmolested on my final journey, then this could indicate that a secular state exists, and that the final sleep will be everlasting”

George is available to conduct ceremonies in Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire, Glasgow City & East/West Dunbartonshire, North and South Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.

You can contact George on georgesmith@fuzeceremonies.co.uk or you can see more of George on Facebook and Instagram

Mo Ackroyd

August 15, 2017by Fuze Admin

Mo Ackroyd, Celebrant

"Everyone should be able to choose what they want to say at their Ceremony whether it is a Wedding, Civil Service, Vows exchange or Baby Naming. It’s a very personal event in their lives and should be remembered for all the right reasons".

Mo is available to conduct Wedding Ceremonies, Civil Partnerships, Renewal of Vows, Baby Naming Ceremonies & Funeral Ceremonies.

Mo is also a professional, well organised and creative Events Manager who brings a natural ability to work independently or as part of a team in a multi-tasking and challenging role. She loves meeting new people and helping them to achieve the ceremony they desire.

As a Humanist Celebrant Mo believes your day should be exactly that – YOUR day! She can help you choose the service you really want and will help guide you with various rituals, vows, poems and readings

Mo is always full of new ideas and likes to keep up to date with the latest Wedding trends! She can help you in the build up to your Big Day or even on the day to ensure that all your carefully laid plans are executed the way you want them and you can relax and enjoy the day.

Originally from the West Coast, Mo now lives in Edinburgh.

Mo is based in Edinburgh and covers Edinburgh & Lothian.

You can contact Mo on mo@fuzeceremonies.co.uk or you can see more of Mo on Instagram

Cindy Cosgrove

August 15, 2017by Fuze Admin

Cindy Cosgrove, Celebrant

"My favourite part of the ceremony? The moment the couple’s eyes meet each other’s as they enter to walk up the aisle! It’s priceless and you can just feel the LOVE!".

I love the freedom having a Humanist Ceremony allows couples. We are so lucky in Scotland to marry pretty much anywhere. I have had the pleasure of marrying couples in some of the most unique and beautiful locations. From castles to gardens, hotels, country houses, intimate restaurants, and even Lochside, it’s important to me that everything about the ceremony reflects the couple.

With a First Class Honours Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management Cindy has been working with Fuze Ceremonies and on behalf of the Fuze Foundation since 2012. She has a passion to make a difference and is always keen for a new challenge. When she’s not marrying couples and conducting ceremonies Cindy works full time within the charity sector and has a passion to make a difference. Having previously worked in fundraising roles for charities in the areas of disability, mental health, and homelessness, she now works in Higher Education fundraising.

Not one to shy away from a challenge, in amongst fundraising and conducting ceremonies Cindy enjoys taking part in events to support various charities. You can often find her racking up the mileage in her trainers and she has completed 4 marathons to date. She’s looking to begin training for number 5!

All of this coupled with her Humanist beliefs and a genuine drive for helping others, training as a Humanist marriage celebrant was a natural progression for Cindy and she feels honored to be able to help couples celebrate and commemorate life’s milestones.

You can see Cindy in action here too - Heather & Ross at Cornhill Castle or Aimee & Scott's Wedding

Nancy Braid

August 15, 2017by Fuze Admin

Nancy Braid, Celebrant

"I became a humanist wedding celebrant because involving family and friends can make the marriage such a personal, intimate and memorable occasion".

Nancy is available to conduct Wedding, Civil Partnerships, Renewal of Vows, Baby Naming and Funeral Ceremonies

Having worked in the hospitality industry for almost 30 years, Nancy commenced as trainee cook, whilst taking day release classes and evening classes to gain her qualifications.

She is known to follow her heart and moved to London to the “big city” to gain further knowledge in the catering and events industry, looking after events and groups of 500 upwards on a regular basis.

However, her love for Scotland was too strong and several years later she returned home.

Nancy's knowledge of events and managing them reach new heights when she embraced working with an outside catering and events company, a very fulfilling and satisfying job whilst it allowed her to travel throughout Scotland visiting some of Scotland's wonderful islands like Tiree, Coll and Islay, and occasionally travelling South again to manage events for the British Open Golf Championships.

It also very much placed her at the forefront acting as Master of Ceremonies for many weddings and other prestigious events announcing in all guests plus the sometimes lengthy and interestingly titled top table guests.

Over the last few years though she has chosen to specialize in weddings, which in turn has found her becoming more and more interested in Humanist weddings; the intimacy and personal involvement of friends and family truly do make this a memorable occasion, of which she feels a wish to be part of ensuring that each couple has that unique memory to take with them for the rest of their lives.

In her spare time Nancy enjoys cycling, swimming, walking and reading. She also still enjoy being hands on in the kitchen and has a reputation for “creating” unique but tasty meals for friends and family.

Nancy is based in Ayrshire and covers Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire, Edinburgh & Lothian, Glasgow City & East/West Dunbartonshire, North & South Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders & Stirlingshire.

You can contact Nancy on nancybraid@fuzeceremonies.co.uk or you can see more of Nancy on Facebook & Instagram

Evelyn Robertson

August 15, 2017by Fuze Admin

Evelyn Robertson, Celebrant"I enjoy meeting new people and performing ceremonies in some of the most spectacular venues in Scotland and hope to do so for many years to come".

Evelyn has worked as a marriage officer for many years, both with the local authority in Falkirk as a Registrar and now at Fuze as a Humanist Celebrant and is available to conduct Wedding, Civil Partnerships, Renewal of Vows, Baby Naming & Funeral Ceremonies throughout Central Scotland.

Evelyn enjoys meeting new people and performing ceremonies in some of the most spectacular venues in Scotland. Evelyn is based in Falkirk and covers Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire, Edinburgh & Lothian, Glasgow City & East/West Dunbartonshire, North & South Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Fife & Angus, Scottish Borders and Stirlingshire.

You can contact Evelyn on evelynrobertson@fuzeceremonies.co.uk or you can see more of Evelyn on Facebook and Instagram

Wendy Dallas

August 15, 2017by Fuze Admin

Wendy Dallas, Celebrant"I love helping people turn their wedding dreams into reality. Every wedding is special and my role is to help you create a day you will remember forever".

Wendy is available to conduct Weddings, Civil Partnerships, Vow Renewals, Baby Naming & Funeral Ceremonies

Wendy will help you plan whatever type of ceremony you are dreaming of, whether it's a wedding, a baby naming or a renewal of vows. She believes that anything is possible and she will work with you to create those magic moments. Wendy's background is in education. She has worked with learners in many countries and loves meting new people. The role of celebrant is ideal for her people and communication skills. She is an accomplished public speaker with a sense of fun.

She also believes that every life is full of shared memories and cherished moments. Every life is a story to be told. She will help you find peace and comfort by conducting a very sensitive and dignified funeral service.

Wendy is based in Dumbarton and covers Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire, Glasgow City & East/West Dunbartonshire, and North & South Lanarkshire.

You can contact Wendy on wendydallas@fuzeceremonies.co.uk or you can see more of Wendy on Facebook , Instagram and Tik Tok

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