Ah....nothing beats a great wedding, and when the right two people find each other, it is wonderful to share their joy.
And I assume that’s why you are looking at this page! I am so glad you have found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. Let’s have a wedding!
I have led humanist and non-religious weddings since 2002 and I have trained others to run humanist weddings too. I have run weddings for my niece and their wife, for people in their eighties, for childhood sweethearts.
Humanist weddings are incredible - the vows form the central part of the ceremony, and the binding promises you make to each other are so personal and precious. Unlike priests (who occupy centre stage) I usually position myself to the side so you remain the focus. I help those giving readings or taking part in the ceremony feel confident and make the most of the moment. We can include symbolic gestures, like handfasting and glass crushing, if this reflects your cultural heritage or creative style. Music, singing and poetry, contributions by family and friends, the choreography of entrances and exits, will all make YOUR wedding YOURS.
Weddings can be joyously hilarious - full of fun and laughter. Sometimes, they are quieter, more intimate and tender. Whatever kind of ceremony you want, I will write and lead it for you so your wedding reflects the two of you and your values.
Couple of examples: the first wedding I officiated at was for a couple in the bride’s grandmother’s garden in Somerset - the bride played in that garden as a child The most recent was for two wonderful people who met online just before COVID hit - their spirited wedding was at Clissold House, North London followed by a proper knees-up afterwards. And the one I have just accepted is for a same-sex couple in a secret location in Glasgow in October 2026. (I can't tell you any more!)
The furthest I have travelled to lead a wedding was the Latvian countryside; the highest was at the top of the Gherkin in London; the most mobile on a Thames River Boat from the South Bank to Chiswick; the most pastoral in a vineyard in the Loire; and I was fully prepared to run a ceremony in a cave in Somerset (the couple met while potholing) but they finally decided that Health & Safety might be an issue!
Let’s have an initial chat online so you can see if I am your kind of celebrant. I will do all I can to make your wedding day the most meaningful of your lives.
