Ideas and inspiration

Humanist celebrants craft memorable and meaningful funeral ceremonies, intertwining personal memories with timeless human values. These are their stories.

Helen didn’t fit a box or a label: How a humanist funeral was a fitting way to remember a unique trans woman

For many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, and the bereaved family and friends making the funeral plans, it is especially important that the ceremony is a fitting and...

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Our humanist naming ceremony brought friends and family together – Meet Becci, Grant and baby Grayson

A personal naming ceremony to welcome a very special IVF baby into the family.

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A castle wedding in Northern Ireland: Lauren and Chris’s humanist ceremony with handfasting, hiking poles and history

Lauren and Chris chose to tie the knot outdoors in Northern Ireland in November. Read about how hiking poles and hand fasting were part of their special day.

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Our Celebrant Network: Meet Holly Austin-Davies – Wedding celebrant and librarian

Holly takes us through how she discovered she was a humanist and shares her favourite things about weddings.

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Wonderful woodland weddings

Thinking you'd like to get married outdoors in the forest or a woodland? Check out our guide to humanist woodland weddings.

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Two mums, two girls and one unique, humanist naming ceremony

After having twin girls at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Tanya and Steff were excited to formally introduce them to the family via their naming ceremony.

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Humanist wedding: Lewis and Imanina’s outdoor elopement in the Peak District

Lewis and Imanina knew they wanted to get married, what they didn't know was how stressful it would get. Their solution? A beautiful and simple outdoor elopement in Derbyshire.

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How to deliver a eulogy – 9 tips from a celebrant

Delivering a eulogy for a loved one can be a difficult emotional challenge. Read these tips from a humanist funeral celebrant to help you prepare.

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Our Celebrant Network: Meet Hannah Bryant – Wedding Celebrant and Registered Nurse

Hannah is a member of our network of humanist celebrants. Learn more about her story and how she came to be part of Humanists UK.

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5 Tips for planning an accessible wedding

Make sure your wedding is welcoming to all by checking out these tips for making it inclusive and accessible.

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‘We didn’t have to fit into a traditional heterosexual wedding ceremony’: Sally and Gabby’s humanist wedding

Read about this beautiful wedding in the Derbyshire countryside and how a humanist ceremony chimed with the brides' values.

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‘She lived well and she died well’: Planning a unique humanist funeral for our mum

When Sarah talks about her mum Joan’s funeral, words like “joy”, “fun” and “celebration” come up a lot. It’s hardly surprising. This was someone who, in Sarah’s words, ‘always said...

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