This last year has been a particularly memorable one for me as not only was I asked to be the celebrant for my very best friend Marie and her partner Chris in an intimate family gathering in Scotland, but I was also granted special permission by the Scottish Humanist Society to do so! This was my first wedding since the birth of my son Gabe and I couldn’t have been more grateful to be involved.

As some of you may already know, it is entirely legal for Humanists to conduct wedding ceremonies in a number of places already including Scotland, Northern Ireland, Guernsey and the Republic of Ireland. In gardens, fields, sacred natural places and well, anywhere a Bride and Groom set their minds to, a Humanist ceremony can take place and it was such an honour to do this legally for someone who I’ve known and loved since my…