I was honoured to be asked to give a Humanist blessing at the Kirking of the Parliament at St. Giles Cathedral.
As a guest of the Edinburgh Interfaith Association, I joined a Baha’i, a Buddhist, a Hindu, an Imam, a Pagan, a Rabbi, and a Sikh, all of whom spoke from their traditions in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, The Primus of the Episcopal Church and the Catholic Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, the leaders of all the political parties and most of the new MSP‘s – which is a long way of saying ‘it was a pretty big deal…’
A great honour to be asked to give a blessing in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland and all the new MSPs who have been elected to the Scottish Parliament.
Many thanks to Iain Stewart and everyone at the Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association for inviting me. #humanism #interfaith #churchofscotland #morethatunitesusthandividesus @edinburghinterfaith@humankind_humanists@churchofscotland
I wrote this for The Sunday Herald, but like all their good stuff, it’s behind a paywall, so I’ve also posted it to my blog which you can find if you click the link in my bio… #humanism #churchofscotland
Did you know that in a humanist wedding in Scotland, you can write your own legal wedding ceremony and vows? With guidance from your celebrant, you design a ceremony that feels completely personal to you. Isn’t that amazing?
Kirsty & Paul’s ceremony had everyone laughing and crying in turn -Honestly the most beautiful start to such a good day: champagne and lawn games in the sunshine, a gorgeous (fully vegetarian) wedding breakfast, and an evening carried by great music and signature cocktails.
Just one of those days where everything hit exactly right
With an incredible team behind it:
Venue: @carlowrie_castle
Humanist Celebrant: @humanisttim
Videographer: @boweryproductions
Dress: @sotteroandmidgley (altered by @fashion_bride_edinburgh )
Signage: @myedenrose_
Flowers & styling: @viori.eu
Hair & makeup: @hairbeautybridal
Wedding favours: @edinburghsketcher
Music: @capellastringquartet@woohooband Band @redhotchillipipers
Dance floor: @absolute.centre.stage
Happy 4th wedding anniversary @mrjannetta where has that time gone! The best day, wish we could do it all again. Maybe should watch this properly for the first time! Here’s to many more fun, happy and crazy years full of adventures to come.
AI… It’s amazing - and terrifying at the same time.
That’s why we’re going to be talking about it at the next Humankind meeting on Monday 13th April when the conversation will be led by the distinguished journalist, @eugenecostellojourno #artificialintelligence #morality #ethics #humanism
If you want to join us, drop me a line and I’ll send you the link
As the storms batter us today I thought I’d share a video from a year or so back. Jami and Scott were warriors at @neidpath_castle by @humanisttim and the weather was wild but look at this we still got some beautiful shots no matter the weather.
Also Jami & Scott’s bows were beautiful.
#scottishwedding #weddingvideography #scottishweddingvideographer #weddingvideo
Pure magic at @carlowrie_castle ✨ From a sun-soaked ceremony in the gardens to a golden sunset over the grounds—Katie & Ewan’s day was a dream. @humanisttim led the most heartfelt ceremony, and @andylucaspiano Lucas’s piano set the perfect tone.
#CarlowrieCastle
#CarlowrieCastleWedding
#CarlowrieWeddings
#CarlowrieCastleBride
#CarlowrieCastleVenue
Seems a good time to remind everyone why @humankind_humanists came into being. #humanism #humanistvalues #democracy #freedomofbelief #freedomofspeech #diversity #equality #inclusion #compassion
So we had our first wedding of the year at the weekend and Farah and Eddie’s was an epic one! We knew it would be as we’d already met Farah as a bridesmaid at her brother’s wedding and she and her family are just awesome! 🤍
They were married at Mansfield Traquair which truly is the venue dreams are made of and Planet Flowers were there to work their magic to make it look even more stunning - how is that even possible!!!
Here’s just a little teaser from their day to whet your appetite. Btw. we ❤️this reading, a new fave for us!
Thanks a million to Farah and Eddie for trusting us to capture their special memories. @farahandrews
Shout out to their amazing suppliers:
Bride prep: @roccofortehotels The Balmoral
Venue: @mansfieldtraquair
Celebrant: @humanisttim
Photographer: @photographsbyeve
2nd Shooter: @karol_makula_photography
Videographer: @cherrytreefilms - Steve & Yvonne
Catering: @heritageportfolio
Floral Designer: @planet.flowers
Hair: @thebrideside_
MUA: @amydaly.face
Stationery: @michelle.designs
Cake: @liggycakecompany
Piper: @the_pickled_piper
Harpist: @sarahmacneilharpist
The Oysterman: @theoystermanevents
Band: @woohooband
Blushbooth: @blushbooth
Favours: @_millie.makes_
Dress: @hom_bridal
Shoes: @manoloblahnik
#weddingfilm #luxurywedding #edinburghwedding #citywedding #bride2026 #hautecouturedress
