tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12190600099153283902024-03-19T12:53:20.927+00:00Humanist Weddings in ScotlandTim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-68520741710333055092019-11-27T16:39:00.002+00:002019-11-27T16:39:34.116+00:00Sarah and Richard's Humanist Wedding in their Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Secret weddings are hard to organise! I first met Sarah and Richard in July and they told me that they wanted their ceremony to be the surprise element of their housewarming party the following month, so it was crucial that word didn't get out. My lips were sealed...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Yurts are circular, so it was a perfect shape to create a circle of love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Along with the seasonal flowers, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/needlesandpines/about/">Needles and Pines</a> had arranged all the other decorations too, which included a photo tree, full of memories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I loved how Grace from <a href="https://www.puddlelanephotography.com/" target="_blank">Puddle Lane Photography</a> captured all these little thoughtful elements: she really caught the mood!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Like so many couples these days, Richard and Sarah met online: they'd only been matched because they both happened to be in Aberdeen for work on the day they first swiped, so their courtship was full of incident and adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The relationship nearly didn't survive the first date when Richard was late: there is some debate as to how late he was but let's just say that he was very late indeed, so - </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">as he had driven 500 miles to get there - </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Sarah gave him the benefit of the doubt and the date went so well that they spent all three evenings of his visit to the capital together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">And so the long-distance relationship began, alternating between cities every weekend and spending a lot of time in between chatting over FaceTime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Over that time, Sarah got to know Mollie, Richard's daughter, and in return Mollie introduced Sarah and her dad to roller-skating!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Richard even took up skiing - some might say 'he was forced into taking up skiing' - and found a sport he now loves. Sarah was very impressed that his enthusiasm never faded, despite being sledged off the mountain in a “blood wagon” on the last day of their first trip to Courchevel. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">At 47 years of age, neither of us had been married before but we knew this was “it". We didn’t want a big fuss, a long engagement or too much time worrying about the finer details, so we decided to change our house warming garden party into a wedding, which </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">gave us </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">only </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">a couple of months to organise everything, which looking back now, was slightly bonkers but we did it, and it was the most amazing day.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This was a very special wedding for me, as Julie-Anne and Andy were the very first people to buy (and review!) <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-do-your-ceremony-your-words/tim-maguire/9781912147748" target="_blank">my book</a>, so of course I was really looking forward to see what they'd learned from it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Along with these great photos by <a href="https://www.calumriddell.com/" target="_blank">Calum Riddell</a>, Julie-Anne and Andy were kind enough to take the time to look back on the whole process and send me these thoughts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>Although we’ve only been married for nearly two months, we already feel that we can look back on our wedding day as one of the most special days of our lives. We have been overwhelmed by the compliments we have received from our guests about just how wonderful it was, and it was an honour to be joined by so many people from all over the world.</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Tim brought our wedding to life and allowed us to share our day with our family. When we reminisce about our day we can remember seeing our guests and each other in our eyes because we were facing our family. Our words were spoken directly to one another along with our promises we made together are in our hearts. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Well if there's ever a second edition, Julie-Anne, you'll be in it for sure! I'm so glad that WE DO! was as helpful as I hoped, but more importantly, I'm just delighted that you had the day you wanted because you created such a beautiful and moving ceremony - in your own words and thoughts. </span><br />
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Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-49146478744567683962019-11-11T21:32:00.000+00:002019-11-11T21:32:16.690+00:00It's time to honour courage of a different kind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Great War was not, as was hoped at the time, ‘the war to end all wars’, and the Remembrance Day ceremony has always provoked a range of responses, from reverence to anger. Post war Britain was not “a land fit for heroes”. It was a land of unemployment, poor housing and unrecognised military pension claims. Many ex-servicemen refused to participate in the first Remembrance Day ceremony, among them Harry Patch, “the last fighting Tommy", who died ten years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As a 19-year-old, Harry served at Passchendaele and he was so traumatised by his experiences that for the next 80 years, he locked himself away in a private vigil for his fallen friends. As he said, <i>‘The night we caught it, we had taken the German front line and we were coming back through what was the old No Man’s Land. It was crossing there that a rocket burst amongst us. It killed my three mates, it wounded me… September 22nd, half-past ten at night. That’s when I lost them. That’s my Remembrance Day. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The purpose of Remembrance Day is to remember the horror of war and embrace peace, so we should admit that the rituals we’ve dutifully performed for the last century haven’t been a resounding success. This country has been involved in wars of one kind or another every year since, which is why I think it is time we honoured courage of a different kind. This year, lets honour the people who risked everything to prevent war breaking out in the first place: Civil Servants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Those lines really resonated with me. They also resonated with the former US military analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who in 1971 leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, which showed how the US Government had fabricated ‘the Tonkin Incident’ which led to the start of the Vietnam War. It took 40 years for the truth to come out when the material was declassified; ironically not long after we had learned there were no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">They both wrote their own vows and I think Phil's were particularly honest...</span><br />
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<i><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I know I will not always be </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When Joanne and Phil sent me these great shots by <a href="https://www.sheilagalvinphotography.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sheila Galvin</a>, they also sent me a few words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>'We know it was a very magical day for us but honestly so many people made our wedding that much more than we could have ever dreamt of. </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">From Tony - </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">who is a class act - </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">singing, to Robert and Una being the best double act, all on the hoof so to speak.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Also there are now lifelong friendships made, as people who had never met before are now in constant contact. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Indeed you did, Joanne and Phil: it was a magical day wasn't it? Thanks for allowing me to be part of it!</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><i>Yesterday was extra special as we got to celebrate with our baby girl Sofia. She will be 10 weeks this week. Such a special day. Thank you again for being part of our special day last year.</i></span><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0;">
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Thank you so much for sharing your joy with me - and a belated happy anniversary to you and Antonio too x</span></span>Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-32314243300279859442019-10-27T10:14:00.003+00:002019-10-28T11:00:07.419+00:00Spiritual but not Religious<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I meet a lot of people who describe themselves as 'spiritual but not religious'. As organised religion continues to decline in the Western World, it's becoming much more normal, but despite that I was surprised when my friend Onie told me that she was starting a new organisation called <a href="https://agnosticscotland.org/" target="_blank">'Agnostic Scotland'</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I have always believed agnosticism is an integral part of humanism. Charles Darwin, humanist icon and author of 'The Origin of Species' said 'the mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic', and another of my literary heroes, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/oct/22/philip-pullman-my-daemon-is-a-raven-la-belle-sauvage-interview-questions" target="_blank">Philip Pullman describes himself as an agnostic rather than an atheist</a> and he has a lot to say about why imagination is at least as important to humanity as reason <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/01/the-limits-of-reason-philip-pullman-on-why-we-believe-in-magic" target="_blank">in this article from 2018</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As Vicky Allan wrote in her <a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17996114.church-dont-know/?fbclid=IwAR34T_71uRxhE9FLlwIyPudw7yjwbTuMm854InjsI_HhpN3MiQ-KM5B0ONY" target="_blank">article in today's Sunday Herald</a>, <i>'</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529;"><i>Maguire recalls having participated in a long-running internal debate in the Humanist Society Scotland, in which he argued that people should be allowed to have religious content in their ceremonies as they do in England and Wales. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I know. You couldn't make it up. It was what happened to Susan and Gerrie that led me to resign too, so I am really pleased that we're going to be working together again. We share the same values, and we have a very clear vision of what humanism could be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Susan was awarded a CBE in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for her service to public life in which she has worked for the rights of LGBT and disabled people. She has been the CEO or director of a long list of organisations including Epilepsy Scotland, PHACE Scotland and the Health and Social Care Alliance. Now, in addition to her busy schedule as a celebrant, she now chairs both the Independent Living Fund and the Golden Jubilee Foundation and she's an inspiration to us all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">These are early days for Celebrate People, and the only way is up. You can see my profile - along with those of my new colleagues - h<a href="https://www.celebratepeople.co.uk/meet-the-team" target="_blank">ere</a> and as always, you can find me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/humanistweddingsinscotland" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/humanisttim/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/humanisto" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>We have been doing really well and enjoying our newly married life! We miss beautiful Scotland, and we look forward to the chance to visit there again. Our family had nothing but amazing things to say about you and the ceremony. Thank you so very much for your help with everything!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It was my pleasure, guys! Come back any time, but even if you don't do that for decades, I hope you'll never forget your wonderful, romantic wedding! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Thanks for allowing me to be a part of it, and thanks of course, to <a href="https://www.ryanwhitephotography.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lina and Ryan</a> for these great shots.</span>Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-86279138823202744572019-09-10T19:15:00.000+01:002019-09-10T19:15:02.447+01:00Jill and Chris's Humanist Wedding at Mansfield Traquair<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Just look at <a href="http://www.mansfieldtraquair.co.uk/weddings/" target="_blank">Mansfield Traquair</a>. Could it be more calm and tranquil?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Little did Jill and Chris know what was to come. If they had, then these placards might have had alternative captions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">it all began so well. The acoustics were perfect for the voices of <a href="https://www.pitchcraft.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pitchcraft,</a> the splendid Edinburgh based amateur choir who led the wedding party in with a song in Swahili.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It really was a spell-binding moment</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Chris and Jill's story was funny and clever. As they wrote, <i>'They met on the darkest dingiest stairs in the office building they shared when Jill mistook Chris for someone one else. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">They took almost six years to get together, and now look fondly back to their carefree holidays skiing the slopes in the days before finding <i>'pretty much anywhere with a Kids Club'</i> became their reality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Harry and Grace are clearly the apples of their eyes and they are as lively a pair of monkeys as you'll ever meet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">But before they completely took over the event, they gave their big cousins Rebecca and Matthew a moment in the limelight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I can see why, can't you? I'm changing my contract. From now on I'm going to insist I work only with children and animals - as long as the children are as talented physical comedians as Grace and Harry!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Thank you so much for these great shots, <a href="http://www.rickybaillie.com/" target="_blank">Ricky Baillie</a>, and thank you to Chris, Jill and the kids for giving me such a gift of a story!</span>Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-90822284543804561092019-09-05T16:39:00.001+01:002019-09-05T16:39:36.118+01:00Read All About it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I really love it when people tell me they love my book, WE DO! This photo was sent to me by Sarah, whose wedding I conducted last week: I think you can see she thought it had lots of useful ideas, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I can't wait to give my first ever public talk about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The idea was the brainchild of Naydene Commins, owner of the award-winning bridal boutique, <a href="https://www.sophiagracecouture.com/" target="_blank">Sophia Grace Couture</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and I'm really looking forward to visiting her elegant salon in Haddington on Tuesday 17th September.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Naydene</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> has a great eye for a killer dress, and</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> I'm struck by the number of times the answer's been, 'Sophia Grace!' When I've asked my brides where they got their beautiful dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The WE DO! event is free, there will be at least one glass of fizz for everyone who comes, and it will be a great opportunity to get an idea of how to make your ceremony the best part of your big day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2217856918323160/" target="_blank">register for the event here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Or just go to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sophiagracecouture/" target="_blank">Sophia Grace page on Facebook</a> and scroll down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I look forward to seeing you there at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 17th September!</span>Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-56061899756951817242019-08-21T13:47:00.001+01:002019-08-23T09:21:15.693+01:00Abigail and Ryan's Humanist Wedding at The Signet Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">David (above) is Abigail's mum Nicola's partner and an old friend from my years in advertising. If I remember correctly, he was the person who suggested to Abigail that she contact me about her wedding a good two years ago, or more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">You can see where Abigail gets her good looks and her sense of style, can't you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">And yes, that was the day and the date that we all gathered at <a href="http://www.thesignetlibrary.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Signet Library</a>, which since the 15th century has been the home to the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet - they were the lawyers authorised to produce manuscripts with the King of Scotland’s seal, or signet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">and it took us a long way from Jewel and Ask College, because it was at the Trevi Fountain in Rome, where, surrounded by persistent paparazzi and hundreds of tourists, Ryan got down on one knee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> Suddenly that persistent paparazzo became the most important man in Rome, because he'd caught the moment on his Polaroid camera. A tensely negotiated ten euros later, the images were theirs, and the planning for their big day could commence!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">and reminisce back to the days a Freddo was 10p in 1990. <i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Mark and Susanne, I just want to say a huge thank you for your kind words: I couldn’t be happier with what you said, and I loved this particularly - 'I don’t think we would have come up with that idea if we hadn’t read your book. Not because the idea was in the book, but the inspiration for it was.’ That was what I hoped the book would do, so it's very affirming to read. Much love to you, and of course many thanks to <a href="https://dreamcaptures.com/" target="_blank">Neil Whiteside of Dream Captures Photography</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">After I pronounced them husband and wife, but before we signed the Marriage Schedule, Maid of Honour Michelle gave us a particularly good rendition of <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/49493/i-carry-your-heart-with-mei-carry-it-in" target="_blank">e.e. Cummings </a><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 28px;"><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/49493/i-carry-your-heart-with-mei-carry-it-in" target="_blank">‘I Carry Your Heart with Me’</a> </span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">From start to finish, our wedding day was more than we could ever have hoped it would be and after a forecast of rain, even the sun came out to play which really was the icing on top of the wedding cake! </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">After a lot of planning, everything just slotted together and we have made memories we will cherish forever. It really was ‘THE’ best day!" </span></i><br />
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-42176060058154938112019-06-19T12:16:00.002+01:002019-06-19T16:55:41.238+01:00Nele and Neils' Humanist Wedding at Carlowrie Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I first met Neil and Nele not long after <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-do-your-ceremony-your-words/tim-maguire/9781912147748" target="_blank">my book was published</a>. They were among the very first people to read it, so I was very touched to see this sign when I arrived to conduct their fun-filled, imaginative and very emotional ceremony at <a href="https://carlowriecastle.co.uk/weddings/" target="_blank">Carlowrie Castle</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">labai ačiū! And big thanks as ever to <a href="https://www.dukestudios.co.uk/" target="_blank">Robbie and Dom for the lovely photos</a>!</span></span>Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-62600151653054815972019-06-09T10:18:00.001+01:002019-06-11T09:32:51.671+01:00Katrina and Andrew's Humanist Wedding at Pratis Barns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Andy and Jo are climbers: <i>'craggers'</i> in the private language of mountaineers, and they spend much of their year clinging to inaccessible pinnacles in the heat and dust of Spain. Jo hails from Scotland, so that was why they chose to come to the legendary 'Arrochar Alps' for their wedding on <a href="https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/the-cobbler.shtml" target="_blank">Beinn Arthur</a>, as The Cobbler is properly known.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Cobbler has a very dramatic skyline: it looks like the kind of place you might have to trek towards for months before throwing a golden ring into a pit of fire. It's only a Corbett, so it's not that high, even by Scottish standards, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cobbler" target="_blank">as Wikipedia will tell you</a>, '<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">it's "one of the most impressive summits, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">and the most important site for rock climbing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in the Southern Highlands", so </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">as a location, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: large;">it was a shoo-in!</span><br />
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Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-37578761493164283912019-06-04T07:40:00.004+01:002019-06-04T07:40:46.526+01:00I do, I will, I have, by Ogden Nash<div style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I Do, I Will, I Have* </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How wise I am to have instructed the butler to instruct the first footman </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to instruct the second footman to instruct the doorman to order my carriage; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am about to volunteer a definition of marriage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just as I know that there are two Hagens, Walter and Copen, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that marriage is a legal and religious alliance </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and a woman who can't sleep with the window open. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Moreover, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">just as I am unsure of the difference between flora and fauna and flotsam and jetsam, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am quite sure that marriage is the alliance of two people </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">one of whom never remembers birthdays </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and the other never forgetsam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And he refuses to believe there is a leak in the water pipe or the gas pipe </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and she is convinced she is about to asphyxiate or drown, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And she says Quick get up and get my hairbrushes off the windowsill, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">it's raining in, and he replies </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh they're all right, it's only raining straight down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That is why marriage is so much more interesting than divorce, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because it's the only known example </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">of the happy meeting of the immovable object and the irresistible force. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I hope husbands and wives will continue </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to debate and combat over everything debatable and combatable, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because I believe a little incompatibility is the spice of life, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">particularly if he has income and she is pattable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #454545;">*Ogden Nash, who died in 1971, was a witty American poet and lyricist whose work bears comparison with Cole Porter which is not altogether surprising, as they were from roughly the same era. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #454545;">I was conducting a wedding <span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">recently </span>where, as </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">he spoke his vows, </span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the groom made the mistake of confusing 'equity' and 'equality': the last two lines of this poem shot back into my mind...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #454545;">More later... </span></span></div>
Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-30786774842364071922019-06-04T07:15:00.000+01:002019-06-04T07:15:09.591+01:00Joanna and Jonathan's Humanist Wedding at Ednam House<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The whole point of working with me is that you get to have "Your Wedding Your Way™".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Joanna and Jonathan did precisely that in their really moving wedding at <a href="https://www.ednamhouse.com/weddings/" target="_blank">Ednam House in Kelso</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">They got their friends Dom and Nikki to tell their story: </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Marriage has made us feel like we are a stronger unit although our relationship is still as amazing as it always has been.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We are now planning our honeymoon so we have another experience to look forward to. </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We just can’t wait to start a family and continue on this adventure. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>Marriage is a symbol of the love, strength, loyalty and friendship that we have and our wedding was the most perfect way to share that with all our friends and family.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>It has been well received on Social Media with over 800 likes and more than 200 people saying 'this is how they hope to end up on their wedding night 😜.'</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Joanna - if you didn't look so deliriously happy in all the other photos, I'd say you saved the best for last. It is brilliant isn't it? Have a fabulous honeymoon, and don't lose touch! Thanks again to <a href="https://www.fernphotography.co.uk/" target="_blank">Fern Photography</a> and <a href="https://www.krissoulphotography.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kris Soul</a> for their pics and video.</span>Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219060009915328390.post-21915597099836354582019-06-03T18:28:00.002+01:002019-06-03T21:53:46.593+01:00Shannon and Martin's Humanist Wedding at Carlowrie Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Incurable romantics like Martin and Shannon, that's who!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Martin - It was a total delight from start to finish. Or - as I said on the day -'I'm lurred!' Don't lose touch and thanks again to you and Shannon and <a href="http://www.derekchristiephotography.com/" target="_blank">Derek Christie</a> for giving me such a great story to tell!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Lisa sent me these photos by <a href="https://carrieroyweddingphotography.co.uk/about/" target="_blank">Carrie Roy</a> the other day, saying <i>'Thank you for conducting our wedding ceremony, we had an amazing day from the beginning to the end! We wish we could do it all over again and thank you for making us both feel at ease. All our guests commented on how lovely the ceremony was and how personal it was to us all.'</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'm so pleased to read that, Lisa: as I always say, 'that's because you wrote it!' so congratulations are due to you for writing such a great script.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I wish you and Ray and </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ethan and Courtney every happiness and I look forward to hearing from you when you do your next Munro!</span>Tim Maguire, Celebrate Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746107888549689933noreply@blogger.com0