Humanist Wedding Celebrant Scotland - Karen Dickson

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Humanist Wedding Celebrant Scotland - Karen Dickson

FULLY BOOKED FOR 2023 and 2024
I am a registered Humanist Wedding Celebrant with Humanist Society Sc
(23)

I see my role as a wedding celebrant as enabling you to have the perfect ceremony for you and whether you know what that is at the start is not important. I will provide you with lots of ideas, advice, tips and often this also prompts couples to sometimes come up with their own ideas, which I always encourage. One of my favourite parts of being a wedding celebrant is when couples first come to me

and are unsure of what exactly they want, then we chat through all the ideas and then getting the email back from writing the script saying that they love it and they are so excited for their day!. In terms of how I do things once you have contacted me quite often couples book right away but also happy to do video calls first. (I used to live abroad so I am very used to dealing with couples abroad too). Once we confirm the booking I will send you lots of information and examples. My approach is to firstly find out all about you and your partner (usually over a cup of tea and a biscuit) and then discuss ideas and styles with you. The ceremony is all about you and what is right and meaningful for both of you and that is different for every couple. I try to remind couples that aside from a few legal declarations and the ceremony being humanist in content, the rest is entirely up to you. If there are other ceremonies you have been to that you liked, think about why and if there are specific reasons you wanted a humanist wedding in particular I will also make sure they are part of the ceremony. Doing this job is a constant reminder of how important love is and how much joy that relationship can bring not only to the two people involved but also to their family and friends. In a humanist wedding there is the opportunity to include family and friends whether it be through poems and readings or symbolic gestures such as wedding band warming and hand fasting (an ever increasing popular tradition of ‘tying the knot’).Or just asking them to join in at parts – it’s often one of the nicest parts of the ceremony that the people most special to you are also part of the most important day of your life. And it’s my job to make sure that your day is everything you dreamed it would be!. In terms of practicalities, once a couple have secured the booking I usually meet them about 3 months before the big day to make sure you are also on track with your legal paperwork. This timing can be adapted to each couple and I am also happy to do this over skype for couples who are abroad or long distance. I would then send you your personalised wedding script within 2 weeks of our final meeting and a month before the special day you let me know any changes. Then all you have to do is relax and enjoy all the excitement in the run up to the big day ! PRICES

Prices for a humanist wedding ceremony are -
£450 (including HSS membership and the HSS promise)

www.humanism.scot

01/01/2023

Happy New Year to all my lovely couples 😍
And exciting times ahead for those getting married this year 🎉

27/08/2022

Yay!!! Last pandemic wedding re-arange done. So delighted all these lovely couples are married now. They made have had to wait but the joy at weddings post pandemic surpasses anything before, there is just a different feeling and its really amazing to be part of them 🥰

14/08/2022

They are a wee bit older than this now but a good wee example of handfasting, probably the most popular symbolic gesture.....

01/08/2022

Cutest little gift from one of my couples 😍😍

28/07/2022

More dates released April to June 2023. Couples are certainly booking more last minute post-pandemic but we do book up quickly so look now to secure the celebrant you want 😍😍😍 all my availability is live www.humanism.scot

28/07/2022

Back to one of my favourite venues today. So delighted to finally meet Ashley and Kyle and see them finally get their special day, all the way from the States. Loved being part of their special day 😍 Congratulations again Mr and Mrs Badenhop!

11/07/2022

What an absolutely stunning day yesterday for the fabulous wedding of Jessica and Greg. Probably the best day of the year so far and it couldn't have happened to a nicer couple. Congratulations again Mr and Mrs Paterson! 😍

25/06/2022

Every so often I get reminded about just how special it is to be be qualified to take weddings. Scotland isn't like the US, you can't just marry your friends.......... but I can......

Although all my weddings are special, last weekend I got to conduct one of my lovely friends Gillian and Allan's wedding in their back garden and it was amazing. They did a sand ceremony and quaich with lemonade with their lovely children and had written some lovely words on what they love about each other and kept them a surprise until the day (even I had to practise them quite a lot as they brought tears to my eyes). A fabulous day full of love, fun and laughter and such a special day 🥰

Congratulations again Mr and Mrs Stratford!

19/04/2022

Post pandemic many couples are wanting to view their celebrant in action whilst deciding online. Here's one of my favourite weddings and the videographer kindly made me my own wee promo video 😍

15/04/2022

Having almost finally completed all my pandemic rearranged weddings I have just opened up new dates for April to June 2023. If you/you know anyone getting married next year please feel free to like/share etc and get in touch 😍

01/08/2021

Gorgeous day for Mr and Mrs Leask's wedding 🥰 beautiful day for beautiful people, stunning venue and got to see one of my favourite wedding planners Caroline, amazing as always 😍
Congratulations again Mr and Mrs Leask, what a lovely couple 🥰

24/07/2021

More beautiful pics of Ciaran and Kate and their fabulous day 🥰 by the lovely Claire

24/07/2021

When your only allowed folk dancing outside at your wedding and the weather is like this 😎

Congratulations again Mr and Mrs Duffy!

03/07/2021

Beautiful wedding this week at the fabulous The Barn at Harburn Weddings. Lovely unity candle for an amazing couple. Congratulations again Mr and Mrs McLellan!

20/06/2021

Got to see this cracking new venue this weekend, absolute stunning as were the bride and groom 😍 congrats again Mr and Mrs Stewart!

06/06/2021

Lovely wee visit to Newhall estate for my first wedding of 50 in over a year yesterday. I thought it would feel a bit weird having so many people again but it just felt amazing! You could feel the excitement, delight, love and celebration from the very beginning. A wonderful sign of a world beginning to get back to more of what we love. What a fabulous couple with lovely family and friends. Congratulations again Mr and Mrs Hill!

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https://www.humanism.scot/ceremonies/find/1/karen-dickson/

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Karen Dickson Celebrant - Allanah and Matt's wedding, Carlowrie Castle

Thank you so much to the lovely Dave at @Amarone Wedding Films for this fabby wee video of the wonderful Allanah and Matt's amazing day Carlowrie Castle. Ironically even though I get filmed almost every week, I have very few videos of ceremonies that couples can view so the lovely Dave made me one! Captures Allanah and Matt's lovely ceremony perfectly!