Humanist Ceremonies

16/11/2024

'Our story is the story of the Universe.' 🪐

A brilliant humanist perspective from Professor Brian Cox in the Little Book of Humanist Funerals, a great little book for finding inspiration and readings for a non-religious funeral.

15/11/2024

If you're starting to plan your wedding (Congratulations!)it's a good idea to make sure your celebrant and venue are booked as soon as possible!
Our celebrants do get booked up in advance especially in the summer months and at weekends.

You can find a humanist celebrant near you by using the map on our website:
https://humanists.uk/ceremonies/find-a-celebrant/weddings/

15/11/2024

We know that weddings can be a large cost.
One of the great things about a humanist ceremony is that you can create the wedding that you want, only including the traditions you want to include. This gives you more freedom to create a personalised wedding day that doesn't break the bank.

Find some tips for planning an affordable wedding 👇

Weddings can be a major expense. One of the wonderful things about a humanist wedding is that it allows couples to shape the ceremony to fit you, here are 5 tips will help you to plan an affordable wedding which is right for you as a couple.

14/11/2024

Humanist weddings are all about creating a ceremony that’s as unique as you are! Led by one of our lovely and highly trained Humanist Ceremonies celebrants, each wedding is personal and non-religious.

Whether you envision a micro-wedding or an elaborate gathering, a humanist celebrant will work closely with you to design a day that reflects you as a couple. From customised vows to including meaningful rituals (or leaving out traditional elements that don't suit you!), every part of the ceremony is crafted to celebrate your love.

Find a celebrant local to you: https://humanists.uk/ceremonies/find-a-celebrant/weddings/

14/11/2024

Brilliant to see that Design Week has shared the story of our colourful new brand! It was great to work with The Workroom and include input from our celebrants to create our new visual identity.

The Workroom has created a new visual identity for Humanist Ceremonies, an organisation that provides trained celebrants for non-religious weddings, funerals and naming ceremonies.

13/11/2024

This week is Trans Awareness Week. November 13 – 19.

As humanists, we cherish empathy and care about the rights of all!

Our celebrants take the time to get to know you and will work with you to ensure your ceremony is authentic to who you are.🏳️‍⚧️❤

13/11/2024

“Well, if it rains, then we’ll get wet!”

Summer isn't the only time you can have an outside wedding, as this beautiful November ceremony proves!

Lauren and Chris’s humanist ceremony took place at a castle in Northern Ireland 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.

12/11/2024

While religious funerals are typically conducted by faith leaders, a non-religious funeral is different. In a non-religious funeral service, the person who leads the ceremony is known as a funeral celebrant or officiant. For a celebration of life without the religious elements, a trained and accredited humanist celebrant is the ideal choice for a meaningful and memorable ceremony!

The role of a celebrant is to create a unique and heartfelt service focused on celebrating the life and legacy of the person who has died, offering family and friends a chance to say goodbye in a way that feels authentic.

Find out more about what a celebrant does and how to find one local to you! 👇

At a funeral ceremony, friends and family gather together to remember, pay tribute to and say goodbye to someone special to them. At a non-religious funeral the person who leads this ceremony is the funeral officiant. Here we explain what a humanist funeral celebrant is and how to find a celebrant.

11/11/2024

"For anyone planning a humanist wedding, my advice would be simply to stay true to who you are as a couple. Trust yourselves and your gut feelings."

We love this wedding advice from Lauren.

Lauren and Chris, chose the stunning backdrop of Dunseverick Castle in Northern Ireland for their humanist winter wedding ceremony. 🩷

📸 Photographer: Treasure and heart photography
❤️Celebrant: Trevor Molloy Humanist Celebrant

11/11/2024

On this day in 1849 (175 years ago), George Jacob Holyoake conducted a secular naming ceremony for Mazzini Truelove, son of radical publisher Edward Truelove - a precursor of our modern humanist naming ceremonies.

Humanist ceremonies have an interesting and long history, read more about this historic naming ceremony on the Humanist Heritage website.

On 11 November 1849, at the Literary and Scientific Institution, 23 John Street (now Whitfield Street), London, George Jacob Holyoake […]

10/11/2024

This weekend humanist representatives and celebrants will participate in Remembrance ceremonies across the country.

We remember them all.

This weekend, humanist groups across the UK will join Remembrance ceremonies, laying wreaths and representing the non-religious at local commemorations nationwide. Humanist representatives will participate in the national Remembrance ceremonies in London, Cardiff, Belfast, and Edinburgh, as well as....

08/11/2024

A humanist funeral offers a non-religious, highly personalised way to honour someone’s life. Each ceremony is crafted by a highly trained Humanist Ceremonies celebrant, who will take the time to learn about the person’s passions and personality, ensuring that the ceremony reflects them in an authentic way.

These ceremonies provide an inclusive space to remember and celebrate, focusing entirely on the individual’s life and legacy without religious content. Humanist funerals create a meaningful goodbye that is unique to the person and offers comfort to everyone present.

07/11/2024

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07/11/2024

“It was so monumental for equality that we felt we should really celebrate. We should make a song and dance of it – we’d worked so hard for it.”

When the law changed in Northern Ireland to allow same-sex marriage, Gabrielle and Dearbhaile changed their civil partnership over to a marriage. On their tenth anniversary they had a joyful and personal humanist ceremony to celebrate the occasion!

With the help of Humanist Ceremonies celebrant and friend Jean Barrett Quinn, they created a wonderful humanist ceremony.

Celebrant: Jean Barrett Quinn Humanist Wedding Celebrant
Photographer: Kat Mervyn Photography

When the law changed in Northern Ireland to allow Gabrielle and Dearbhaile to convert their civil partnership into a marriage, they could think of no better time to do it than on their tenth anniversary. With help of humanist celebrant and close friend Jean, they created a truly personal and intimat...

06/11/2024

Did you know that The Little Book of Humanist Weddings features meditations from some of our own brilliant Humanist Ceremonies wedding celebrants?

Like this one from humanist celebrant Zena Birch Zena Birch - Bespoke Humanist Ceremonies.

Book with the text: 'When a couple chooses a humanist wedding ceremony, they are very much thinking beyond the commercial wedding catchphrase of it being 'your day'. I haven't yet crafted a ceremony which hasn't been about 'everyone's day'. Each of my couples have come alive telling me about their guests, their friends and family, their community and network. Their public declaration is as much about the guests who are witnessing as it is about them.'

05/11/2024

It's never too early to start wedding planning! ❤

Use our map to find a wonderful wedding celebrant near you. Humanist wedding celebrants write and deliver personal, memorable wedding ceremonies that tell your love story.

05/11/2024

The arrival of a new child is such a momentous occasion and one that deserves to be celebrated. For families who aren’t religious, a humanist naming ceremony offers an authentic and meaningful way to welcome your little one into the family without a traditional religious service.

In our new blog post, we share a few reasons why a non-religious welcoming ceremony may be the perfect choice for your family.

Welcoming a new child into your family is one of the most important milestones in your life, and many parents seek a special way to mark this profound new chapter. For families who aren’t religious, a humanist naming ceremony offers a wonderfully personal alternative to a religious ceremony, allow...

04/11/2024

What happens if your celebrant is ill on the day of your ceremony?
Our celebrants, although amazing, are still only human and at this time of year, with viruses in the air, it's an important question. And one we can answer!

Humanist Ceremonies is a network of celebrants who are all trained to the same high standards to deliver personal non-religious ceremonies. If your chosen celebrant is unable to deliver a ceremony, another of our trained and accredited humanist celebrants will be able to step in to make sure that the ceremony is delivered as planned!