Why a Humanist Ceremony?

Oct 8, 2020 | Humanist Ceremonies

Imagine a ceremony that marks a major life event in a way that is personal, sincere, and honest…

  • Perhaps welcoming a much-loved baby to the world with a bespoke naming ceremony.
  • Or celebrating a couple’s marriage in a way that is warm and genuine, that is about the two of them and their relationship and is full of laughter and perhaps a few tears too.
  • Or a funeral or memorial ceremony that focuses on the person who had died and the life they led – not on the idea of an afterlife – and provides a dignified and sincere way of saying goodbye.

Celebrants create and conduct a range of ceremonies to mark the big moments in life, mostly (but not exclusively) Namings, Weddings and Funerals.

What I do isn’t new: I’m proud of our history and know that Humanists UK members were conducting humanist funerals as long ago as the 1890s. Humanist ceremonies are not unusual either – we take many thousands each year but perhaps this isn’t surprising since half of Britain’s population say they are not religious and only a third of marriages in England are held in a church.

As a Humanist Celebrant I am fully trained and accredited by Humanists UK. I am covered by their public indemnity insurance and have been DBS checked and my work is professionally assessed at regular intervals to make sure that I meet Humanists UK’s exacting standards.

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