Humanist weddings - personal ceremonies that showcase you

FAQs

With a humanist wedding, you have the power to make your ceremony reflect your personalities. The structure, what you say or do is up to you. As your celebrant, I will offer you support, advice, and lead your ceremony on the day. You can also hold a humanist wedding anywhere. They are completely free of restrictions. Humanist weddings will not include any religious acts of worship.

In 2005 humanist weddings became legal in Scotland, and in 2018 in Northern Ireland. Sadly, currently in England and Wales they are not a legal service, meaning you will still need to hold a civil ceremony - although Humanists UK are campaigning hard to get this changed. Don’t let this put you off, though. Much like you would register a child after birth, registering a civil partnership, or having a statutory marriage ceremony, can be carried out in under seven minutes for less than £50 at a registry office. And then you can really get creative with your humanist ceremony!

Absolutely. Love is love. I’m a member of LGBT Humanists and a committed ally.

As early as you can. Ideally, we need lots of time to get to know each other. However, if you’re on a short timeline do still get in touch. I can be flexible, and we can still put together the ceremony you want.

I like to meet with my couples at least four times. We will have an initial meeting to discuss all your ideas and what you want from your day, then three other meetings in the lead up to your big day, including a wedding rehearsal. To help me get to know you I will also ask you to complete my couple’s questionnaire. Everything I learn about you in our meetings and from the questionnaire will help me to write the script for your wedding. You’ll also see a draft of the script and be able to make any changes so that we can get your ceremony absolutely perfect! On the day, I will act as Mistress of Ceremonies at your wedding and afterwards provide you with a presentation copy of your script as a special keepsake.

Humanist ceremonies generally don’t have any religious content. Instead, they’re all about you and your story as a couple.

For my humanist wedding celebrant service, the price starts at £600, plus extra for travel outside of 40 miles. My fees are set within the recommended range of Humanists UK.

I’m based in Cambridge but work across East Anglia and London. There is an extra charge for travel outside of 40 miles. For weddings, I will consider traveling further afield though (including overseas) – especially if it’s somewhere nice and sunny!

Email me at alex@alexcolliscelebrant.co.uk or call me on 07587 297657. I’m always happy to answer any questions and have a no-obligation chat, so do get in touch.

FAQs

With a humanist wedding, you have the power to make your ceremony reflect your personalities. The structure, what you say or do is up to you. As your celebrant, I will offer you support, advice, and lead your ceremony on the day. You can also hold a humanist wedding anywhere. They are completely free of restrictions. Humanist weddings will not include any religious acts of worship.

In 2005 humanist weddings became legal in Scotland, and in 2018 in Northern Ireland. Sadly, currently in England and Wales they are not a legal service, meaning you will still need to hold a civil ceremony - although Humanists UK are campaigning hard to get this changed. Don’t let this put you off, though. Much like you would register a child after birth, registering a civil partnership, or having a statutory marriage ceremony, can be carried out in under seven minutes for less than £50 at a registry office. And then you can really get creative with your humanist ceremony!

Absolutely. Love is love. I’m a member of LGBT Humanists and a committed ally.

As early as you can. We need time to get to know each other. However, if you’re on a short timeline do still get in touch. I can be flexible, and we can still put together the ceremony you want.

We will meet at least four times. We will have an initial meeting to discuss all your ideas and what you want from your day, then at least three other meetings – to include a vow planning meeting. To help me get to know you I will ask you to complete my couple’s questionnaire. Everything I learn in our meetings and from your questionnaire will help me to write the script for your wedding - this will be signed off by you before your big day. I will act as Mistress of Ceremonies at your wedding and afterward provide you with a presentation copy of your script as a special keepsake.

As a humanist celebrant, I would not lead any acts of worship. However, if there is something of particular religious significance to you, I am happy for a family member or friend to take ownership of that and make it part of the service.

For my humanist wedding celebrant service, the price starts at £600, plus extra for travel outside of 40 miles. My fees are set within the recommended range of Humanists UK.

I’m based in Cambridge but work across East Anglia and London. There is an extra charge for travel outside of 40 miles. For weddings, I will consider traveling further afield though (including overseas) – especially if it’s somewhere nice and sunny!

Email me at alex@alexcolliscelebrant.co.uk or call me on 07587 297657. I’m always happy to answer any questions and have a no-obligation chat, so do get in touch.