discover how to personalize and make your wedding ceremony unique
You may have heard of humanist marriages. But what are they?
Imagine a personal, bespoke and inclusive ceremony.
A warm and a genuine one that speaks about you and the couple’s values, a ceremony
conducted by a lay celebrant in which you smile, but also shed a few tears… This is the
humanist wedding.
Being a personal occasion, there is no “pre-packaged” script. Each union ceremony is
unique, it is the spouses who choose the style (solemn, light-hearted, romantic…), the
music, the readings, the active participants and the symbolic rituals to be performed in it.
Such rituals allow feelings to take shape through gestures, objects, words and silence. In
marking a passage, the symbolic ritual has a transformative power and creates a moment
that remains in the mind and soul of those who experienced it.
Think about the symbolic ritual of light, in which the bride and the groom, with a candle
representing their individuality, light a larger flame which symbolizes the union and the
birth of a new family.
The professional celebrant will spend time with the couple to get to know them and
understand what type of ceremony is most suitable. The great opportunity of a symbolic
humanist wedding written and officiated by a celebrant, as a matter of fact, is that of
personalization. More and more couples are asking the celebrant to write a short story of
their relationship. This makes the guests feel much more involved and allows the couple to
emotionally relive the stages that led to the wedding, confirming their shared values and
future plans. Then, if the couple wants to write their wedding vows, the ceremony will be
even more romantic, touching and memorable.
A humanist celebrant can celebrate anywhere, outdoors (on your favorite beach, in a forest
or on the bank of a river), or indoors (in a castle, in your home or in a rustic farmhouse).
The choice is entirely up to you.
And if you want to give an active role to your guests, just tell the celebrant, she/he will
suggest original ways to get them to participate. For more information, get in touch!
