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The Wedding Laws in England haven’t been changed in thousands of years, originally made in 1753 and then updated in 1836.  Pre the 1836 Act all wedding ceremonies  had to be formal public ceremonies that had to take place in a church or chapel of the Church of England.   The 1836 Act introduced civil marriage (registry office weddings) and allowed non-conformists and Catholics to marry in their own places of worship, this formed the basis of “modern regulations”.  In 2013 th

Planning a wedding involves many decisions, and one of the most meaningful choices is selecting the right person to officiate your ceremony. Humanist Ceremony or Civil Celebrant Ceremony, What is the Difference? According to Google, a Humanist ceremony is “entirely secular, focusing on personal, human-centred values rather than faith-based rituals, so what exactly does this mean? Humanist UK describe Humanists as “non-religious people who believe that life is the only life we

Direct cremation seems to be growing in popularity, people are choosing a simple, less expensive and flexible way of saying goodbye. I chose to invest in a Direct Cremation some years ago. For me it was because when my Mum died, the waiting for her funeral/cremation was the worst days of my life. Waiting for that day to come to "say goodbye" when in actual fact I had said goodbye to her already. The wait felt like walking through cement, it gathers and becomes heavier as