{"id":829,"date":"2016-08-16T22:41:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T22:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/?p=829"},"modified":"2016-08-05T22:43:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T22:43:53","slug":"a-humanist-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/a-humanist-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"A Humanist Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Today, in England and Wales, we can add the introduction of licensed venues, civil partnerships and (imminently) same-sex marriages to this list \u2013 but there is one other form of ceremony which is inexorably gaining more and more attention \u2013 Humanist Ceremonies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Why a Humanist Ceremony?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Wouldn\u2019t it be great to start your married life with a ceremony that really means something? To tell your friends and family what your relationship means to you, and why you are choosing to get married?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Many of us who aren\u2019t religious are looking for a wedding that is more flexible and personal than a civil or register office ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">A humanist, non-religious wedding ceremony gives you the opportunity to marry where you want, when you want and how you want. There\u2019s no set script: it\u2019s too personal an occasion for that. Instead,\u00a0each\u00a0wedding is tailored to meet the particular couple\u2019s requirements. You can set the tone that\u2019s right for you and choose your own words and music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Humanist weddings are perfect for couples who would like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0meaningful ceremony that isn\u2019t religious<\/li>\n<li>To marry outdoors or at a location that isn\u2019t licensed for civil weddings<\/li>\n<li>The flexibility to create a personal ceremony that is unique to them<\/li>\n<li>To get to know the person who will be conducting their wedding<\/li>\n<li>To celebrate their marriage with family and friends but without legally registering it \u2013 perhaps they have\u00a0already undertaken the formalities overseas, for example.<\/li>\n<li>So if this ceremony strikes a few (wedding bell) chords with you, then we\u2019ve put a little information together to help you out with the basics and practicalities of planning your own Humanist wedding.<\/li>\n<li>Those who don\u2019t feel comfortable with the conformist aspects of a religious wedding have the option to legally marry by conducting a \u2018civil ceremony\u2019 (and have done since the 19th century) and those who want total freedom have the further alternative of holding a Humanist ceremony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">In essence, Humanist Ceremonies present a simple way to allow each couple complete freedom and control over this central part of their big day \u2013 whilst focusing on shared human values rather than traditional religious aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Get married outside!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">One of the major plusses for choosing a Humanist Ceremony, besides the aforementioned freedoms, is the opportunity to conduct the main part of your ceremony outdoors!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, in England and Wales, we can add the introduction of licensed venues, civil partnerships and (imminently) same-sex marriages to this list \u2013 but there is one other form of ceremony which is inexorably gaining more and more attention \u2013 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/a-humanist-wedding\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[303,285,270,5],"tags":[305,327,297],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":830,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}