In our series 'The I DO Review - Unscripted Celebrant Session', Fuze Ceremonies celebrants Morag Webster and Yvonne Hannah chat through your legal & personal vows for humanist wedding ceremonies!
Our guest host and Fuze Celebrant George McLean, alongside fellow celebrant George McLean hosts this 'on the road' episode at the Stirling Court Hotel alongside the fantastic team from the Your Scottish Wedding magazine.
Listen as they dives straight into discussing all things Scottish Weddings with Founder and Director Lesley Traynor and Editor Katie Bletcher.
From bridal wear to kilt fitter, to celebrants to photographers, content creators and everything else in between.
Our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards, alongside fellow celebrant George McLean, Evelyn Robertson and George Smith, take us through a journey of symbolic gestures like; Ring Warming, Sand Blending, the Quaich and Jumping The Broom.
This is an extract episode form Episode 1 in our series; Symbolic Gestures In Humanist Weddings - Everything Explained
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Our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards, alongside fellow celebrant George McLean hosts this 'on the road' episode at the HQ of wedding magazine Tie The Knot Scotland.
Listen as they dives straight into discussing all things Scottish Weddings with Editor Beth Forsyth and Assistant Editor Eve MacDonald.
From celebrants to photographers, bridal wear to groom dressers, they cover a wide range of wedding topics, not forgetting the all important legal stuff too.
They also chat about the Scottish Wedding Show and the Let's Tal Tying The Knot stage that Beth hosts at the twice yearly events.
🎙️ Foundations of Love: Weddings, Partnerships, and Giving Back
Join Susan Spence, Manorview Group’s Wedding & Events Manager, as she sits down with podcast host and Fuze celebrant Alan Edwards, alongside Fuze Brand Ambassador George McLean. Together, they delve into the unique partnership between Manorview Hotels and Fuze Ceremonies, exploring how their shared values and teamwork create unforgettable wedding experiences.
From behind-the-scenes insights on wedding planning to the inspiring work of the Manorview and Fuze Foundations, this episode is packed with advice, inspiration, and a celebration of community impact. Whether you're planning your dream wedding or curious about humanist ceremonies, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss!
The long awaited second part is here - Our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards hosts this episode that dives straight into discussing our couple's most asked questions. This is Part 2 of a two part topic series.
Whether it's before they book us or after booking, or during their wedding planning journey alongside us, our celebrant team get asked lots and lots of questions which we are only too happy to answer.
From questions about the legal stuff to 'what side of the aisle do I stand', to 'do I need to speak out loud', to 'can my dog be the ring bearer', to 'can both my parents walk me down the aisle', and everything in between and MUCH MUCH MORE!
Alan is joined by Fuze Humanist Celebrants Susan Krenbrenk, Sam Conroy, Oskar Gilchrist-Grodnicki and George Mclean who answer, on behalf of the entire Fuze team, all your questions.
Our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards hosts this episode that dives straight into discussing our couple's most asked questions. This is Part 1 of a two part topic series.
Whether it's before they book us or after booking, or during their wedding planning journey alongside us, our celebrant team get asked lots and lots of questions which we are only too happy to answer.
From questions about the legal stuff to 'what side of the aisle do I stand', to 'do I need to speak out loud', to 'can my dog be the ring bearer', to 'can both my parents walk me down the aisle', and everything in between and MUCH MUCH MORE!
Alan is joined by Fuze Humanist Celebrants Susan Krenbrenk, Sam Conroy, Oskar Gilchrist-Grodnicki and George Mclean who answer, on behalf of the entire Fuze team, all your questions.
Our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards introduces this episode which was recorded LIVE at The Scottish Wedding Show in February 2024. Our celebrants Pauline Muir, Paul Browett, Sam Conroy and John Tonner appeared on the 'Let's Talk Tying The Knot' stage, hosted by Beth Forsyth, Editor of wedding magazine Tie The Knot Scotland and in conjunction with QD Events who rub the overall twice yearly show at Glasgow's Scottish Exhibition Centre.
Listen as our team bring our unique 'Say I Do With Fuze’ podcast series to life on stage. Our humanist celebrants cover how, alongside you, they create the most perfect of love stories your guests will be captivated by; the must dos around the legal bit of getting married in Scotland; and talk about what's trending with quirky modern twists on traditional symbolic gestures, including a demo.
Our wonderful celebrant team from Fuze Ceremonies share their most memorable ceremony moments from 2023. From weddings to Baby Namings to Celebrations of LIfe, they tell all.
Our ever talented host, and celebrant, Alan Edwards, guides us through this amazing wrap up of 2023.
In this episode we discover and explore all things 'elopements'. From their history, to location settings, to who gets involved, and sometimes, what lengths couples go to in order to keep things a secret.
Our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards is joined by fellow Fuze Celebrants Paul Browett and Morag Webster. Also joining Alan is good friend of Fuze, Lisa Bauer, owner of Tartan Weddings who specialise in arranging and coordinating weddings in Scotland for mainly American and Canadian couples.
This episode really deep dives into what's possible for an elopement, what traditions and symbolic gestures can be used and, of course, what legal processes couples need to take care of to make their dream Scottish elopement happen.
Carrots for stags, snow chains for vehicles, witnesses for signing and how Fuze and Tartan Weddings collaborate to make it all seamless.
This episode explores what your Fuze Celebrant does in preparation to deliver the absolute best ceremony on your big day.
Our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards is joined by fellow Fuze Celebrants Janice Hendry, George Smith and Marie McWilliams as they discuss everything from laying out their clothes the night before, to having spare fountain pens at hand, and they even discuss the celebrant's Mary Poppins bag of tricks too.
This episode really showcases the pride, effort and total love that the Fuze Celebrant put into each and every ceremony day.
On this episode our host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards is joined by fellow Fuze Celebrants Janice Hendry, George Smith and Marie McWilliams as they discuss creating the couple's love story part of their bespoke humanist wedding ceremony.
Discovery the finer details such as how they met, the first date, the first kiss and of course, the all important proposal story and everything in between.
Janice, George and Marie also treat us to extract reading from real ceremony scripts, allowing us to hear how it all sounds in the end.
This episode is a must listen, not least because of Cameron's rendition of couples from TV and Film who should have got married - from Titanic to How I Met Your Mother, and Friends to Brokeback Mountain - you need to tune in for a listen. Add in Douglas's tales of feathered friends delivering the rings and George's secret personal vows agreement advice, then it's an episode not to be missed. We know that vows are integral in a wedding ceremony, but where and how do they fit in? We explore the difference between legal and personal vows and the different ways you can create your very own "I Do" moment. Host and Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards is joined by fellow Fuze Celebrants Douglas Gilgallon, Cameron Goodall and George McLean.
So you've booked your Fuze celebrant - What Happens Next? In this episode we explore everything from pre booking, to booking your Fuze celebrant, and what happens every step of the way right up to and including on the big day itself.
Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards hosts this episode which explores each and every step of a couple's Fuze journey alongside fellow celebrants John Leo Scott and George McLean. Alan is also joined by Fuze Director and celebrant Morag Webster and Fuze Managing Director Laura Widdop. They leave no stone unturned in this episode as they discuss the journey that couple's will be taken on by their amazing Fuze Celebrant.
In this episode our host, and celebrant, Alan Edwards, is joined by fellow celebrants Cammy Goodall, Douglas Gilgallon and George McLean to talk about including poems, readings and music Choices during you humanist wedding ceremony.
They discuss the difference between and poem and a reading, talk through examples and share some personal favourites and chat about how and where music is best incorporated in your ceremony.
And of course they all share their personal stories from ceremonies they have conducted.
A special edition of the Say 'I DO' With Fuze Podcast as host and Celebrant Alan Edwards discovers how it all started at The Fuze Foundation and its 4 key purposes. He's joined by founder and chairperson Anne Widdop, Treasurer Morag Webster and Secretary Laura Widdop. We also discover the two charities benefiting from The Fuze Foundation's support between March 2023 and February 2024.
It’s something that a number of couples aren’t sure about or maybe don’t even think about! But its certainly something that we as celebrants are asked about A LOT. However, your friendly Fuze Ceremonies celebrant will guide you through, and your local registrars will also be with you every step of the way.
In this episode our host, and celebrant, Alan Edwards, is joined by fellow celebrants George Smith, Evelyn Robertson and George McLean to talk about something that might not be the most glamorous aspect of your wedding day but…........ it is by far and away the most important, and that is the legal procedures and processes for being married in Scotland.
Two handy resources to accompany this episode are the National Records of Scotland's website page on Getting Married in Scotland:
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/i-want-to-get-married-in-scotland-how-do-i-go-about-it
And our very own Fuze Ceremonies website blog on the topic:
https://fuzeceremonies.co.uk/blog/2022/wedding-legal-stuff/
Fuze Celebrant Alan Edwards hosts this episode which explores the symbolic gestures that can be included in your humanist wedding ceremony. Alan chats to fellow Fuze Wedding Celebrants George McLean, Evelyn Robertson and George Smith about the origins and history of symbolic gestures. They all share stories from real life weddings and talk through how these gestures can be tweaked and adapted to suit each couple. From candle lighting to sand blending, handfasting to wedding band warming and even jumping over the broom. We cover the lot!!
