Three Sisters Bake Bridge of Weir

Fab photos of Alan and Jennie's wedding by the lovely Kristin of  www.struvephotography.co.uk

A family affair including everyone - children love lighting candles and being part of the ceremony

Handfasting creates an intimacy for your vows

setting the scene for with this ring....................

having fun

 and words of wisdom

Humour in a wedding can relax everyone!

Alexis and Crawford said this:

Hi Susan
Just a note to thanks you for the great job you did conducting our wedding ceremony on the 28th July.  It was exactly what we wanted - relaxed, informal, humourous but most importantly sincere.  We went on to have a fantastic day and night and we have lots of great memories.  Our family and friends also has a great tie and many of them commented on how much they enjoyed the ceremony.  Thanks again!  Best wishes


This was in 2011 and this summer I married Alexis' brother Peter and his now lovely wife Jeanette - it felt really special to be invited back and see all the family again.  Sadly Peter and Alexis' dad died a matter of weeks after Peter and Jeanette's wedding.  He had been there which was great and I hope created happy memories.  I was disappointed that when Peter phone I was unavailable to conduct their dad's funeral.  My thoughts were with the family.

Being asked back for various ceremonies, weddings funerals and baby namings has happened a lot and I love being able to build on the relationships with couples and their families.  Special work this and I love it so thanks everyone for trusting me with your most precious moments.

Oran Mor lovely for a West end Wedding

thanks for the lovely thank you postcard scanned in below from Anne Marie and Stuart
they got lovely weather so headed across the road for pics in the botanical gardens
The postcard says:
"we had an amazing day and both agree that the service was the best part of the day for us. Many of our guests have commented on  how lovely and personal our service was and how good you were so thank you so much for everything!"

Anne Marie has posted on www.brawbrides.com ...“As we were getting married on a Sunday in Glasgow we couldn’t have a civil ceremony so it had to be a Humanist ceremony, however once we looked at Humanism and how personal the ceremony could be, we knew it was the right choice for us regardless. Susan Douglas-Scott was our Humanist celebrant. She was very good on the day, everyone commented on her lovely service and how nice she was.” 

Seamill Hydro two beautiful September brides

Lesley and Lindsay loved their ceremony to celebrate their civil partnership

Cottiers Glasgow with Dawn and Ewan photos by Andrew Lynch Photography

tying the knot

"Hi Susan thank you very much for being part of our day. It was excellent and everyone commented on how fantastic the service was so thank you very much!!! Dawn and Ewan"  

"Aw thanks you two it was a real pleasure - I loved all the tartan!"

Here they are signing on the dotted line!  I bring the fountain pen and the couple bring the legal papers from the Registry Office for us all to sign.

more photos of the wedding are on view here: http://www.andrew-lynch.co.uk/blog

Gleddoch House wedding went well too - beautiful day started off by lovely words for the ceremony

Hi Susan,
 
We just wanted to thank you again for marrying us a few weeks ago at Gleddoch House.  I really do think it was the most beautiful ceremony I have ever been to and everyone has commented on how lovely it was.  The tone you set was just perfect!!
 
Thank you so much,
 
Mhairi and Andy xxx

GrannyB sent me a lovely message

Great big thanks
 
Hi Susan
 
I just want to thank you for the wonderful ceremony you gave for my son Jason and his wife Lydia.7 July @ Holmwood House.  We also loved the naming ceremony for Laurel & Josie.  Who will ever forget Josie's antic with the ribbons. I loved the way you dealt with the interruption. It made us all laugh and relax.
 
I know you were very busy that day and had to  leave but I was sorry not to have the chance to thank you and give you a gret big hug.  Consider yourself hugged.
 
Thanks again and keep up the good work.
 
Another great big hug from GrannyB
 
Margaret Brunton

I replied saying: 

Margaret thank you so much for your lovely words brought a wee tear to my eye. I love doing this work as it seems to help make happy moments for so many.  

best wishes

Susan

Lovely words from a wedding in Largs @ Brisbane Hotel

We chose Susan Douglas-Scott as our Humanist Celebrant for our wedding in May this year. 
We met her prior to our wedding to discuss what we wanted for our ceremony and she was very helpful with ideas and advice on what to go for.
Our ceremony was exactly what we wished for! Personal, relaxed and humorous. And our guests all commented on how lovely it was. 
I'm so glad we went for a humanist ceremony and happy that Susan was part of our special day. 
Lindsay and Paul Mathewson x

I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you......................

With this ring.........

This is me holding Eric's ring and sharing the words Jennifer asked for - see the emotion on her face as she listens.  I have loads of rings words for you to choose from to make your ceremony just feel right for you.  I should have said here with this very shiny ring!

At Ingliston with Lisa and Derek who wanted their ceremony to have a few laughs in it...............!

Carrick shore

How's this for an idyllic setting for a wedding?

Central Hotel Glasgow with four lovely people!

I married Jade and Sam in May at St Andrews on the Square and their best pals Linsey and Russell in the Central Hotel Glasgow in June!  Linsay and Russell had been best man and bridesmaid at Jade and Sam's wedding.  Jade laughed all the way through both!!!

Linsay sent me this photo and message:

I just wanted to send you a wee note to thank you for helping make our wedding day so fantastic! The ceremony was just perfect and was everything we had hoped for and then some!

Our friends and family have all commented on how relaxed and personal the day was and how you helped to create a warm and friendly atmosphere and, for that, i can't thank you enough. Even my wee gran - the die hard church goer!! - was impressed with the ceremony and how meaningful it was. 

Hopefully the photo of us with Sam and Jade is attached - please feel free to use it on your blog or otherwise.

Thank you again!

With love and best wishes,

Linsey x

Laura and Ali Kenmore

Laura and Ali were the first wedding I conducted this summer outside - a beautiful June day in the garden at the Kenmore Hotel.  The decking sits over the loch so the bride and groom were married over water!
Laura and Ali sent me a lovely card saying

"We wanted to send you a massive THANK YOU!  You gave us a huge feeling of calm throughout the ceremony which we definitely needed!  So many of our friends and family commented on how lovely the ceremoy was so thank you for all you support and ideas.  It is definitely a day we will remember forever!"

Brig O Doon - an idyllic setting for Mr and Mrs Faulkner!

Thanks Mr and Mrs Tinning! @ Recital Rooms Glasgow

Jennifer and Craig got married in the beautiful White Room at the Recital Halls in Glasgow.  They emailed me this message and photo of their handfasting.

Hi Susan,

Craig and are just waiting at gatwick for our flight to Mexico for our honeymoon and thought we would write you a quick message to say thanks you so much for conducting our ceremony on Friday!! We had a fabulous day and the ceremony was just perfect, we had a lot of comments from friends and family. A number of whom are now considering humanist ceremonies for there own weddings. 

Hope the attached photo makes it through we thought you might like this one for your blog and will send more as soon as we have the proper ones.

Thank you again

Mr and Mrs Tinning xx

Gemma and Jamie No 10

a lovely wee email........thanks Gemma!

Hi Susan just a wee message to say thanks so much for yesterday ceremony was beautiful xx