The growing popularity of Humanist weddings

ON Jul 26, Paul Murray and Catherine McGeehan married in Harvey’s Point Hotel in Donegal. Catherine walked up the pier to the shores of Lough Eske, while the guests sat on either side.

The setting, with graceful swans, and the backdrop of the Bluestack Mountains, could not have been more romantic. And there was no registrar.

“We took advantage of the new Civil Registration Act,” says Paul. “It means that in approved venues, you can have a legal, Humanist wedding. Our ceremony was led by the solemniser Billy Hutchinson, and it was the most touching, personal and special service. It was perfect.”