HUMANIST WEDDING
CHECKLIST FOR COUPLES
• Decide you want a Humanist wedding, and are willing to join the HSS
• Get information from celebrant
• Check celebrant has your date free and can access your venue. Agree the fee and payment of any travel costs
• Pay £50 deposit to book date (cheque made out to celebrant)
• Celebrant sends 2 copies of the Contract and one membership form
• Meet celebrant
• Sign copies at meeting with celebrant
• Hand or send membership form and fee (cheque made out to HSS) to the Humanist Society
• Do homework and send to celebrant
• 90 days before and not sooner contact Registrar, fill in forms etc.
• Start reading! Your celebrant will send you some sample ceremonies, suggested readings etc but look anywhere for ideas
• Prepare your draft ceremony and send to celebrant.
• Agree changes. Finalise script
• Collect Marriage Schedule from Registrar
• Pay Celebrant the balance of the fee
• Turn up to ceremony with rings etc and Marriage Schedule, which must be given to Celebrant before the ceremony
• Pay any travel expenses due to Celebrant
• Enjoy getting married
• Return signed Schedule to Registrar
• Live happily ever after.