Mark Adams - Humanist Celebrant

19/04/2025

Today's office.

Bedern Hall

20/12/2024

A follow up to yesterday's post...

Today's funeral was the first one I've ever done in jeans!

The ceremony was for someone who hated formal clothes so the family asked me to lose the usual suit!

I'd forgotten to mention it to the Funeral Director and he was momentarily horrified!

19/12/2024

I love it when people want unique things at funerals.

Amongst other things, I've had:

Bird calls instead of music for a birdwatcher

Coffin arriving (deliberately) late for someone whose timekeeping was bad

Everyone at the ceremony wearing bow ties because he always did.

06/10/2024

A few months back, I had the pleasure of doing a Naming Ceremony at the wedding reception of friends.

What a lovely idea to incorporate your little one into your special day!

Photos by Tony Knox Wedding Photography.

02/10/2024

This is a quaich.

I took this photo at a recent wedding where the couple used it as part of their ceremony.

It's a traditional Scottish cup designed for sharing a drink with a loved one.

It can be used as a lovely symbolic gesture at a wedding where the couple both drink from it together.

19/09/2024

A humanist funeral is a meaningful non-religious ceremony led by a celebrant like me.

It’s the perfect option for families who want an authentic, personal reflection of the life of their loved one. This can be especially important if the person who died wasn’t religious.

I'm here when you need me to help say goodbye to your loved ones.

14/09/2024

I'll never do a ceremony in a church, but deconsecrated churches are cool.

Photo - Tony Knox Wedding Photography
Location - Left Bank Leeds

10/09/2024

Did you know that as well as a Celebrant, I'm also a wrestling ring announcer?

A while back on Twitter, I said I've always wanted to do a wrestling wedding as a Celebrant/Ring Announcer combo...

I just got booked for one next year! ❤️

05/09/2024

Last week, I did a Memorial Ceremony at The Goods In, Prestwich.

The flexibility of hiring the venue allowed unlimited time for multiple eulogies from lots of speakers from all aspects of M's life.

I think Memorials are likely to become more and more popular because of this.

02/09/2024

When I came out in the early 00s, I never dreamed that I'd ever be able to get married let alone have the honour of being the Celebrant for other q***r people.

I'm accredited by Humanist Ceremonies, part of Humanists UK, who have supported same-sex wedding ceremonies since the 1890s, over 100 years before the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

Sometimes you have to remember that whilst there's progress to be made, we've come a long way in just my lifetime.

I will always be delighted to have the privilege of being able conduct same-sex weddings.






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29/08/2024

The wedding ceremony that I did for friends at HEAD Stretford last month is the subject of the latest blog on the Humanist Ceremonies website.

It was such a special day and an honour and privilege to be the Celebrant for Steedee and Chloe.

Give it a read!

Chloe and Paul wanted a relaxed, informal wedding which reflected what matters to them – community, family, and a great night out at the pub. With the help of friend, quiz-master and humanist celebrant, Mark, they created a day which was “fun, casual, and perfect”. “It started as a joke: ‘...

25/07/2024

I recently found some pics on my OneDrive of when I staffed a stall at Salford Pride for Humanist Ceremonies a few years back.

Here I am demonstrating how to tie a handfasting knot!

24/07/2024

Last weekend I got to be the Celebrant for two of my favourite people at the coolest bar in Stretford, HEAD Stretford.

I love my job.

20/07/2024

After the event. ❤️

20/07/2024

This is my friend Steedee.

The photo was taken at a Gothminister concert.

Today I get to be the Celebrant for his wedding.

I love my job.

15/07/2024

The Humanist Ceremonies Funeral Tribute Archive allows the life stories of ordinary people to be preserved online for posterity, and is the only archive of its kind in the UK.

My Mom's funeral from 2021 has recently been uploaded:
humanisttributearchive.uk/tribute/4278/

The second photo is my favourite photo of her and me together from when we went to a chocolate box making workshop together. ❤️

09/07/2024

Dogs at weddings!

One of the best parts about being a Humanist Ceremonies Celebrant!

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02/07/2024

Lovely photo of me alongside my Humanist Ceremonies colleague, Emily.

This was taken last weekend when I did her peer review at the gorgeous outside space of the Hayfield Village Hall.

She was brilliant!