Legal Marriages
Who can marry us?
Independent celebrants create wonderful wedding celebrations, personal ceremonies, as individual as you are, and carried out wherever you want to have them. However, unfortunately, at the present time, independent celebrants are unable to do the legal part for the marriage. You still have the ceremony of your dreams, but you do just need to have a brief procedure with the local registrar too, to cover the legal part of the marriage. In Scotland, the only people who can carry out legal marriages are Registrars, Religious clerics and those representing belief bodies. However, some members of SICA are also part of belief bodies or are religious officiants, and can carry out a legal wedding for you. Please see each celebrant’s individual page for details.
When two people chose to formally commit themselves to each other, it is a truly glorious time! What a joy to mark your love for each other amongst your special people.
These days, there are so many ways to do this. Each of our SICA celebrants can help you navigate your way through the options, finding the perfect solution for you.
Perhaps you wish to make that commitment all over again! Many couple chose to renew their vows to each other, often on a significant anniversary. What a fantastic opportunity to celebrate a love that has endured and to make those vows to your partner, once again. Maybe you want to do it privately or maybe have the biggest party. Whatever your requirements, any of the SICA celebrants can help makes those dreams a reality.
Celebrants covering Legal Marriages
Patricia Millon
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I work mainly in Perthshire, Scotland and surrounding areas such as Dundee, Stirling, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow, and Paisley.
I am an Independent Spiritual Minister and officially recognised to conduct legal marriages in Scotland. I work mainly in the Perth, Stirling and Glasgow areas carrying out various Ceremonies such as Weddings, Wedding Blessings, Naming, Celebration of Life Funerals, Memorials, Scattering of Ashes,Weddings,
Gillian Robertson
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I believe in compassion, warm-heartedness and kindness and I bring these qualities to my interactions with families: I am committed to listening deeply and working together to craft a Ceremony that is unique and right for your particular threshold moment.
Laura Gordon
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I mainly officiate ceremonies in Moray, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands, although I am willing to travel and can conduct ceremonies in all areas of Scotland.
My name is Laura Gordon and with over 11 years experience as a Celebrant and over 21 years experience in the funeral profession I understand and appreciate the need for families, couples and individuals to be offered more choice in arranging personal and tailor-made ceremonies to mark the major events and celebrations in their lives.
Helen Parker
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I am an Independent Funeral Celebrant , based in Renfrewshire, also covering Ayrshire, Inverclyde , Dunbartonshire and Glasgow. I am willing to travel further afield if required. Do not hesitate to contact me to discuss.
Hello. My name is Helen and I’m a Celebrant based in the lovely village of Houston, Renfrewshire.
After initially training as a funeral celebrant, I am now able to offer other ceremonies, including legal marriages, baby naming ceremonies, adoptions, divorce ceremonies. All are totally bespoke and tailored to suit you.
Susan Fraser
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
Whether you are looking for a wedding celebration that is just the way you want it to be, a meaningful renewal of vows, a beautiful welcome for your new baby, or celebration of the life of a lost loved one, I will spend all the time it needs to help you create the service or ceremony that is right for you.
Angela Maughan
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I am a loving and respectful celebrant creating ceremonies all about you. I will support, guide you and write bespoke ceremonies reflecting your values. I always work with love and compassion and offer support and spiritual guidance.
Fiona Beeley
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
Located in the North East of Scotland , I cover Aberdeenshire and Angus. I am also happy to conduct ceremonies in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway.
My ethos is based on creativity and equality – embracing many cultures, identities and belief systems. I love getting to know the people at the heart of each ceremony , building relationships and then creating a personalised ceremony that holds meaning unique to the people involved.
Jean Thomson
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
Helensburgh, Lomond, Argyle and Bute, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire, Paisley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, Stirling, Aberdeen, Dundee, West of Scotland, Perth, Highlands and Islands
My name is Reverend Jean Thomson and I am a Ceremonialist and Interfaith Minister operating throughout Scotland. My aim is to create personal, meaningful, memorable ceremonies, filled with love, be that welcoming new life, entering marriage or saying a sad but fond farewell to a loved one. It is a privilege to get to know couples and families and work with them at both the happiest and saddest moments in their lives. The common thread that runs through all my ceremonies is that they are crafted with love, authentic and tailor made.
As a minister with the Open Sanctuary I am authorised by the Registrar General to conduct legal weddings anywhere in Scotland, indoors or outdoors. One of the blessings we receive as Ministers in the Open Sanctuary is when we are invited to honour key points in peoples lives by creating and delivering weddings, funerals, baby naming ceremonies and other rites of passages.
Ceremonies are conducted according to the beliefs of the couple and the families, or none if that is the case. It is your ceremony….your way. It isn’t about me or my beliefs, so you don’t need to worry about adhering to the beliefs of the officiant.
Lesley Fraser
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I have a background in bereavement and relationship counselling, broadcasting and public speaking for over 30 years. A trained nurse, I have long held the conviction that helping relatives and friends to say goodbye to their loved ones in a caring and sensitive way helps them to carry on despite their loss. I have worked as a Chaplin and I am also an Ordained Interfaith Minister able to conduct legal weddings in Scotland. I love to create original, people based ceremonies, tailored to your needs. Please don’t hesitate to contact me for a chat.
Gaynor Hogg
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
Happy to travel
I can help you create the most perfect ceremony, to mark the life event of your choosing, whether it’s working together on your legal wedding ceremony, welcoming the special gift of a baby, renewing the your vows, blessing your new house, a letting go ceremony, no matter the occasion if it’s a change in your life we can move through it together with love, compassion, meaning, and mirth in a way that is right for you.
Hazel Jane
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I am happy to travel anywhere. I live in Glasgow and love a city wedding, but I'm just as happy up in the wilds of the Highlands and beyond.
My name is Reverend Hazel Jane, and I believe in magic
I believe in honour, in history, in symbolism, in truth. I believe we can celebrate love differently. I believe we can do death better.
I am an interfaith minister and creative celebrant living in a wee village in Fife, Scotland.
I conduct weddings, funerals, and rites of passage for gorgeous souls in Scotland and beyond. I’m passionate about telling stories. I craft with language and ritual to create beautiful, safe spaces – holding people wherever they are, offering whatever they might need.
Thomas Baxter
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I am based in Angus and cover the whole of Scotland. I am happy to conduct ceremonies in a venue of your choosing.
Hi, my name is Tommy, and I am an experienced Celebrant, always willing to listen, always willing to learn.
I work closely with you, guiding you, as we create a service fitting for the occasion. Whether it’s a loving, compassionate, and respectful service which captures the essence of a lost loved one, or a marriage ceremony that’s unique, joyous, and memorable, I will deliver a heartfelt ceremony with warmth that is always mindful of your own values and beliefs.
Ian Bonner-Evans
Naming Ceremonies | Funerals and Memorials | Weddings | Legal Marriages | Other Ceremonies
I am an interfaith minister and celebrant based in South Lanarkshire. I am available to conduct ceremonies including opposite-sex and same-sex weddings and civil partnerships. I work mostly in central and southern Scotland but I’m happy to travel further afield if required. My aim is to be accompany you to the best of my ability during this important time, and to create and deliver a special ceremony which truly reflects your own beliefs, values and requirements.