{"id":131,"date":"2016-07-19T11:22:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T11:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quizzical-morning.flywheelsites.com\/blakehutchings\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:52:06","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/weddings\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A Humanist wedding is a wonderful way to celebrate your wedding, your way: without religion, but with plenty of meaning.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136\" class=\"wp-image-136 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2016\/07\/Website-pic-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"Steampunk Wedding\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2016\/07\/Website-pic-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2016\/07\/Website-pic.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me and my wife at our Humanist wedding.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Weddings with Blake Hutchings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your wedding day should be a true reflection of your love story\u2014joyful, meaningful, and unmistakably <em>you<\/em>. As a Humanist celebrant, I specialise in creating personal, non-religious ceremonies that celebrate your partnership in the way that feels most right to you.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you picture a woodland gathering beneath the trees, a themed celebration full of personality, or a heartfelt, classic ceremony with your own modern twist, I\u2019m here to help bring your vision to life.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t just talk the talk\u2014I walked down the aisle myself in a Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll Steampunk Circus wedding! We made our entrance on a trapeze, said our vows onstage with live music and video, and my wife even delivered her vows via PowerPoint and pie chart. It was wild, personal, and perfect. That\u2019s the beauty of a Humanist wedding: it\u2019s <em>your<\/em> story, told <em>your<\/em> way.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, I\u2019ve had the privilege of conducting ceremonies as diverse and distinctive as the couples at their centre\u2014from moving and poetic gatherings in the woods to light-hearted celebrations with unexpected twists. Each one has been a unique expression of love, crafted through collaboration, care, and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll take the time to get to know you both\u2014your journey, your values, your vision. Then I\u2019ll work closely with you to build a ceremony that includes the elements that matter most to you, whether that\u2019s vows, readings, symbolic gestures, or a surprise or two. I\u2019ll guide you through the process from start to finish, making sure everything flows beautifully and authentically.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning a wedding that breaks the mould\u2014or honours tradition in a way that feels truly personal\u2014I\u2019d be honoured to be part of your day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/humanists.uk\/ceremonies\/weddings\/blog\/tips-for-an-affordable-wedding-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tips for an affordable wedding ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Humanist, non-religious weddings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_xSxRms1XY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blake and Althea Wedding Trailer (Alternate)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/177568748?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"213\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Humanist wedding is a wonderful way to celebrate your wedding, your way: without religion, but with plenty of meaning. &nbsp; Weddings with Blake Hutchings Your wedding day should be a true reflection of your love story\u2014joyful, meaningful, and unmistakably you. As a Humanist celebrant, I specialise in creating personal, non-religious ceremonies that celebrate your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":275,"featured_media":0,"parent":128,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions\/222"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/blakehutchings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}