Source: Scotsman.com
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Couples-opt-for-humanist-weddings.4306790.jp
More and more couples are choosing humanist weddings over religious ceremonies because they have little connection with a church, a celebrant said last night.
Figures released yesterday show humanist weddings are on the increase while overall marriage figures are in decline.
The General Register Office for Scotland said the number of marriages conducted by the Humanist Society of Scotland (HSS) has risen for the third year running – despite only being made legal three years ago.
In 2007, the HSS conducted 710 legal marriages, up on the 434 in 2006.
The previous year-on-year rise in 2006 was 429 per cent (from 82 to 434), although humanist weddings were only made legal in June 2005.
Meanwhile, since 2005 the number of weddings conducted by the Catholic Church has fallen by 3 per cent while those conducted by the Church of Scotland have fallen by 13 per cent.