I read the links, but from what's in them I have a hard time distinguishing them from more elaborate civil weddings. For example suppose a couple is married in the large garden of a friend's house. They have about 50 guests in attendance. The mayor of the city is asked to officiate and he has them recite vows and gives a speech on love and commitment in front of the couple and their guests. It's not a religious ceremony and it's much more than the usual civil procedure of just swearing an oath and signing forms at the county clerk's office. Would a humanist wedding be substantially different from this example?
That was what I was wondering as well. I think it would definitely be cool if nonbelievers had the opportunity to participate in a ceremony with its own rituals that go beyond the strictly legal aspect.
I've been to a number of secular weddings. They have ceremonies that talk about the concept of marriage and stuff, just not God.
The wedding Nathan described definitely sounds like a wedding that I could imagine my parents at, for example.
What are most weddings like in France?
