I have recently moved to England from Scotland with my fiancé. We are now happily planning our wedding for next year and I am both horrified and bewildered as to why a humanist marriage is not legal in England. We are not religious, and feel our ceremony should reflect who we are both as individuals and as a couple. With the stringent repertoire of a registrar we also cannot achieve this. We are taking our vows to one and other seriously and upholding the values of a strong family unit- so why does the government not recognise this? I find it unfair that the freedoms allowed in Scotland- the right to marry anywhere and have a humanist celebrant officiate- are not afforded to the rest of the United Kingdom. This should not be decided by people I have never met, they have no place in my wedding vows, and the need to debate on this issue is long gone. This doesn't change the sanctity of marriage, only allows those who enter into it the right to have their wedding day reflect their values.