The service was humanist instead of religious, which surprised no-one who was present. The young couple were just that — young — and for them, religion’s trappings seemed as faintly disquieting as they were ridiculous. The couple themselves had attended three other weddings in the last eighteen months, of their mutual friends from university, and not one had taken place in a church. Lavish venues in converted but still listed buildings were now the norm, which suited the parents’ pride and the young adults’ overdeveloped sense of tacit irony. The celebrant took great care to describe the principles of a humanist wedding, and to emphasise the informality as well as the personalised nature of the service and vows. On this occasion, there would be no tying-together of hands, but the assembled guests would at least be treated to the groom’s mother reading an extract from a poem. The first song in the order of service was Stand By Me, and the wedding party was invited to improvise as they…
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