
Sub-project: Ceremonies - Weddings
In the ceremonies sub-project we start with humanist weddings. Later we will deal with other humanist ceremonies; naming ceremonies, coming of age-ceremonies, funerals and more.
Vision for the sub-project on humanist weddings:
- To make humanist weddings in Europe available to everyone, regardless of where they live and where they want to marry
How:
This sub-project works along the following tracks:
- Standardization and accreditation
By the end of 2024, EHSN partners agreed on a European Humanist wedding standard and a protocol to accredit our partner’s wedding services according to this standard. An accreditation board has been established and will start working in September 2025. - Spreading the word about humanist weddings to everyone in Europe and beyond
Our main measure to achieve this goal, is the establishment of a Humanist wedding portal for everyone (Humanistweddings.eu). 17 countries are represented by August 2025. Our top priority from the autumn of 2025 is to market the portal and develop it further. - Targeted growth initiatives
These are initiatives to improve our capacity to deliver accredited humanist weddings in areas where there is room for improvement. We have started a pilot project in Luxembourg.
Who:
The sub-project is led by Even Gran from the EHSN management team, and has a working group with the following representatives from our partner organizations:
- Alexandre Hornbeck (Luxembourg)
- Anika Herbst (Germany)
- Susanna Leino (Finland)
- Nina Rotner (Germany, HVD)
- Gemma Sinclair (Scotland)
- Denise Odekerken (Belgium)
- Emy Spekschoor (Netherlands)
- Sara Mildred Harðardóttir (Iceland)
- Frank Schulze (Germany, HV)
- Gail Debono (Malta)
- Hristofor Gality (Hungary)
- Kaja Bryx (Poland)
- Niamh Clowry (Ireland)
- Maria Pacini (Italy)
- Monica Belitoiu (Romania)
- Morten Peeraer (Belgium)
- Tale Pleym (Norway)
- Urte Žukauskaitė-Zabukė (Lithuania)

EHSN work group members from Luxembourg, Poland, Iceland and Romania discussing accreditation of wedding services during our seminar in Antwerp, October 2024.