As co-founder and co-tutor at Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training, there are many things I look for in a celebrant who is training with us. These are the same skills and qualities that I’d expect them to exhibit and employ when they are working as a celebrant. These include things such as:. are they punctual?. do […]
Here at Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training, we place great value and care on the use of voice and presentation skills and qualities in celebrancy work. As a result, our modules include one-to-one coaching with industry expert, Paul Robinson. There are at least five hours of vocal coaching, and more sessions are available to each person […]
There’s something that will always stay with me: the moment I picked up a book on How to Become a Celebrant and it said to be a celebrant you need: a computer, internet, printer, paper, folder, car, Sat Nav. It described the job as one that’s recession proof with good cash flow. If I hadn’t […]
It was never a long held dream to be a celebrant trainer, yet here I am. This work found me, not the other way around. But life does leave clues along the way. I’ve always enjoyed sharing knowledge, facilitating workshops, helping people learn, being a guide, and have had several roles involving teaching. With […]
As we begin 2022, it is my absolute pleasure to continue training new people to be celebrants. We have had students from Mauritius, America, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Wales and here in England. The overseas people travelled here before the Pandemic. Due to various restrictions, our training is now taught over Zoom. It is still […]
One of the first questions you might ask when considering celebrant training is “How long does celebrant training take?” It is only natural to wonder how long it will be until you can set yourself up as a professionally trained celebrant. On the horizon is an amazing career/vocation working with and for people to create […]
A Heart-led Celebrant is a specialist in ritual. This means that not only can they narrate and choreograph commonly known rituals, they are equally adept at creating bespoke rituals across any rite of passage. They draw upon imagination, creativity, inspiration and deep listening skills to understand what would bring added meaning to your ceremony. […]
As a Heart-led Celebrant, we may initially say our role is to “create, write and officiate ceremonies”. This description shows three of our roles: creator or creatrix, writer of ceremonial scripts and ritual narrative, and public speaker. Our job, however, is so much more than those. We are people who listen deeply, not only to […]
We’re looking forward to 2022, and welcoming our new celebrants-in-training to the unique training offered by us at Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training. Why is our training different? There are many reasons, but primarily it is because when we say our support is ongoing we mean it. You will have access to your tutors as […]
What an exciting time for the celebrant industry! World Celebrants Week takes place from 15th November right through to the 21st. During this week, I’ll be wearing my three hats of Celebrant Trainer at Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training, editor of The Celebrant magazine, and as a veteran celebrant of 26 years. From a Celebrant […]