When you train to be a funeral celebrant at Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training, one of your tutors is Veronika Robinson, author of Write That Eulogy and Funerals For Children (amongst her growing collection of books for celebrants). The Certificate in Celebrancy: Bereavement Ceremonies offers an in-depth training which begins with three days of tutoring […]
© Veronika Sophia Robinson “So, what’s celebrant life like?” you ask. “It sounds wonderful! What an amazing job” people say when learning I officiate weddings and namings. “Oh, I could never do that!” another says when learning about the bereavement services I do and the reality of burying someone’s child or officiating a suicide ceremony […]
I’ve heard celebrant trainers talk about the three pillars of celebrancy as funerals, weddings and namings. This strikes me as a limited view of who and what a celebrant is and can do. While it is true that many celebrants only train in those three ceremonies (or sometimes only one), what I know as fact […]
Like any job or career, there can be quite an emphasis on the skills required to do celebrancy with excellence. We may, however, have those skills but be lacking in qualities that elevate us from an okay celebrant to a celebrant who truly makes a difference. Let’s have a look at the division of labour […]
© Veronika Sophia Robinson Not every celebrant has a ‘room of one’s own’, and the reality is that their working space might be on the sofa or kitchen table after the family has been fed. We all have to work with what’s available to us and yet even if that means shared spaces, there are […]
© Veronika Sophia Robinson One thing I witness, over and over again, as a celebrant trainer who works one-to-one with people is the unexpected revelation our celebrants-in-training experience regarding creativity. One door opens, and then another and another and another. From my vantage point, it is a delight to watch. Our students come from all […]
There are so many aspects of celebrancy, and good training by someone with decades of real-life experience will be clear about what training can and can’t prepare you for in your upcoming role. Those who’ve trained with us know that I’ll often share stories from my thirty plus years as an international celebrant (across […]
© Veronika Sophia Robinson Oftentimes when a potential student calls me to see if they’d make a good celebrant, I’m aware there are so many things that come into play in order for that question to be fully answered and appreciated. Just as frequently, I’ll get calls from someone who says “I’ve seen plenty of […]
So, you’ve got your celebrant certificate and you’re ready to rock ‘n’ roll into a long and fulfilling life as a celebrant. Now what? The most important piece of advice that I can give is to live with intention. This applies personally as well as professionally, but for the purposes of this blog I’ll focus […]
From writing poetry as a child to working as a news reporter to media officer (internationally), author, and celebrant with longevity, words have always enchanted and intrigued me. My love of writing was enhanced by successfully completing and graduating from the University of Cumbria with a Masters Degree in Creative Writing. This augments my work […]