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The "Friend Officiant" Who Went Pro: Meet 5-Star Celebrant, Lauren Hill!
Jan 08, 2023
Lauren Hill is an accomplished Celebrant who works with couples across the United States. This year, Lauren will lead our virtual classroom from her home base in Brooklyn, N.Y. where she owns...
Are You Ready For Engagement Season?
Dec 07, 2022
Nearly 40% of marriage proposals will happen between November and February. We define the time from Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day as Engagement Season. So it's now. Engagement Season is...
Meet Our New Instructor, Sabra Dettore!
Nov 29, 2022
We are thrilled to introduce our new instructor, Sabra! She will teach the Marketing Your Celebrant Business course, which is the sixth module in our Master Celebrant Certificate program....
Off-the-shelf funerals no longer cut it, so read this book!
Oct 07, 2022
New American Funerals is the first guidebook in more than 30 years to focus solely on creating and conducting nonreligious American end-of-life ceremonies.
Funerals are changing faster than...
9 Simple Prompts to Get Client Reviews (promptly)
Jun 29, 2022
REVIEWS! We need them so potential clients can see how wonderful we are and want to hire us, right? But after the wedding is over and we’ve asked for a review from our couples,...
Complete Guide to Wedding Officiants' Legal Responsibilities
Jan 11, 2022
We were thrilled to meet leaders of American Marriage Ministries (AMM), at November’s Wedding MBA conference in Las Vegas. Celebrant Academy and AMM share many things, perhaps most...
Help Your Clients Celebrate Change
Sep 17, 2021
Meet Kristabeth Atwood, M. Div., a pastor for people who don’t do church, and instructor of our NEW course, Life Transition Ceremonies: Rituals for a Rite of Passage,...
Are You Ready for the NEW Ceremony-Centric Couples of 2021?!
Feb 08, 2021
The ceremony sets the tone for the entire wedding day, yet it used to be the final part of the planning process. This year, however, things are changing! Celebrants and Officiants...
Get to Know an End of Life Expert!
Oct 14, 2020
Beth Stokes is an Endorsed Humanist Celebrant, Advocate & Educator for End of Life Planning. End of Life Celebrations training begins May 2021. Enrollment is open, don't wait as we do...
All Means All: Our All-Day-Every-Day Stance on Serving the LGBTQ+ Community
Sep 21, 2020
When a potential client types your name into Google, sees your Pinterest Boards, or searches the web for professional Celebrants in their area, you want to make sure what they find tells them...
