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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 and op...
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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 now! Here...
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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 ever! No...

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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, it’s crickets.

Why?! H...

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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 important is our co...

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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 must improve thei...

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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 expect this clas...

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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 exac
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How to Crush-It and Meet the Ever-Changing Expectations of Your Audience

Aug 24, 2020
Micro-weddings, elopements, short attention spans, venue restrictions... there are many reasons why expectations for a ceremony have recently changed in dramatic ways. The length of the list expectati...
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10 Humanist Practices That Can Help Everyone Right Now

Jul 06, 2020

We are always grateful for our Humanist practice. We are most grateful when it allows us to meet the challenges of our modern lives head-on. When tragedy hits the national airways, when widespread out...

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