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Family & Funeral Celebrancy Diploma
This Course will equip you with all the tools and resources to research, write and officiate at: Funeral Ceremonies Weddings / Marriages, Commitment Ceremonies, Renewal of Vows, Naming Ceremonies amongst others
Funeral Celebrancy Certificate
This Course will equip you with all the tools and resources to research, write and officiate at: Funeral Ceremonies to include, Burials, Cremations, Memorials and Commemorations amongst others
Family Celebrancy Certificate
This Course will equip you with all the tools and resources to research, write and officiate at: Weddings / Marriages, Commitment Ceremonies, Renewal of Vows, Naming Ceremonies amongst others. others
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End of Life Doula Diploma Coming Soon
End-of-Life Doula’s provide emotional and practical support to individuals and their families as they face one of life’s major challenges.
About Us
Welcome to the United Kingdom Society of Celebrants
We are a forward thinking professional body that actively promotes and supports our members in their service provision and are at the forefront of developing and implementing professional standards and the provision of quality celebrant training.
What do celebrants do?
Our civil celebrants provide a truly bespoke service to their clients, by working with them, their families, friends and others our celebrants will write and deliver the ceremony their clients want, where and when they want it.
Say No to standard ceremonies at churches and registry offices where they just substitute names in a pre-set service.
Say Yes to bespoke, memorable, meaningful, personal and inclusive ceremonies at a location of your choice.
Celebrant Training
We have developed a series of celebrant training courses for prospective and practicing civil celebrants. Our celebrant training courses equip candidates with all they need to embark on a rewarding career as an independent civil celebrant specialising in officiating at one or all of the following; wedding ceremonies, civil partnership ceremonies, vow renewal ceremonies, funeral, interment , memorial ceremonies & baby / child naming ceremonies.
Several training options are used to deliver our celebrant training courses in order to give candidates the most choice available:
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Distance / Online Learning (most popular)
Group Training (3 people maximum)
Personal Tuition.
All our celebrant training courses have been written and are delivered by practicing, experienced civil celebrants with formal teaching qualifications. We offer three formal celebrant training courses for prospective celebrants:
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Certificate in Family Celebrancy
Certificate in Funeral Celebrancy
Diploma in Family & Funeral Celebrancy
Distance Learning
% of candidates take this option | Flexible Training with your Personal Tutor.
Group Training
% of candidates take this option | Intensive Training in small groups of three.
Personal Tuition
% of candidates take this option | Intensive Training with One to One Tuition.
Quality Celebrants
% of our Qualified Members
The UK Society of Celebrants at a glance
The will and the way to help you be the best Civil Celebrant you can be.
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Wedding Celebrant | Your Guide to Handfasting
What is a Handfasting? A handfasting is an old Pagan custom, dating back to the time of the ancient Celts. A handfasting was originally more like an engagement period, where two people would declare a binding union between themselves for a year and a day. The original handfasting was a trial marriage. It gave the cou[…]
Become a Civil Celebrant | Have you got what it takes?
Thought of becoming a Civil Celebrant? Becoming an Civil Celebrant is not a career choice for everyone. If you have had experience speaking in public or at least have no reservations with the prospect of speaking in public, this could be a career option for you. If you have access to and you are confident using[…]
Funeral Celebrant | Graveside Ceremony Etiquette
Whether a graveside ceremony follows a funeral ceremony or is a stand-alone event, this should be attended with the same attitude of respect and courtesy as a funeral ceremony or memorial ceremony. What To Expect At A Graveside Ceremony A graveside ceremony can follow a traditional funeral, can precede a memorial ceremony, or can be[…]
New Training Course | End of Life Doula Diploma (EOLD)
What is an End of Life Doula? The role of the End-of-Life Doula is to help people who are living with dying. End-of-Life Doula’s provide emotional and practical support to individuals and their families as they face one of life’s major challenges. The End-of-Life Doula supports the dying person and their loved ones during the[…]
My End of Life Doula Journey | Doula Training
I left nursing in a hospital over 30 years ago to work for a forward thinking agency who provided support for those who wished to be cared for and die at home. Little did I know at the time the impact that decision would have on the rest of my working life. My nurse training[…]
The Wedding Celebrant | Pop-Up & Flash Weddings
Many of you may have heard about pop-up weddings but not experienced one, however, once tried – never forgotten. ‚”You basically just show up. If you don‚’t want the stress and the cost of a traditional wedding, it‚’s perfect!‚” So ‚”What is a pop-up wedding?‚” Not all pop-up weddings are the same, but they do[…]
Funeral Celebrant | Funeral Poverty
What if there is none? ‚”The Cost Of Pauper Funerals Is Rising‚”, proclaimed recent headlines, along with a simultaneous shining of the journalistic spotlight onto so-called ‚Äòfuneral poverty‚’. The cost of funerals is always enough to cause dark mutterings, calls for government enquiries and heated articles in the tabloids. But in a world now obsessed[…]
Funeral Celebrant | How Much Does a Funeral Cost?
How much does a funeral cost? More than one Piggy Bank required! These days a typical funeral using a funeral director costs around ¬£3,600. However, you can pay much more or less than this, depending on how you want to remember the person who‚’s died, what you can organise yourself and how much you can[…]
The Civil Celebrant | The Civil Circle of Life | Part 4 of 4
Farewells and Funerals A Mourning Flower The Circle of Life will, of course, turn and there will be times when we experience great sadness. When someone we love dies the initial shock and distress can be overwhelming. We are barely able to think or process information but during these most difficult days we are faced[…]
The Civil Celebrant | The Civil Circle of Life | Part 3 of 4
Milestones Renewal of Vows The same dilemmas are faced by couples who manage to reach milestone anniversaries. The current C of E ‚”Thanksgiving for A Marriage‚” ceremony begins with a formal prayer – if the couple are not regular church goers they may feel a little uncomfortable celebrating the longevity of their union in such[…]