If you’re seriously considering celebrancy as a career, the cost of celebrancy training is one of the first practical considerations you have. And yet it’s one of the hardest things to find clearly stated across the industry – with some training providers burying their pricing, bundling in extras you may not need, or asking you to enquire before they’ll tell you anything at all.
I believe you deserve to know what you’re looking at before you have any kind of conversation with me. So let me be straightforward.
What does celebrant training cost at the Celebrant Coaching & Training Academy?
At the Celebrant Coaching and Training Academy, there are two training pathways — and two clear price points.
Self-Paced Course – £895
Pre-recorded sessions you work through in your own time, with email support from Dinah and up to six months to complete.
One-to-One Programme – £1,430
Seven live Zoom sessions with Dinah personally, plus WhatsApp and email support between sessions. Everything tailored to you, at your pace.
Both pathways are available for wedding celebrant training and funeral celebrant training. Whichever you choose, students typically invest around 30 to 40 hours across their sessions and additional learning over the duration of the course.
Both are also covered by a money-back guarantee: if, on completion of all modules, lessons and assignments, you don’t feel you received more value than you paid for, I will refund you in full.
How does this compare to the cost of other celebrant training in the UK?
Celebrant training in the UK varies enormously in price – from a few hundred pounds for the most basic online courses, to several thousand for residential programmes that include accommodation, meals, and a week away.
ICPC, for example, charges from £2,925 for their five-day residential course. The Academy of Modern Celebrancy offers programmes in a similar range. Both are reputable organisations doing good work – but their model is different from mine.
What the Celebrant Coaching and Training Academy offers is not a group residential experience. It’s deeply personal, one-to-one training – or a well-structured self-paced alternative – at a price that reflects the reality of what people can manage when they’re making a career change, often while still working.
I’ve been deliberately transparent about pricing because I think it’s the respectful thing to do. Your time and money matter, and you shouldn’t have to chase someone to find out whether training is within reach.
What’s included in the price?
Both courses include full access to all training materials for life, useful business guides and templates, and a printed folder including a workbook and lots of resources. The self-paced course includes email support throughout. The one-to-one programme includes all seven sessions with me directly, WhatsApp access between sessions, and the kind of ongoing support that doesn’t switch off between Zoom calls.
Both courses lead to an NOCN Endorsed Certificate on completion – a nationally recognised endorsement that demonstrates your training has met a professional standard.
After graduation, you also become part of the Celebrant Coaching and Training Academy’s graduate community, including access to a group Zoom call every six weeks where you can ask me anything, connect with fellow graduates, and keep building your confidence and your practice. You’ll retain access to all your materials, recordings of your sessions and you’ll get regular updates too.
Is celebrant training a worthwhile investment?
That depends on what you do with it.
Wedding celebrant fees in the UK currently range from around £600 to well over £1,000 per ceremony. Funeral celebrant fees typically fall between £225 and £300, but funerals are more frequent and consistent in demand. If you think, realistically, about how many ceremonies you’d hope to take each month, you can get a good idea of the annual income this could generate.
At £895 or £1,430, training with the Celebrant Coaching and Training Academy pays for itself quickly – often within the first ceremony or two for the self-paced course, or within two to three ceremonies for the one-to-one programme. What takes longer to build is the confidence, the reputation, and the steady flow of bookings. That’s why the support doesn’t stop at the end of training.
Which pathway is right for you?
The honest answer is: it depends on how you learn best.
If you’re self-motivated, comfortable with independent study, and need flexibility above all else – the self-paced course is a strong, affordable route in. And if you know you thrive with conversation, direct feedback, and a real relationship with your trainer – the one-to-one programme will serve you better, and the difference in outcome often justifies the difference in price.
If you’re not sure, that’s exactly what an Informed Decision Session is for. It’s a no-pressure conversation where we look at where you are, what you need, and which path makes most sense. I make a small charge for this call, which is deducted from any training you go on to take.
If you’d like to talk it through before making any decision, I’d love to hear from you. Book an Informed Decision Session and we’ll take it one step at a time.
Warmly, Dinah