Autumn Ceremonies: Why the Shoulder Season Suits Celebrants So Well

by DinahJL | Sep 12, 2026 | Business Skills for Celebrants

If you’ve spent any time in the wedding industry, you’ll have heard the term “shoulder season” thrown about. It’s the stretch either side of peak summer, roughly March to April and October to November here in the UK, when demand and...

Wedding Celebrant or Funeral Celebrant: Which Path Is Right for You?

by DinahJL | Sep 8, 2026 | Become a Celebrant

I get asked this a lot, usually in the first few minutes of a conversation with someone who is thinking about training. They tell me they’re drawn to celebrancy. Then they pause, slightly apologetically, and say “but I’m not sure if I mean weddings...

What Does Celebrant Training Actually Involve?

by DinahJL | Sep 4, 2026 | Become a Celebrant

It’s one of the most searched questions I see from people who are drawn to this work: what does celebrant training actually involve? And it’s a completely reasonable thing to wonder. The celebrant world can feel a little opaque from the outside –...

The Slow Burn: Why Building a Celebrant Practice Takes Time

by DinahJL | Aug 24, 2026 | Become a Celebrant

One of the most common things I hear from people in their first few months after qualifying is some version of this: I thought it would be faster than this. And I understand that feeling completely. You’ve invested in your training, built your website, told...

Why I Created The Celebrant’s Journal

by DinahJL | Aug 22, 2026 | Online Training & Resources

Nobody warns you, when you start training as a celebrant, about what happens after the ceremony ends.You put everything into that hour. The consultation, the writing, the rewriting, the rehearsal. And then the day itself, where you’re holding the room, reading...