Meet Joe Chapman: Personal Trainer and Celebrant

by DinahJL | Jul 28, 2026 | Our Graduates

In this interview with a graduate, I am delighted to introduce you to Joe Chapman,Personal Trainer and Celebrant. Joe took both our Wedding Celebrant Training and our Funeral Celebrant Training and he was such a joy to work with. He’s a natural presenter and a...

How to Ask for Reviews as a Celebrant Without Feeling Awkward

by DinahJL | Jul 24, 2026 | Business Skills for Celebrants, Funeral Celebrant Training

Most celebrants are brilliant at helping other people find their words. Vows, tributes, eulogies. The right words for the most important moments of someone’s life. And yet when it comes to asking for a review of their own work, many of those same celebrants go...

The Spiritualist Celebrant: Lee’s Story

by DinahJL | Jul 14, 2026 | Our Graduates

Some paths to celebrancy arrive through a single moment of clarity. Lee Bond’s journey was, in his own words, more of a gentle unfolding. Shaped by a lifetime of spiritualist belief, a lifelong instinct to stand beside people in difficulty, and a calling to...

From Registrar to Celebrant: Gail’s Story

by DinahJL | Jun 8, 2026 | Our Graduates

Some paths to celebrancy arrive in a single defining moment. For Gail, of Ceremonies from the Shire, it was more of a slow simmer – shaped by a proud career as a Registrar, years spent working alongside celebrants at a local wedding venue, and the deeply...

I Love the Idea of Becoming a Celebrant – So Why Am I Holding Back?

by DinahJL | May 14, 2026 | Become a Celebrant

There’s a particular kind of person who finds their way to becoming a celebrant. They’ve usually been drawn to people-centred work for most of their lives. They’re good listeners. They care — genuinely, deeply — about the people around them....