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...

Why Your Celebrant Website Isn’t Converting

by DinahJL | Jul 9, 2026 | Business Skills for Celebrants

And what to do about it! You have a beautiful website. The photos are lovely. The colours feel right. Your About page is warm and personal. And yet the enquiries aren’t coming in the way you hoped. Or the people who do land on your site seem to drift away...

Considering a Career Change to Celebrant Work

by DinahJL | Jun 29, 2026 | Become a Celebrant

There’s a particular kind of courage required when you’re considering a career change to celebrant work – especially when you’re already competent in what you do. It’s relatively straightforward to leave a job you dislike – the...

Cultural Appreciation vs Cultural Appropriation: What Every Celebrant Needs to Know

by DinahJL | Jun 19, 2026 | Inclusion & Diversity

Handfasting. Breaking the glass. A tea ceremony. Sand rituals. The jumping of the broom. These are all ceremony elements that celebrants encounter regularly. And all of them carry deep cultural and historical meaning that belongs to specific communities and...

Is a Celebrant Career Financially Viable?

by DinahJL | Jun 14, 2026 | Become a Celebrant

It’s usually one of the first things people ask me, once they’ve started to take the idea of a celebrant career seriously. But will I actually get work? And I love this question, because it tells me something important about the person asking it. It tells...