A celebrant is someone who will work closely with you to write a the service that is fitting for you and the situation you are marking. Everything will be done with a smile, laughter, fun, empathy and compassion often all mixed together at the same time. Celebrants start with a blank canvas and no pre conceived ideas and ensure that whatever the occasion the ceremony they create for you is fitting and exactly as you wish. A good celebrant will also be able to offer guidance and ideas to enchnace your thoughts and take away any pressures by making you feel confident in their safe hands.
Because a celebrant gives a personal service and will listen to your wishe and do eveyrthing possible to bring them to fruition. They can officiate ceremonies at any venue and not just one that holds a licence or a crematorium. In short with a celebrant there are no rules, no set words that need to be included and the only limit is your imaginations. The ceremony will be a true reflection of the personalities of everyone involved without having to follow rigid guidelines. Each ceremony is personal and your celebrant will work closely with you each step of the way.
As a celebrant is not restricted by any religious or spiritual beliefs you can incorporate anything you wish into your ceremony. You could include hymns, prayers or readings or none at all – the decision is entirely yours.
Humanist Celebrants offer secular/non-religious ceremonies only, believing that life is based on humanity and reason, and that moral values are founded on human nature and experience. As they have no-religious beliefs, they therefore do not include any religious acts of worship in their ceremonies. A civil celebrant works independently and is equally comfortable producing a religious or non religious ceremony (or a mix of the two) . They are able to make any ceremony a perfect fit for the client rather than tailoring around any specific set of beliefs.
Knowing what to expect when you arrive at the crematorium for a funeral can help make things easier on the day. Click Here for more pictures of our local chapels at Cheltenham, Gloucester and Evesham
Not yet!… In England, Celebrant led weddings are officiated separate to the legal signing of the register. This is usually done prior to the wedding ceremony and won’t affect your Celebrant Ceremony at all. Don’t worry though, its usually a very simple and affordable process to become ‘legally’ married, freeing you up to think about your amazing Celebrant led ceremony.
In order to become legally married in England, if you have a Celebrant ceremony, you will need to register your intent to marry with the registry office and book your appointment to sign the legal documents. The legal element of your marriage is just a short appointment that will involve signing the marriage licence and saying a few contracting words in front of 2 witnesses of your choice. It is not a legal requirement to exchange rings and vows, so these can be kept for your wedding ceremony with your Celebrant.
I try to keep my prices simple and firmly believe in not adding on any hidden extras.. My current price for a standard funeral is £250, a wedding including all extra elements and travel is £700 (this may change depending on how far in advance my services are booked) with baby naming or other ceremony’s from £400 depending on location and any elements involved.
I try to keep my prices simple and firmly believe in not adding on any hidden extras.. My current price for a standard funeral is £240, a wedding including all extra elements and travel is £600 (this may chnage depending on how far in advance my services are booked) with baby naming or other ceremony’s from £400 depnding on location and any elements involved.
Thankfully, at the moment, things are back to normal. If things have to change again, I will work with you to make sure you can have the very best ceremony possible whilst working within any current guidelines.
