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This guest blog has been written by Andrew D Scott of Victus Celebrant Services. Andrew qualified as a wedding and naming celebrant with The Academy of Modern Celebrancy in the summer. Here is his story of how he transformed from catering entrepreneur to celebrant. Hotel kitchens and weddings. Spot the similarities. There are certainly plenty […]

Welcome to The Celebrant magazine. If you’ve been curious about subscribing or even purchasing a single issue to try before committing to a year, here’s a look at what’s inside. Veronika Robinson, editor Issue 9Cover Photo: IcelandA special thank you to Iceland Celebrant, Sigurður Runarsson, and Wong Ariel Hoi Ki and Lau Lai Yue Vic […]

The Celebrant magazine is now crossing the threshold into its third year of publishing.   We launched in September 2019 to a global readership. No one could have foreseen the changes which would come to the celebrant industry since March 2020. But we’re still here!   A special thank you to Iceland Celebrant, Sigurður Runarsson, […]

What a joy it is to be at the helm of The Celebrant magazine. Issue 8 brings us to two years’ worth of magazines which are jam packed with the most amazing, interesting and inspiring articles from celebrants, of all levels of experience, from around the world.   It is with immense gratitude that I […]

Hello! Veronika here. I’m the editor of The Celebrant magazine and I’m so excited to let you know that issue six has just been published and is currently in the post to our subscribers around the world.   If you’ve not yet subscribed, or you aren’t quite sure if you want to, why not purchase […]

As an independent celebrant, speaking for myself and my clients, I am deeply concerned that the current Private Member’s Bill going through parliament to support humanists conducting legal ceremonies will, if passed, lead to unintended discrimination. The Marriage Act 1949 is in need of serious modernising. A recent High Court case where six couples sought […]

The world has changed in ways that six months ago were unimaginable. A Chinese bat bankrupting the global economy? Don’t be silly! Wedding cancellations falling across your diary like dominoes? Go away! Socially distant, minimal-mourner funerals? What are you talking about? The landscape of celebrant working life is barely recognisable. Whether our work has come […]

This morning as I work on editing issue four of The Celebrant magazine, the Sun is shining through the window spilling a puddle of delicious light across my writing desk. I’m often distracted by full-fat bumblebees in the pink and purple aquilegia just outside the window, their cute butts hanging out of the blossoms. I […]

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Wondering what’s inside The Celebrant magazine and if it’s worth subscribing? Have a peep at the contents pages, if you like.           You can purchase back issues and/or subscribe: www.thecelebrantmagazine.co.uk