A Celebrant is a trained creator and performer of ceremony, versed in the elements of 
celebration and ritual.
celebration and ritual. She or he listens for the vision of the client, discovering the ceremony that expresses the philosophies and values of the celebrators.
A celebrant has a host of resources available to help in the choice of rituals, readings, music, choreography (yes! how do you process in?), location .....
A Celebrant loves a good ceremony.
The process begins with an informal no-obligation interview, where we get to know each other, and see how comfortable we are together. For the heightened day of a ceremony, you want to know that y
our officiant will put you at ease.
This meeting is also when I find out what you have in mind, and when I first offer suggestions about what you might include.
If you decide to work with me, we go on from there to develop the ceremony. I will ask you to fill out a questionnaire, and in some cases I may contact your friends and family. I continue to provide you with suggested readings, rituals, vows and anything else that you may request.
I write the ceremony and you respond to it, telling me what you want to keep, and what you want to change. The final ceremony will be completely your choice, with as many rewrites as needed.
A day or two before the wedding, we will gather for a rehearsal, ideally at the event location. I will work with the entire wedding party and readers and other participants.
On the day of the ceremony, I will arrive early to make sure that the space is set up as we want it to be, and to communicate with the coordinator, musicians, photographer et al to ensure that all runs smoothly.
And then the tears and laughter.
“This is the purpose of creative ritual - increasing balance and connection in ourselves, with one another, the world, and with the larger rhythms and energies that bring stability and light to our lives.”
Renee Beck and Sydney Barbara Metrick
