Join Us For Our
3-day Creative Celebrant workshop 2025
Date
March 17-19th
TIME
09.30-17.00 UK TIME
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Three days of creative immersion
Three days of community and connection
Three days of confidence boosting & learning new celebrant skills
For our fifth Creative Celebrant workshop our theme is THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.
We're going to turn things on their head and a look at new ways of doing old things.
As a seasoned and experienced celebrant (an oldie!), your days as a fledgling were a while ago! And although you've since found your feet and matured into a fabulous celebrant, perhaps it's time for a freshen up! Perhaps it's time to start thinking outside the box!
When you've been doing something for a while, it's easy to get stuck in a samey-samey way of doing it!
This workshop will help you to inject new ways of thinking and new ways of working into your celebrant practice and performance.
If you're feeling like it's time to breathe some fresh air into your celebrant business, these three days will do it!
As a newbie, you might not be long out of training, or may you have taken your first steps down the celebrant path. Your confidence might be a bit up and down and all over the place and you might need some reassurance with how to create ceremony as a celebrant.
Our Thinking Outside The Box sessions will give you some new angles and approaches to being a celebrant and creating ceremony.
In your surrounding yourself with fellow newbies and more experienced celebrants too, you'll start to feel more confident in your own celebrant skin and you'll get on track with where you want to be with your celebrant communication, practice and performance.
Three packed days of value, education and fun!
I've attended two of these events now and I'm never disappointed. I always come away with a toolkit of ideas and inspiration, but just as important to me, I love the community of like-minded celebrants and the spirit of collaboration that's always there.
Anita Broad
2024 workshop attendee
I signed up with the expectation that I would probably not attend everything, and the knowledge that I have signed up for things in other contexts in the past and not stayed till the end. Often out of boredom or disappointment, or expectations not being met. However, I had 100% attendance to this one, and anticipated each session with pleasure. I was never disappointed or bored. And learned a lot.
Kay Ray
2024 workshop attendee
The great thing about this workshop is not just the fantastic input from the speakers, it's having the opportunity to meet and share ideas with such a lovely group of celebrants who all support and inspire each other. Even if you know you can't set aside 3 days in one go, the fact the sessions are available on catch-up means you can access them as and when you have time to do so.
Clare O
2023 workshop attendee
I am very happy that I convinced myself to attend this workshop and made time for it. Although I know that coming to CC events is NEVER a waste of time, ever!
Karina g
2022 workshop attendee
What You'll Learn and who you'll learn from over the three days
We've hand-picked our session leaders to bring you the best of their knowledge right to your fingertips.
FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS LINE UP!
Claire Bradford
HOST & WORKSHOP LEADER
Natasha Johnson
HOst & workshop leader
Lonan Jenkins
CELEBRANT, STORYTELLER & SESSION LEADER
Rosalie Kuyvenhoven
Celebrant, Training Tutor & SESSION LEADER
Fi Egan
CELEBRANT & SESSION LEADER
Helen Wilsom
CELEBRANT & SESSION LEADER
Heather Urquhart
Professional performer, improv expert & music & movement coach
And here's what we'll be teaching and sharing
With these sessions and more, your creative juices are really going to flow.
Come for the creativity, stay for the community!
Claire and Natasha will kickstart the worksop with this session where they will explore what thinking outside the box actually means when it comes to being a celebrant. This session will challenge you to think about the ways you work - your established practices and go-to approaches and to see how you can change things up in the areas you feel need a shake up. And for newer celebrants, this will be a great session for helping you to widen your approach to your current celebrant practice and performance.
Check back soon for the details!
When we think about 'creativity' as celebrants, we usually focus on the outputs - our scripts and rituals. But what about the inputs? Taking inspiration from the tools and techniques used by qualitative researchers, we'll explore 'Ten Top Tips' to get the best out of your planning meetings. By the end of this session you'll have a toolbox to help you brush up on your interviewing approach, quickly establish rapport with your clients, create a safe space for storytelling, dig deeper into the human insights and light the creative sparks that make for an unforgettable ceremony.
Symbolic elements, guest participation, storytelling, music, song and dance! How can we challenge ourselves to think outside of the box when it comes to adding additional elements to a ceremony? Can we think forward to the future and visualise what ceremony will look like?
In this session, Natasha and Claire will challenge you to create new ceremony elements from scratch or take old, tried and tested elements and breathe new life into them.
Since ancient times, dance and the engagement of all our senses have been an integral part of rituals and ceremonies. In modern, non-religious ceremonies, however, the focus often leans on words and music. This creates an exciting opportunity to reintroduce elements that help bring the participants in contact with their entire being: mind, body and spirit. By doing so, we can foster deeper connections with ourselves, strengthen bonds within the community, and even open the door to transformation and healing.
In this workshop we explore innovative ways to incorporate movement and sensory experiences into funeral and wedding ceremonies. Inspired by real ceremony examples, we’ll uncover how engaging our bodies and senses can enhance the experience of these meaningful moments. Together, we will discover creative ritual activities to enrich your celebrant toolkit.
It's a fact that as celebrants we do not think about our voices enough, considering it's one of our most important celebrant tools! In this session, Funeral Celebrant and Voice Actor, Helen Wilson is going to get you loving and enjoying your voice! With a mix of fun games, vocal exercises and warm ups, she will also get you reading ceremony extracts in different ways to hone and find your true celebrant voice. Expect lots of fun, laughter and self-discovery!
Inspired by what you've learned and want to discuss it? Or maybe you have a burning question you'd like to ask? This is the place to be. We'll open the floor to you at the end of each day.
It all started with Natasha's first ever couple who told her that they wanted the ceremony script to be a surprise. And as nerve-wracking as it was they loved it! This was 18 years ago and in that time Natasha has only ever sent a handful (3) scripts to couples and families before their big day.
In this session, she will take you through her process of working with her clients to create a ceremony script that they do not see before their big day. She will share the pros and cons of working in this way and how this way helps her to be at her creative best!
In this fun and interactive workshop, Heather Urquhart from AndAlso Improv will invite us to explore how to embrace the unexpected with confidence and creativity using the tools of improvisation. Through lighthearted games and exercises, you’ll learn techniques to stay present, adapt in the moment, and transform surprises into opportunities—skills that are invaluable for celebrants. Join this session to laugh, connect, and discover how “yes, and” can bring ease and spontaneity to your role when something happens!
The thought makes you feel sick, right? Or maybe you feel a little giddy with excitement at the prospect of being script-free at a ceremony! In this session, Natasha and Claire going to get you to consider how you could be script-free, or script-light in some of your ceremony practice. How could you do it and why? And in this session, they'll get you delivering short ceremonial extracts without a script to call on your creativity and see how it feels to perform without a script in front of you! Do you dare!?
Check out our event schedule
Excited by all of the sessions on offer? Check out our timetable below for how they'll be featuring over the three days. Awesome? Or Awesome?
9.30-11.00 Workshop welcome & session One: Thinking Outside The Box - (Claire and Natasha)
11.00-1130 Coffee/Tea/ Screen Break
11.30-13.00 Session Two: Fi Egan - Think like a Quallie
13.00-14.00 LUNCH
14.00-1530 Session Three: Lonan Jenkins TBC
15.30-1545 Coffee/Tea /Screen Break
15.45-16.45 Day wrap-up and Q&A
Times are set to UK time. Times may vary slightly on the day. All sessions are recorded.
9.30-11.00 Day welcome & session One: Out with the old, in with the new. (Claire and Natasha)
11.00-1130 Coffee/Tea/ Screen Break
11.30-13.00 Session Two: Natasha Johnson - Surprise Ceremony Scripts
13.00-14.00 LUNCH
1400-1530 Session Three: Helen Wilson - The Celebrant's Voice
15.30-1545 Coffee/Tea /Screen Break
15.45-16.45 Day wrap-up and Q&A
Times are set to UK time. Times may vary slightly on the day. All sessions are recorded.
9.30-11.00 Day welcome and session One: Fancy a script-less ceremony? (Claire & Natasha)
11.00-1130 Coffee/Tea/ Screen Break
11.30-13.00 Session Two: What Happens if Something Happens?’ - Heather Urquhart
13.00-14.00 LUNCH
14.00-15.30 Session Three: Session Three: Rosalie Kuyvenhoven - Rituals: Enhancing funerals and wedding with movement and sensory experiences
15.30-1545 Coffee/Tea /Screen Break
15.45-16.45- Closing ceremony created by event participants + event wrap up
Times are set to UK time. Times may vary slightly on the day. All sessions are recorded.
Feedback from previous Creative Celebrant Workshops
It's definitely worth attending this event. You will come away feeling invigorated by the wonderful celebrant community you will learn from and share with, and your head will be swimming with new ideas and ways to improve your practice.
2024 workshop attendee
These last three days have been transformative. Thank you to everyone for your creativity, generosity, vulnerability and willingness to play! To Natasha and Claire - We could only have been brave and taken those leaps because we knew there was a soft landing if we fell. So THANK YOU!!
Claire L
2023 workshop attendee
I would definitely recommend the Creative Celebrant Workshop to both new and existing celebrants. The workshop was fascinating, enriching and inspirational and I came away armed with so much knowledge and new ideas for my celebrancy career. It was worth its weight in gold in terms of stretching my imagination, developing a positive mindset and connecting with other celebrants. It was also a lot of fun!
Celine Gucher
2021 workshop attendee
How does it work?
Book your space and receive instructions for how to attend the event.
Enjoy three full days of live sessions, interaction and Q&A time.
Access all recordings for up to 9 months after the event, so you can replay and review.
Workshop Event Ticket Pricing
CC MEMBERS & Early BIRDs only*
£
100
Full 3 day event access for early birds and celebrants Collective paying members and trainees ONLY. Price is in UK pounds. Check the price in your own currency here. Early bird price available until Sunday 28th February, 2025 for non CC members.
REGULAR non-members ticket (after early bird period)
£
130
Full 3 day event access for non-members of the Celebrants Collective from 1st March 2025. Price is in UK Pounds. Check the price in your own currency here.
**New for this year**
Get access to all of 2024's amazing workshop session recordings, as well as live and recorded access to the 2025 workshop
2025 & 2024 workshop access
£
150
Full 3 day event access to 2025, plus archived workshops recordings from the 2024 event. See the available sessions below. Price is in UK Pounds. Check the price in your own currency here.
2024 workshop sessions
- The creative celebrant - who do you think you are? With Claire & Natasha (1.5 hrs)
- Reconnecting with your celebrant origin story with Lonan Jenkins (1.5 hrs)
- Tinder for celebrants with Claire and Natasha (1.5 hrs)
- Defining the ceremony elements with Claire & Natasha (1.5 hrs)
- Wedding ceremony choreography with Jamie Walker (1.5 hrs)
- A wedding ceremony from start to finish with Natasha Johnson (watch a full video of one of Natasha's ceremonies) (1.5 hrs)
- Symbolic rituals: Pretty or Symbolic with Claire Bradford (1.5 hrs)
- Raising a glass and sharing the love with Jane Blackman (1.5 hrs)
- The importance of music in ceremony with Laura Crockett (1.5 hrs)
Over 13 hours of celebrant education and inspiration!
* Celebrants Collective Members are paying members of the Celebrants Collective membership community. This also includes current Celebrants Collective trainees and graduates. You must be a member of the Celebrants Collective at the time of purchase and during the event itself to qualify for the discounted ticket price. Please be sure to purchase your ticket at the correct price according to your membership/non-membership status.
Prices are in UK Pounds.
Our creative sessions are...
What you’ll get when you sign up:
The celebrant event you won't want to miss!
If you're planning on attending this workshop, block your agenda, make sure you will not be disturbed, and plan a day off afterwards to let all the info and inspiration settle down.
Iris van Noorden
2021 workshop attendee
This event was certainly value for money. The selection of speakers was varied with something for everyone. Even topics that I thought were not going to be of interest to me, turned out to be!
Glenda Procter
2021 workshop attendee
If you're thinking about signing up, go for it! You'll learn a lot about yourself, your style and how to make creative changes to your work.
Lynda Gibson
2021 workshop attendee
I signed up for the Creative Celebrant Workshop to learn new ways to improve our ceremonies and to innovate as celebrants. I can only rave about the Celebrants Collective and its leaders Natasha and Claire, and I had no doubt that the Creative Celebrant Workshop would be inspirational, useful and fun. I wasn't able to attend in person; I went through the video playbacks and really regretted missing them live. The sessions stoke the imagination and creativeness even of a vintage officiant like me. Guest speakers were absolutely fabulous, each an expert in their creative field whether writing, acting, performing imagery… all giving attendees new information, and alternative views for improving our craft. I personally came away with many new thoughts on who I am as a celebrant. If you're a celebrant of any kind, this is a must attend workshop.
Bonnie Marie
2021 workshop attendee
Who is this event for?
It's for celebrants worldwide who pride themselves on being able to give their couples' and families their absolute creative best.
Celebrants who want to create deeply personal experiences for their clients. Who want to amplify their creativity, expand their performance skills and take their ceremony practices to new levels. And those who also want to channel their creativity into other areas of their celebrant business.
Is this you?
This event is for you if you're a new celebrant
Maybe you've not had a chance to write many scripts yet or lead your first ceremonies. This event will help boost your celebrant creativity and improve your writing and performance confidence. As well as give you confidence to sell and market yourself more confidently too.
This event is for you if you could use a confidence boost
Maybe it's been a while since you properly led a ceremony. Maybe you've never felt 100% confident about how you hold a ceremony space and deliver a ceremony with energy. Well, our workshops will inspire you to take action and boost your ceremony confidence.
This event is for you if you want to improve your creativity
Do your scripts and your writing processes feel a bit samey-samey? Are you often stuck for hours procrastinating over what to say and how to say it? Our workshops have been designed to load you up with inspiration and motivation to help you shake up your ceremony writing and creation process.
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Join us for our 3-day
creativity workshop
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