This registration is for returning Alumni, who have completed at least one certification already. If you are a new student, please go to the Wedding Celebrancy Training: New Student registration form.

What you will learn

Students will emerge from the course with the skills to create & perform personalized wedding ceremonies for clients of all beliefs and backgrounds.

In this course, students will study

• The role of a wedding certified Life-Cycle Celebrant, legal issues affecting wedding certified Life-Cycle Celebrants, wedding structure, processionals, elements of a traditional western wedding, common wedding rituals, how to create personalized, interfaith, spiritual, and same-sex weddings, client relations and interviewing, rehearsals, ceremony performance, business startup, marketing, and how to expand their reach with a range of services and community events. 
• Students will complete their own legal plan of how they will conform to any legal requirements in their jurisdiction and 2 major assignments. 
• They will write a ceremony with a provided Client Profile, and they will craft a ritual for a ceremony that they are interested in offering in their own community.

Important Course Information

• Classes meet live-online, weekly for 90 minutes
• Classes are held at 5:00 pm Pacific; 6:00 pm Mountain; 7:00 pm Central; and 8:00 pm Eastern
• Fall Certification Courses starts the week of October 11, 2026 and meet for 8 weeks

Cost on Sliding Scale & Payment plan options

Aligning with NTI’s core values of accessibility, inclusivity and community nurturance we offer our Celebrant training program on a sliding scale: 

$900 US Regular Fee (the actual cost to provide the training) 

$1000 US Pay it Forward (the cost of the training plus extra funds to help us offer supported access to the training)

Supported Fee for Canadians (Canadians are invited request a Canadian Coupon that provides a 10% discount to offset some of the US-CAN exchange rate)

Looking for a payment plan?

• Located in the United States: Choose Klarna or AfterPay when checking out
• Located anywhere in the world: Click here for a payment plan.