Certification

Wedding Celebrant Certification

Wedding ceremonies are among the most intimate and joyful a Celebrant will create.

Every couple has a story worth telling.

This course prepares you to draw that story out and weave it into a ceremony that is wholly, beautifully theirs, serving couples of every background, belief, and tradition with the skill, sensitivity, and confidence that defines an NTI graduate.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

✓ Role of the wedding Life-Cycle Celebrant™

✓ Wedding structure & processionals

✓ The art of storytelling for ceremony

✓ Co-creating personalized rituals

✓ Traditional, interfaith, spiritual & secular forms

✓ Client relations, interviewing & rehearsals

✓ Legal considerations by jurisdiction

✓ Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

✓ Business startup, marketing & expansion

YOU'LL LEAVE ABLE TO

Design and structure personalized wedding
ceremonies
Craft compelling stories and rituals that reflect
each couple's values
Serve couples across interfaith, cultural &
LGBTQ+ traditions
Lead rehearsals and ceremonies with confidence
Manage logistics, legalities & last-minute
changes
Build and grow your celebrant practice

new student registration

alumni registration

Format

8 weeks · weekly online meetings

Cohorts of 6–8 participants

Assignments

3 cumulative projects

Full ceremony · Community Ritual Design · Legal Plan

Upon Completion

Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant™

Wedding Celebrant certification from NTI

New Student Package

Includes Fundamentals + this certification (your first)

$1800

Alumni / additional certification

For graduates adding a second or third certification

$900

"You have given me such a solid foundation and so much ongoing support - Thank You!"

The more ceremonies I do, the more clearly I see how well I have been prepared. I love what I do and I love what I offer to people - ceremonies that speak to and reflect their deepest selves.

Mary Glazer

"Becoming a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant™ was a life-changing, life-enhancing experience for me."

I believe CF&I is a fantastic vehicle for gaining the skills, knowledge, confidence and support needed to become a successful Celebrant. The classes I took – Fundamentals of Celebrancy, Wedding Celebrancy, Funeral Celebrancy – gave me a solid foundation to succeed. Through my studies and conversations with instructors and fellow students I gained in-depth knowledge in the areas of writing great ceremonies, managing client relationships, launching a successful practice, creating ceremony rituals, becoming a great story-teller, and developing unique themes for each ceremony that tie a ceremony together. Perhaps one of the most important intangible benefits of taking classes through CF&I is the networking and support that occurs. Whenever I face a new ceremony challenge, delving into an area that represents unfamiliar territory, I’m able to turn to my alumni network for their counsel, suggestions, ideas and feedback.

Danny Lewis

"CF&I certification training is life changing in so many ways."

I was a little nervous about the time commitment of taking classes, especially since I was still working full time. Because it's remote learning, you can literally do it from anywhere you have WiFi—even in your hotel room on business trips. The homework is very manageable for busy working professionals and the assignments are exactly what you need to practice for real-life ceremony work. The instructors are wonderful teachers who truly care about their students' success. They are all working Celebrants and the details they share about their experiences with clients helps their students understand what it will really be like to create and officiate ceremonies. Doing my Celebrant training with CF&I has honestly been life changing. Thank you, CF&I!

Julie Patroski

"The CF&I training is fantastic."

The post-training support and network of alumni is incredibly collaborative. Would highly recommend if you are interested in pursuing a vocation as a highly-trained, professional celebrant.

Karla Combres

"Best decision ever to take the Certification course with the CFI!"

The instructors provide valuable feedback and give you everything you need to start your business prepared, not to mention the supportive network of Celebrants all around the globe. Just 1 month in and I am already booked for several weddings. It is a beautiful vocation!

Alexandra O’Geil

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