What is a Celebrant?

 


The differences between an Independent Celebrant, Humanist Celebrant and Registrar 

Independent Celebrant: writes and delivers ceremonies for important life events such as weddings, funerals, memorials, and naming ceremonies. They take the time to listen to your stories and wishes, ensuring that your ceremony reflects exactly what, where and when you want, with land and venue owners' permissions as required. Regardless of your faith, interfaith ceremonies can be arranged, including religious content or rituals you desire. Currently, in England and Wales, celebrants are unable to perform the legal bits of a marriage so you will need to be legally married by a registrar. This can be either before or after the wedding ceremony and is easy to arrange. 

 

Humanist celebrants, adhere to humanist beliefs, they will perform a ceremony for people who are of one religion or interfaith, writing personalised ceremonies that can be delivered where you like, with permission of course. They do not include any religious elements in your ceremony. In Scotland and Northern Island, humanist celebrants can legally marry you so you do not need a Registrar for the legal bits but, as with independent celebrants, cannot legally marry you in England and Wales. 

Registrar can do the legal bits for your marriage, but you do not meet or know the person marrying you. The service must be in a licenced venue. You would not be able to celebrate in a wood, castle or beach! They do not create a personal script but can adapt certain elements from a template to suit certain requirements, and must include legal wording. They do not offer support or follow up services. They are respectful, professional and considerate.

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