Combining Wedding and Funeral Celebrancy: The Benefits of Dual Training
Celebrant Training School is unique in how it offers dual training which includes funeral celebrancy and wedding celebrancy training.
If you're exploring celebrant training, you may be deciding between specialising in weddings or funerals. However, training in both fields can provide an even greater advantage—financial stability, career versatility, and the joy of working across life's most significant moments. At Celebrant Training School, we offer flexible, in-depth online courses in both funeral and wedding celebrancy, setting us apart in a competitive field. Here’s why choosing dual training with us could be the most rewarding choice for your career.
Why Celebrant Training School Stands Out
Celebrant Training School offers a unique advantage over other training providers: each course—wedding celebrancy and funeral celebrancy—is a complete, independent program designed to take you from absolute beginner to confident celebrant, able to launch your new business and secure bookings. Unlike compressed 5-day courses, our courses cover all the essential skills in depth and allow you to choose the starting point that suits you best, whether it’s weddings or funerals.
Our bundled courses provide fantastic savings, but each course is entirely self-paced. You set your own schedule, complete the modules when it works for you, and can confidently learn without the pressure of deadlines. This is a key advantage over other programs, where five-day in-person or live online courses may force content into a limited timeframe, skipping over nuances and personalisation that are critical to celebrant success.
Competitive Advantage Over 5-Day In-Person Courses
Many other providers offer intensive five-day in-person courses combining both wedding and funeral celebrancy (and baby-namings too sometimes). While these are convenient for those seeking quick certification, they often compress vast amounts of information into a short time, leaving little room for a personalised learning experience. Celebrants trained in this way may focus on one type of ceremony initially, only to find that they’ve forgotten much of the content by the time they feel ready to take on the other.
In contrast, our separate online courses ensure you build your skills at a pace that suits you, allowing you to gain confidence in one area before seamlessly moving on to the other. Vital content whether it is on skills development or business knowledge, is not skipped or rushed over. Plus, the structure and flexibility of our courses provide a lasting reference whenever you need it, so your knowledge remains fresh when you’re ready to expand your repertoire.
Financial Security and Variety in Your Career
One of the main benefits of becoming a wedding and funeral celebrant is the potential for financial stability. Funerals often provide faster cash flow, as the time from booking to payment is typically only two to three weeks. In contrast, weddings often involve a longer booking window, sometimes up to two years. Dual training allows you to establish a steady income by beginning with funeral celebrancy, gaining confidence and experience, and then transitioning to weddings.
Wedding celebrants can also enjoy greater control over their rates, as the will get booked directly by couples. While funeral celebrants are generally limited to local rates preferred by funeral directors, wedding celebrants can set their own prices, creating different packages that appeal to a range of budgets and clientele. And with the average wedding fee at around £750, compared to £250 for funerals, wedding celebrancy can bring higher earning potential as you grow your skills and reputation.
Meeting the Growing Demand
The demand for celebrants is growing across the UK as more people seek personalised, meaningful ceremonies. Our recent blog posts on the demand for funeral celebrants and eco-friendly funeral trends highlight the increasing need for skilled, compassionate professionals to lead non-traditional funeral services. Additionally, wedding celebrants are seeing more work opportunities due to the rise in personalised ceremonies, as reflected in our posts on 2025 wedding trends .
Celebrant Training School’s courses are designed to meet these demands, giving you the knowledge, confidence, and flexibility to start your career as both a wedding and funeral celebrant. Plus, by choosing a course structure that allows you to pace yourself, you’ll be ready to confidently offer your services in either field as the opportunities arise.
Flexible Training Options for Every Budget
We understand that training is an investment, so we offer a range of bundles and payment options to suit different budgets and goals. Our Complete Celebrant, Coach & Digital Marketing Bundle combines celebrant training with essential business and marketing skills. This package is ideal if you’re looking to confidently launch and grow your celebrant business.
For those with an existing understanding of websites & social media, we have the Complete Celebrant from Scratch & Coach Bundle and the Complete Celebrant from Scratch Bundle offers focused foundational training to ensure you’re equipped for success.
Choosing dual training with Celebrant Training School can set you apart as a celebrant who brings both depth and flexibility to clients. Embrace the chance to make a lasting impact through celebrations of love and life, and build a career that offers both security and joy.
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If you are 2-3 weeks away from wanting to enrol on some celebrant training and you have already done your basic research, I invite you to join me at the next Celebrant Success Workshop.