Life-Cycle Celebrant Holly Pruett does a great job of showing the advantages of a celebrant wedding ceremony. She too speaks of the cookie-cutter approach from which we as celebrants flee, preferring instead to create a ceremony which is as unique as the two of you.
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The use of ceremony to mark the milestones and transitions in the lives of individuals, families, communities, and organizations is a time-honoured tradition. From the birth of a child to a rite of passage; from engagement to wedding, we use ceremony and ritual to engrave these precious events into our hearts forever.
Over the years I’ve noticed an almost cookie-cutter response to ceremonies which really should do so much more to honour the participants.
As a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant I believe in the power and effectiveness of ceremony.
Celebrant ceremonies and rituals can serve basic needs of society and the individual by creating personalized ceremonies to meet client needs.
With your participation I will craft a ceremony that reflects your beliefs, philosophy of life, and personality. Through careful interviewing I will get to understand what is meaningful for you so that I may create a relevant, customized ceremony to honour the fullness of the experience.