What’s the Difference Between a Registrar and a Celebrant?

Just suppose a couple chooses not to have their wedding in a church with a religious service and goes down the Independent ceremony route. In that case, they generally think that means having a Independent ceremony at their local registry office or a licensed venue with a Registrar.  However, there is an alternative. They can […]

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A Garden Memorial

What an honour to be asked to be the celebrant at a memorial service for Alan Murray – a wonderful man who passed peacefully after years of living with dementia. Rather than having a traditional funeral service, Alan’s family chose to have a direct cremation, followed a few weeks later by inviting family and friends

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Celebrants and the Wedding Law Reform

We need to take action and push for the long-awaited response by the Government to the Law Commission’s recommendations for wedding law reform It’s time for weddings in England and Wales to enable celebrants to conduct lawfully binding marriages.   The growing demand for independent celebrant-led weddings is becoming popular among couples. They want the freedom to

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