Category: The Art of Celebrancy
How did I do 27 weddings in one month?
Posted by Josh Withers | May 12, 2022 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
Why I hate wedding awards: “I am in competition wi...
Posted by Josh Withers | Oct 22, 2021 | The Art of Celebrancy | 1 |
The best tablet computer for celebrants, is it the...
Posted by Josh Withers | Dec 12, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 4 |
So, you’re being affected by a pandemic
Posted by Josh Withers | Mar 17, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 1 |
Which iPad and which apps do you recommend for cel...
Posted by Josh Withers | Jan 23, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 13 |
Questions to ask your couples for your review or testimony
by Josh Withers | Aug 26, 2021 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
Jason Fried has posted a list of questions he asks referees he calls for new employees. I read through the list and thought that it would be equally impressive to see our clients answer some or all of these questions in their reviews. Shape the questions so they serve you, but instead of asking for a plain old review, try asking your couples a question and ask them to share it as a Google, Facebook, or other form of review.
Read MoreWhich iPad and which apps do you recommend for celebrants?
by Josh Withers | Jan 23, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 13 |
Jake asks: I’m currently taking bookings faster than I planned would happen and have decided that an iPad might be a better way to keep everything in one place , meaning my emails/ceremonies, and documents. But the main reason is I would like to be able to have my couples sign the the paperwork on the iPad (form 15 , NOIM) all that jazz. I just wanted to know what you would recommend in size and what programs/apps would make this possible.
Read MoreIn praise of the not-young celebrant
by Josh Withers | Jul 8, 2018 | The Art of Celebrancy | 2 |
I’ll never forget my very first wedding expo, where I arrived to the convention centre so green that I didn’t realise there was an expectation that I would design a booth. So we painted a board with blackboard paint and brought it to the expo, along with the required chalk, and with minutes to go until the expo doors opened I had to think of something to write.
Read MoreHow to become a wedding celebrant in Australia
by Josh Withers | Apr 28, 2023 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
A how-to guide for people wanting to become a wedding celebrant. It’s easy. You just need to want the best job in the universe, you need to believe that getting and being married is important and awesome + some public speaking skills wouldn’t go astray.
Read MoreTips for a first-time funeral celebrant
by sarahaird | May 13, 2019 | The Art of Celebrancy | 3 |
I get a lot of marriage celebrants contacting me after they’ve been asked to do their first funeral, asking for advice, information and templates. I thought I’d put all my tips in one place in the hopes that some of you might benefit from them!
Read MoreAre you a workaholic?
by Josh Withers | Oct 20, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
It’s a weird world in 2020, one where our workload has significantly decreased, yet in other...
Read MoreAuthenticity and honesty as a celebrant
by sarahaird | Aug 2, 2023 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
Be yourself as a celebrant, authentic, honest, and open, and you’ll attract clients who are just like you, making your life a whole lot easier!
Read MoreAlmost Nobody, wants you to be their celebrant
by Josh Withers | May 31, 2019 | The Art of Celebrancy | 5 |
Almost Nobody, wants you to be their celebrant and that is really good news. Everybody, wants a celebrant that is nothing like you. This article will help you get that prized enquiry from Almost Nobody!
Read MoreThe best tablet computer for celebrants, is it the reMarkable?
by Josh Withers | Dec 12, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 4 |
For almost the past three years an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil has been my computer that left the home. I’d always loved a Mac but I predominantly left that at my desk and if I left the office for a marriage ceremony, a meeting, a photoshoot or for travel, I would take my iPad Pro.
I’ve written the story of how that’s no longer the case on my personal blog. It’s a two parter, the first part is introducing a new Apple Silicon Macbook Air which replaces my previous MacBook in speed and power, along with replacing my iPad Pro’s portability, responsiveness, and ability to run iOS apps.
Read MoreHow and why you should position your speaker at a wedding
by Josh Withers | Jul 1, 2021 | The Art of Celebrancy | 6 |
Many celebrants don’t know the science and method behind choosing where to position their speaker in a ceremony. This video will take you through the basic elements of choosing where and why and how to position your speaker, and one thing I didn’t note in the recording is that you want it up on a speaker stand at standing head height, you need those audio waves to be able to reach everyone’s ears and if the speaker is on the ground, people past the first row will be struggling.
Read MoreWhy I hate wedding awards: “I am in competition with no-one”
by Josh Withers | Oct 22, 2021 | The Art of Celebrancy | 1 |
For over five years now I’ve crusaded against wedding industry awards. I don’t like them, I don’t enter them, and I try to convince my friends and colleagues to avoid them as well.
I understand how nice it feels to be awarded number one. If you sent me an email right now that said “Josh, you are my number one celebrant” I’d probably print it out and put it on the fridge next to one of Luna’s paintings, but the truth is, I believe that wedding industry awards are unhealthy and unhelpful for the wedding industry.
And this letter from Nick Cave …
Read MoreHow did I do 27 weddings in one month?
by Josh Withers | May 12, 2022 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
A few responses to my May 2022 email about having done 27 marriage ceremonies this month before prompted questions from celebrants across our Australian membership base and even internationally. Donna asked “how do you juggle that many” and others asked how I got that many bookings and other questions around the zone. How did I get 27 weddings in one month? Well, first of all, two of them were last-minute additions because a Celebrant Institute member got the spicy cough, and only two were fresh bookings or “new money” if you like. The rest were layovers from the two years of Covid – many couples on their third or fifth date — plus there were a handful of flood postponements as well. In the end, I’ve committed to just getting them done. That said, I’ve always operated at a high level of work in my business, and I’ve always had these words from Kevin Kelly in my mind when getting there:
Read MoreA lesson from Kobe Bryant for celebrants
by Josh Withers | Jul 4, 2022 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
Starting from zero is hard. I’ve found that creating from scratch, staring at a blank Word document, or an empty notepad, is the hardest work, like pushing a boulder uphill it requires you to muster everything inside of you. It’s a question new celebrants pose to us here at the Celebrant Institute every week: how to get started.
Read MoreWords to an aspirational celebrant
by Josh Withers | May 22, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 6 |
I met one of my neighbours this morning and he mentioned he was becoming a celebrant soon so he could marry two friends who are getting married soon. I gave him the spiel I give anyone and everyone becoming a new celebrant, but I thought it’d be something worth putting down in a blog post, and hopefully if you’re a hopefully future celebrant then this can be an encouragement to you too.
Read MoreCelebrant, help wedding vendors not hate you
by Josh Withers | Apr 28, 2023 | The Art of Celebrancy | 2 |
Be awesome at your job, do your job, only your job, not other people’s job, and don’t make it hard for them to do their job.
Read MoreApproach a wedding ceremony as a work of art
by Josh Withers | Aug 22, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
Neil Gaiman made a speech on May 17, 2012, as the keynote speech for the commencement ceremony to...
Read MoreSarah’s gear – a video
by sarahaird | Aug 4, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 3 |
A video showing you all the gear I use for weddings!
Read MoreBecoming a celebrant for a side hustle
by Josh Withers | Nov 18, 2019 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
Every week one or two potential new celebrants email or DM me about starting a celebrancy business as a side hustle, hoping to make a few dollars on the side to provide for their family’s extra needs or to put some cash in the holiday account.
It’s understandable. In the past it was a common part time career for a mum, or a school teacher, to undertake and just do a few ceremonies a year.
Read MoreValue your interaction
by Josh Withers | Jan 18, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
Interaction is a privilege. But it doesn’t often scale.
Read MoreA podcast, not by us, with Jerry Saltz
by Josh Withers | Feb 17, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
I’ll be honest, I haven’t been able to kick the thought that as much as this podcast episode seems like the least likely thing to recommend to a pack of celebrants, I just have to. So here it is. Want to see the rest of this...
Read MoreSo, you’re being affected by a pandemic
by Josh Withers | Mar 17, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 1 |
If you’re a marriage celebrant, or officiant or even just a wedding vendor of some description, and your main clientele are inhabitants of planet earth, you might find yourself in a position in the coming weeks where there is a negative effect on your business and way of life due to a pandemic.
Read MoreWhen a bushfire ravages a land
by Josh Withers | May 10, 2020 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
I drove through a recently bushfire affected region last week. The ground was still blackened, but not as much as the tree trunks. The foliage and grass that would normally cover the bush floor was slowly achingly coming back to something that resembled life, and those trees that survived, still stood tall. The stand out from the drive though were the two things flourishing today.
Read MoreHow to become a celebrant
by Josh Withers | Apr 1, 2023 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
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Read MoreLove is patient, as should you business be
by Josh Withers | Mar 27, 2023 | The Art of Celebrancy | 0 |
I was thinking about 1 Corinthians 13:4 to me recently. “Love is patient, love is kind. It...
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