Welcome
Welcome to our Celebrant Area. If there is anything you wish to see here just shout.
Our Private Discussion Forum
You are invited to our ESF Celebrants Forum, where you will find Celebrant resources including sample ceremonies and readings, and you can participate in online discussion any time. Feel free to post new topics and comment on any existing topics. You can also choose to be notified by email of all replies to a topic.
To access our Forum just click or tap the button below:
Sample certificates for your convenience will be here soon.
I did upload them in jpg format so you could insert them into a Word document and add the couples names, venue and date but somehow they ended up shrunk down to 300 x 212 pixels in size which isn’t high enough quality for printing. I’ll put the PDF’s here for you instead.
The following will show you what they look like, but they are not good enough quality for printing. The PDFs will be here soon.
Zoom Workshops
The following instructor-led Zoom workshops are part of our Celebrancy Training course, but are also available for you to repeat as many times as you wish free of charge.
If you don’t see any scheduled dates below, you can request the workshop at a day or evening to suit you. (suitable to Instructor availability of course) If you have an idea for a workshop you’d like to teach please don’t hesitate to let me know.
Consumer Contracts 101 - 30 minute Webinar
With Expert Instructor
Next Date to be confirmed
Did you know that every booking for your Celebrancy services is a consumer contract regulated by Acts of Legislation which must be complied with by Law?
In this masterclass you will discover:
- Consumer Protection laws in Ireland and your obligations to your Clients as a service provider
- The legal difference between Booking Deposit and Booking Fee and why you must be specific
- The 2019 EU Unfair Contracts directive and how that applies to you as a Celebrant
- Ways to create a Contract document without getting too complicated with your Clients
Followed by further tips, tricks and advice from anyone else who is experienced with Consumer/Client contracts and wishes to participate and share their advice.
Copywriting Tips for Marketing Success - 30 minute Webinar
With 2 Instructors:
Sharon Q. (Hypnotherapist/Mind Coach and Journalist)
& plus a Copywrighting & Marketing expert
Next Date to be confirmed
Did you know successful marketing is about using proven & effective tools from Hypnosis and Mass Media based on the Psychology of words?
In this collaborative workshop you will discover:
- The hidden power of words and their use in mass media and why some types of advertising works better than others
- How to utilise the pscychology of words and hypnosis as used in the mass media, to create effective advertising tools designed to capture the attention of your audience every time.
- How to write engaging emails to your clients to make them feel special
- How to write captivating content for your website to ensure readers want to work with you and nobody else
- Simple tips for search engine optimisation (SEO)
Followed by further tips, tricks and advice from anyone else who is experiences with marketing and wishes to participate and share their advice.
What is a CMS and How to Know When You Need One - 30 minute Webinar
With 2 Instructors:
Sharon Q. (Hypnotherapist/Mind Coach and Journalist)
& plus a Copywrighting & Marketing expert
Next Date to be confirmed
Did you know successful marketing is about using proven & effective tools from Hypnosis and Mass Media based on the Psychology of words?
In this collaborative workshop you will discover:
- The hidden power of words and mass media to control the mind and why some types of advertising works better than others
- How to utilise the pscychology of words to capture the attention of your website audience with everything you write
- How to write engaging emails to your clients to make them feel special
- How to write captivating content for your website to ensure readers want to work with you and nobody else
- Simple tips for search engine optimisation (SEO)
Followed by further tips, tricks and advice from anyone else who is experiences with marketing and wishes to participate and share their advice.
Funeral Celebrancy Advice for Wedding Celebrants - 60 minute Webinar
With our Minister Pat Mangan, who is also the much-loved former Pastor of Athy, Co.Kildare.
Next Date to be confirmed
It can be a daunting leap for any Wedding Celebrant to include Funeral Ceremonies, and it’s not always for everyone. You may at some time feel the calling to volunteer to conduct a funeral ceremony for friends or family and it’s good idea to be prepared as the calling will be instant!
This workshop will help you be prepared to conduct your first funeral with confidence, before or after completing our Funeral Celebrancy training.
In this workshop you will discover:
- Grief and the Pyschology of Ceremony
- The Role of the Funeral Celebrant
- Funeral ceremony structure and format
- Where to find sample scripts and readings
- How and when to charge for your services
Followed by further tips, tricks and advice from anyone else who is experienced with funerals and wishes to participate and share their advice.
On completion of this Webinar you will be more prepared in advance to officate the funeral of a close family member or friends. You will also gain further insight to decide if our Funeral Training is calling you (or not)
Instagram Wizardry - 1.5 hours Workshop
With Gareth & Friends
Next Date to be confirmed: Week of March 20th-24th
This is a collaborative Zoom workshop where Gareth will commence by sharing many pearls of wisdom from his Instagram toolbox, including:
- Why use Instagram?
- The difference between personal & business accounts
- Ways to attract new followers
- How to Automate and schedule posts in advance
- Setup duplicate posts in Facebook and other social media with just one Instagram post.
Followed by further tips, tricks and advice including from anyone else also experienced with Instagram and wishes to share their advice.
Mastering Canva with Confidence - 1.5 hours Workshop - Wed May 3rd 7pm
With Sharon Q.
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Next Date: To be scheduled – request a date to suit you
This informative and inspiring instructor-led workshop on Zoom which can be completed at any time Monday – Friday day or evening, just ask me to schedule a day/time to suit you.
During this “experiential” workshop you will learn by doing. Discover fundamental skills & techmiques to give you the confidence to transform your marketing presence in no time.
Learn how to create your own professional flyers, business cards, social media graphics and more by customising any of the thousands of pre-built templates to create your very own unique designs for your web presence or printing.
Pre-Requisites:
All you need prior to the workshop is to have your Canva account already setup and ready. This ensures that we don’t delay the class setting up Canva accounts. If you need assistance with this just let me know.
Overview
Introduction to Canva:
- Benefits and Use
- Free version vs Pro Version
- Setting up your Canva Account
Graphic Design
- Creating a business card
- Choosing a Color Scheme including warm and cool colors
- Principles of Layout Design and the Rule of 3
- Working with Objects and their properties, including color, placement and size
- Designing for balance and harmony
Typography
- Headings & Text
- The difference between Serif and Sans Serif fonts and when to use them
- Basic settings – All Caps, Bold and Italic
- Advanced Settings and Effects including letter and line spacing
Your First Project
- Project Types
- Choosing a Template
- How to Modify a Template
- Saving your Work
- Resizing your work for print
- Exporting your work with correct file type for web or print
LOGO created with Canva: