The Academy of Modern Celebrancy Arvostelua 

I came to the AMC with only a small idea of want I wanted to achieve and no confidence that I could achieve it!
From the very beginning the support from the mentors who run the course to the mentors who guide you during your course the kindness and guidance have been above and beyond.
I have had some serious wobbles, thinking I couldn’t do this, but my goodness I was picked up, bucked up and given so much encouragement I carried on with renewed confidence.
The weekly zoom meetings are great for meeting your fellow trainee’s and everyone is so kind to help and share ideas.
This really has been an amazing experience, I am full of gratitude and just a little bit of self confidence and self belief again and I haven’t finished training yet!

You become part of an immensely supportive family of tutors, mentors and other students. From Day 1 you feel like you can ask questions and join groups to help you along the way. The coursework is a great mix of video, self-study, lives and assessments.

The AMC is a brilliant company, so well organised and resourced and the hybrid method of teaching and learning - genius!

Cannot fault the academy in any way. The team are so generous with their time and expertise coupled with excellent training and assessment processes. Amazing and can’t rate them high enough

From the very start, I knew AMC was for me. I did lots of research into different courses and I felt that AMC had the modern and fresh approach that I wanted to start my career with.

The Facebook community is amazing and I've met local celebrants in my area who I am already close with, which is so valuable.

The course itself is great - really clear, comprehensive and easy to follow. I liked the mixture of self study and more practical tasks with my mentor.

And my mentor was absolutely FANTASTIC. AMC matched us SO well and I feel like we really gained a lot from each other. Jess is inspiring and helped me be me and find my true celebrant self. Her support is invaluable and I am truly grateful for her encouragement and expertise.

I have loved working with AMC and anticipate that I will continue to do their mini courses and use their directory.

Truly excellent!

I did a great deal of research when I was deciding to become an Independent Celebrant and AMC really stood out. My first impression was of a very professional and comprehensive course and it has more than lived up to my expectations. The course is thorough and I have learnt so much more than I ever could have imagined. I had a mentor who guided me through some of the more complex moments, and my marketing and sign off call was with Jennifer, the director of AMC. There is a strong community spirit and I couldn't recommend AMC highly enough.

I have genuinely learnt so much from my mentor Penny (from day one, when she led the first student Q&A that I attended). l was so inspired by her knowledge of the industry and her enthusiasm for helping all of us newbies!
I realise I have a long way to go but genuinely feel that through doing these courses l now have the skills and the knowledge I need to move forward.
Thank you for your time and especially for marking my script so promptly and thoroughly and giving me super helpful input that l was grateful to receive, and that I was able to add to my live script.
You are an inspiration.
Love Emma

Yesterday I came to the end of my wedding ceremony mentorship with Lisa Flahant and I think it’s important for me to say a few words about my experience of being one of her mentees. From the first meeting on Zoom I felt welcomed; Lisa met me with a very warm, open smile and that made me feel immediately at ease. So, that’s definitely lesson 1 that I have taken on board as a trainee Celebrant – welcome all enquirers with a warm smile. Lisa has also been very encouraging about the importance of being my authentic self. I can feel rather intimidated by formal dress codes, and I really appreciated Lisa’s guidance and experience about being authentic as a Celebrant. It feels like this gives me the freedom to ‘dress down’, not ‘dress up’ for my future clients. Of course, I know to present myself clean and groomed, but Lisa has helped me to trust that I don’t need to go the whole 9 yards every time I have a Zoom or a face-to-face consultation with couples. So, lesson 2 is Gill, you’ve got to be you. I mean, who else can I possibly be?
The assignments have been learning a curve for me. I know my strengths, I am a good writer, so any positive feedback from Lisa about those skills was easy to take on because I trust it myself. And then there are the areas of new learning, new skills’ development such as the details of rituals, the stage management of the wedding ceremony, the performance side of the event. As adults we can be sensitive to feedback, well I know I can; I think it comes from school days not always being the most positive. For me that means tuning into the PURPOSE & INTENTION of comments in Lisa’s feedback. I have made an active decision to develop a growth mindset, and, for me, this has meant the following:
· Believe that I can learn new skills even at 54!
· Feel excited about taking a risk with something new
· See that ventures I have attempted in the past and have previously viewed as failures, were in fact learning opportunities that are helping guide the decisions I am making now
· Value feedback as part of the learning, rather than feel threatened or undermined by it
· Recognise gaps in my knowledge, skills and experience and believe that I can do something to shrink those gaps
So, lesson 3 for me has been to trust Lisa’s feedback because she is coming from a position of greater knowledge, skill, and experience than me. Trust her feedback because she respects the role of the Independent Celebrant and wants the industry to be represented by Celebrants of the highest calibre. Trust her feedback because I have met her on Zoom, she is warm and kind, so her feedback is offered only with positive intention and is there to help me on my own journey to being the best Celebrant I can be. She has been a thoughtful, generous mentor. Thank you Lisa.

I just want to say a massive thank you to Penny; she was my mentor through my completion of the wedding course. Penny was super helpful; she responded to questions promptly and was generous with both her time and information. She was always positive and encouraging ensuring she instilled a good level of confidence in me. I’ve just delivered my first ceremony and want to say a massive thanks again to Penny!

Studying with the AMC has been an incredible experience. I have just been 'signed off' as a wedding celebrant but the support, education and advice does not stop there! Once you become a student you are continually supported, encouraged and praised through out the course and then beyond - this follows you into your new career. It's brilliant!

Wow what a professional, knowledgeable, friendly and supportive organisation. The depth of content in each module and high standards are excellent, the support given from everyone , staff, mentors and Jennifer herself is marvellous. The motivation and sheer joy that you experience during the course is outstanding. If you’re contemplating doing a Celebrancy Course then The Academy of Modern Celebrants is the go to course . I’d highly recommend it .

Thank you so much for your kind words, Julie.
It has been my privilege to be mentored by you. As soon as we had the first zoom call it felt so right, and meant to be.

Enormous thank you for your wisdom and kindness shared with me, you have certainly shaped my journey.
It would be my absolute honour conduct your celebration of life; I mirror what you said about it being a good few years off- the world needs people like you!

Thank you, Jennifer and team for matching me with Julie, the perfect mentor.

I am so excited to be at the start of this wonderful journey into a new career and just want to give huge thanks all round.

Having left teaching, I was looking for something completely different and came across AMC on Facebook. I signed up for the webinar which was fantastic. The following morning I signed up for the Naming, Funeral and Wedding courses.
The course material is brilliant, I have loved the research and the communication with AMC via email, student hub and the Q&A session is second to none. I have just graduated as a Naming Celebrant and was assigned to Tara. She was amazing and her support really pushed me to believe in myself and I thoroughly enjoyed writing, editing and delivering my script. I am looking forward to the next step which is the funeral course. What I was also impressed with is that even though Tara and I worked really well together, I may not be assigned Tara for Weddings as Penny likes to mix mentors around and we can learn so much from the team collectively. AMC is a quality academy and I am and will be proud to be affiliated with them.

There are so many different providers of celebrant courses and I researched them all, but the AMC stood out, as its name suggests, as the most modern of them all. I loved that the course was all online and I could fit the training in around my full time job and family. The self study modules allowed me to gain a grasp of the background before meeting my very experienced mentor, who I now consider a friend, to get down to the practical side of things. The one thing that the AMC offers over and above some of the other providers is business training. Many people looking to change careers to a celebrant have never had experience of setting up a business, marketing, networking and social media, and there is a full module on this side of things. Having completed the course in August 2023, I still feel very much a part of the AMC team and am constantly learning something new from the network of celebrants that I have met along th way.

"It was a big decision to change careers, leave a well-paid job and re-train. What a brilliant decision! The AMC offers a well-structured course, great information and a very supportive network of other Celebrants - all of whom seem to be thriving with plenty of work! I enjoyed the course and being challenged. Working with a mentor was brilliant Angela Maughan is a very experienced and capable celebrant who guided and encouraged me expertly. I am looking forward to the next chapter in my life and can't recommend AMC highly enough." -

THANKYOU AMC, my career life has changed and have made new friends, all because I joined The Academy of Modern Celebrancy in November 2020. I carefully researched which company I would use to train me, and definitely chose the right one.
March 2021, I was proud to graduate and received my certification as a celebrant. Since then, I am going from strenght to strenght.
My career now consists of meeting new couples, wedding fairs, arranging and being invited into styled shoots to now having 12 weddings so far booked for 2023 and beginning next year with 4 bookings already.

I LOVE what I do, and enjoy the support of being in the groups and trainings provided by the Academy. For a new career, with ongoing support and information you may need is there for you, at the press of a button... all you need to have a new career change and lifestyle, is there for you in the AMC. Such a professional, friendly and supportive training company. It has changed my life for the better. Thank you AMC I totally recommend you. Joanne Lazarus