What is a Celebrant anyways?
Simply put, it means I am a professional Ceremony-Maker. As a formally educated, non-denominational Celebrant, I create ceremonies for the transformational events of our lives – birth, end of life, marriage, home blessings, beginnings and endings.
I help you understand what these events really mean to you, and to give voice to your innermost feelings. I stand by your side to help you celebrate your greatest joys and mourn your deepest sorrows. In ways that are meaningful and resonate to YOU.
Why did I Become a Celebrant?
In my early 40’s I was buffeted by the collision of five major life transitions within two short years. It was a raw but defining period of my life. I clearly saw what a poor job our society does of teaching us how to mark our rites of passage, not to mention how to embrace and absorb these changes.
Deciding model a new way, I left a successful career and went back to school to become a ceremonialist… an interfaith Celebrant. My goal then, as now, is to bring the inspiring and healing role of ritual and ceremony into the lives of others.
In 2007, I became its first full-time Celebrant in Vancouver, BC. Around the same time, after twenty years of serious study, I also became a Buddhist Chaplain. In both qualifications, I am charged with helping all people; regardless of faith or cultural background to discover the hidden richness of life through ceremony.
I would love to talk with you about marking you life-changing event with a ceremony that truly means something to you. A phone call is a great way to start. Call me at 604-992-4217.
Modern Celebrant & Wedding Officiant Michele Davidson,
Interfaith & Intercultural
Vancouver & Whistler BC