About Your Mentor

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So, hopefully, you'll know who I am from social media, but for those coming across me for the first time

Hi, I'm Michelle, aka #FunkyCelebrant®️.

So, what qualifies me to offer you this service?  

I trained as a celebrant way back in 2011 under the excellent tutelage of Terri Shanks, founder of the FPC (Fellowship of Professional Celebrants). 

Honestly, it's one of the most rewarding jobs out there, 2nd only to actually being a jobbing celebrant..because it quickly became evident that my passion for ceremony production was a vocation.

I find myself in a world full of fun and creative people, both within the industry and in my couples and families as a consequence.

I have also found myself  in demand as an influencer and go to font of some knowledge, often being asked for  an opinion or advice from colleagues, so I thought I would put years of knowledge to good use.

As you can see from my mentoring page, I am not looking at website building, social media presence or anything like that... there are far too many, and way more savvy protagonists out there already.

What I am offering are the additional basic building blocks of running a  wedding & family celebrant business. 

We all need guidance from time to time as we are striving towards the same goal, i.e. creating and delivering the perfect ceremony for our couples and the families we serve.

So... nearly 15 years  in as a practising celebrant...

Two TWIA East of England Regional Celebrant of the Year awards (2018/19).

Followed by, to my sheer delight, the amazing accolade of being crowned Celebrant of the Year in TWIA19 National Finals in London! I am now one of the judges for this most  illustrious of awards. 

I made the list and became a 'Small Business Saturday' top 100 small UK business owners in 2019 followed by the f:Entrepreneur 100 female led businesses list in 2023.

I now  work for the FPC celebrant training on the Marriage and Family course, something I really enjoy because I love passing on my knowledge as well as continually learning myself. 

I also represent the FPC on the Wedding Celebrancy Commission (WCC) working with other celebrant organisations as we look at parity within the industry.

Throw into the mix my 30+ years in the police, where I acquired all of the requisite skills one would expect; a keen eye for detail and the ability to sieve through the facts as I connected with people on a more personal level. I recognised even then, the importance of being able to tell a factual story, to ensure every minute detail was recorded... you never knew when it was going to be of real importance!

My expertise in that arena has  easily been transferred  into the world of celebrancy; writing stories for young and old, honouring love and commitment and making memories that will last a lifetime.

I am constantly improving my professional skill set and updating my industry knowledge for the benefit of my clients and now I’m offering my services to you.

I want to be able to help you gain that same insight... for you to be able to create the ceremony your clients want... and to support you as you take those tentative steps along your own path of this truly rewarding adventure.

I'll provide those extra building blocks that complement your previous training, and that all important helping hand. 

I can't wait to be of assistance to you too, as you start to take your own celebrancy to the next level.