Celebrant USA Foundation and Institute

The Celebrant Foundation & Institute (CFI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization dedicated to the education, training and certification of professional secular officiants known as Life-Cycle Celebrants. CFI was founded in 2001 and has headquarters in Montclair, New Jersey.

Professional Life Cycle Celebrants are educated and trained to serve their community. Ceremonies include life's milestones: weddings, commitments, renewal of vows, coming of age, baby welcomings and adoptions, memorials and end of life tributes, retirements, job transitions or any occasion that is important and personal.

Celebrancy is a growing occupation in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In 2007, the Celebrant profession was named by CNN and Money Magazine as the #3 best job for those over 50 and ready for a change.

Life-Cycle Ceremonies: A Handbook for Your Whole Life the book published by the Celebrant Foundation and Institute has received rave reviews. It is available wherever books are sold. http://www.amazon.com/Life-Cycle-Ceremonies-Handbook-Your-Whole/dp/0990440605

Life-cycle Celebrants are professional ceremony officiants who advocate the power and effectiveness of ceremony and ritual to serve basic needs of society and the individual. They collaborate with their clients to create and perform personalized ceremonies that reflect the clients’ beliefs, philosophy of life and personalities; not the Celebrant's.

Life-cycle Celebrants officiate for individuals, couples, families and organizations at virtually every life event, with a focus on custom-made ceremonies to reflect the needs, beliefs and values of people from all walks of life. Specialized ceremonies include occasions such as: weddings, vow renewals, commitments, baby blessings and naming, coming-of-age, rites-of-passage, survivor, seasonal and earth-based rituals, retirements, family reunions, celebrations-of-life, memorials, and funerals.

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