Learn to design and facilitate meaningful ceremonies for union, transition, remembrance, renewal and important life events.
This self-paced Unity Institute course provides a grounded foundation in ceremony purpose, client discovery, writing, symbolism, ritual selection, accessibility, cultural respect, rehearsal and facilitation.
Study weddings and commitment ceremonies alongside memorials, remembrance, welcoming ceremonies, transitions, blessings, new beginnings and personal thresholds.
The course may be taken independently or completed as one of the seven core courses inside the Spiritual Guide Certification.
Three key benefits
- Learn a complete process for discovering, designing and writing meaningful ceremonies
- Develop practical skills for facilitation, rehearsal, symbolism, ritual and participant preparation
- Expand beyond weddings into ceremonies for remembrance, transition, renewal and significant life events
Your enrolment includes
- Complete self-paced online course
- Ceremony-purpose and structure training
- Client-discovery and ceremony-planning guidance
- Writing, symbolism and ritual-selection education
- Wedding, commitment and vow-renewal applications
- Memorial, remembrance and transition applications
- Welcoming, blessing and personal-threshold applications
- Rehearsal and facilitation guidance
- Downloadable resources included in the active course
- Lifetime access to included course materials
- Unity Institute Certificate of Completion after successful completion
Spiritual Guide Certification note
This course is included in the Unity Institute Spiritual Guide Certification. Purchasing it independently does not automatically enrol you in or provide credit toward the full certification beyond Unity Institute’s current recognition policies.
Love Doula® notice
Completion provides education in Love Doula® ceremony principles and facilitation. It does not confer Love Doula® authorization, Love Doula Network membership, directory registration, permission to use protected marks, ordained ministry or legal authority to solemnize marriage.
Payment information
Tuition: $249
One-time payment. Secure checkout through the available payment provider.
Unity Institute issues a Certificate of Completion for this course. Love Doula® authorization, network participation and legal wedding authority require separate approval or lawful authorization.