Fees for Humanist Ceremonies

The Humanist Ceremonies™ network of celebrants is managed by an elected committee of accredited celebrants which sets its fee bands for different types of ceremony annually. Fees within different areas are then set locally, within these bands, for each ceremony type. 

Fees for humanist ceremonies are different for each kind of ceremony and vary according to local competitive rates, the average time and mileage celebrants are likely to be required to travel, or the complexity a type of ceremony involves. Any further travel and accommodation costs incurred by the celebrant are often charged in addition to the agreed fee.

For weddings and naming ceremonies, you should expect to check fees directly with the celebrant, and pay them directly. For funerals, the fee to the celebrant is usually included as part of the funeral director’s charges for disbursements.

The bandings for fees in 2011 have been agreed as follows:

All BHA -trained and accredited celebrants contribute a percentage of each fee they are paid for each ceremony as a levy towards celebrants’ training and quality standards and to the promotion and development of the BHA’s Humanist Ceremonies network. This levy also pays for full Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance for each celebrant.

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