Han Hills is a humanist celebrant in South Carolina who loves personal and touching ceremonies.
This episode’s drinks: green tea and green jasmine tea.
Topics we covered:
- Officiant erasure ? why does the belt get credited in wedding magazines but the officiant doesn’t?
- Why the wedding ceremony isn’t just the necessary thing that has to happen between photos and the party
- The art of the ceremony
- Common cup ceremony, including why I created a tequila unity ceremony
- Why we love it when couples write their own vows even if it means just customizing repeat after me style vows
- “You create sound ripples that create emotion ripples that change the universe.” ? Han Hills
- You don’t have to sit through the ceremony to earn the drink!
- Why we think clergy should be taught how to do ceremonies and not just sermons
- I share why I’ve considered becoming a Universalist Unitarian minister
- The importance of ritual in ceremonies and life at large
- How to be present instead of nervous during a ceremony
- Why officiants have different rules on how many ceremonies they will do in a day
- Pricing yourself according to your value
- “People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
- The logistics of repeat after me vows and personal vows
- Location affects booking season and wedding season
- How to schedule more time off for yourself as a wedding pro
- Why Han started doing audiobooks in between weddings
- Recommending fellow officiants/celebrants when you’re booked
- Why I have an online scheduling system to book me online even though some officiants require a meeting first
- Sexism in choosing a wedding officiant
- Protecting your time as a wedding professional
- How we answer inquiries in a timely manner
- CEO dates as the burnout prevention answer
- Automation in your wedding business
- Why befriending your competition is actually getting to know your colleagues
- Your “about me” page is not about you! Which way does your website face?
- What are you really selling as a wedding professional?
- Why we need to stop using meaningless superlatives like “perfect” when describing weddings
- Attitude of gratitude people!
Links to the awesome things and people mentioned:
- Han’s officiating website
- Han’s podcast The Celebration Show
- Han’s book is The Complete Celebrant Handbook
- Josh Withers, Australian celebrant
- The Evolve Your Wedding Business podcast
- Bethel Nathan from Ceremonies by Bethel
- Heidi from Love Story Vows
- 17hats
- Brenda Cadman from Wedding Business Websites
- Simply Perfect Images