The Power of Women Supporting Women: A Celebrant’s Perspective
On this International Women’s Day, I want to take a moment to celebrate the strength, wisdom, and collaboration of women…especially within the wedding celebrant industry. In a world often dominated by conflict, competition, and the pursuit of power, there is something profoundly radical about collaboration, care, and community. The wedding celebrant industry is a shining example of this; where women support women, lifting each other up, and working towards recognition, not just for ourselves but for the profession as a whole. As we strive to be recognised as legal registrars, we do so not through conquest, but through unity.
History has lauded and celebrated the leading men of the world, quite a few of whom have marched into battle, made decisions from ivory towers, and frankly left a mess. Right now the world needs to be different. What if soft skills of empathy, cooperation, intuition, and wisdom were valued as much as strategy and force? The truth is, they should be, and in our industry, they are.
Wedding celebrants have always been more than just facilitators of vows; we are storytellers, guides, and the keepers of love’s most sacred moments. And in this profession, we see firsthand what happens when people work together, with love, rather than against one another. Women in this industry champion one another, share resources, mentor newcomers, and celebrate successes together. We know that recognition and success for one of us means progress for all of us.
But let’s take a moment to acknowledge the men who support this too…the ones who recognise the power of women working together and stand beside us, not threatened by our wisdom but empowered by it. These are the men who know that strong, wise, and capable women were once accused of witchcraft for simply daring to be themselves. They celebrate our collective strength, knowing that a world where women lift each other up is a world where everyone rises.
So, as we push for celebrants to be recognised as legal registrars, let us continue leading with the values that define us: collaboration over competition, wisdom over war, and community over conquest. If the wedding industry has taught us anything, it’s that love is built on partnership and perhaps, just perhaps, a world that embraces these principles could find a little more peace too.
Happy International Women’s Day!
Latansani 