Funerals

As a professional funeral celebrant, it is my duty and privilege to lead and officiate funeral or memorial services, focusing on creating a personalised and meaningful tribute to the person who has died.

This is an opportunity for family and friends to come together to support each other, share memories of a life lived and with dignity and love to say ‘Goodbye’

The ceremony frequently takes place at a crematorium or non-religious burial site, but a place that was significant to the person who has died could also be the chosen location.

 Our conversation starts with …

Meeting with you and or your family:  Spend time listening and learning about your loved one — gathering important information, stories, values, beliefs, and key life events from their life to create a ceremony fitting for them, that is meaningful and memorable.

Craft a personalised service:  tailor the ceremony to reflect the personality, beliefs, and wishes of your loved one. This can include readings, music, rituals, and eulogies.

Write and deliver the eulogy: With your input we will sit and discuss your wishes, whether you would like me to write the main tribute speech or eulogy, or whether a family member would like to do this with guidance and discussion – I support you and your family who wish to speak at the funeral or memorial service

·Coordinate with others: I liaise with funeral directors, musicians, speakers, and venue staff to ensure the service runs smoothly.

Offer emotional support: While I am not a therapist, as a celebrant I provide a compassionate presence and help families navigate the emotional process of saying goodbye.

Baby and children funerals are free of charge

Natural and Woodland Burials

You or your loved one may have expressed a wish to have an environmentally friendly natural or woodland burial and celebration in a peaceful setting.  This way their legacy is also contributing to the future ecosystem, so their significance lives on.

This can be a very personal ceremony with whatever readings, songs, poems and music you think would be most suitable for your loved one and one that reflects their wishes.

Scattering or Burial of Ashes

This ceremony can take place after a cremation and in a location that was of special significance for your loved one.  Typically, ashes are scattered at sea, on a beach, on a hillside or mountain side that will not impact the environment in such a detrimental way.

This can be very comforting to a family as they can return to this area in the future to remember their loved one on anniversaries and birthdays.

Permission needs to be obtained for ashes to be scattered in an area of private property.

Memorial Services

 A memorial service is a lovely way for lots of people to come and celebrate the life of your loved one after the funeral has taken place.  Often this person might have been a very important person in their community or have done something so significant so many people would want to come and express their gratitude and thanks for this person’s life

Sometimes families only want or can only cope with a small funeral in their time of grief.  This is especially true with older people whose friends or family may be deceased so there is a limited number of people to help them celebrate.

Once again this is an occasion to come together and reflect on a life very special to you, your family and the community with favourite readings, songs, music, stories and often things you never knew about your loved one!