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My Role as Your Funeral Celebrant
Saying goodbye to a loved one is an incredibly personal and meaningful event. It is important that you are able to commemorate their life in a way that feels right; a way that honours the beautiful life they led.
For those looking for a more personalised approach – and one that may not include any references to a specific faith – a celebrant-led funeral offers a special alternative.
With a funeral celebrant, you can expect a ceremony centred around an individualised perspective. You will be given the opportunity to bring your own – or the deceased person’s – beliefs to the forefront of the funeral.
Whether your loved one practised a specific faith or not, I can work with you to ensure the service is exactly what would best represent them as a person.
I have helped organise and have attended funerals in a wide range of situations wholly dependent on the personality of the individual. From a formal church setting or crematorium to the outdoors - natural burial grounds; beach memorials or legacy gardens, there are a wide range of venues to choose from.
The style will also be important to you. A friend of mine was a dancer and her whole funeral was like a stage show including the leaving song of 'The show must go On'. It was exactly what she would have wanted and was the best send off she could have been given.
Including family young and old is also important and it may be that the service is personalised by drawing on a card coffin, lighting candles, laying flowers or even sending off Mum's favourite cream cake. My mother took a jar of mustard for my father who always asked her for it at mealtimes.
The tone is completely your choice. As solemn, respectful and religious/faith led or as lively and entertaining as you would want and anywhere in between. It is simply what is most appropriate for your loved one and your family.
For those looking for a more personalised approach – and one that may not include any references to a specific faith – a celebrant-led funeral offers a special alternative.
With a funeral celebrant, you can expect a ceremony centred around an individualised perspective. You will be given the opportunity to bring your own – or the deceased person’s – beliefs to the forefront of the funeral.
Whether your loved one practised a specific faith or not, I can work with you to ensure the service is exactly what would best represent them as a person.
I have helped organise and have attended funerals in a wide range of situations wholly dependent on the personality of the individual. From a formal church setting or crematorium to the outdoors - natural burial grounds; beach memorials or legacy gardens, there are a wide range of venues to choose from.
The style will also be important to you. A friend of mine was a dancer and her whole funeral was like a stage show including the leaving song of 'The show must go On'. It was exactly what she would have wanted and was the best send off she could have been given.
Including family young and old is also important and it may be that the service is personalised by drawing on a card coffin, lighting candles, laying flowers or even sending off Mum's favourite cream cake. My mother took a jar of mustard for my father who always asked her for it at mealtimes.
The tone is completely your choice. As solemn, respectful and religious/faith led or as lively and entertaining as you would want and anywhere in between. It is simply what is most appropriate for your loved one and your family.
Testimonials
‘Thank you for a wonderful job; well done. You were made to it. Thank you so much for everything.’
(Mother of the deceased)
(Mother of the deceased)
‘Did you not know my Nan? I thought you must be one of her friends as you seemed to know her so well in everything you said.’ (Grandson of the deceased)
‘If she had had a choice in her funeral, she would have chosen you and the service you created; she would have loved your accent, and we reckon that it was meant to be!’ (friends of the deceased)
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What is a Funeral Celebrant
A funeral celebrant is the main host of a funeral or a celebration of life, and it is their role to officiate the service.
Funeral celebrants can be religious or non-religious: it is one of the great things about them as you have the freedom to weave in anything you like to pay homage to your loved one. An independent funeral celebrant will strive to accommodate any wish, and this can include a prayer or hymn if it feels appropriate for the person that has died. Equally a favourite poem, appropriate song or amusing anecdote might be what encapsulates the life of your loved one best.
Essentially, they exist to create a cathartic celebration that perfectly encapsulates the memory of the person who has passed away.
A funeral celebrant is the main host of a funeral or a celebration of life, and it is their role to officiate the service.
Funeral celebrants can be religious or non-religious: it is one of the great things about them as you have the freedom to weave in anything you like to pay homage to your loved one. An independent funeral celebrant will strive to accommodate any wish, and this can include a prayer or hymn if it feels appropriate for the person that has died. Equally a favourite poem, appropriate song or amusing anecdote might be what encapsulates the life of your loved one best.
Essentially, they exist to create a cathartic celebration that perfectly encapsulates the memory of the person who has passed away.
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How will I Fulfil This Role for You?
A good funeral celebrant is one that will not only listen closely to your wishes, but will use intuition and instinct when crafting the perfect ceremony.
I will take the time to learn about your loved one’s life, what they cared about, what they believed in and the legacy they left behind. I will combine this with your instructions and my own ideas to deliver something significant and special for you and your loved one.
Throughout the Process I will:
A good funeral celebrant is one that will not only listen closely to your wishes, but will use intuition and instinct when crafting the perfect ceremony.
I will take the time to learn about your loved one’s life, what they cared about, what they believed in and the legacy they left behind. I will combine this with your instructions and my own ideas to deliver something significant and special for you and your loved one.
Throughout the Process I will:
- Be a point of support and guidance from the very first meeting right through until the end of the service
- Spend time understanding the wishes of the family and make sure these are carried out sufficiently
- Keep you fully in the loop of how the service will run so that you never feel out of control
- Prepare the eulogy with guidance from the family so that it is a true reflection of their loved one
- Take charge of the timing of the service so that no moments are ever rushed
- Craft a ceremony that is personal and helps all friends and family to find some sort of closure for the person they have lost
- Throughout the celebrant-led funeral, the aim is to turn this terrible sorrow into something that could spark a sincere, emotional connection and, ultimately, a feeling of peace.