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Direct Cremation vs Traditional Funeral Ceremony? Not a straightforward choice
This week I completed my third year in my new and undeniably best-ever profession, the role of a funeral celebrant. I have created and performed well over one hundred and fifty traditional funeral services and some fifty or so memorials and celebrations of life. These...
Planning a Memorial on a Budget
Welcome to part two of my series of blogs on planning memorials or celebrations of life. Hopefully, you have read part one which sets out some of the things you will need to consider when planning a memorial. It will come as no surprise that the main issue when...
Options for a memorial service for a loved one
Greetings! This is the first of several blogs which I have prepared to give you some direction as you consider options for a memorial service to honour someone who has died. Direct cremation or very small private cremation services with just a handful of attendees...
We don’t have time
When asked: “What’s the biggest mistake we make in life?” The Buddha replied, “The biggest mistake is you think you have time....” In my farewell words at the end of a funeral service, I very often include a plea to the family and friends present: “Make the most of...
Funeral Celebrant Reviews – Positive reviews tell me that yes, I have made that difference!
When I create and conduct a funeral service or celebration of life ceremony, I know that I have spent as much time as is needed, probably much more, making sure that the needs and expectations of my bereaved family have been met in my script. When people are suffering...
4 Beautiful Poems for Funerals for Mothers – Mother Funeral Poems
Finding the right poems for funerals for Mothers can help ease the burden at a difficult time. It really doesn’t matter how old you are when your mum dies. It is an enormous shock to the system, even if it has been expected for some time. If you were fortunate enough...
Funeral Poems for Dad
When you are planning a farewell service for someone very close, perhaps your father, who has died, you can sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of amazingly beautiful and poignant funeral poems available on the web for funeral services and celebrations of...
Visual Funeral Tributes – Funeral Slideshows
You’re putting together a very special ceremony - the funeral service for a loved one. You are not really sure what’s out there but you know you want a really personal sendoff. How about ordering a visual tribute of photos or funeral slideshow to be shown during the...
Celebration of Life Funerals at Chichester Yacht Club
Here we are at Chichester yacht club and we're just getting ready to have a celebration of life for a funeral service I've just conducted at Chichester crematorium. The venue is ideal for funeral wakes and celebration of life ceremonies and is an absolutely beautiful...
Do You Believe in Fate?
I am not a religious person and would describe myself as agnostic; for when I think about the origin of our beautiful world and all its abundant flora and fauna, I can’t help but feel it can’t be here by chance. I am, however, inclined towards believing that things...