Blog posts in the 'Funerals' category
Fancy Dress Funeral! September 30, 2013
Filed under: Celebrant, Eulogy, Funerals
As a celebrant, I think it is wonderful when people have planned their own funerals. Far too many people don’t, and I meet many families who are trying their best, through their grief, to second guess what the deceased would have wanted. 42 year old biker Gary Pattison died 5 days after a road accident. He […]
My Pledge as a Funeral Celebrant September 2, 2013
Filed under: Celebrant, Eulogy, Funerals
I don’t make the claim ‘Your Ceremony, Your Way’ lightly. As a supporter and member of the Natural Death Centre Charity, I undertake to abide by the following pledge: ‘As a celebrant who shares the values of the Natural Death Centre Charity, I see my role as supportive rather than directive, and I undertake to […]
Funeral Ceremonies August 1, 2013
Filed under: Funerals
It’s not easy, marketing your services as a Funeral Celebrant. Ensuring the bereaved know about my services means that I need to get to know the Funeral Directors (FD) in my region, and more importantly that they get to know me, so that when they need a Celebrant, it is my name that comes to mind. […]
What is a civil funeral ceremony? July 30, 2013
Filed under: Funerals
Civil Funerals are a relatively new vision of how funerals can be. They are different from humanist ceremonies, where no religion is allowed at all. A ceremony with an independent celebrant can be religious, semi-religious, or non-religious in nature. What IS important is that your needs come first, your wishes, your beliefs, your values, your […]
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