Farewell?
I’ve been writing blogs over the last decade and more. True, most of these have been celebration-related, but I’ve done quite a few for my funeral followers. It’s difficult to be sure, but the amount of effort I put into writing the blogs doesn’t correspond to reach or response. So, although I’m not going to […]
Making the Best of it
Being a civil celebrant has its challenges. I never know quite what to expect when I contact my next client. It may be relatively simple. The client is looking to mark a major event in a joyous way. Or fairly solemnly. Or even a mixture … The point is that the client has expectations and, […]
So Pleasing to be Appreciated
I always do my best, but it’s so welcome when my efforts are appreciated! Here’s a recent testimonial I received, which speaks for itself. “First I would like to thank you from myself and Allan and family for the wonderful order of service you gave at my brothers funeral. Your help was outstanding in every […]
“Repeat” Funeral Appreciation
Short and succinct comment on a recent funeral (third one I have conducted for this particular family): “We were very lucky to have you again. Your conduct of the service was absolutely first class, including your beautiful readings of those two (not particularly easy-to-read) poems. Robert would much have appreciated it!” Makes me very proud!
A Funeral Celebrant’s Day
People are often quite curious about my work. One of the questions I sometimes get asked is “What is a celebrant’s typical day like?” The first answer is that there isn’t a “typical” day, really. One of the beauties of the work that I do is that there’s a lot of variety. That’s standard. Like […]
Humble, yet proud!
You have no idea how gratifying it is to receive a testimonial like this! Michael led the funeral service for my late husband and his care, compassion, and professionalism were evident all the way through the process. He took time to get to know us as a family unit, paying meticulous attention to detail to […]
Another “special” testimonial
I am conscious that my blogs should be mainly informative or improving in some way. I don’t post a great deal and therefore fall short. I also realise that, although it can be of interest to people, a testimonial has limited relevance to many. However, it is difficult not to want to share with the […]
Special Testimonial
I know I have a separate page for testimonials, but how often do people take the trouble to plough through them, I wonder? I hope that, by making a mini-blog out of this one, it will attract more attention and may encourage more people to read this. It is certainly something that makes me very […]
My Greatest Challenge?
As a celebrant, challenges come as part of the territory. It may be that a vital change to a wedding ceremony is made last-minute, but nobody thinks to inform me. It may be that we can’t put together a funeral service because the family keeps bickering and sabotaging each other’s suggestions. There is no shortage […]
Satisfaction offered – against the odds!
I recently had to conduct a particularly challenging funeral. I intend to blog about it, but this was the lovely feedback offered afterwards by the Funeral Directors (sorry the font is so small!). Very satisfying!!!