FUNERALS & MEMORIALS
If you have found this page, then I am so sorry for your loss.
I want to help you to find the words to say goodbye.
Meet Kate, a caring and creative Funeral Celebrant. In this short video she explains what a funeral celebrant does.
Funeral services.
Funerals can be burials or cremations. These can take place at a crematorium or a graveyard or natural burial ground. It is your choice and I am there to help you to design the perfect goodbye, wherever you choose to hold it. When we meet, I will give you time and space to tell me all about your loved one. Gently we will begin planning the service together. My role is to guide you and to allow you and your family to choose every part of the service to suit you. You will get the complete service words sent to you well in advance so that you can make any changes you wish. On the day I will be there to meet you, and guide you through the service. You will have my undivided attention and support.
What happens next? This short video explains How Kate will support you on the journey from first meeting to the day of the funeral.
Celebrations of life.
Celebrations of life can take place at a Crematorium, graveyard or a natural burial ground. They are similar to funerals but the emphasis is more on the life your loved one led, and celebrating their uniqueness. They can be creative and even fun, making it full of colour and with an upbeat celebratory feeling.
Or you may prefer to do this later, at a memorial service or when you scatter the ashes, or plant a tree in their name. I am here to help to make it completely special for you, and filled with all the personality which made them so special to you.
Direct Cremations, ashes interment and memorials.
If you choose to have a direct cremation then I offer memorial ceremonies and celebrations of life at a time and place you prefer. This can be anywhere you wish. For example, I have conducted memorials and celebrations of life in pubs, back gardens, golf clubs and village halls. The ceremony can be as long as you like - I will write and compere the service to get it perfect for you.
I also offer ashes interment ceremonies.
What is the difference between a funeral and a celebration of life? In this short video Kate explains how she helps you to make the choices to tell your loved one's story.
Funeral planning and pre-death meetings.
I offer funeral planning sessions in which we can talk through all your options. I am not selling funeral plans - this is a session for you to write the outline of the funeral, and express your wishes, so that when the time comes your family know what to do. It is a kindness to let them know in advance, so that they do not have to plan a service at the worst time of their lives, having just lost you.
A few examples of my personalised scrolls, my gift to you.
An example of a funeral stone, painted as a keepsake for a much loved man.
To find out more and book a chat with Kate
Just fill in the contact form by clicking below. I will reply within 24 hours and we can begin planning the perfect goodbye.
