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Celebrant interview: How to get through the day of the funeral
‘No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.’ - C S Lewis Interview with David Linaker, a former Anglican priest who, having moved outside of the formal...
How to include young children in funerals
Involving young children in funerals is a crucial aspect of helping them understand and cope with the loss of a loved one. While it may seem counterintuitive to expose children...
Checklist for planning a funeral
Planning a funeral for a loved one can be even more stressful if you don’t know where to start. You are grieving, you are planning your last goodbye and you...
What does a Funeral Celebrant do?
So what exactly does a Funeral Celebrant do? One Independent Celebrant gives a brief overview of what a Funeral Celebrant does and why they are such a valuable asset for...
How to deal with grief when you are abroad
In the final part of our trilogy considering different aspects of grief, one experienced funeral Celebrant in Spain looks at death and dying overseas. Read on for a very personal...
Music Choices For Your Loved One’s Funeral
Music can be so important in life and is always something to consider when organising a funeral. Music can uplift the soul even at the hardest of times. It also...
Should You Take Young Children to Funerals?
Deciding whether to take young children to funerals can be a difficult choice for many parents and guardians. This decision involves considering the child's emotional well-being, their understanding of death,...
Selecting the right Funeral Celebrant
The importance of selecting the right Funeral Celebrant for your loved one's celebration of life cannot be underestimated. This is the one occasion when their life story is to be...
Featured Celebrant Story: Changing our perception of funerals.
An interview with the wonderful Celebrant, Vanessa Buckley as she talks us through her journey and explores how funerals have changed over time... Over to you, Vanessa! Up until a...
Living Funerals Trend: The Millennial and Gen Z Approach to Celebrating Life, Not Death
Celebrating Life While You’re Still Here In a world where traditions are continuously reimagined, younger generations are transforming the way we think about life’s final milestones. Enter the concept of...
What is grief?
Approaching any milestone event such as Christmas or a birthday can be incredibly poignant when you have lost a loved one. In the first of our three part series asking,...
Does humour have a place in a modern funeral?
The simple answer here is that a funeral should reflect the family’s wishes, and people are increasingly looking for a service that fully represents the loved one they have lost....
10 steps to organising a funeral when your loved one left no instructions
1. Choose a Funeral Director or do it yourself There are so many Funeral Directors out there these days that finding the right one can seem daunting. Try and get...
When a loved one passes on, what do I do with their Social Media accounts?
Everyone tackles grief in different ways so there is no right or wrong answer to this as what feels right for one person will often not feel right for the...
How funeral ‘celebrations’ allow the bereaved to tailor goodbyes
Mourn For Me, But Also Celebrate Up until the Nineties, relatives of a deceased person had to try to persuade a local church minister to lead the funeral service… because,...
Funerals: Thinking ahead and planning for the inevitable
Dying Matters With Dying Matters awareness week in May 2019 posing the question, "Are we ready?" one Celebrant takes a look at why it is so important to think ahead...
10 ways to cope with that first Christmas after someone has died
Christmas is a time for reflection and jubilation. It's a time for family get-togethers and traditions, big dinners and carols by the fire. It is also a time that can...
The New Assisted Dying Law in England & Wales: A Compassionate Guide for Families
Life's final chapter deserves to be written with dignity, understanding, and respect. As independent celebrants, we're here to guide you through the recent changes in UK law regarding assisted dying...
How to write a speech for your own living funeral
Finding the words to celebrate life's story – with inspiration from Netflix's "Love at First Sight." When it comes to expressing our deepest feelings about life, love, and the connections...
Florist interview: What flower options do I have for a funeral?
In this , we talk to the absolutely fantastic, Bristol-based, florist Fiona Lafon of Emerald and Jade. Fiona has been producing beautiful floral displays for all ceremonies from weddings to...
How To Recognise Missing Relatives In Your Ceremony
Missing relatives can leave a huge hole in your ceremony plans. Whether it be that they just can't make it for a number of reasons or that they are no...
Funeral Budgeting 101: Funeral Celebrant Planning for Beginners
Are you a celebrant in need of some funeral budgeting advice? This article covers it all… Making plans for a funeral is one of the most difficult tasks anyone will...
The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Giving a Eulogy at a funeral for a loved one
Writing and Giving a eulogy at a funeral for a loved one is an incredible honour and a deeply personal task. A eulogy brings the person’s memory to life and...
Writing a Eulogy for Someone Who Was Difficult to Love
Writing a eulogy for someone who was difficult to love, complicated or with whom you had a challenging relationship can be a delicate and emotional task. It’s natural to feel...
What is grief in children?
Part one of What is grief? shared a very personal account of grief. In the second of our three part series investigating grief, one very experienced Celebrant looks at how...
What happens at a funeral? A realistic account of what to expect
We don't talk about death so it has become unfamiliar Funeral ceremonies can serve different purposes for those involved. One function of a ceremony is to contain (accept and help...
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