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Jill V. Jones

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Countries Covered

I travel Internationally & Nationally

Specialisms

Celebrations of Life, Memorial services, Natural Funerals, Bespoke Ceremonies, Sand ceremonies, Candle Ceremonies., Vow renewals, Naming ceremonies.

Affiliations

Fellowship of Professional Celebrants, Dying Matters, Gift of a Wedding

Languages

English

Hi, I'm Jill

Do you want a fairy tale wedding? a wedding on a beach? A wedding in dappled woodland? Do you want your ceremony at dusk or dawn? With me as your celebrant you can have your wedding where you want it and at a time you’d like it, with your choice of words. I’m sincere, friendly and have a sense of fun. Families I have worked with say I put them at their ease and am easy to work with.

I am passionate about Ceremony – I believe that ceremonies can be a time of celebration as well as a time for reflection.

Every ceremony that I conduct is as special and as unique as you are. I am a people person; I love hearing stories especially ones that mark life’s milestones. As your celebrant I will work with you to weave a beautiful ceremony to mark your “occasion”.

I “Create a ceremony that tells your story”.

I love conducting naming and family unity ceremonies, vow renewals and wedding ceremonies; I will work closely with you to ensure that your wishes are met and that you have the ceremony you desire. Your story can be represented by words and music as well as special vows written for the occasion – you may already know exactly what you would like – you may like advice and support. Throughout your journey your ceremony is bespoke, and I will support and guide you.

I enjoy working with families to write and to conduct a Ceremony for the Celebration of a life, it is a very special time. I will work closely with you and the Funeral Director of your choice to ensure that you and your loved one have the Ceremony you want. The ceremonies I weave are bespoke, enabling you to share happy times and memories that you treasure. Throughout the planning of your ceremony I will spend as much time with you as you need, either face to face or via telephone or email, until the ceremony is as you want it to be.

Nowadays we have many family combinations and possibilities, within the rich and culturally diverse society we live in. There are so many different occasions to celebrate from births and birthdays to Weddings and vow renewals, and Special Wedding anniversaries. My ceremonies are unique, exciting and uplifting! Together we can create your dream ceremony.

With me as your celebrant you will have all the time you need to create the ceremony that you want.

What's my ceremony style?

I conduct a variety of ceremonies

Baby naming

Family unity

Vow renewals

Weddings

Funerals

Celebration of life

Burials

Memorials

Scattering of ashes

Living funerals and eulogy writing

Ceremony style.

I create unique, bespoke, ceremonies that are crafted with you and for your milestone occasions. I will work closely with you to support and guide your choice of music, readings or special words to use.

You choose the content of your ceremony, whether you have no religion or some elements that include religion like a hymn or a prayer or mixed faith ceremonies. Fun and laughter are natural elements in any ceremony.

All of the ceremonies I conduct have dignity and gravitas as the core theme.
I will give you as much time as you need to create the ideal ceremony for you.

Prices From

£200 Funerals, £300 Naming Ceremonies £400 Vow renewals £400 weddings

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Why choose Jill?

I help you to have a ceremony that tells your story.

I will support you on your journey and give you time to choose the things that you want to include in your ceremony.

All of the ceremonies I conduct have respect, dignity and gravitas and joy. There is always a sense of occasion and a sprinkling of humour where appropriate.

With me as your Celebrant you can be confident that I will give you all of my attention. Together we will create a beautiful, bespoke ceremony, that is just right for the occasion of your choice.

What do I offer?

Name change wedding

Weddings

Do you want a fairy tale wedding? a wedding on a beach? A wedding in dappled woodland? Do you want your ceremony at dusk or dawn? With me as your celebrant you can have your wedding where you want it and at a time you’d like it, with your choice of words, your choice of music.
I’m sincere, friendly and have a sense of fun.
I love helping you tell your love story.

Prices From

£400 weddings

Why choose Jill for your wedding?

I help you to have a ceremony that tells your story.

I will support you on your journey and give you time to choose the things that you want to include in your ceremony.

All of the ceremonies I conduct have respect, dignity and gravitas and joy. There is always a sense of occasion and a sprinkling of humour where appropriate.

With me as your Celebrant you can be confident that I will give you all of my attention. Together we will create a beautiful, bespoke ceremony, that is just right for the occasion of your choice.

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Naming Ceremony

Naming Ceremonies

I love working with families who want to welcome their child or children in to the world. The gift of a name is unique and important. It is a lovely thing to celebrate and an honour to ben involved in.

I offer naming ceremonies in the venue of your choice.

I will help you to choose readings, and will guide you to write promises for you child.

All of my families receive a naming certificate on the ceremony day.

If you are interested in this lets swap emails about it…

Prices From

£300 Naming Ceremonies

Why choose Jill for your naming ceremony?

I help you to have a ceremony that tells your story.

I will support you on your journey and give you time to choose the things that you want to include in your ceremony.

All of the ceremonies I conduct have respect, dignity and gravitas and joy. There is always a sense of occasion and a sprinkling of humour where appropriate.

With me as your Celebrant you can be confident that I will give you all of my attention. Together we will create a beautiful, bespoke ceremony, that is just right for the occasion of your choice.

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Renewal of Vows

My ideal couple are in love and want to remember and celebrate their commitment to each other.
My favourite ceremony types are Sand ceremonies, Rose ceremonies and Unity Candles and “passing the heartbeat” where families can celebrate together and make new promises that build on the ones they have already made.
I love having a mixture of generations involved in the ceremonies.
I also enjoy quiet ceremonies where only the couple and close family/ friends are present – perhaps on a beach or in a garden.

Often couples choose to renew their wedding vows as they have entered a new phase in their married lives and want to reaffirm their love for one another. Sometimes a milestone anniversary or a Special Birthday spurs on a couple’s desire to publicly commit to each other using new words to celebrate the commitment and love they have treasured together for years. You may have had the wedding you wanted when you were young, but have dreamed of doing it differently now… A renewal of vows ceremony provides this opportunity to have exactly what you want in the way you want it. It could be at the beginning of a family meal in the venue of your choice. It could be in your own home, or at a favourite go to location. Whatever the reason you may have to renew your vows, I will work with you to write a beautiful, and unique ceremony.

Prices From

£400 Renewal of Vows

Why choose Jill for your renewal of vows?

I help you to have a ceremony that tells your story.

I will support you on your journey and give you time to choose the things that you want to include in your ceremony.

All of the ceremonies I conduct have respect, dignity and gravitas and joy. There is always a sense of occasion and a sprinkling of humour where appropriate.

With me as your Celebrant you can be confident that I will give you all of my attention. Together we will create a beautiful, bespoke ceremony, that is just right for the occasion of your choice.

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Funerals

I’m privileged to be able to conduct a wide range of Ceremonies for the Celebration of a life: e.g. a funeral with some religion – or none at all, cremation, burial scattering of ashes, memorial services. I will work closely with you and the Funeral Director of your choice to ensure that you and your loved one have the Ceremony you want. Throughout the planning of your ceremony I will spend as much time with you as you need, either face to face or via telephone , Zoom or email, until the ceremony is as you want it to be. I am an Independent Celebrant and it is an honour to be able to support families so that they can remember and celebrate the life of the person who had died in a unique and bespoke way.

I offer a living Funeral service where I work you to create a living funeral so you can have a beautiful bespoke ceremony whilst you are alive so you can share your story with your loved ones, enabling you to share happy times and make more memories to treasure. I also offer a Eulogy and Ceremony writing service so that your funeral ceremony is written and can be left with your Funeral Director alongside your funeral plan, or with your Solicitor so that it can sit alongside your will.I conduct Funerals, Celebration of life, Burials, Memorials, Scattering of ashes ,Living funerals . I create unique ,bespoke, ceremonies that are crafted with you and for your circumstances. Through working closely with you I will support and guide your choice of music, readings or special words to use The content of your ceremony, whether you have no

Prices From

£200 Funerals, memorials and celebration of life services. Ashes ceremonies, eulogy writing and living funeral services - Prices on application.

Why choose Jill for your funeral?

I help you to have a ceremony that tells your story.

I will support you on your journey and give you time to choose the things that you want to include in your ceremony.

All of the ceremonies I conduct have respect, dignity and gravitas and joy. There is always a sense of occasion and a sprinkling of humour where appropriate.

With me as your Celebrant you can be confident that I will give you all of my attention. Together we will create a beautiful, bespoke ceremony, that is just right for the occasion of your choice.

I create unique ,bespoke, ceremonies that are especially crafted for you. Through working closely with you I will support and guide your choice of music, readings or special words to use. You may have some of your own to use.
The content of your ceremony, whether you have no religion or some elements that include religion like a hymn or a prayer or mixed faith ceremonies.

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Reviews for Jill V. Jones

Total Reviews: 17

Average Rating: 5

reviews (17)

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Wonderful service

5 Stars
Len

Funeral | 02/22/2024 | Stranton Chapel Hartlepool Crematorium

Jill provided a wonderful service for the funeral of my brother. She was very clear in her speech andgave a beautiful balance between the sadness of the funeral and happy memories. She also made sure the people following the ceremony via internet felt involved.

Jill is a wonderful person and she has the gift to not only bring comfort but also in helping to relive memories and prepare for the funeral. We received a number of compliments from the family on the wonderful, personal, service Jill provided.

I highly recommend Jill as celebrant for funeral services.

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Lovely Ceremony

5 Stars
Nicola

Funeral | 11/16/2023 | Wear Valley Crematorium

Such a lovely service Jill. Everyone said that the service was just right for Hilary. You took the time to support us and to tell her story in the way we wanted you to. Thank you so much for all of your help.

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Lovely Ceremony

5 Stars
Lauren and John

Naming Ceremony | 11/11/2023 | Billingham Synthonia Suites

You did a beautiful ceremony for our daughter’s Naming Day. Everything was just perfect.
Thank you.

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