My services…

  • A face-to-face meeting at your home to discuss your requirements for the ceremony (we can do this online or in a cafe/or a quiet location of your choosing)

  • Liaising with the Funeral Director

  • Support in planning the ceremony

  • Writing the eulogy, or support in the writing of your own

  • Research, suggestions, and sourcing of readings/poems/music

  • Officiating the ceremony on the day

  • Providing a keepsake printed copy of the ceremony

Before we meet…

I will be asking questions about your loved one to get a full picture of who they were, what meant the most to them, some stories, important milestones in their life. Please don’t feel like you need to have all the answers.

Below are the kind of questions I will be asking…..

Personal / Information Early Life

  • Names / Nicknames

  • D.O.B

  • Date of death

  • Parents and siblings names

  • Where did they grow up

  • Where did they go to school? Did they enjoy it?

  • Did they go to university or college?

  • What were their favourite subjects?

  • Who were their childhood friends?

Family Life

  • Did they get married or have a long time partner? Names and D.O.B

  • Story of their courtship, their first home, where did they first live?

  • Did they have children? Names and D.O.B

  • Did they have Grandchildren? Names

  • Did they have any pets?

  • Any memorable / important holidays / favourite destinations?

Other Interests / Details

  • Did they have any hobbies?

  • What were their passions or interests?

  • What made them happy?

  • How would you describe them?

  • Are their any stories that you’d like to share?

  • What will you miss most about them?

  • How do you think they would like to be remembered?

Work Life

  • What was their first job?

  • What other jobs did they have?

  • Did they enjoy their work? Any career highlights?

  • If they retired, when did they? How did they find retirement?

Funeral Decisions

  • Would you like me to write a eulogy?

  • Is there any music that you would like to include?

  • Are their any specific readings or poems that you want? And have you got anyone in mind to read them?

  • Will there be a wake/reception after the funeral

  • Will there be a charity chosen for donations, if so, which one?

**Please do not worry if you can’t answer any of the above, I will be there to help and talk it all through with you. We don’t have to include anything you don’t want to and can add other information that you feel is important.

How to prepare …

Preparing for a funeral can be a little overwhelming and I am here to support you through the process every step of the way. To give the ceremony a personal touch you may like to think over the following points before we meet. Please don’t worry if nothing comes to mind, I can help.

  • Have a think about what music choices you’d like to make. Normally 2-3 is plenty.

  • If you have any readings, poems or extracts from a book that you’d like to share on the day then I would recommend choosing 2 or 3

  • A prayer can be included if you’d like one

  • Consider who you would like to ask to read on the day. If they change their mind on the day then I will step in and read for them.