Funerals and memorials
Are you looking for assistance with a meaningful funeral or memorial that leaves warm memories?
You need a celebrant who will be alongside you.
I’m a skilled and empathetic celebrant with more than 20 years’ experience. For a fitting send off, you want to honour what mattered to the person who has died. You want a ceremony that expresses this through your chosen speakers and music, simple rituals and special touches.
For an event with heart you’ll want an atmosphere that includes laughter and sadness. Your gathering can be reflective and full of life.
You may want to involve children and give them a role at a time when they’re grieving a beloved relative. There are many ways children and young people can be part of the celebration and grieving of a life. This has the effect of drawing everyone in.
You may choose your home or garden for the event. A room at your Town Hall. The National Gallery of Victoria. A cemetery chapel. A bowling club or sports club. There are many options. There is nothing that says you need to hold a conventional funeral unless you want to.
Are you struggling to take in the circumstances of a loved one’s death? The funeral or memorial is an early task of grieving that will make a vital difference on the journey ahead, and with your longer term grieving process. You can help everyone to regroup through thoughtfully planning how you will bring people together to take in the loss.
How we'll work together.
In a brief initial chat, you’ll give me an idea your needs. We’ll make a time to get together.
You’ll be at ease in a comfortable conversational environment in which you can explore options:
It’s my special skill to make difficult conversations easier, whether online or face-to-face. I work through a structured process with you.
When are you thinking would be a good time to hold the ceremony? There’s no rush.
How long do you want the ceremony to be? What are your thoughts about it?
The ceremony will evolve in a process of co-creation, to which everyone will contribute.
I’ll present a draft run sheet and ceremony. Nothing will be finalised till you’ve checked and made changes.