Personalised funeral and memorial ceremonies in Herts, Beds, Bucks and Hillingdon

• A meeting with the family to establish the tone and feel of the ceremony required.  As an independent celebrant, I am happy to conduct both secular ceremonies and ones which include religious elements.

• Liaising with the funeral director / arranger and crematorium / cemetery chapel / alternative venue.

• Guidance and sourcing of readings.

• Guidance and sourcing of music.

• Writing of eulogy for family approval.

• Writing of funeral script for family approval.

• Leading the service / facilitating and standing in reserve should the family desire to deliver the service themselves / a combination of the two. 

• Providing the family with a keepsake copy of the funeral script. 

Charges for a 25-30 minute indoor funeral service start at £270. Double slot ceremonies  / indoor ceremonies followed directly by an outdoor burial start at £290.

• A meeting with the family to establish the tone and feel of the ceremony required.  As an independent celebrant, I am happy to conduct both secular ceremonies and ones which include religious elements.

• Assistance finding a livestream facilitator if required.

• Liaising with the funeral director / arranger, cemetery / woodland / meadow burial site and livestream facilitator.

• Provision of music speaker, table & electric candles if required.

• Guidance and sourcing of readings.

• Guidance and sourcing of music.

• Writing of eulogy for family approval.

• Writing of funeral script for family approval.

• Leading the service / facilitating and standing in reserve should the family desire to deliver the service themselves / a combination of the two. 

• Providing the family with a keepsake copy of the funeral script. 

Charges for a 25-30 minute outdoor funeral service start at £290.

• A meeting with the family to establish the tone and feel of the ceremony required.  As an independent celebrant, I am happy to conduct both secular ceremonies and ones which include religious elements.

• Assistance finding a venue and livestream facilitator if required.

• Liaising with the venue and livestream facilitator.

• Provision of music speaker, table & electric candles if required.

• Guidance and sourcing of readings.

• Guidance and sourcing of music.

• Writing of eulogy for family approval.

• Writing of the memorial service script for family approval.

• Leading the service / facilitating and standing in reserve should the family desire to deliver the service themselves / a combination of the two. 

• Providing the family with a keepsake copy of the memorial service script.

Charges for a 30 minute memorial service start at £290.

• A meeting with the family to establish the tone and feel of the woodland / meadow burial and accompanying memorial service. As an independent celebrant, I am happy to conduct both secular ceremonies and ones which include religious elements.

• Assistance with finding a woodland / meadow burial site and separate venue for the memorial service.

• Assistance sourcing a livestream facilitator if required.

• Liaising with the funeral director / arranger, woodland / meadow burial site, memorial service venue and livestream facilitator.

• Provision of music speaker, table & electric candles if required.

• Guidance and sourcing of reading and prayer / blessing for the burial.

• Guidance and sourcing of readings and music for the following memorial service.

• Writing of eulogy for family approval.

• Writing of ceremonial script for family approval. 

• Leading both the mini-ceremony at the burial site and the memorial service / facilitating and standing in reserve should the family desire to deliver the ceremonies themselves / a combination of the two. 

• Providing the family with a keepsake copy of the script. 

Charges for a combined service spanning 2 venues and possibly 2 dates start at £370. 

• A discussion with the family regarding the mini-ceremony required.

• Where appropriate, liaising with the cemetery / land-owners of the burial / scattering site.

• Guidance and sourcing of reading and prayer / blessing.

• Writing of mini-ceremony for family approval. 

• Leading the service / facilitating and standing in reserve should the family desire to deliver the service themselves / a combination of the two. 

Charges for a interment or scattering of ashes ceremony start at £160 for new clients, and at £80 for existing clients who have already commissioned a funeral / memorial service.

Some people want to plan their funeral service before their death - I would love to support you with planning the format, content and location of your ceremony.

Free 30 minute chat. Thereafter, charges start from £50 depending on the level of detail required. 

NB, it is important to note that a funeral wishes document is not legally binding.