Funeral Ceremonies
There will be many practical things for you to arrange at a time when you feel least able to cope and organising the funeral service will probably be one of them. I am here to help and support you at this difficult time every step of the way.

I will meet with you to consider choices about the kind of ceremony you would like. At the meeting which is usually in your home, we will discuss the life of your loved one in detail where I will record important life events, achievements, work history, hobbies and interests and what made your loved one entirely unique.

I Will
  • Liaise with your chosen Funeral Director (if you have one) to ensure everything runs smoothly
  • Work with you to create a personalised tribute that reflects the life, loves and beliefs of your loved one
  • Help you to choose appropriate music, readings and poetry
  • Discuss with you either a non-religious or semi-religious service
  • Support any family member or friend who would like to make a contribution during the ceremony
  • Spend time writing a unique and personal tribute beforehand for your final confirmation. You can make as many changes as you wish until you are entirely comfortable with the content
  • Keep in personal contact with you, throughout
  • Lead the ceremony we have created together as carried out by your wishes
  • Provide you with a complimentary copy of the ceremony as a beautifully presented keepsake

On the day of the funeral the ceremony will be delivered with professionalism, care and sensitivity. I will treat you throughout with kindness, courtesy and respect. ​ When you are ready, please contact me with any questions you may have.

Testimonials

"A couple of weeks ago Sarah delivered a celebration for our daughter Katie who died 26 years ago at 23 months of age. Regardless of the distance of time since we lost Katie, the emotions are still real and to undertake a task as we were wanting would be such a delicate and sensitive thing for us to do. Sarah’s role in assisting us with this and meeting our expectations would be huge.
Talking in depth about Katie can be both lovely and painful at the same time. Sarah came into our home and from the off we felt comfortable and completely relaxed, totally at ease and knew at once she was the person to help take us through our special day. In my opening words for our ceremony, I thanked Sarah and I also explained that the day she visited our home she encouraged an atmosphere that supported not only thoughts and memories of Katie but contemplation on who she may have been. This was not sad it was amazingly positive and therapeutic.
The actual ceremony was delivered beautifully, it was obvious just how much Sarah had heard of what we had said when she visited as she spoke of Katie just as she was; Sarah had totally got her personality and character. Our celebration was bespoke and perfect. We always felt guided but also always in total control. There were over 80 people in the room, at least 20 children; everyone was riveted and totally engaged. The feedback from people about the whole day was special and heart-warming. People were impressed with Sarah and her appreciation and application of her role within. I couldn’t have wished for anyone else other Sarah; having met her I wouldn’t have wanted or allowed anyone else to have done this honour for our little girl. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Sarah for making this day so perfect and being so professional and considerate throughout!
Lynn.”
“Sarah did a perfect job, from the very first phone call right throughout to the ceremony, she is a credit to you and I would recommend her to anyone!"
“Thank you so much Sarah for all your hard work in putting together such a wonderful tribute for Mum. All our friends and family commented on your beautiful summing up of Mum's life and I truly believe she would have been proud of us. I also know that the Funeral Director's were also incredibly impressed with the way in which you managed to pull all our different strands together and make a complete celebration so thank you once again."
“Hi Sarah, Everyone commented on the service you gave and how lovely it was. Thank you so much.” Eve.
"Dear Sarah, It is difficult for me to express how much I appreciate the vast amount of work you put into Colin’s funeral. You must thank heaven that they are not all so time consuming! You really are a consummate professional and I am in awe of your patience and the way you dealt with the situation. As a church attender I wondered how it would feel to me - it was absolutely perfect and so right for Colin. You were pitch perfect. We had such lovely feedback from so many who attended and the meal afterwards went without a hitch. I cannot thank you enough.
My sincerest thanks, Jenny."
"Sarah was a wonderful support at such a difficult time. From our first phone call I knew that my mum's funeral ceremony was in good hands. She was kind, caring, thoughtful and patient, no question too small, nothing was too much trouble to ensure the funeral would be fitting for my mum. At the funeral itself, Sarah had everything in hand and was there to support and guide us throughout. When we spoke we were confident in the knowledge that Sarah was right there for us should we struggle. I could not recommend Sarah highly enough and thank her from the bottom of our hearts for all she did for us.”
“Hello Sarah, Thank you once again for your lovely service today at Wakefield Crematorium,  It was nice to meet you, the family were very happy with your kindness.”
“Hi Sarah, Just wanted to thank you again for yesterday and for everything else of course! Everyone commented on what a lovely service is was and h​ow well you designed and delivered it.  We will miss our mum so much but are really grateful that you made an awful job easier to bare for us, thank you xx”
“Hello Sarah,
I am writing to say a huge and heartfelt thank you for capturing the essence of S.R. From beginning to end you made a difficult time as easy as possible.

The time we spent talking to you about Steve was extremely comforting. It gave us an opportunity to remember him with happiness and sometimes with laughter. We all felt you genuinely wanted to hear about Steve.

​You very clearly listened to everyone's memories and cleverly wove them into a story about Steve.  You delivered as promised a celebration of his life. On the day you were a calming and, reassuring presence. You engaged those present and afterwards lots of people said how you gave them an insight into Steve and evoked many fond memories of their own about him.
With very kind regards, M, L and M."