Moments to honour the cherished memories of your loved one's life

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“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”

E.A. Bucchianeri

I believe that every life is for living, laughing, loving, feeling and sharing. As we go through life, we each experience the joy of being with and pain of being apart from the people we love. A life well lived will be full of cherished moments and stories to be remembered and on losing a loved one I am here to help you create a goodbye ceremony to celebrate and remember them in a way that is uniquely for them and you.

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Choose how you'd like to say goodbye

The world is changing and how we choose to say goodbye when someone leaves it, is changing too. Funerals no longer have to take place in a church or crematorium, a person’s life can be honoured in a place and way that truly reflects their life, personality, pleasures and beliefs.

In choosing to have a celebrant-led ceremony you can decide the how, when, and where to gather as family and friends to honour that person as you share memories and create a new moment to cherish. I will be there to support you, as together, we craft and deliver a most fitting and meaningful farewell.

You decide how you'd like to honour your loved one

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Why choose ME

Having experienced the grief of losing loved ones many times in my life, I can appreciate how painful and daunting the prospect of organising a funeral or Celebration of Life can be.

By choosing me as your celebrant, I will be there to help guide you through this most difficult of times, I will listen to what you tell me and hear what you are saying so that together we can create a truly fitting way to say a final goodbye. One that truly captures the life that your loved one lived, the person they were and their legacy. I can help you to choose the type of ceremony, words, music and rituals to do just that while helping you to heal as you grieve and mourn.

So, what will happen if you choose me?

Price for a burial or cremation £225
Price for a Life Celebration from £225
Price for an interment or scattering of ashes available on request.

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    First, we will have an initial telephone conversation to arrange a suitable time to meet either face to face, by a video or telephone call to discuss who you would like me to meet with and your wishes for going forward.

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    Next we will meet to have a chat so that we can start to get to know each other and I can learn all about your loved one; their character, life, wishes and passions. I will ask you lots of questions and answer any you may have too. We will even start to share a few ideas for honouring their life in a way that truly reflects who they were.

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    I promise that I will listen to you and your family and hear what you are saying as I produce a draft script and advise and support you in the process. I will help you to choose the words, music and rituals that are perfect for saying goodbye to your loved one. You will have a chance to discuss the draft script with me and we can alter things as necessary.

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    I will be there on the day of the ceremony to support you and your family and deliver a farewell to cherish.

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    Contact me to arrange a chat.

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Celebrating Their Love, Life and Cherished Memories

Even in death, there are choices to make and for many families, a traditional funeral or cremation is not the most appropriate way to say goodbye to their loved one. Natural burials, direct cremations, an ashes scattering or a Celebration of Life ceremony are all possible choices. I am here to support you in whatever you decide to do. Please call to arrange a goodbye full of cherished moments, crafted just for your family.

Celebrating You and your Life after you're gone

For some people, planning their own funeral or farewell service is an important part of accepting their mortality and preparing for their own death. Talking things through with someone outside of the family who is experienced, compassionate and informed may help. Please call if this is something you would like me to help you with.

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Kind Words

Jayne did an excellent eulogy at my mother's funeral. She took the time to find out all about the special relationships within the family and incorporated these at the service. On the day she spoke with genuine empathy and warmth.

Paul G

Funeral

Jayne was our celebrant for a recent family funeral. We found her to be very approachable and understanding. Nothing was rushed, and all our thoughts were well put together in a lovely eulogy that everyone could relate to. She was also very supportive on the day.

Michael J

Funeral

Jayne went out of her way to get mum’s life-story from me and delivered it wonderfully. It was a lovely tribute.

Jon M

Hi Jayne,

Just wanted to say a massive thank you for the lovely service you held for

our beloved nana. It went so well, and she would have loved it. It was a pleasure working with you to make it so special.

 

Claire

Thank you so much for making the celebration of our Dad’s life so special.

From the moment that we met the help the time and support that you gave to us at such a difficult time. I will never forget. You really went above and beyond.

You are very professional in everything you do. And genuinely caring but you also become more of a friend. We felt that we had known you years.

Dad would have been so proud. To say that you were excellent is an understatement.

Your presentation introduction was really good and You turned our written memories into something very special. And the way that you presented it all was simply perfection. I will be highly recommending you to all friends and family.

We were extremely fortunate to have you recommended to us.

Alan

I just wanted to thank you again on behalf of all of the family for your hard work and preparation for Mum’s celebration yesterday.

You brought the service together so beautifully and made us feel so relaxed and reassured - everybody who attended had nothing but praise for the whole event! Thank you!

Tim

I would like to thank you for the kind and thoughtful way in which you officiated at my dad's recent funeral.

The calm, unrushed service was delivered by you, as though Dad had been a member of your own family too.

Poems from family, you read with respect and careful consideration. The order of service flowed gently with your appropriate prompts to stand, sing, or be seated.

You took care to ensure everything went well and we left, although grieving our dad's loss, feeling uplifted. Thank you again for your efficient but friendly and sympathetic approach. It made a sad day easier to bear.

We will be forever grateful that Dad's funeral was as he wanted, and a true celebration, of the life of a really, inspiring gentleman.

Tony