Funerals and memorial services allow us to remember, celebrate and honour the life of a loved one.
Losing a beloved family member, sweetheart or friend is painful and I’m sorry that you’re going through this pain.
The shock and sadness of grief can be overwhelming, I’m here to help you remember some light in the darkness of loss.
I hope I can help make this difficult time a tiny bit less difficult.
The first step is to meet together, usually in person, but we can do Zoom or phone calls if that’s easiest.
When we meet, my job is to listen. You might find it easy to talk about your lost one, or I may need to gently nudge your memory with questions. The meeting is a time to remember and to cry and perhaps laugh too, wherever the memories take you we can go there.
As well as finding out all about your person, we’ll also talk about music, poetry, readings, rituals and any other special things you want included in the service.
By the end of our meeting we’ll have created an outline of the funeral service that will represent your family member or friend as perfectly as possible.
After our meeting I create your service and share a draft with you so that you can be 100% confident in what is going to be said on the day.
I’ll work closely with the funeral directors and venue to make sure that the funeral service goes smoothly and you and your family and friends have time together to remember and celebrate the unique life of your beloved.
Yes, if you aren’t local or aren’t available to meet in person we can use Zoom or telephone calls to meet and email and phone to communicate.
Yes, I will create and lead the service at the non-religious venue of your choice.
Yes, you can include any a prayer or hymn or any religious elements that you like.
If your faith is very important to you and central to the service, I may not be the right choice for you. If you’re unsure I’m happy to have a chat and work out a way forward.
I’m not the right person for you if you want to have a faith based service.
My fees for creating and leading a unique funeral service start at £210.
This includes one meeting with the bereaved to plan the funeral, creating a 30 minute funeral service, a draft review of the service and leading the service.
It also includes travel within 10 miles to the north and east of Exmouth (Exeter, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth)
Extra meetings, double funeral slots and travel further afield (Tiverton, Honiton, South and North Devon) will be charged extra and agreed upon in advance.
Yes, I work throughout Devon. I charge for travel over 10 miles from Exmouth, eg Dawlish, Tiverton, Honiton, Torbay, Totnes, Mid, South and North Devon.
Yes. Funerals aren’t the only way to celebrate a life. If you’ve got a memorial or different kind of celebration in mind, let’s have a chat and make a plan.
Funerals are expensive and at the moment a lot of folk are struggling. I offer a service planning and eulogy writing service that can help reduce costs.