Testimonials
“Thank you so much for everything, Emily. The service was truly gorgeous and you are so talented. Your warmth led the way and everyone said what a beautiful tribute it was to her. It was so personal yet so lovely to welcome everyone into her narrative” October 2024
“Thank you for doing such a brilliant job in your role as celebrant. You were absolutely perfect and so many people commented afterwards on what a lovely tribute it was, how beautifully it all flowed and how heartfelt it was. The pacing and delivery were spot on, and it felt as though you had known him” September 2024
“It was everything we could have wished for, and more, and thanks to you, it was the perfect ceremony” August 2024
“Thank you so so much from the bottom of our hearts for doing such a wonderful job on the day. We and all our guests kept saying to each other how special the ceremony was and how personal it felt. I’m sure that is no easy thing to do but you really nailed it. I think it ended up being the highlight of our day” August 2024
“You had listened so carefully to all that we shared with you and captured him perfectly. I know he would have approved. It’s been a great comfort to us to have someone so obviously kind and thoughtful stand with us as we said our formal goodbyes” July 2024
“We just want to say how incredibly grateful we are for your beautiful service. It was absolutely perfect and we really felt the service was personal and inclusive for all our guests and really reflected our relationship” July 2024
“So many people commented on it being the nicest funeral they have ever been to. You made it so much easier for us, and also so very special” June 2024
“Thank you again for all your help and support, you are amazing at what you do and it’s been such a comfort to us all” June 2024
“I have had many lovely things said to me about your words, “service” and tone – people really liked your approach and delivery. I will remain extremely grateful to you for your kindness and a flexible approach. So on behalf of my family and the many people who spoke to me about how great you were – thank you. You made a difficult day a lot easier” May 2024
“It was the most perfect day, we will always remember it. Thank you so much” May 2024
“Thank you so much for making it the send off that mum deserved, and that we wanted. It was pitched perfectly, and everyone there that I spoke to, were full of praise for the way you captured the essence of her, and her life. It really was a lovely day, we gained so much comfort, I felt very proud of mum, and you played a major role in making it all possible….so thanks again!” April 2024
“I could not have wished for a more fitting service for my dad, nor a more appropriate person to lead the service. The warmth, kindness and sentiment in your words was overwhelming and there were many heart-warming comments afterwards. I’m rested and at ease in knowing my dad had the best service that he could have imagined” March 2024
“Everyone commented on what a beautiful service you delivered, it was just perfect. Thank you for listening to our stories and organising our memories into a beautiful tribute. Honestly, it just couldn’t have been better” February 2024
“Thanks and appreciation for a wonderful occasion. You were perfect. It was a pleasure working with you and you will be forever in our hearts and minds for presenting (her) legacy with such dignity and warmth, and offering us all much needed leadership at such a vulnerable time” February 2024
“You were so calm and warm and genuine – it was a perfect service for her” January 2024
“Thank you Emily you were perfect yesterday and your words and the way you delivered them was also perfect, I know its what he would of wanted” December 2023
“All who attended the service commented on how beautifully you conveyed the ceremony. I will be eternally grateful for your help and the manner in which you conducted the service” December 2023
“We have such happy memories of our ceremony and we have had so many comments from people about how much they enjoyed it and how great you were! We’re so glad we had you as our celebrant” December 2023
“We had the most fantastic day and you were a massive contribution to that. We absolutely loved the ceremony you put together, it felt so “us” so perfectly, and you captured that with such perfection. Thank you for making it so inclusive and wonderful”. November 2023
“We all really appreciated your sensitive, heartfelt tribute and the manner in which you supported us and Mum especially on this hard day. My father would most sincerely have approved”. November 2023
“Thanks again for everything. We had an amazing day and there were so many compliments for you and the service. It was a great afternoon and I’m so glad we had you to guide us through the day”. October 2023
“Many people said it was the best service they’d ever been to. Thank you so much for listening and paying such close attention to what we wanted. It was stunningly beautiful and your pace and timing was spot on”. September 2023
“Everyone has said it’s like you knew her. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts”. July 2023
“You managed to lift the spirits of a rather sombre group so by the end everyone was feeling quite cheerful and ready to flatten the food! Which they almost did. I could not have asked for anyone better to have sent x on her way. And all I spoke to agreed” July 2023
“Thank you so much Emily, it was absolutely perfect! Every single person commented on how lovely it was. It was just magic for us. Thank you for your time and for being so lovely” June 2023
“Thank you, Emily, for the moving and appropriate ceremony, which you delivered beautifully. I was dreading the day but everything you said was just right and that helped a lot” May 2023
“Your words were so meaningful and your aura is just amazing. You did us so proud and we cannot praise you enough. You made it all so personal and so meaningful, for that we are truly grateful” May 2023
“Thankyou for the lovely service you provided and for the support and guidance you showed me and my family. Everyone said what a beautiful service it was and the compliments about you were so nice to hear and I have to agree with everyone that your manner and professionalism was second to none; your caring attitude and kindness was very much appreciated. Thankyou for making my Dad’s funeral a special one, a memorable one in fact of which not many can say that due to the nature of the event” April 2023
“You did a beautiful job and we had lots of comments on how lovely you were, how well you told Dad’s story and how at ease you made everyone. Many Thanks from us all” March 2023
“Thankyou so much for the lovely celebration of mums life, it was perfect, everyone commented on what a lovely service it was so personal, all about mum, which is just what we wanted” March 2023
“Thank you so much for your amazing delivery of Mum’s service, comfort and support to us all over the these difficult weeks. You were both professional and compassionate. The event was exactly what we wanted and we couldn’t have done it without you” March 2023
“Thankyou so much for today Emily, you were wonderful, comforting and the whole ceremony was just perfect. I’m so pleased you were our celebrant, you delivered mums tribute with such warmth. Thank you from the bottom of my heart” February 2023
“Thank you so much for yesterday, you were amazing. You carried the service beautifully and were truly professional and cannot thank you enough for all that you did” February 2023
“I have appreciated the time you spent with me, and effort you made to meet our expectations. It felt as though you had actually known …. I have been to a number of funerals lately and at most the person leading, co-ordinating has rarely shown the care that you put into the service today” January 2023
“Many thanks for the way you led the celebration of my dad’s life yesterday. You were respectful, professional, sincere and calm and I think it led to a celebration which captured my dad and had the right tone. At such a difficult time it was lovely to have someone with your manner dealing with my mum and myself and I know she feel yesterday was very much what she had hoped for” January 2023
“Everyone we spoke to afterwards said it was one of the nicest ceremonies they had ever attended” January 2023
“It really did feel like a celebration of a life lived happily amongst loved ones. It lifted all our hearts, prompted many happy stories and funny memories at the gathering afterwards and made me smile on the saddest of days. So thank you again Emily” January 2023
“I just wanted to say thank you so much for delivering dads ceremony so perfectly. You were such a great help to us all at what was a very difficult time. However, you made it easy for us to get it just right and so say all we wanted to say. I thank you from my heart for that” December 2022
“Thank you so much for the lovely words and the heartfelt way you spoke them. Your kindness was very much appreciated” December 2022
“Thank you again for today. Dad would have loved to hear you speaking about him so beautifully!” November 2022
“Today was beautiful – thanks very much for your words. I Think my Dad would have approved of the send off. Thanks again Emily – we couldn’t have found a better person.” November 2022
“I can’t thank you enough, you are amazing. You did a great job above and beyond all expectations.” November 2022
“Hi Emily, Thank you so much for the service today. You were amazing and made a really difficult day a little easier. You gave my big brother the service he deserved.” October 2022
“We just want to say thank you so much for all of your help and the beautiful words you have written for X, we couldn’t have done this without you.” October 2022
“Thank you so much for all your support and guidance in recent weeks. The graveside service went so well and felt so right in every way, many of our friends and family members commented on how well you spoke and led us through. And many commented on how fitting it felt for our Mum. It really was quite beautiful.” October 2022
“I just wanted to thank you so much for yesterday, you were brilliant. I couldn’t have asked for it to be any better. You made an incredibly tough day a lot easier and everyone I spoke to said how wonderful you and the ceremony were” September 2022
“I think today could not have gone better and you were central to its success – we can’t thank you enough and you’ve greatly helped us and by all accounts the whole gathering. Thank you thank you thank you.” September 2022
“Emily has guided us through this difficult time with such compassion and empathy. She has gone above and beyond what we would have expected. Encouragement, sympathy, kindness and commitment. Have made the day as special as could ever be. Exactly as X wanted. Her modesty and delightful smile enthused us to contribute. Thank you dear Emily. You were truly incredible.” July 2022
“Thank you Emily – those words seem so inadequate to express the way I am feeling. You did an incredible job today to make everyone feel so valuable to the service. We were floored by how much of X you managed to portray in such a succinct period of time. We will be for ever in your debt for doing something that we couldn’t, on one of the most memorable days of our lives.” July 2022
“I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the way you conducted the service on Friday. You were phenomenal! You captured X as though you had known him. We all have careers, but some people have a vocation, and you are perfect in yours. Through the tears and laughter, we managed to celebrate a life and capture the essence of it and you were an integral part of that. My children move forward with a memory of the celebration of their father’s life.” June 2022
“Thank you so much for pulling everything together in such a profound way. The service really did justice to X and we’re really grateful for your efforts and kind words.” June 2022
“Thank you Emily. Can’t tell how much we appreciate how beautifully you conducted the ceremony. It was perfect, and I know it is just what X would have wanted. Again thank you so much.” June 2022
“Emily’s leading of the celebration of dad’s life was spot on and enabled all of us to reflect on what a truly great man he was.” May 2022
“Thank you so much for today. So many people commented on how lovely you were and what a fantastic job you did of representing and understanding mum in the ceremony. We couldn’t have asked for anything better.” May 2022
“Thank you Emily. Your role on the day and the lead up to it was vital to how it went. I couldn’t have asked for more, thank you.” April 2022
“Many thanks for all your help and support Emily, I thought the service went really well and everyone I spoke to said what a wonderful talk you gave. They said it really summed X up and left everyone up beat under the circumstances.” April 2022
“Thank you so much for your very caring and informative service today for our cousin. It was really lovely and we feel happy she had a lovely service and we could say our “goodbyes”. Once again many thanks for being so caring and professional.” April 2022
“I can’t thank you enough for helping us to create such a special celebration of X’s life. You did such a wonderful job of telling her story. I can see what a skill that is., though you make it seem so easy! Everyone said what a beautiful service it was, and many commented on what a perfect choice you were to lead it.” March 2022
“Thanks for doing such a fantastic job yesterday. We (you) got lots of compliments from our family and friends with how smooth the service was, and how well the tribute captured dad.
It felt like you actually knew dad from the stories, which was really nice.” March 2022
“Thank you for giving my mum the most wonderful send offs. I can’t tell you how thankful I am that I called you that day. Thank you so very much Emily, I will always remember your kindness and calmness, warmth and tenderness with our family when we were feeling such loss and heartache.” March 2022
“Thank you so much for today. It was a lovely service and you really did justice to Dad. You drew it all together beautifully and you were so kind to us in the way you worked with us. Thank you!” March 2022
“Thank you so much for turning what could have been a joyless and depressing day into one full of laughter, comfort and happiness. In our increasingly rushed and frenetic world, it made such a refreshing change to be part of an unhurried, yet moving celebration of life. Your unobtrusive, calm and sensitive presence made the whole service a perfect tribute to my beautiful sister.” Feb 2022
“I can’t thank you enough for the effort you put into the Celebration of Life for X You helped make it a truly memorable occasion which will stay with me for the rest of my life. I really do appreciate your contribution to easing us through this difficult time and giving us the strength to carry out our part. Thank you.” Feb 2022
“We feel really lucky to have had you for this process. We can’t thank you enough for all you have done.” Feb 2022
“Thank you Emily. And thank you too for all you did to help us bring it all together. I think we all really felt we were in safe hands -it freed us to focus on saying what we wanted to and giving X a ceremony she deserved. And it was lovely to have someone around smiling!” Jan 2022