Glen Buglass

About me

I am a Humanist UK  funeral celebrant. My role is to assist you during a most difficult time in preparing and conducting a non-religious funeral ceremony for your loved one.

I believe we only have one life and once we have lived it, there is no afterlife. What we leave behind remains in the memories of others who knew and loved us. Forging these memories into a meaningful ceremony is where I come in.

How I will assist you

Together, we will create a unique funeral ceremony. We will arrange to meet face-to-face and spend an hour or so talking about what kind of ceremony you would like. It will allow us to talk about your loved one, what their life was like; where they were brought up, and who was significant in their family. We can talk about if they listened to music for example, what they enjoyed, what were their skills and most importantly, what do you remember and treasure about them? We can talk about contributions you or any of your family or anyone else, would like to make at the funeral.

Afterwards, I will write and prepare the ceremony, from the moment it begins to the moment it closes. I will send you a draft and you will be able to make any changes if needed, and when you are satisfied, I will conduct the ceremony at the funeral. Paying attention to detail beforehand means the funeral ceremony will proceed flawlessly, as it should.

I will make sure you get a copy of the ceremony to keep.

Why me?

I believe all human beings deserve an appropriate and meaningful ceremony to celebrate life and for family and friends to say a final goodbye. I have a background in art project management and in the performing arts. I have skills in drawing out stories from people and I am an excellent public speaker.

The funeral ceremony is about your relationship with the person who has died. It is my job to make sure a skilled professional celebrant properly supports you and that a respectful and meaningful goodbye is said through a well-constructed and well-conducted funeral ceremony.

Why a Humanists UK celebrant?

Feedback on ceremonies conducted by Humanist UK celebrants has shown an extremely high satisfaction rating from clients and their families.

Comments from people about ceremonies I have conducted

‘I want to sincerely thank you for the beautifully written, caring and sensitive ceremony which made the day filled with wonderful memories of Mum and my family.  I can tell you that everyone (without exception) said how brilliant and positive, the whole ceremony was. Someone said, ‘If you didn’t know W, you would have known exactly what she was like by the end of the service.’ 

‘You had a friendly approach when I rang you initially which is what I was looking for. I came off the phone feeling that you were invested already in doing your best job.  The time you spent with us at our house was just right.’

‘I must have talked for more than I thought because of all the information and stories you included in the lovely ceremony at Woodlands. I could not have wished for a better Celebrant.’

Please take a look at my Testimonial pages where I have included all the comments I have received in full.