The funeral ceremony of a loved one is an opportunity to remember and celebrate their life, to spend time with others who knew them, share memories together, and pay our last respects. A Humanist funeral is suitable for everyone who has lived without religion and is a reflection of the life of the deceased and the values that were important to them.

 

A ceremony usually includes a welcome, thoughts on life and death from a non religious perspective, tributes to the deceased, quiet reflection, and the formal committal or goodbye. Together we can discuss choices of music, poems and all aspects of the ceremony and I am happy to offersuggestions. The content and formality of the funeral are flexible, but respect and dignity are assured.

Having listened carefully to your wishes I will create a unique script for the occasion. From the memories you share I’ll write the tribute or, if you prefer, family and friends are welcome to write and read their own, personal words. After the funeral you will also receive a keepsake copy of the script. My charge is £220 for a ceremony in East Kent which is usually paid via your Funeral Director.

 

 

 

Testimonials

“Thank you very much for your help with the service, it was just as we wanted it and reflected to us that my Mum was loved and remembered for the vibrant person she was.”

“Thank you for a truly lovely service, you got my Mum’s character just right she would have loved every minute, everyone said it was a wonderful tribute to Mum and her life, so thanks again!” MB

“It was a heartfelt and sensitive presentation you gave to celebrate his life, with especially meaningful music choices. Afterwards many friends who had never been to a Humanist funeral before mentioned how impressed they were and how well you had summed up his life. Many thanks for making the ceremony such a positive celebration”.BT

“Thank you for the keepsake copy and also very many thanks for all you did both before and during the ceremony. Your approach and style was perfect for the occasion and we are all very grateful for the significant contribution you made”. AS

“I thought you might like to know that everyone after the funeral said that it was the ‘best’ funeral to which they’d ever been! On a personal level I would like to say a big thank you, I was quite out of my comfort zone sorting out the funeral and given the relatively short time we had, I thought you helped me arrange a really kind and sensitive ‘Service’”. WT

“We wanted to send you our heartfelt thanks for the way in which you conducted mum’s celebration today; our friends and family were bowled over . So many people commented on how wonderful you were and how much it touched their heart strings.”

“Thank you so much for guiding us through this unfamiliar territory, so that we could give our Dad the send off he would have wanted and deserved”.