some of the kind feedback I have had from people I have worked with to create a funeral ceremony….
“I really can’t thank you enough- you’ve been amazing- like one of the family in sharing the memory of mum. We had friends and family telling us the event is what they wish for when their time comes. Amazing – you made it very special.” AL (son)
“Thank you for overseeing my sister V’s funeral so thoughtfully and compassionately yesterday. I thought it all went just as she would have liked.” VR (sister)
“Just wanted to say a huge thank you. You really were an enormous support Debbie and the service was beautiful, so many people commented that they couldn’t believe you had never met J!” CJ (wife)
“Just want to thank you for everything , you’ve been brilliant. I know my dad would be really proud of how everything went and that’s all thanks to you and C [the funeral director]. I’ll be forever grateful!” AC (daughter)
“I can’t thank you enough for leading the service for my brother P last Friday. I’m impressed by the attention to detail you gave and how you made the whole ceremony very personal to us as a family and it was so inclusive for all to feel a part of celebrating my brother’s life. God bless you in all that you do in assisting families to say goodbye to their loved ones with love, honour and dignity. Thanks again on behalf of my family.” RC (brother)
“Cards of sympathy and support are still coming in and for those that attended the funeral, everyone has said just how wonderful and moving it was. To that, I would add how suitable it was for L she would have been very grateful I am sure. So another big thank you to you for making it such a wonderful send off.” IH (husband)
“Thank you Debbie, you’ve done my nan proud with such a lovely eulogy. Thank you so much.” SA (grandaughter)
“Me and J just want to say a massive thank you for all that you did for dad’s service. It was absolutely perfect in every way and you captured everything about his life. You’re an absolutely fantastic celebrant and I wish you all the best in the future.” HW (daughter)
“as a family we would like to thank you for all you did, the service was lovely.” RE (daughter)
“Thank you so much for such a beautiful ceremony. It was perfect and very much mum. My grandparents were also overwhelmed by how personal it was.” L.S. (daughter)
“I think we did him proud on the day. So many of his friends felt we pitched things perfectly which was a relief. Thanks also for providing the moral support! ” A.H. (daughter)
“B went to bed content that everything had gone well and that his mum would have approved. That is a valuable feeling. Thanks again for your contribution to that.” C.C (daughter- in law)
“Debbie was kind enough to travel to Aberystwyth today to take a funeral service. Did a lovely service. Well planned and well spoken. Thank you Debbie.” Louise Evans, Funeral Director.
“Just to say thank you for performing the ceremony…and in particular your excellent choices offered of classical music and poems.” J. S. (daughter-in-law)
“Thank you very much for all of your hard work putting together and delivering B’s funeral service yesterday. We found comfort in your interpretation of B, your presentation and the time you spent with us remembering B. Friends and family all commented that they clearly recognised the B they knew in your words and that your narrative was a warm appropriate glimpse of her life. Your warm easy manner made a difficult task more bearable and a service that we feel B would have approved of. (She would have also loved your choice of colour – thank you for that gesture. It gave me, in particular, an extra feeling of warmth and evoked a sense of B being with us.) Should anyone ask us, we would not hesitate to endorse your services wholeheartedly, and hope that many more families will benefit from your sensitive and comforting approach. Thank you once again on behalf of all of us.” C.C. (daughter-in-law)
“the service was beautiful and I know D would have felt very honoured and treasured by so many cherished memories of his life. Thank you again for your kindness to my family and friends during the last few weeks.” D.T. (wife)
“it was so nice to meet you this morning and also a massive relief! You are exactly what I was hoping for in a celebrant. I also found sharing memories with you to be hugely cathartic.” M.C (son)
“thanks for the draft, I’ve read it all with tears gently trickling down my cheeks. I’ll discuss it and get back to you this evening, but I would say my initial feeling is that you’ve got it pretty much spot on.” M.C. (son)
“thanks so much for the marvelous job you did for Dads memorial. Everyone thought it was a wonderful and fitting ceremony. I think the biggest compliment came from my 80 year old neighbour who has been a church going Christian all her life, she has never been to another kind of funeral, she thought it was very special and moving. Also thanks for your supportive, caring and patient approach in the lead up to the memorial, it can’t have been easy dealing with all 3 of us! ” J.M. (daughter)
“the ceremony was everything I wanted and needed it to be. There’s not one thing I’d change…thanks for all your help over the last few weeks. You really made the difference in making the burial and ceremony special and personal” S.C. (son)
“To me the service felt like the perfect way to honour dad. Many thanks for all that you did, it made things so much easier for us all.” M.C. (son)