Testimonials
It is always comforting to have a second opinion when making such a personal choice. Here are just a handful of kind words from past families I have had the honour of helping through this difficult time…
“We had the amazing pleasure of having Carol as our celebrant at our recent wedding, although neither of us had any experience with a celebrant before so were unsure what to expect.
However we could not of been happier - our wedding day was so special, it was absolutely out of this world!
This was due to Carol’s hard work and dedication in making the day so personal to us both.
We decided we did not want a traditional style of wedding which Carol listened to, respecting our wishes creating a beautiful ceremony tailored exactly to the both of us, making it the happiest day beyond words.
Carol took a great deal of time and patience prior to the wedding getting to know us really well, seeing how we worked together as a couple.
Her amazing in-depth questionnaires got us really thinking about our relationship and what we mean to each other.
A few days prior to the wedding when things were getting a bit tense with all the last minute preparations Carol knew just what to do, getting us to meet for a run through of the ceremony, but without saying our personal promises, as soon as we started it melted our hearts making all the pressure and worries fade away. It made us cry but this helped us not be too emotional on our actual wedding day, although I can’t say that there were not a few happy tears!
Carol really helped us to keep calm on the day making sure that the congregation and ourselves were relaxed and enjoying the whole ceremony.
During the ceremony Carol was wonderful with our guests, having the perfect touch for making everyone laugh at certain moments, holding it together even when a random dinosaur ran by the congregation after a special reading called ‘Two Lovely Dinosaurs’ and to make them feel they were a key part of our ceremony.
Carol had all our promises beautifully typed out ready, so that we could read out what we wanted to say with ease, as were all the readings for the members of the congregation whom we had asked, making it relaxed and easy for them.
We got to keep all of these afterwards, which has made a beautiful keepsake and a wonderful memory of our wedding.
Carol played a key part in making our wedding so magical, a day that will stay in our hearts forever more.
We can not recommend this wonderful lady enough for all that she did for our magical wedding celebration. If you plan to use her services you will not regret the love, care and attention that she will bring in making your special day so perfect and meaningful and filled with love.
To Carol, we just want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our wedding day so special.”
- May 2023
“I just want to say a big thank you for yesterday's service at the crematorium, it was beautifully done and seamlessly carried through.
I have had lots of messages from friends and relations who got the webcast, saying what a beautiful service it was. This was largely due to your diligence and skill with putting words together, relating a history just as it was.
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- May 2020
“Carol listened to us and faithfully reflected our wishes at every stage of the process. The funeral went better than I could ever have hoped and this was largely down Carol.
The feedback from friends and family was excellent with many saying it was one of the best funerals they have ever attended. She was superb and made the day for us”
I cannot thank you enough for the beautiful service you created for John. It was truly heart warming to listen to our reflection on Johns life, which you put together with love and sentiment. Your words and his music will stay with me forever.
The beautiful copies of the ceremony were sent to his Mum and brothers and sisters that could not attend , and I know that by reading these they were in their own way able to say goodbye to John, especially his Mum who tells me she can't stop reading it because it reminds her of that he was a good person who deserved the good life he lived.
You must give so much comfort to so many people, once again thank you from all of Johns family and especially from me.
- April 2020
“Carol was a lovely, caring lady who made what was a very traumatic time for us truly memorable. She respected us as a family, listened to our wishes and made the tribute to my late brother respectful and fitting.”
“I just wanted to write and thank you for the lovely service that you delivered for us on Wednesday to celebrate my Dad’s life. I feel that you portrayed Dad’s character to a tee and the reading at the end of the ceremony was really special - that is just the sort of thing my Dad would do, so that was a very good choice, extremely charming and a nice note to finish on.
Can I also thank you for your steadying presence for me while I was reading my poem - it was nice to know somebody was there when I needed a little bit of encouragement which enabled me to carry on and I was really pleased I managed to.
My family and I felt that you grasped the essence of Dad wonderfully and communicated that in such a warm and calming manner which made a difficult time a lot easier to bear.
So, thank you once again Carol, all of us really do appreciate your kindness and support throughout”.
- May 2019
“Carol was very kind and very good at putting our feelings into words. As my grandmother was 109 years old, we didn’t want a solemn service - Carol made it a happy time of remembrance ”
“Dear Carol,
I've just read your 2nd Draft of the funeral ceremony. I can only describe it as beautiful and a tribute to John. It has so much love and feeling, and will mean so much to all his family.”
- April 2020
“Carol did a fantastic job, I was very pleased with the whole process. She was very helpful and made the day exactly what I wanted.
I would most definitely recommend this type of funeral to anyone who would be wanting to do things their way and not what is expected.”
“Thank you so much for the Memory Scrips, we are all thrilled with them and will treasure them always. Such a lovely idea, and I know Bob’s sisters and brother will appreciate them too.
And many thanks again for officiating at Bob’s funeral it was just perfect, our family and Friends commented how lovely the service was”
- February 2020