FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is it necessary to have a celebrant to conduct a funeral?
It is not necessary to have a celebrant to conduct a funeral. However, by engaging a trained celebrant you will be sensitively assisted at a time when you and other members of the family are grieving and under considerable stress. Trained celebrants are experienced in talking with grieving families and can offer support and assistance as they discover how they wish to celebrate and farewell their loved one.
- Can I choose my own funeral celebrant?
You are definitely able to choose your own funeral celebrant. Usually someone from a funeral director’s firm is the first person you will speak to you after the death of your loved one. They may offer the services of a celebrant, but equally you are free to engage a celebrant yourself and just need to make that clear to the funeral director.
- Is a ceremony possible at the time of the Scattering of Ashes or the Placing of a Head Stone?
Ashes are usually scattered some time after a funeral. I am very happy to meet with you to create and conduct an appropriate ceremony for this at a place of your choosing. In the same way, families may decide some time after the death to put a head stone in place. I am very happy to assist in the creation of a suitable ceremony for this and again to conduct the ceremony if you wish.
- I would like assistance in writing a eulogy for a funeral in which I am involved. Are you able to help me?
I would be very happy to assist you in the creation of a eulogy, either before or after the death of your loved one. I have also been asked on occasions to assist people in writing their own eulogies and am happy to provide that service as well.
- Are you able to assist in the writing of a life story?
Funeral celebrants have high level skills in listening sensitively to people about important life events. If you need assistance in writing a life story, this is something I am happy to do.