Funeral celebrants are a strange breed. Most people, when they go on holidays, visit beaches, scenic areas, buildings of historic interest. On my staycation last week, I visited the Island Crematorium (link) in Cork, South-West Ireland. I tapped into the power of my network to arrange the visit, and the crematorium manager Brian Johnston said […]
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How Long Is A Celebrant-Led Ceremony
In my blog posts, I tend to focus on what goes into a ceremony – for example last week, I spoke to you about the love story. But there’s another important aspect to a celebrant-led ceremony that’s also important and that you mightn’t have thought about – how long a ceremony is. You may be […]
Creating Beautiful Love Stories for Wedding Ceremonies
In my other life, I give creative writing classes. So, I’ve decided to bring my two worlds together by giving creative writing workshops to celebrants. These workshops will show celebrants how to create beautiful love stories for wedding ceremonies. We celebrants create stories for all the ceremonies we do – eulogies for funeral and memorials, […]
Finding The Right Language As A Funeral Celebrant
As a funeral celebrant, I’m in the delicate position of meeting people when they’re in a time of deepest grief. Pre-COVID, I would have visited their houses, but now I’ll have the conversation to plan the funeral ceremony over Zoom or WhatsApp. And because of this delicate situation, I’ll use the most delicate words I […]
What Type of Celebrant Am I?
When you pick a celebrant for a ceremony, you’re probably not thinking too much about what type of celebrant they are. For most people, a celebrant is a celebrant. And generally, all celebrants have the same aim – to deliver a ceremony that’s personal and that shows respect for your beliefs and life choices. But […]
My Life As A Visually Impaired Celebrant
Anyone who reads my blogs and social media posts may have noticed that I always add a photo description to each post. The photo description tells search engines what’s in your photograph, but it also tells anyone who’s visually impaired or blind what’s in your photo. I felt it was only right to set a […]
Funeral Reading: Untied by Erin Hansen
This week, I bring you the last blog in my video blog series of ceremony readings – a funeral reading. Time flies so fast! So, it’s appropriate that for this final week, I turn my attention to the final ceremony that comes to many of us – the funeral. All loss is tragic, but some […]
Vow Renewal Reading: I Rely On You
I can’t believe I’m already on the third video in my video blog series of ceremony readings. This week, it’s the turn of the vow renewal, a ceremony which gives couples a chance to renew their commitment to each other. The vow renewal reading I’ve chosen is called I Rely On You by Hovis Presley. […]
Baby Naming Reading: On Children
This week’s video blog features me reading from On Children by Kahlil Gibran, a hugely popular baby naming reading.
A Powerful Wedding Reading
This blog post is the first in a four-part video series featuring readings from ceremonies. It features a wedding reading that tells us, when it comes to love, we should go hard or go home.
