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Wording suggestions for funerals with few attendees
Thanking those present Although so few of you are able to be at this ceremony today, your presence here is appreciated beyond words by (family names) or ‘would have been so greatly appreciated by (deceased).’ Welcome to those watching/listening from…
‘Combined Ceremonies’ off and running in Staffordshire
The ‘Combined Ceremonies’ scheme being run by Staffordshire Registration Service in partnership with Civil Ceremonies Ltd are now well under way. The very first ceremony was held at Pendrell Hall on 23rd May this year and was conducted by Celebrant…
Anecdotes in Funeral Tributes
Those stories that bereaved families tell you as a funeral celebrant and you re-tell in such a way that they vividly recall the person who has died, if only for a moment. At the time of their death, their ‘story’…
A Naming Ceremony – When it’s one of your own
A Naming Ceremony - When it’s one of your own - By Anne Barber I love naming ceremonies. I have conducted loads since first setting up the scheme for registrars to conduct naming ceremonies back in 2002. Of course it…
Surprise Ceremonies – Heaven or Hell?
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and I wonder if you will be asked to conduct a ceremony where someone is ‘surprised’? The surprise could be planned by well-meaning children or by one of the couple surprising the other.…
Couple / Family ceremonies? Funerals, or both?
It is a big decision to become any sort of celebrant and some people know right from the start that they want to just conduct funerals, or just couple and family ceremonies. But we speak to many people who are…
Are ‘Combined Ceremonies’ the way forward?
We are thrilled to be involved in a new pilot scheme where Registrars and Celebrants are working together in Staffordshire offering ‘Combined Wedding Ceremonies’ under a new pilot scheme. The scheme will, for the first time, allow marrying couples…