There’s no words to fully express the emotions we feel when we lose a loved one. There are so many different ways a death affects us, whatever the circumstances of that loss. This is why no two grieving stories are the same and no two funerals should be the same. Key to my services is that they are bespoke. This is your opportunity to say goodbye to your loved one, and so the words I speak will come from my meeting with you.
Resources
There are many resources available to help us find the right things to say in a service of commemoration or memorial. I can write or use poetry, and prose. We can sing or listen to music. We can incorporate prayer or words to create a time of silent contemplation as you wish.
Arrangements
As well as my input, other voices may be helpful for you, a reading or eulogy by a friend, colleague, or family member. It is useful to remember that a service at a crematorium may be as little as 20 minutes long, depending upon your choice of service, so we need to plan carefully to fit that time if we are taking one service at the crematorium. It may be, if more than one person wishes to speak, that two services would be better for your circumstances, a more private committal or internment, followed by a memorial or celebration of the life of your loved one in another venue of your choice. Be guided by your undertaker in how to co-ordinate this, or if you are organising the memorial or celebration yourself please contact me to discuss fees and arrangements.
Janet Foggie 