Cherished Memories - Funeral Celebrant

Name: Cherished Memories - Funeral Celebrant
Address: Barry, CF632NU, GB
Telephone: +447999715251

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Cherished Memories - Funeral Celebrant A funeral service should be as unique and special as the individual was in life. I will help you rem

22/11/2024

It’s Funeral Celebrant Day today!
What an honour it’s been to reflect so many wonderful lives over the last 7 years and to meet 700+ lovely families!💫

Love to my fellow celebrants and all the amazing people I get to work with in funeral care 💕

03/10/2024

This is why we have to be gentle with ourselves. 💕

10/09/2024

Thinking of the families I have served over the years who have lost loved ones to su***de 💫

18/08/2024

Sir David Attenborough:

'If I die while I have a pet, let my animal see my dead body, please. They understand death and seeing me dead will allow them to mourn, but if I just never show up one day they’ll think I abandoned them. I know what it feels like to be abandoned and I never want anyone to feel that way, especially my dog.'

11/07/2024

💛 credit: Ullie Kowcun

03/07/2024

Thinking of all the parents I’ve worked with over the years who have lost precious ones 💕

It is bereaved parents day today. I wrote this in honour of my friend’s beautiful boy. I hope it brings something tonight.

Donna x

From my book ‘loss’
https://amzn.eu/d/fwIp4VX

16/06/2024

For those of you missing Dad or a father figure in your life I understand how difficult today can be; I’m holding you in my heart 🧡

Sending love to all the families who have entrusted me with the funeral service of thier precious fathers. 💫

FATHER’S DAY WITHOUT HIM

If you listen very closely
you can hear the words he’d say
when once again the calendar
falls hard on Father’s Day…

“Don’t make a fuss around me
it’s just a silly day
I don’t need any gifts
or a card to help you say.”

But then he’d tear the wrapping
and a little smile would bloom
knowing that he made the love
that fills this little room.

So when that day comes round
and he’s no longer in your reach
remember that you know the way
and now it’s yours to teach.

A father is a feeling
a chamber in your heart
so fill that chamber up
and let your brave new life re-start.

🧡

04/06/2024

How your celebrant can support your LGBTQIA+ ceremony 🏳️‍🌈

This we are celebrating all things LGBTQIA+. From couples to families, celebrants to venues and suppliers - it's a full takeover!

If you're currently in the midst of planning a q***r ceremony, maybe you're wondering how your celebrant can support you?

Well, let's start by remembering that by having a celebrant led ceremony, old fashioned traditions can be ditched! Your ceremony is totally customisable to however you and your partner want it to be. Pride colours can be incorporated into handfasting ribbons, vows can be totally unique and personal to your love story, you can even get married by a drag queen! 🤩

Many celebrants are 100% diverse, inclusive and will be thrilled to be a part of your eternal love story. If you're still looking for your dream celebrant, make sure you head to the link in our bio to search for yours today ❤️🧡💛💚💙

🌈 ***rwedding

09/05/2024

Don’t forget the Dying Matters week event in Penarth tomorrow. 10-4 Paget Rooms

All welcome, free refreshments, ask the ‘experts’ and informative and thought provoking talks

02/05/2024

Thursday 2nd May, 8.30pm.
ITV TONIGHT. All about funerals…… might be worth a watch 💫

22/04/2024

Please read this great post by a dear colleague in funeral care and consider how your floral tributes can have a negative impact on the planet and if it aligns with your values and priorities, try and ethically source.

Some of the most beautiful tributes I’ve seen have been simple flowers and foliage taken from the garden of the loved one or someone in the family - think outside the box and think of the planet 🍃

Today is National Earth Day 🌍 theme: ‘Planet not Plastics’
~ Have you given much thought to the huge volume of single-use plastic used in funeral floral tributes? (See pictures below, one of our local crematoria has specific industrial bins for floral tributes…)
We are proactively committed to being part of the solution as we work toward the Greener Globe Funeral Standard.
~ We partner with ethical, environmentally-responsible florists who offer creatively-crafted biodegradable ‘mechanics’ for coffin tributes;
~ We consider the continued value of floral arrangements following the funeral ceremony, perhaps gifting to a local nursing home;
~ We are part of a group that help to repurpose the floral tributes left at our local crematorium, before the bin lorry collects all tributes and send to landfill.

Funeral Directors: be aware of the problem and take responsibility for the tributes you leave at the crematorium.
Florists: get creative!! Re-use plastic trays and letters, plan alternative ‘mechanics’.
To All: let’s be thoughtful about the choices we make for funeral tributes. Hand-tied arrangements placed thoughtfully look just the same as a traditional coffin topper - take them home after the ceremony and appreciate their significance. Ask for plastic-free floral tributes - expect more from your funeral director & florist!
Thank you to the people who inspire us:
Bud and Flower Flowers by Juliette Loxwood Plantpassion Seed2Design Eco Floristry Training
Horsham Eco Churches

06/04/2024

Sara Rian Books

05/04/2024

This article might be useful to others dealing with grief if losing a beloved pet 💫

Losing a pet after 15+ years is one of the hardest experiences you can go through. These are the unique stages of grief you may be facing.

02/04/2024

I held a party the other week and grief came.

She wasn’t invited but she came anyway - barged her way in through the door and settled down like she was here to stay.

And then she introduced me to the friends she’d brought with her - Anger. Fear. Frustration. Guilt. Hopelessness.

And they sang in the loudest voices, took up space in every corner of the room and spoke over anyone else that tried to talk.

They made it messy and loud and uncomfortable.

But finally, they left.

And long afterwards, when I was all alone,
I realised there was still someone here.
Quietly clearing up after the rest.

I asked who she was and she told me, “Love.”

And I assumed that’s why she looked familiar - because I had met her before.
“Or perhaps,” she said, “it’s because I’ve been here the whole time.”

And I was confused then because I hadn’t seen her all evening.

But when I looked more closely,
when I looked into her eyes,
I realised quietly that she had been here.
All the time.

She’d just been dressed as grief.

*****

Becky Hemsley 2023
Image created with Canva

I share this poem a lot because I think it can be quite comforting to think of grief as simply love in disguise ❤

‘Afterparty’ is from the book When I Am Gone
https://a.co/d/35WJcRh

11/12/2023

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Barry
CF632NU

Telephone

+447999715251

Website

http://www.cherishedmemories.wales/

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Helping you create the perfect funeral service for your loved one.

“However we chose to express grief at their passing or give thanks for their life, a funeral gives us the opportunity to join together to remember a lifetime of love and share cherished memories from which we can take comfort.”

Everyone deserves a funeral that is as individual and unique as they, themselves, were in life. This is your opportunity to reflect on an exceptional life and honour them for the special place they held in your hearts. Apart from music and readings, there are many other personal touches that can be introduced into the day to make it as special for you and the family as possible.

My website (https://www.cherishedmemories.wales) notes some ways of adding ‘Personal Touches’ to the day that are either low cost or free and can really help people to feel like they have contributed and honoured their loved one. There are no rules and there is no right or wrong – so feel free to ask for or suggest anything that will make the day more personal for you or your family and friends.

Having been an Event Manager for over 15 years and being a qualified Funeral Practitioner, along with my natural empathy for the bereaved and my ‘death positive’ attitude, I feel I can support people through this emotional, confusing and often turbulent period of their life.

I work with families to create a personal funeral service that reflect their loved ones life, their achievements, their passions and one that will help bring comfort to those who are missing them. Sometimes I write and present the whole service, sometimes, families include their own written tribute or suggest a poem, which they deliver or I read on their behalf.

I can be booked directly by families or Funeral Directors will suggest a family works with me. You can request that the Funeral Director you are working with (if you are using one) gets in touch with me on your behalf or get in touch with me yourself and let’s start to get to know each other.

Being ‘death positive’, to me, means that talking about and engaging with my inevitable death is not morbid, and that everyone should be empowered (should they wish to be) to be involved in care for their own loved ones when they die.

I believe that the taboo surrounding death and the dead should be lifted and am passionate that our family and friends should know about our end-of-life wishes, that conversations should be had and that necessary paperwork to back-up those wishes to be in place.

If you would like a copy of My Way, an easy to use proforma which helps you record your wishes to help your family for when your final curtain comes, and which will give you peace of mind while you get on with living your precious life, please get in touch with me and I’ll send you one.

I am going to be organising some ‘death positive’ events in 2018 so if you are curious, passionate, enlightened and want to join in, please get in touch ..... I’d love to hear from you!