Debbie Martin - Humanist Funerals & Weddings

03/09/2024

What is the humanist approach to life? Well, it's this!

26/08/2024

Happy International Dog Day from me and Bodie 💜💖🤩 He’s an old tyme bulldog and a big soppy date. Dogs are very welcome at my ceremonies 🤩They can be a great comfort in times of grief and make great ring bearers at weddings and at naming ceremonies they are of course one of the family 💜Contact me to discuss involving your dear pooch in your special ceremony 😍 🤩🥰🐶🐾🐕

12/08/2024

💜Well, I’ve never run around a lectern before, but I was happy to oblige to ensure this chap had a fitting send off. 💖

07/08/2024

Help with practical things can be really helpful when you are grieving.

Grieving people often find it difficult to make decisions. If you say "let me know if I can do anything" they need to be able to reach out to you and think about what to ask you for. This can be overwhelming. Instead try to make specific suggestions instead.

For more information on how to support someone who is grieving, visit: https://ow.ly/QqbQ50SS2Py

07/08/2024

At a funeral service or ceremony, friends and family gather together to remember, pay tribute to and say goodbye to someone special to them. The person who leads this ceremony is the funeral officiant. Here we explain what a humanist funeral celebrant is and how to find a celebrant.

24/07/2024

Do let me know if you are planning your wedding for 2025 and beyond 💜💖

13/07/2024

It’s a sunny Saturday in Brighton and I’m off to conduct a wedding 💖💜💚💙N&C I’m on my way 🥰 🥳🎂🌺💚💙🌺💖💜

09/07/2024

How about a beautiful vow renewal for those already married ? Contact me if you want to know more and we can have a no obligation chat 💜

Say ‘I do’ all over again Find a celebrant near you All our wedding celebrants also conduct wedding vow renewal ceremonies. Find a wedding celebrant A humanist celebrant will conduct a non-religious ceremony that is personalised, meaningful, and written just for you! Would you like to renew your...

08/07/2024

Recent feedback. This work is a privilege and words like this mean so much to me. 💜 🌺💖💜

05/07/2024

So lovely to get this feedback from a family. It’s always very special to be invited back and to know that people feel they are in safe hands. 💜 🌺💜 💖

04/07/2024

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'He wanted the easiest way possible... the least expensive.'

27/06/2024

This work is such a privilege and it means so much to be trusted at such an emotional time. With a funeral there’s one chance to get it right. I’m so pleased to get such positive feedback. 🥹. 🌺🌹💜💖

24/06/2024

I came across this poem today whilst writing a funeral service . It really touched me . I think it would work for a funeral , naming , wedding , any celebration , it’s all about the love 💜

24/06/2024

Two sides of the same coin. Love came first ❤️

22/06/2024

Hi I’m Deb. I’m a humanist celebrant, trained in all ceremonies. Here to assist with your special day, whether it’s a wedding, naming, funeral or memorial . Every ceremony is as individual as you are. 💜💖🎉🥳 🌈💚

21/06/2024

Everyone grieves in their own way and at their own pace. It’s moment to moment 💜

Thought this was a helpful visual on grief

21/06/2024

🎉Happy !

20/06/2024

Lovely feedback following a service for a much loved mum 💜 🌹🌺💕

12/06/2024

Yes you can get married anywhere with a humanist ceremony 🤩🎉 Get in touch for a no obligation chat 💖🌹

The humanist wedding was their "special moment" after they legally married on Friday.

09/06/2024

A memorial after a direct cremation can be very moving, supportive and healing 💜

Each ceremony will be different, but here are some Celebration of Life ideas to inspire you in creating an occasion which is joyful, personal, and truly reflects the person whose life you are remembering.

03/06/2024

Feedback following a recent memorial service. Getting such positive feedback means so much to me. It’s so important to get it right. 💜 🌸 🌺💕

28/05/2024

Let me know if you want a no obligation chat about your wedding 💜💖🤩

The right time of year for your wedding is totally up to you!

Are you dreaming of a cosy autumn wedding or maybe a cool winter wedding is more your style? ❄️

A Humanist Ceremonies wedding can be whenever and wherever you choose, and will only include the traditions that best suit you!

28/05/2024

Recent feedback following a funeral service. It’s so important to me to get things right so it’s lovely to receive feedback like this. 💜 🌺🩷💚

22/05/2024

Our this week come from Cheryl Strayed 💛

20/05/2024

Tea, Cake & Company

Sunday 26th May 2024 from 11:30 - 2:30

Come and join us in our glass pavilion for a cup of tea or coffee and some cake.
Open to anyone who has been bereaved, the Clandon Wood Drop In Days offer a chance to be among others who share the experience of loss.

Talking helps. Having a space where death is not a taboo is important. And knowing that others who have experienced something similar are there to support you is a relief.

George, Ailean and Marion host these special Sundays, and although we won’t be offering professional bereavement support we think that kindness and company is sometimes all that is needed.

We look forward to seeing you.

20/05/2024

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In the untimely event of my death,
Immediately unwrap everything
you have kept for new,
I will enjoy it in spirit with you.
Take out all your brightest colours
and clash so hard,
the sun is in awe of your light.
I want you alive and present
and rainbow-bright.
Eat cake.
And slather butter on your bread,
this is the prize for not being dead.
Book a holiday,
somewhere we said you must go
walk to the forest, make it long and slow.
Watch everything grow.
Touch your face, that nose,
you so often berate,
marvel at how you arrived so late,
to see its beauty.
To see it daily now, is duty.
Set your watch, time is not yours
but oh this life, it is
and it’s down to you,
how you choose to live,
this is the gift, my dying,
will give.

Donna Ashworth

Art by Olay Haidamaka

From Growing Brave
UK: https://amzn.eu/d/0h6ASuCQ
Signed copies : https://www.waterstones.com/book/growing-brave/donna-ashworth/2928377281540

15/05/2024

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week with the theme of Moving More For Mental Health. This is me after a body combat class this morning. I’ve always found exercise improves my mood from Fonda Workout in the 80s to swimming to gym classes and Yoga with Adriene now. It feels important for the work I do to be as healthy mentally and physically as I can be. I’m never going to be a marathon runner ( that’s still a chocolate bar to me) but every bit of movement helps. 💚💚💚