Debbie Martin - Humanist Funerals & Weddings

19/09/2025

Just a few days until our Open Day at Dandelion Farewells ~ an opportunity for you to see the newly refurbished buildings and the spaces we have created to fulfil our support for funeral care. Meet the team, ask any questions, enjoy tea/coffee & cake ~ we look forward to seeing you. Please share the poster below with friends & networks ~ all welcome.
*Tuesday 23rd September, 10am-3pm*

25/08/2025

A humanist wedding is your day your way 💜💖

Don’t you love when a wedding showcases the couple’s daily life? Below,…

06/08/2025

More lovely words from Donna Ashworth 💜

I can’t stop the grief poetry flowing, it helps… this is a small excerpt from a new poem ‘keep me’

Feel free to use it if it resonates.

For Jan and her beautiful family x

Donna ❤️

My next book is ‘Joy chose you’ ###

06/08/2025

An office day for me, ceremonies to write and a family to talk to. Coffee and pastries for company 🥰🤩



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02/08/2025

Last preparations for a Naming Ceremony for tomorrow ❤️ I’ve printed a presentation copy of the ceremony and placed in folder for family to keep. Also printed certificates 💜 So there is a Naming Certificate, godparent certificates ( these parents have chosen to go with this rather than guideparents as more familiar to their family) and also a brother certificate 💚 💙

I’m delighted to have been invited back by this lovely family for a naming for their 2nd child after leading the ceremony for their first child in 2023 ❤️💚.

Gosh, I love this work 💖💖💖

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01/08/2025

So grateful to receive such lovely feedback after a funeral / celebration of life ceremony.

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23/07/2025

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13/07/2025

What do I do when I’m not celebranting? Well one of the things I do is sing in a local community choir ❤️💖

We had our end of term performance yesterday. 💜

For the first time I sang with a small ensemble as well as with the main choir. We called ourselves 9 Lives and sang a Joni Mitchell song ‘Both Sides Now’. Such a joy to sing with these lovely people and to get to know them all better. 🥰

Thanks everyone, we did ourselves proud. Here’s to friendship, fun and next term 🤩

08/07/2025

Open Day with my lovely humanist celebrant colleague .jackson22 💜💖.

Fab singing from ❤️ nice to see and .sarson_funeral_director, all the Downs lovely people and of course Daisy 🌼 🌸

Great to chat to visitors about humanist ceremonies, join the behind the scenes tours and meet up with others in this amazing profession. 💚

Thanks for inviting us 💖💜

02/07/2025

My new trainers just arrived 🤩💜

I said to my husband oh I don’t think my new trainers are very me, they might have to go back 😢.

Then I showed him these beauties 🥳🤩💖💜😆

I might just wear them always. 🥰

I might write my name on them too …. 😆🤣

We are all the same, we are all different and unique. These trainers won’t be everyone’s cup of tea and nor will I and that’s ok.

If you think I might be a good fit for you and you want to plan a fab and unique wedding or any type of ceremony, do get in touch. 💖🌟

21/06/2025

Happy World Humanist Day you lovely humans 🧡❤️💜💖🥰

I didn’t know what a humanist was until a few ( maybe 10?) years ago when I saw a Facebook post saying ‘how humanist are you?’ I took the quiz and came out 💯 humanist. I had never felt the presence of a god or gods but always believed in kindness and compassion. It was great to have a word for what I believe and to find there’s many many more like me 🥰 ( well maybe not quite like me 🤣).

Since starting my training with Humanists UK back in 2017, I’ve met so many fabulous humanists, people who believe in trying to lead a good life in the here and now, with respect for others and the world around us.

I’m proud to be a humanist and part of a great organisation Humanists UK. 💖🥰💜🧡❤️



As a humanist, I’m not anti-religious and I want everyone at a ceremony that I take to feel welcome and included. I’ve had lovely feedback from people with a range of beliefs, saying how personal the ceremony was and how included they felt.



Do you believe we have 1 life?
Do you believe in equality and respect for others?
Do you look to science and nature to explain the world ?

Maybe you’re a humanist too. ❤️💚💜