SarahHall Celebrant Sussex

16/10/2025

11/08/2025

Couldn't have put it better myself! Funerals can be whatever and however feels right to you. ❤️

It doesn’t have to be formal.
It doesn’t have to be black.
It doesn’t have to be in a chapel.

A BBQ in the garden.
A walk through the woods.
Live music in a pub.

Sharing stories.
A poem by their favourite lake.
Playing the song they always hummed.

You don’t need a priest.
You don’t need flowers.
You don’t even need a coffin in the room.

What you do need is space.
To feel.
To speak.
To honour.
To remember.

Raw.
Joyful.
Messy.
Honest.
Yours.

It’s not where it is.
Not what you wear.
Not what others expect.
It’s what it means.

Let go of what it’s supposed to look like.
Make it what you need it to be.

Say goodbye in your own way.
Because grief isn’t one-size-fits-all.
And neither is love.

We’ve been doing this for over 335 years.
10 generations.
The world’s oldest funeral director.

Here’s what we know:
There’s no one way to say goodbye.
Only your way.

We’re here to help you find it.
Because every life is unique.

23/07/2025

Absolutely this. ❤️

Quick.
Quiet.
No ceremony.
No goodbye.

Just... done.

But what's really being sold here?

Because death isn't tidy.
It's messy.
It's painful.
It's human.

Funeral aren't about fuss.
They're how we begin to make sense of death.
They hold space for love that doesn't know where to go.

We hear it all the time:
"We just want something simple."

And that's okay.

But simple doesn't mean silent.

It doesn't mean skipping the goodbye.
It doesn't mean pretending this doesn't hurt – because it does.

The funeral doesn't cause the pain.
The death does.

The funeral is where that pain get held.
Witnessed. Honoured.

No hymns? Fine.
No suits? Fine.
Pub, garden, front room – all good.

Make it yours.

We're not against direct cremation.
But it should be a choice – not a shortcut.
Not something sold as "easier".

Skip the spectacle, if you want.
But don't skip the meaning.

Love deserves more than a transaction.
It deserves a moment.
It deserves... even a little fuss.