Suzanne Wright Celebrant Nottingham

12/10/2025

It's Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025, time for the world to unite, remember, and commemorate the lost lives of their babies and pregnancies.

It culminates in the Wave Of Light at 7pm on 15th October, when I'll be joining other families across the world in lighting a candle to remember all babies that have died too soon.

There's lots of wonderful support out there too, from and many others. Know you're not alone.

03/10/2025

06/12/2024

Can't wait for this special service tonight where we remember loved ones and come together with love and warmth this festive season. It also features songs from the , the opportunity to join in some carol singing, a raffle, AND, one family's Christmas tradition that you will definitely not be expecting! See you at 6pm

22/11/2024

Today is the first ever Funeral Celebrant Day. It's an opportunity for me to tell you what a funeral celebrant does, but rather than me witter on, I'm going to share a message from a client to show you what I do:

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Hi Suzanne
I wanted to say a huge thank you for helping me more than you can imagine in saying goodbye to my mum. I couldn’t believe how many people at the funeral made a point of saying how lovely the service was and lots even saying it was the best funeral they had
ever attended (if that’s appropriate)! It was so personal, and you encouraged me all of the way along to keep it that way, and it felt so true to my mum. Encouraging me to have my dog there, who was so important to my mum, touched many hearts and helped provide a distraction that my mum would’ve loved that. You were amazing at helping me regain precious memories of my mum that the Dementia had tried to take away. You truly made a difficult
day (and the worst time) something fantastic to be remembered. You managed to make everyone smile after their tears. I didn’t realise until now the peace that this would give me. I merely thought of it as a day to get through. You have changed my mind completely.
I will be forever grateful to you.
SD xx

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It's not just standing up and reading poems. It's not even just the funeral itself; it's meeting every client where they are at and helping them to have a good goodbye, whatever that looks like for them.

If you want to find out more, please do reach out.

06/09/2024

☀️ Glorious weather for a natural burial today - my first at Tithe Green Natural Burial We said goodbye to a woman who was a force of nature. There were some tears, of course, but it was a ceremony full of smiles and laughter. Just as she would have wanted.

👩 It was lovely to meet Tracey from Tithe Green Natural Burial and put a face to the name at long last. How the team at Tithe Green get to know their clients and their families, remember them, and care for them really touched me. Setting the standard for the funeral industry 🙌

🌿 Hope to be back there soon, it really is a beautiful place ❤️

01/09/2024

💥WEDDING REHEARSAL ENERGY💥
🤪 I look like a total goon here because I could not stop grinning at today's wedding rehearsal!
📋 No spoilers, but there's a lot to coordinate, and a run-through was helpful for everyone. It all went brilliantly though, happy days!
🎉 I'm so excited for this one! The energy my couple are bringing is 🧨💥🧨

21/08/2024

Nailed it! 🔨

🔨 Whether it's a ceremony script for a funeral, wedding, or anything else I get asked to do, this is what I aim for
🔨 The most important part of my job is listening - what is it my client wants, what are they saying, what are they not saying?
🔨 I love the variety that this job brings and the opportunity to create unique ceremonies that are *just right*

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05/07/2024

Saying hello to the local community at Coop West Bridgford Funeralcare's coffee morning. Pop in and grab a coffee and cake until 2pm today, and meet Anna and Emma, part of the wonderful team here

26/06/2024

🌈 Here I am, on my way to take a funeral, NOT wearing black.
🌈 Did you know that I always ask clients what they would like me to wear when leading a funeral (or wedding, or any ceremony)?
🌈 I will always try to fit in with a theme or a colour scheme and am happy to dress as formally or informally as you want.
🌈 I know that what I wear helps to set the tone for the whole ceremony, and me fitting in helps everyone to feel more comfortable.
🌈 I have taken funerals wearing jeans, a football shirt, animal print, and a very sparkly dress. I go out of my way to accommodate special requests, if I can.
📢 What funeral or wedding dress codes have you seen? I heard of a request for everyone to attend a funeral wearing Crocs!

16/06/2024

For those who have lost their dad, today is another reminder of what is physically missing from their lives. This poem by Donna Ashworth captures so much of that. If you can, try to look for the breadcrumbs ♥️

Sending love to everyone today, and every day, when grief might be hitting that bit harder ♥️

04/06/2024

As an independent celebrant, I often help families to create entirely secular ceremonies. Sometimes they do want to include a hymn or a prayer for religious, or traditional, reasons and that's fine too. I work with my client's belief system, not my own.

I wouldn't describe myself as a religious person, but I do find myself drawn to religious buildings, especially, but not exclusively, churches. I find them incredibly peaceful and contemplative places. I marvel at their architecture, the worksmanship within them, and wonder how on earth something could be built of such scale and grandeur hundreds of years ago.

This weekend I found myself in Boston, and visited St Botolph's. It blew me away! The volunteers there were so warm and welcoming, and the sheer size of this parish church was awesome. So, here's a couple of photos of St Botolph's and some other places of worship I've spent time in recently including Gloucester Cathedral, Holy Trinity in Bradford on Avon, Peterborough Cathedral and St Mary's Basilica in Krakow

12/04/2024

🌿Think all crematoriums are cold, dark and imposing? Think again. Rushcliffe Oaks couldn't be more different - light, bright and friendly. Come and have a look for yourself at their open day, this Saturday, 13th April.
🌿I'll be there ready to talk about anything and everything relating to funeral ceremonies including music choices, songs you can sing that aren't hymns, why words matter and personal and meaningful rituals. I'm also primed for chatting about whether Forest will stay up, how expensive everything is these days and how grim and grey the last two weeks of Easter holidays have been! Look forward to seeing you there!