CHOOSING A FUNERAL CELEBRANT

Unfortunately, at the time that you lose your loved one, your world is turned upside down and choosing a Celebrant is not necessarily something that you wish to deal with and often times a family will just go along with the Funeral Director as to their suggestion.  Your Funeral Director is experienced and should direct you to someone who they believe will be best suited to your dynamic or someone who they feel would have the experience to deal with your loss.

Making a choice of Celebrant prior to the death of your loved one or even yourself is not morbid or necessarily depressing, on the contrary, it can be a wonderful experience to know that you connect well with the person who writes the “Story of Life”.  This can also be such a relief at the time of passing you have a person that you connect with.

Things that you should perhaps be aware of are, that a Celebrant is a personal choice and you should feel comfortable with them.  If you don’t have a personal choice of a Celebrant you will be given the number of a Celebrant that the Funeral Director has already contacted for their availability for the day of the Funeral.  The Celebrant will contact you and arrange a time when they can get together with you and the family to have a discussion about your loved one and gain some information about how you wish the funeral to proceed and inclusions to the service.  You will be given information on how the funeral will take place according to your wishes.  

Please be aware that the funeral is the final celebration of someone’s life and the person who you choose as your Celebrant should reflect your wishes and honour the story of your loved one’s life with dignity, respect and a touch of humour (should this be your wish).  Remembering your loved one and the life they lived can only be done right if your choice of Celebrant has the best connection with you and the other people that are paying respect to them.