Testimonials and feedback
Thank you so much for yesterday at H's celebration. You did a lovely job and the whole service was pitched just right, being sensitive to us all and most of all you took the trouble to find out about H, noted the important bits. Actually you had listened to us for which I thank you. So many services I have been to you realise that the Celebrant knows nothing about the deceased person. I know you didn’t know , but that didn’t come across.
In the cold light of day I have to say that the whole celebration was excellent and I can imagine that A would have been delighted at her “send off”.
Our heartfelt thanks go to you for your kindness and empathy during one of the saddest moments of our lives saying goodbye to R and S’s beloved mother and my best friend.
I can't recommend Gill highly enough, she is the most compassionate, understanding and kind funeral celebrant. Gill recently officiated my Mum's funeral and helped us to make it a lovely send off. She is open, warm-hearted, diplomatic and also very organised, which is just what we needed through such a challenging time.
Gill was the celebrant at D’s mum's funeral and did a fantastic job. She made the whole process stress free and put a lot of thought, research and creativity into her words on the day. Do talk to Gill, you don't have to go with the person the funeral directors suggest. I thoroughly recommend her.
Thank you for your wonderful service. We thought mum would of loved it. Once again thank you, everyone loved mum’s final farewell.
Thank you so much for conducting the service for Mum on Friday. It was very special and meant a lot to us all. You helped turn a very sad occasion into a memorable celebration of Mum’s life.
Testimonials and feedback
Gill understands the importance of family ties and she empathises with the anxiety and sorrow one feels during bereavement.
J
Thank you so much for today Gill. It was exactly what we wanted and I had so much lovely feedback.
AD
Thank you so much for helping us to give Dad the send-off he deserved, we had so many compliments and everyone said how personal it was, it went just as we wanted it to and considering it was only half an hour I think you did so well to cram everything in. Thanks again.
JD
Gill is naturally kind and empathetic; she was exactly the sort of person I needed as she has the ability to listen without judging or giving inappropriate advice. I felt safe and reassured in Gill’s hands.
AY
Gill’s calm, kind, caring qualities, along with her compassionate and considerate nature helped me through a challenging time in my life.
CH
Gill is a great listener. She gave me time to talk, time to be angry, time to laugh; without reproach. Her empathy, warmth and kindness of heart made everyone feel special and cared for.
CD
Many thanks Gilly for all your precious time you’ve put in for this family and from me also.
DB
Hi Gill
I just wanted to say thank you for Tuesday ….. it certainly was a very special service and I’m pleased the weather held out for us.
ET
Dear Gill. Thank you soooooooooo much. You were absolutely brilliant. Beautiful meaningful words, beautifully spoken with warmth and kindness. My son asked me to particularly thank you for saying his words so very well – he wanted to thank you himself, but he missed you.
JK
Thank you for today. Mum would have been so pleased with the way the service went.
DG
That was so lovely, and made me cry.
JP
Many thanks for all you did with sorting P’s funeral. You did an amazing job - a fitting send-off for my Auntie.
H
We as a family would very much like to thank you for officiating at our mums/wife’s funeral…..we don’t think anyone one could of done it better …..we wish it was under a better situation to of met you…..again thank you
Take care
Gill did an absolutely special task leading the celebration……such courage, composure, warmth and a really personal touch.
Amazing lady.
K
Gill I don’t know how to thank you for yesterday. I didn’t know what perfect would look like but yesterday was perfect. In every way.
So many people commented on how amazing you were and how they could tell that you knew …….. He shone through in all your words and I just can’t thank you enough for everything you did for us x
S
Dear Gill
I wanted to say a big thank you to you for the way you put …..’s funeral service together. You really captured the essence of the man he was. It will always be an anxious time leading up to such an occasion and hoping it will go well. Given all the lovely comments about him, and about how beautiful the service was, it turned what could have been a very sad day, into a very uplifting one.
Thank you again
D
I wanted to let you know how very grateful J and I are for everything that you did for us both, and for Mum, for her funeral. You were so very kind and compassionate, and with your guidance, we were able to give Mum the loving and dignified send off that she deserved.
Our families all said that, whilst it was a sad occasion, it was lovely at the same time, and we all took great comfort in that.
Thank you again, you were amazing.
With our best wishes for a happy Christmas and New Year
K & J
Dad wanted me to thank you very much for delivering Mum’s service with such dignity and understanding of her. He was really touched and moved by the whole service, as were we all. Everyone I spoke to commented how incredible you were - so very much appreciated on such a difficult day.
ME
Can I thank you for the way you helped us through the technicalities of the Service and managing to lead us through a thought process when you came to visit. We had little planned thought on what the service would look like and you made the process very simple and straightforward for us; so thank you.
Dear Gill. Thank you so much for making D’s mum’s funeral so special last week. Your words were spot-on, really creative and moving. You must have worked so hard preparing that - we do appreciate it. Our family in Canada also commented how good it was and how it made them feel close to us. You couldn’t have given D’s mum a better send-off. We were so pleased, thank you.
MT
Hi Gill
I would just like to say a big big thank you for today's service for my mum D.
You were very sincere and came over as though you knew her. I could actually hear people giggling behind me at some of the jovial parts.
At the wake afterwards people said how well you led the service giving a wonderful tribute to my mum.
Thank you again for making a difficult day so much easier, I think we did our mum proud.
P & A
The whole service felt so personal and warm and that was down to the carefully crafted words you prepared and your delivery on the day. Your suggestion about the instrumental version of Land of my Fathers while you were saying farewell worked perfectly after the choir version and gave us the perfect mix of a touch of a welsh chapel with music that mum loved.
Thank you so much.
Gill
I have just had a quiet moment to myself reading your lovely script. It is something I will treasure forever. I know that mum’s friends and family will really appreciate it along with the Order of Service
We couldn’t have wished for anyone lovelier than you to do the service for us
Thank you again
……..really was amazed at how you captured the essence of my father.
Gill,
Thank you very much for yesterday. It was a hard day for me but you
made the focus of the day a little easier.
So many people that attended Mum’s funeral said that you got Mum perfectly. The way you spoke and the inflections in your voice gave Mum’s words and life meaning. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making the occasion easier for us all.
Hi Gill
Thank you for leading the service and everything that you did to prepare it. Seeing as we started with a blank sheet of paper, I think we managed to create a lovely and fitting tribute to Dad and everyone said we gave Dad a good send off.
Even though we only spent 2 hours with you, we really think you managed to capture the essence of Dad and also made what we thought was going to be a very difficult thing to do so very easy.
Thank you once again
We can’t thank you enough Gill – you have been so good at gathering all the tributes from people – not easy with so many contributing, some wanting to speak, some not and you stayed calm throughout.
I have had many emails today saying what a wonderful occasion it was for mum.
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