Funerals or Celebrations of Life

My sisters and I met Sarah when she was recommended to us by the funeral directors. From the moment we met her we knew she was the right person for our mum’s service. She’s very personable and caring.

Everyone commented on the lovely service and Sarah made what was a difficult day a lot easier x

Z Clarke

We cannot thank you enough for your kindness and support in planning and bringing together the celebration of Dad’s life. You delivered a warm, heartfelt service that truly captured him and gave us comfort.

With the sincerest thanks and blessings to you.

V and H

Thank you for the lovely service that you gave AA. Your words were a great comfort to us as a family and to everyone who attended.

A&D Appleton and Family

I would recommend Sarah to anyone who is thinking of having a Celebrant at a family event. She was professional and courteous throughout and took control of proceedings at my Mum’s funeral service, thereby taking pressure off family members at such a difficult time. She captured my Mum’s life in her presentation, and it was a joy to listen to even though heartbreaking for myself.

Well done, Sarah and many, many thanks.

Jim Ball

Sarah spoke at our service for Celia with love and compassion. She gave an insight into Celia’s life despite not having known her. She was very gracious and caring and I would definitely have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone going through bereavement.

Thank you Sarah you really helped the family through the worst xx

Bretta Davis

After losing both my Grandparents within 6 months of each other recently, I really hadn’t a clue where to start with the funeral planning; after speaking to the funeral directors, it was then they introduced me to Sarah. After speaking over the telephone, I immediately felt comfort in knowing that Sarah would be the perfect celebrant to celebrate their final journey. Sarah guided me through the whole process and gave me the support where needed. Sarah showed care and compassion throughout and was very professional.

Thank you for making what has been a heartbreaking time a memorable experience.

C Blake

I would have no hesitation in recommending Sarah in a time of grief. I found her a comfort, she was sympathetic and kind and had all the time in the world to talk to me, but when it was needed, she was calm but professional.

Gay Watson

Thank you for all your help and support at this sad and difficult time I am going through.

M Baird

Thank you for all your hard work in making the celebration of John’s life memorable.

J, J and P

Just to say thank you so much for giving the eulogy for our Mum, JG, at her funeral on the 2nd August.

We would like to thank you for your support on what was a difficult day and for the lovely packs you had put together for us.

H, E, and A Tamaken

Absolutely wonderful lady xxx Sarah put together the most beautiful eulogy for my daughter, taking note of all the little things we chatted about and turning them into a service beyond all expectations.

I and my family are so grateful to Sarah for making a very difficult time easier to bear xxx

L Marshall

We wanted to thank you so much for being the celebrant at PN’s funeral.

You did an amazing job and your hard work was very much appreciated.

P, M, E, and D Tripp

Sarah, thank you for listening and turning my ramblings into a wonderful celebration of his life.

You made a difficult time much more bearable.

G Yates

Sarah, Thank you for being a great listener! You were so patient with us. My nan would have loved you and we couldn’t have wished for a better person to speak on our behalf about her. Also thank you for the little pack you gave us.

The seeds are a lovely idea. Thank you!

L Litler

We chose Sarah to deliver the ceremony for my mother, Sarah had delivered the service for my father two years prior, and we were very satisfied with her. Both ceremonies were delivered with care, humour and respect Sarah visits with the family and spends time researching the family’s remembrances and writes up her speech within a few days. Sarah shows empathy at a sad time in people’s lives and delivers a ceremony celebrating a full and happy life, remembering happy times.

I would recommend Sarah as a celebrant for any family who wishes to remember a loved one without the formality of a religious ceremony.

R & S Evans

I can’t thank you enough for such a lovely service you gave my mum and everything you have done.

Thank you so much, you’re a lovely lady.

A and I

Thank you so much for the copy of the service you sent me for A’s funeral and thank you for your kindness and consideration and the help you gave to me and my family on organising the service. You helped to make a very stressful and sad time for us so much easier and helped us say “Goodbye” to A in the most lovely of ways.

The thoughtfulness and caring from yourself and all the staff at Cravens was most appreciated.

A Carroll

Just to say a big thank you for the help, kindness and caring you showed when I was sorting my husband’s life story at JS’s funeral. You did everything beautifully. I couldn’t have asked for more. Everyone praised the way you spoke about J.

So thanks again and best wishes for the future.

M Sudworth

Thank you so much for all you did for us on Monday. We could not have found a better celebrant to help us through.

The service hit all the right notes and truly reflected MR.

J, J, and I Ratcliffe

I highly recommend Sarah Nelson and can’t fault anything Sarah has done with my family’s departures she really does go above and beyond thank you, Sarah best wishes, Ian and family.

I McDowall

I would like to say thank you for a wonderful job you did for my dad, G, and myself. Considering you had very little information, you did me proud.

Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.

K Pemberton

Sarah’s service was well written and sensitively handled. She did a brilliant job and was professional throughout.

 

T Douglass

Sarah was excellent, very professional and caring. Sarah spent time to find out about my Mum, and the result was she was able to tell my Mum’s life story, totally capturing her spirit.

I would highly recommend Sarah.

 

Paul Ross

We were introduced to Sarah by the funeral directors for our Mum’s funeral in February. Sarah showed understanding, patience and compassion right from the initial meeting we had with her to discuss what we wanted for the eulogy and service, through the back/forth discussions to get everything right, all the way to the closing of the ceremony. She helped us feel at ease at such a difficult time.
It must be very difficult to write and speak with empathy about someone you have never met but Sarah was so professional and put it all together so well.
The keepsake we received afterwards was lovely.
Thank you, Sarah! ♥

 

K Knowles

Sarah, acted as Celebrant for our Father’s Funeral Ceremony at St Helens Crematorium November 30, 2021. Prior to the Service, Sarah had attended our address and took details for the ceremony. She was courteous and empathetic and showed a caring attention to detail.
At the actual ceremony, she was very organised and took control of the proceedings allowing all grieving parties to feel at ease. Her summary of our Father and her tribute was professionally and caringly delivered; this made a very difficult time a lot easier for us all.

I would recommend Sarah to officiate in these hard times.

 

Thomas Downey

We as a family could not have had anyone better to speak on behalf of the family. Sarah helped us put together my Mum’s funeral service, thereby taking pressure off family members at such a difficult time. She captured my Mum’s life in her presentation, and it was a joy to listen to even though heartbreaking for myself.

Well done, Sarah and many, many thanks.

 

C Reynolds

 I first met Sarah through the funeral home that was managing my mother’s unfortunate death. She came and met me out of office hours, she listened, she understood, she was a shoulder to cry on and I now class her as a friend. Sarah asked me to review her first draft and to be honest it was perfect, which shows her attention to detail.

I hope I thanked you enough for everything you did Sarah, trust me, this lady is superb and I have every faith in her.

 

J.D. Moores

Sarah was an absolute pleasure to deal with from start to finish. nothing was too much trouble and she spent a lot of time collating relevant information about his past in order that she may present a comprehensive celebration of his life.

The service was conducted by Sarah and her delivery and control was exemplary and I would highly recommend Sarah.

 

M. P. Price

Sarah appears in your life when you are at your very lowest. She helps to make a difficult task easy and through her questions manages to weave your thoughts and memories of your loved one into something memorable.

Thank you so much Sarah we couldn’t have done it without you!

 

Helen Almond

 

Sarah recently conducted the service for my father’s cremation. Myself and my family cannot thank her enough for her professionalism, empathy and sensitivity at such a stressful and emotional time. The Eulogy she delivered was perfect and so personal that it sounded as if she actually knew Dad. Everyone agreed it was a lovely service and most of that was down to Sarah.

I highly recommend her services.

 

Mark and Jane Knight

Sarah is a wonderful celebrant. From our first meeting to the funeral service, Sarah she was very professional and extremely kind. She really listened to us and put together a service we could be proud of to honour our father. I would highly recommend Sarah.

Thank you so much, what you did for us will be with us forever.

 

Claire Ashcroft

 

Sarah recently conducted the service for my mum’s cremation. We can’t thank her enough for conducting a beautiful send off for our mum. She’s a true professional and made everyone feel at ease on such an emotional day. Everyone agreed it was a lovely service.

Me and my family would highly recommend Sarah.

 

Russ Fairhurst

Sarah was recommended by our funeral planner and luckily she was free on that date – we didn’t get the chance to meet pre the funeral but we couldn’t have been more pleased. She did a beautiful service and all who attended felt the same – it felt that she knew Walter even though they never met – her delivery of the eulogy was lovely and it made a very difficult day a little more bearable and for that we are both very grateful – thank you.

 

Janice and Paul Irving

Sarah, back in 2018, acted as Celebrant at my mother’s funeral, so we were more than happy that she was available to take the service for my wife. She liaised with me and the family all the way, incorporating all our words and thoughts into the service and she recommended a beautiful poem which she read out on our behalf. The service itself was conducted beautifully. At the end we were all presented with an envelope. containing a beautifully presented copy of the service and a packet of seeds to plant in Janet’s memory.

Thank you, Sarah, you helped us through such a sad day.

 

David Gaskell

 

Sarah provided a brilliant service at a very difficult time. Would highly recommend.

 

J Gallagher

We were introduced to Sarah by John Duggan Funeral Directors in Widnes for the funeral of my brother. We found her to be approachable, accommodating, and empathetic. She kept us informed along the way and sent us drafts of the readings and made the necessary amendments we requested. We used her again a couple of months later for the funeral of my dad.

Lots of people said for both services how well put together her speeches were. Thank you, Sarah, x

 

John Moss

Sarah recently acted as Celebrant at my late mothers funeral service. Sarah and I made contact about 2/3 weeks before the service. In that time we spoke and emailed one another several times ensuring that I had time to understand the format and time to think about the content. Unravelling your thoughts at this time isn’t easy and Sarah was marvellous – she gave me time, encouragement and sincere understanding.

Having prepared a eulogy Sarah reviews it and made only minor changes for ease of reading out loud. I received a draft of the entire service from Sarah reassuring me of the service content from start to finish. As I live over 200 miles away from St Helens Sarah’s excellent communication skills over the phone and email were very important to me and my family

Sarah delivered the service beautifully . It was read out and conducted with the appropriate level of sensitivity and empathy.

At the end of the service Sarah presented both my sister and I each with an envelope. This contained a beautifully printed and presented copy of the service . I have kept this as an important momento of mum and her service.

I would have no hesitation of recommending Sarah and she became an important part of the memory of the day.

Annie Goulder

Sarah officiated at our Aunt’s funeral in December 2022. She was so good – lots of empathy during the chat about what should be included in the eulogy and a great summary of our thoughts. Sarah then delivered the eulogy with a lot of compassion, sensitivity and a dash of real life humour where appropriate. She also took into account the eulogy which was being delivered by a family member. Such a lovely warm person – we were all very impressed.

I would highly recommend Sarah.

 

Wendy Dines

Sarah acted as celebrant at my father’s funeral. She delivered a faultless eulogy and took time to get to know and understand my father and us, his family. She was kind, compassionate, structured, and professional.

There is absolutely no hesitation from us in using Sarah’s services again.

 

Phill Tinker