Funerals, Rituals & Other Life Ceremonies That Matter
I help families and individuals create ceremonies that are authentic, significant and that truly matter. My role as a funeral celebrant is to help you find the words, symbols, and gestures that reflect the life lived, with meaning.
Every life is unique — I offer a range of services designed to support you in creating a ceremony that feels genuine, thoughtful, and true to your person.
As more families choose direct cremation I can also help you create a ceremony in your own time and in your own way.
Whether you're seeking guidance, hands-on planning or simply someone to walk beside you, I am here to help,
I Offer:
Authentic and Personal Preparation & Planning for Funerals and Memorials
Collaborative, respectful support to shape a ceremony that reflects the life, beliefs, and wishes of your person.
Find simple ideas for personalising a service here
Eulogy and Tribute Writing
Compassionately written words that honour and celebrate a life, whether written with you or on your behalf.
Find writing tips here.
Committal and Graveside Services
Intimate, meaningful moments of farewell held at the graveside or final place of rest.
Family Led Funerals
For those who wish to lead their own ceremony: guidance, resources, and behind-the-scenes support.
Ceremony After Cremation — Meaningful Farewells, In Your Own Time
Whether a direct cremation has already taken place or you’re planning ahead for a simple send-off, it’s never too late — or too soon — to honour a life with meaning. I offer gentle, creative support to shape ceremony after cremation: in a home, a garden, or anywhere that feels right. These personal gatherings can include music, ritual, readings, tributes — or simply shared presence.
There is no “right” way to grieve, but there is deep value in pausing to remember, reflect, and say goodbye.
Find out more about how to create Ceremony After Cremation here
Read more about why Ceremony After Cremation is so important at AHFA
Alongside my work as a funeral celebrant, I also offer related services that support individuals and families in exploring the deeper meaning of life’s transitions, and the and choices around death, dying, and remembrance.
Every life is unique — I offer a range of services designed to support you in creating a ceremony that feels genuine, thoughtful, and true to your person.
As more families choose direct cremation I can also help you create a ceremony in your own time and in your own way.
Whether you're seeking guidance, hands-on planning or simply someone to walk beside you, I am here to help,
I Offer:
Authentic and Personal Preparation & Planning for Funerals and Memorials
Collaborative, respectful support to shape a ceremony that reflects the life, beliefs, and wishes of your person.
Find simple ideas for personalising a service here
Eulogy and Tribute Writing
Compassionately written words that honour and celebrate a life, whether written with you or on your behalf.
Find writing tips here.
Committal and Graveside Services
Intimate, meaningful moments of farewell held at the graveside or final place of rest.
Family Led Funerals
For those who wish to lead their own ceremony: guidance, resources, and behind-the-scenes support.
Ceremony After Cremation — Meaningful Farewells, In Your Own Time
Whether a direct cremation has already taken place or you’re planning ahead for a simple send-off, it’s never too late — or too soon — to honour a life with meaning. I offer gentle, creative support to shape ceremony after cremation: in a home, a garden, or anywhere that feels right. These personal gatherings can include music, ritual, readings, tributes — or simply shared presence.
There is no “right” way to grieve, but there is deep value in pausing to remember, reflect, and say goodbye.
Find out more about how to create Ceremony After Cremation here
Read more about why Ceremony After Cremation is so important at AHFA
Alongside my work as a funeral celebrant, I also offer related services that support individuals and families in exploring the deeper meaning of life’s transitions, and the and choices around death, dying, and remembrance.
Ritual Creation & Other Ceremonies That Matter
Ritual Creation
Ritual gives shape to emotion. It helps us express what is often beyond words — whether that’s love, grief, gratitude, or release.
I create bespoke rituals and ceremonies that draw from both traditional wisdom and modern meaning, designed to mark life’s transitions in a way that feels authentic to you. A thoughtfully created ritual can bring presence, connection, and healing — helping families and communities honour life, loss, and renewal in meaningful ways.
Read about the power of ritual and symbolism here
Contemprary & Traditional "Rites of Passage"
A rite of passage marks a threshold — the crossing from one chapter of life into another. In funerals, it might mean acknowledging the shift from life to death, or from the rawness of loss toward a new relationship with memory. But rites of passage also extend beyond death: they can honour retirement, a move, the end of a relationship, or any moment of profound personal change.
I design ceremonies that respond to these turning points with sensitivity and care, blending contemporary meaning with the depth of traditional forms. Each rite of passage offers space to pause, reflect, and acknowledge change — individually or together — in a way that feels grounded, honest, and deeply human.
Ritual gives shape to emotion. It helps us express what is often beyond words — whether that’s love, grief, gratitude, or release.
I create bespoke rituals and ceremonies that draw from both traditional wisdom and modern meaning, designed to mark life’s transitions in a way that feels authentic to you. A thoughtfully created ritual can bring presence, connection, and healing — helping families and communities honour life, loss, and renewal in meaningful ways.
Read about the power of ritual and symbolism here
Contemprary & Traditional "Rites of Passage"
A rite of passage marks a threshold — the crossing from one chapter of life into another. In funerals, it might mean acknowledging the shift from life to death, or from the rawness of loss toward a new relationship with memory. But rites of passage also extend beyond death: they can honour retirement, a move, the end of a relationship, or any moment of profound personal change.
I design ceremonies that respond to these turning points with sensitivity and care, blending contemporary meaning with the depth of traditional forms. Each rite of passage offers space to pause, reflect, and acknowledge change — individually or together — in a way that feels grounded, honest, and deeply human.
Death Literacy
Gentle, accessible education and conversation to help you understand your rights, your choices, and the many possibilities around death and dying.
These offerings are flexible and responsive to your needs — because no two journeys are the same, and your ceremony should reflect that truth.
These offerings are flexible and responsive to your needs — because no two journeys are the same, and your ceremony should reflect that truth.
Contact Karen for more information
"Grief doesn't mean we're left with nothing.
It means we carry forward everything-
their laughter, their passions, their joy.
We become the living continuation of their story.
Their light now shines through us,
keeping them alive in the world.
Their love endures,
not fading but fueling,
everything we do
moving forward."
Jameson Arasi
It means we carry forward everything-
their laughter, their passions, their joy.
We become the living continuation of their story.
Their light now shines through us,
keeping them alive in the world.
Their love endures,
not fading but fueling,
everything we do
moving forward."
Jameson Arasi
sincere ceremonies - creating ceremonies that matter