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Claire The Celebrant

Creator of Ceremonies - Sharer of Stories - Maker of Memories
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Hello Claire Thank you very much for all you did for us at the recent celebration of the life of my dear wife . It went splendidly. Thank you very much in deed. Best wishes.
J Cheltenham
December 2024
Hi Claire, thanks so much for sending through the copy of the service. You did an amazing job. We really felt you captured the essence of what mum was like. It was a lovely service and a very fitting tribute. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and thanks once again for all your help and support xx
J Bristol
December 2024
Well you certainly did as you promised, and gave mum the perfect farewell. The number of people that came up to us after and said what an amazing service, and that they had never experienced a service like it. It was so warm, personal, and emotional, and they really felt the essence of her life. Dad was so pleased it all went so smoothly, he said mum would have loved it, and although very sad, he enjoyed it all and meeting with friends and distant family afterwards. We now look forward to a family Christmas when we will all be together, and I'm sure mum will be looking down raising a glass (or two!). We can't thank you enough for all your input, support and empathy, and we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year.
M Gloucester
December 2024
Good morning Claire, Thank you so much for your kind message, but more especially to thank you for your contribution to mums funeral. From the beginning you made us all feel at ease and we were able to share our memories but also our love for my mother. You supported us throughout the preparations and through yesterday.It was a very warm and special service and just what we wanted. With love from all the Daniell family
G Gloucester
December 2024
Just a quick note to say thank you for doing such a great job for us yesterday. We really appreciated your expert and kind handling of the service - made such a big difference to us all. Thank you so much,
J Stafford
December 2024
Dear Claire, I just wanted to say thank you for everything you did for my mother's service last week. It was such a help to have your encouragement and you gave the service a personal and genuine feel which made all the difference. Thank you also for the card and folders with the text from the service - very thoughtful. I hope you have a relaxing Christmas. Thank you again,
K Cheltenham
December 2024
Hi Claire. Thank you once again for today, it was a beautiful service - everyone said how lovely it was too. Home now after a few gins and time to relax!! Have a good Christmas xx
L Soudley
December 2024
Hello Claire, I'd like to say a massive thank you from our family and friends for such a lovely, special, personalised ceremony for him. You done us all so proud and it was an amazing send off. Thank you again for everything you have done for us and to ease the process for my parents. Kind regards
S Gloucester
December 2024
Thank you Claire for the package containing the service and card. You conducted a beautiful service, everyone said so. I will keep it for the rest of my life, I will miss my dad, best wishes to you Claire x
J Gloucester
December 2024
Hi Claire, I just wanted to say Thank You for Monday. I thought it was a very fitting and vibrant tribute to Dad and you delivered it so well. Thanks for all your support and help x
K Gloucester
November 2024
Hi Claire Just wanted to thank you so much for today. It was very special, and you are a special lady! xx hugs
V Stroud
November 2024
Thank You for your support and the excellent way that you led the celebration of his life yesterday.
C Stroud
November 2024
Honestly Claire, we can't thank you enough or put into words how much what you did for us means. You did us so proud, it was honestly lovely and everyone afterwards said it was the best funeral and that was doen to you. So thank you and sending big hugs
E Bodmin
November 2024
Dear Claire, We want to send our warmest heartfelt thanks for the respectful, peaceful and what felt just really moving role in our mum's and nan's last farewell. From meeting you, allowing us to talk and listening to us, we knew you are a very special person and cannot tell you how much we appreciate that. We were so lucky to have your support and just wonderful self to conduct our service. It has ben one of the worst circumstances to meet but we are genuinely so thankful that it was you. Sending a million thank you's for being so wonderful and just being the caring person you are. You make such a difference! With love and thanks xx
E & R Gloucester
November 2024
A big thank you from all of the family for your professional, sensitive and well thought through delivery and organisation of mum's funeral.
T Cheltenham
November 2024
Morning Claire The transcipts for mum's funeral arrived. They look fantatsic many thanks. The service was as we wanted for mum, simple and appropriate. Thank you for leading us through it with empathy, grace and professionalism.
M Tewkesbury
November 2024
Hi Claire, What can I say but thank you so much for the lovely service you done for Dad. Everyone said what a wonderful service and a great send off for Dad. I watched it back online yesterday and it was the best tribute we could have given him so thank you againXx
S Cam
November 2024
Thank you so much for today Claire, It was perfect. Thank you for making it a efrect send off for her. We really appreciate everything you have done xx
A & J Evesham
November 2024
Claire With our thanks for all your help and for providing such a memorable service for her
C, A & N Cheltenham
November 2024
Dear Claire I only received my pack from you following Mum’s funeral at the weekend and this is the first chance I’ve had to email you as I was working in London yesterday. I just wanted to say a huge thankyou for doing that for the four of us. It is absolutely beautiful and a very precious thing for me. I know it won’t bring her back and I miss her every day, but your pack brings me comfort as re-reading it I can feel the love shining through. Thank you so much Hope all is well with you Best Wishes
A London
November 2024
Hi Claire, I just wanted to say thank you so much for making our special day yesterday so personal and lovely. You were wonderful. The box you gave us with the wedding in it is just so lovely and we will cherish it, a lovely place for all our cards and memories. A very special touch. 🥰
S & D Tewkesbury
November 2024
Hi Claire, Just wanted a send a quick thanks from us both. You were amazing throughout and made it as easy as possible for us. Thanks again,
D Gloucester
November 2024
I arrived home today from picking up nan to a beautiful gift from a lovely lady. Thank you so so much. It is so beautiful and I love it. ❤️❤️
K Gloucester
October 2024
Claire. Thank you so much for the service. It was beautiful and everyone said how perfect it was. xxxx
V Dursley
October 2024
Morning Claire. I want to Thank you for an amazing job you did yesterday especially stepping in for me. Nan would have loved the whole service. Thank you for everything including all the laughs. It was so lovely to meet you xx
K Gloucester
October 2024
Hi Claire hope all well with you? Thank you for the copies of Service. They were lovely. Thank you also for being a real support and giving her a beautiful send off. With your service and the beautiful weather, I know it lifted people's moods and made the day so much easier. From all the family, sincerely thank you. Thank you again Claire, sending our love and best wishes. xx
T & R Staunton
October 2024
Do you know, Dad would have loved you. Can’t believe you never met but so happy you were part of the funeral xx
L Dursley
October 2024
Hi Claire, Just wanted to give you a quick call to say thank you for such a wonderful ceremony yesterday. We have finally had a minute to catch up with eachother and some of the messages. Hopefully I can give you a call tomorrow or Monday xx
S & J Bristol
October 2024
Claire Thank you so much for the service. It was beautiful and everyone said how perfect it was. xxx
V Stroud
October 2024
Claire Thank you for your correspondence regarding her funeral. Several friends have read it and remarked how very professional and interesting how you put it all together. I take great pleasure in reading both hers and my wifes thank you very much. Kind regards
N Upton on Severn
October 2024
Dear Claire, just a quick note to say Thank You so much for everything you did for us and expecially our mum. Everybody loved what you did, especially the joke! With all our love and thanks xxx
C, C & M Malvern
October 2024
Thank you for Friday. it went well. There were lots of compliments about the service and the tributes, so thanks again
M Hereford
October 2024
Claire, Thank you so much for your suport and handling such a dfficult situation with such understanding and compassion. You are an amazing person and do an amazing job. You have been such a support to me and I am so grateful for that xx
N Gloucester
October 2024
Hi Claire, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your kindness, patience and the effort you went to, to make the funeral so special. You made an incredibly hard time so much easier and filled with joy, and we all thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us and making it something that we are proud of. Thank you as well for the beautiful ceremony pack, it's a lovely reminder. I hope you are well. Sending lots of love and thanks, xxx
M Gloucester
October 2024
Hi Claire. Thank you so much for this morning. It was a lovely service (for something so hard to do!). The girls said they really appreciated the quotes from Dr Who and Come from Away. We had so many comments about how great you were and how you had captured him perfectly. Thanks again.
S, L & M Cam
October 2024
Claire, Thank you for making dads service so special, it was much appreciated. You welcomed us with open arms and we will forever be grateful to you
A & E Gloucester
September 2024
Hi Claire, First of all thank you so much for the lovely words and support you gave to us all for mum's funeral. Everyone who came said how lovely it was and what wonderful words and memories you shared. A big thank you from all of us too for your card and for the copies of the eulogy and wooden hearts which was a really touching gift. Thank you once again for everything, the warmth and empathy from everyone involved in mum's funeral truly helped us all. all of us
J Gloucester
September 2024
hi Claire I would just like to thank you very much for the ceremony folders it was such a lovely thought also I would like to thank you for the lovely service at Gloucester Crematorium just like to thank you on behalf of us all.
K Gloucester
September 2024
Claire Just a quick message to say a very big thank you from me and my brother. Yoy did a fab job again and everyone said what a lovely service it was. Thank you very much indeed xx
S Malvern
September 2024
Good morning brilliant wedding suppliers, I'm emailing you having spoken to Danielle and Stefano and I'm just overwhelmed by their response to the beautiful day you provided for them. They are beyond appreciative of what you did to make their day so special. I once again thank you for being so generous, it really does confirm that there are some wonderful and special people in this part of the country.
Gift of a Wedding
September 2024
Dear Claire, Thank you so much for our beautiful copies of his service. Also for your card and kind words. It was a pleasure to meet you and chat with you and you made the whole experience so much easier than it might have been. I do feel that between us we gave him a good send off and I know he would have been so proud . Thank you again and all the best wishes to you and your family, xx
S Gloucester
September 2024
Can I just say a big thank you for yesterday's service. You really did mum proud. It was special just as we would have wanted it for her. We had several comments from friends and relatives about how lovely the service was. You are amazing at what you do. Thank you
S,P & A Gloucester
September 2024
Hi Claire You are obviously very good at your job.! I must just mention that many people at the wake commented how good you were and how you made it very personal and how lovely the service was. So a big thank you and yes, you certainly did mum justice. She would have loved it💖 Thank you x
A Gloucester
September 2024
Hi Claire I just wanted to thank you for doing mum’s service on Tuesday and all the hard work you put into it, so it went off very well. I think we done her proud with your help Kind regards
C Tewkesbury
September 2024
Hi Claire, sorry it’s late but just a quick message to say thanks for the copies of the service, also a huge thanks for the work you done to do a great service for my mum’s funeral, although it’s a tough day it’s made so much easier by the way you conducted it, thanks from us all
S Tewkesbury
September 2024
To Claire Thank you for everything you have done
D Cirencester
September 2024
To Claire We would like to thnak you for such a lovely service for our Mum. Everything ws perfect. thank you, with love xxx a
C, S, D & D Gloucester
September 2024
Claire!!! Thank you SO much!!! We are just glowing after our day and so much of it was because of your beautiful ceremony and the way you presented us to our friends and family 🥹 we got SO many compliments about you we can’t even begin to summarize!!! Just absolutely beautiful 🥹🥰🥰 We are so so so very grateful for you, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you thank you thank you!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
K & D Los Angeles
September 2024
Thank you Claire! I wantd to let you know that you were everything we could have asked for our dad's service. It was beautiful Xxx
A Gloucester
September 2024
Claire, thank you so much for teh beautiful service packs, so touching. thanks for being so great throughout it all x
K Gloucester
September 2024
She did a funeral/ memorial service excellently Claire reflected the exceptional qualities and back story of the person in her words as she listens to you .She had listened to family stories for over 2 hours beforehand. She was supportive and went over and above her duties to crop photos for our service when my I T skills weren't up to it I am so glad we chose Claire
M Droitwich
September 2024
Dear Claire Just a note to say Thank You so much for all you did to make mum's funeral so special. Everyone said that she would have loved it and that means so much to us. We could not have done it without you, the two Sarah's and all at Ernest Cocks. you are all very special people. Thank you again, with love x
T & S Llantwit Major
August 2024
Thank you so so much for your visit yesterday. You were very kind and extremely helpful in guiding us through this. It’s a remarkable skill you have. Thank you.
S & S Wotton-Under-Edge
August 2024
Hi Claire, Hope that you are keeping well. We were all really pleased with your service, you did an amazing job and as my wife said "It was as if Claire knew him". You gave him a beautiful send off and did Dad really proud, he would have been really proud of us all. We are all still reflecting on the day and how well it went - Thank you so much. I will always remember you, your kindness, care and dedication for the fantastic service you provided. Thank you so much. Kind regards x
M Gloucester
August 2024
Claire, thank you from our family to you.
What you do is amazing and your gift for captuing someone through words is beautiful.
You made the process for his service so incredibly easy for us, from the initial meeting of just getting us to talk of our memories to what ended up in his service was incredible.
Thank you for bringing humour to us when we needed it , that was the laughs we needed.
Finally, thank you for the lovely keepsakes you provided for each of us of his day,
with love from the whole family x
W Gloucester
August 2024
Claire, I just wanted to thank you for doing our service this week. For me, it felt really warm, which was good. We've also receved the copy of the service - thank you. I really appreciate it and will add it to the memory box xx
L Gloucester
August 2024
To Claire, Thank you for all you have done for dad and for us x
M, S & S Gloucester
August 2024
Dear Claire I’m sure you and I share the same thought, how well Thursday’s Funeral went. The whole affair was uncluttered, smooth and with strong feelings. So many people came to see me after the event saying what an unusual funeral and how much more they had learned about him. My sister who is not used coming out with much of a positive statement said it was wonderful, truly wonderful! Thank you so much for making the time seem endless, friendly yet serious. I am sure he would have totally approved of the approach. Thank you helping to make Thursday an unforgettable day for me and so many of the guests. With thoughts of a memorable day xx
J Cheltenham
August 2024
To Claire, Thank you so much for all your help and support with our mum's funeral service. We are so pleased that you enabled us to give her a loving, respectful and dignified farewel. She wuld have approved very much. You supported and guided us through what was one of our most difficult times. Thank you!! Kind regards xx
D Gloucester
August 2024
Dear Claire Thank you for the lovely presentation programme of the funeral. I have now got everything in one place instead of having to look for each tribute in a variety of places in the computer. The family commented how much they liked and approved of the funeral. Thank you so much for making certain the right mood was achieved. I am sure he would have approved wholeheartedly. x
J Cheltenham
August 2024
Hello Claire, your beautiful parcel arrived today. Thank you. I didn't actually realise you did this and I love it. You did an amazing service for mum, everything you said covered what we discussed perfectly. And we discussed alot! I couldn't have hoped for better. I'm sure she would have loved it too. Thank you for all your help and support and lovely words, it's meant alot during this time.
A Gloucester
August 2024
Hi Claire, just wanted to quickly say thank you so much for your support on Tuesday. Everyone agreed you were exactly what we needed - like having another member of family there. I don't even know how to say thank you enough really but we just really appreciate it xx
R & D Cheltenham
August 2024
Morning Claire, now that the dust has settled and I am thinking about yesterday I just wanted to thank you again for making all go so well. Everyone I spoke to was impressed with the service and that was mainly down to you, so thank you again! We do a good double act, you and me! Add in my darling daughter and a polished performance is guaranteed. Until the next time, but not too soon!
C Winchcombe
August 2024
Claire, honestly I cannot be more grateful for the service we received. Everyone has said it has been incredibly fitting for him and it was perfect. Thank you to you and all of the Co-op team, I appreciate you all so much. Everything felt right for this event.
T Plymouth
August 2024
Hi Claire Thank you very much for the copy of Mum's service. It's lovely. We were over the moon with the service that you did. We received lots of complimets of how lovely it was. Many Thanks and Best Wishes x
B & V Gloucester
August 2024
Dear Claire, Once again we would like to say thanks for the perfect service on 22nd July.
Kind Regards
J & D Newent
August 2024
Huge thank you Claire for such an awesome send off for one special man. The day went perfectly and he would have loved every minute. Much love x
T Plymouth
August 2024
Hi Claire Just want to say a massive thank you for your help getting through a very difficult period for yesterdays service to celebrate my mum's life. Thank you from us all xx
M, S, M & G Gloucester
August 2024
Dear Claire just a quick thank you for a lovely service, well executed. The whole process from start to finish has been made very straightforward and special. We had some lovely comments from family and friends. Many Thanks from all of the family.
P Sandhurst
August 2024
Thank you once again for all of your help and for a beautiful goodye.
D & C Droitwich
August 2024
Just wanted to pass on my personal thank you to you for his service. The service was absolutely perfect for the man so thank you for once again doing a smashing job on our behalf 😊
R Cheltenham
August 2024
Hi Claire Thank you so much for the copy of the service. It is lovely. We were over the moon with the service that you did. We recieved lots of complimets on how lovely it was. Many Thanks and best Wishes
B & V Newent
August 2024
Dear Claire Once again we would both like to say thanks for the perfect service on the 22nd of July. Also thank you for sending the "service pack" We hope you like this small token of our appreciation
J & D Chipping Sodbury
August 2024
Thank you for yesterday it all went brilliantly. We had so many compliments on our service and we just opened the box it's so lovely, just what we need so store our memories in. Also having you as a sound board for our vows and how to structure the ceremony has been invaluable. Thank you so much
L & P Brockworth
July 2024
Thank you for being the celebrant at our mothers funeral today. You ensured everything ran smoothly and that all our wishes were met. You also made it very personal at the end, which everyone could relate to. We had great feedback from our family and friends, who all came to the wake and had a good old natter.
A Monmouthshire
July 2024
Claire, On behalf of all the family we were delighted with the beautiful Order of Service that you sent following the funeral of my beloved husband. They are definitely going in the memory box. Thank you for all that you did and for your kindness and understanding at a very sad time in our lives, With love xx
M Huntley
July 2024
Claire, Just like to say thak you again for the wonderful service.
Everyone commented on it and said it couldn't have gone better. It was a fitting send off xx
M Banbury
July 2024
Claire, thank you for yesterday from me and the family, it all turned out well. It's plain to see why you are busy, we would not hesitate to recommend your services. It was a pleasure meeting and working with you. The "horse racing" poem will be remembered and talked about for a long time
D & J Chipping Sodbury
July 2024
We’d like to thank you very much for your care and calming presence during the day. Your words, both to us and on behalf of us, were lovely and just right. Your story-gathering/listening to us was like talking to a family friend, we felt reassured. What a day! We think everyone enjoyed being together and remembering such an amazing woman. The celebrations that continued at the house too, were perfect and a lovely family and friends gathering - one that Mum would have loved to have been present at! We are very grateful for your part - what an amazing job you have. With many thanks and love from us all.
G,S & C Tetbury
July 2024
Dear Claire, We just wanted to send you a little something to say a big thank you for giving us the best wedding ceremony on Friday! It was perfect and everyone loved it. We really enjoyed going through the whole special experience with you and the wonderful memory box you gave us is something we will treasure. With Love xx
H & S Bristol
July 2024
Hello Claire Just a quick thank you ever so much for everything you have done for my Dad's funeral last Wednesday. Everyone agreed the service was a beautiful send off for my Dad. Mum and I can't thank you enough for your support before and during the service, you made us feel as if we were talking to an old friend and not uncomfortable at all. Many thanks again
D & D Wotton Under Edge
July 2024
Hi Claire, so lovely to meet with you today. You made a very difficult task a very calm and simple task. We appreciate your kind support
D & D Wotton Under Edge
July 2024
Hello Claire, Thank you so much for the funeral service packs. What a lovely surprise and a lovely keepsake. Thank you for all your work and please keep up the good work as it makes such a difference for all of us. Take care of you.
B Cheltenham
July 2024
Dear Claire. Your package arrived yesterday and what a lovely surprise!
To have a full record of the service is a special gift indeed and all so beautifully bound and presented.
You clearly are a special person and this shines through in everything you do and in your lovely family.
We send our thanks and our love
S, J, M & C Gloucestershire
June 2024
Claire, thank you so much from all of us for helping us through the service yesterday with your support and lovely words. You will be a special part of our memories of her celebration and farewell service xx
J Gloucester
June 2024
Claire, thank you for your support and giving her a lovely send off xx
K Chippenham
June 2024
Hello Claire Just wanted say thank you very much from us all for everything you’ve done for us. My husband has asked me to thank you especially for the card and copies of the service for him and his brother, they’re a lovely keepsake, much appreciated by us all. Lovely to meet you too. Thanks again.
A & D Gloucester
June 2024
Dear Claire Just a short note to thank you for all your help with my sisters funeral. I think you did her proud, It all went well, Again many thanks Best wishes
J Penzance
June 2024
Claire Thank you very much for the lovely package I received on the weekend.
From start to finish you have been amazing. We cannot thank you enough. My Nan would have loved the send off you gave her as did everyone else who atteneded. thanks again, love from us all x
S Manchester
June 2024
Good evening Claire I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again as well. We all felt that you carried out my dad’s service in a way that exceeded our expectations. We received a lot of comments about how good you are. So, thank you again from all of us and I wish you and your family all the very best.
L Cheltenham
June 2024
Hi Claire Thank you for posting the full copy of mum's service and lovely card to me. It meant lots, much appreciated. A number of friends and family have said how lovely you conducted mum's service, and the extras you added were perfect. Many thanks
S Cheltenham
June 2024
Just a little note to say very many thanks for all your efforts in making yesterday's celebration of her life so special. Reflecting today, I am 100% sure we nailed it between us all and we couldn't have done it without you! All the best & thanks again. Cheers,
O & G Bristol & New York
June 2024
On behalf of us all, thank you for delivering such a beautful service. I felt comfortable with your approach from the beginning - it was clearly bespoke and tailored to our needs (even if we werent sure of them at the time - a real skill)
You listened and your closure was a perfect summary of Mum.
Thank you for lessening the burden of a difficult time and making it perfect.
R,J, C & C Wooton-Under-Edge
June 2024
Thank you again Claire for the amazing service today. You are a very warm hearted person! Thank you, he sure would have been proud of that send off xx
S, E & D Cheltenham
June 2024
Dear Claire Everyone loved what you did and thought you were fantastic. I am so glad that we got got you. Thank you xx
V Gloucester
June 2024
Dear Claire Thanks for the beautifully presented copy of Mum’s Funeral Service, which arrived today. Everyone said that the Service was very moving and so well conducted by you. The wake at the Royal George was a success too. With best wishes
V Gloucester
June 2024
claire, just wante dto say thank you very much for mum's love service, the day was made special by you and you done her prud. Thank you again so much xx
VL & S Bristolr
June 2024
Thank you so much for today x
So many people said how beautiful your words werex
My mom would have really like you x
We are truly so grateful to you for giving her a wonderful send off xx
L Gloucester
May 2024
Dear Claire I just want to say that your lovely words and the way you conducted the ceremony today for my mum. You made my her funeral a wonderful celebration of her life. I’m very grateful for your empathy and kindness at this sad time. With thanks and best wishes
V Gloucester
May 2024
Thanks Claire for a lovely service yesterday. Everyone is saying to us how beautiful it was. You talked as if you knew her and with such empathy. We really appreciated everything you did and you put us at ease throughout. All the best, take care and thank you again xx
D Gloucester
May 2024
It has been an absolute pleasure working with you even if we do occasionally have the giggles I am sure we will meet again, but it is so nice to see how much you have grown in the last 4 years you would always be my 1st choice of Celebrant, so keep doing what you are doing because you really are an amazing caring person. Best wishes and many thanks for the support you have given myself and our families we serve
A Gloucester
May 2024
Oh Claire, You most definitely made a BIG difference, you were the centre of a very special ceremony. It has been lovely getting to know you, and to be honest we felt like we knew you on our first meeting. Please take care of you Special Lady. Thank you so very much,
D Gloucester
May 2024
Just wanted to say thank you so very much for sending us the copies of her service. Everyone that we have spoken to have said what a lovely service it was, we know that she would have loved it, especially as she was sharing it with Cliff! You made us all feel like you knew her as well as we did, it was a perfect send off. Once again, thank you.
S Gloucester
May 2024
Hi Claire hope you are well , can’t thank you enough for the beautiful service for our mum it was perfect in every way . To come home today and receive what you had put together was beautiful and we will treasure this . You take care , kind regards
D Australia
May 2024
Claire, I rewatched the video of dad's funeral and it was so lovely - you did an amazing job - so many thanks again. With Best wishes xx
S Gloucester
May 2024
Thank you for doing such an amazing job yesterday Claire, it was a beautiful ceremony and everyone kept saying how lovely it was all night. Thank you so much!! We also LOVE our memory box. It made me cry in a good way!! Thank you so much . The way that you have printed and packaged our ceremony word is beautiful too. Thank you xx
K & D Bristol
May 2024
Dear Claire, We would all like to thank you so much for the service you conducted for us. Everyone who attended commented on how amazing you were and we were really hapy with the tribute.
Thank you for your patience with all of our changes and it was so nice that you took the time to spend so long with us before. This was much appreciatd and almost quite therapeutic! Best Wishes xxx
S Gloucester
May 2024
Dear Claire, I have received my Celebration of Life pack. It is beautifully presented and the Poem was her in every word. We were so lucky to have you and everyone commented how gentle and warm you are and putting the Service together was perfect. I will treasure my copy forever. My sister has not collected her’s yet but I know she will find it such a comfort as I have. Thank you so much Claire you did our darling sister proud. xxxx
S Gloucester
May 2024
Firstly , thank you so much for your time today. We started today feeling very sad but after you left we both said that she has the very best person performing her funeral. Your kindness and compassion shone through. We now feel that our sister will have her celebration of life spoken with a smile and a little laughter at the end. Claire you have been kinder than we ever would have expected but please know we so appreciate it.
A Newport
April 2024
Claire, Thank you for conducting a beautiful and meaningful service.
P Cheltenham
April 2024
We had so many compliments on the ceremony and how personable Claire made it! She was absolutely fantastic and cannot recommend her enough!
E Cheltenham
April 2024
Thank you very much Claire for delivering such a beautiful funeral. A lot of people commented on how nice it was and a fitting tribute xx
M Gloucester
April 2024
Thank you so much for making our day extra Special!
B & Nottingham
April 2024
Many thanks for the part you played in conducting the service. I think between us and funeral directors , that we did him proud. As you say, the sun came out for the burial. You may not have noticed, as you were busy at the graveside, but a light aircraft came buzzing over, saw the funeral and cut his engine to drift over in silence. I had to assure people that this was not planned! I would certainly recommend your services in future
M Upton Upon Severn
April 2024
I just wanted to say thank you so much for a lovely service today. It went off really well and even the sun shone making it a super send off for Mum. The Eulogy was beautiful. Up until that point I had felt quite calm and composed but hearing you tell our mum's story made me cry. Not so much tears of sadness but tears of joy, thinking what a wonderful life she had had, and I felt so incredibly blessed to have had her in my life for as long as I did. We have received messages from some of the family in South Africa tonight saying what an amazing service it was. One cousin even saying he'd learnt quite a bit that he'd not known before today. So glad they could join in. We even had cousins on my dad's side join in from Melbourne who we didn't know were going to until the last minute especially with the time difference. Thanks again. You made it a very special send off and we hope that Mum approved of all our choices!! I do hope you get out to SA soon. Its a beautiful country and I have to say the garden route is particularly stunning. You won't be disappointed!! Very best wishes
Y Gloucester
April 2024
I just wanted to thank you somuch for all the copies of the servcie and for the service on Monday. It was really lovely, Everyone said how warm and friendly you were. Thank you once again, the day really couldn't have gone better so thank you once agan.
P Gloucester
April 2024
This is great I am stunned by how much information you got from us, you have captured him so well.
L Cheltenham
April 2024
Hi Claire, thank you so much for the copies of service. I shall pass D's on to her. We were all very happy with the service and how it all went on Monday. My son and friends who watched online all gave lovely feedback and said they thought it was a lovely service. Thank you again for your time and kindness.
L Cardiff
April 2024
Hello Claire , I would just like to thank you for all your work and delivering such a good service for my dad on Monday .. It went really well & lots of people have said how nice it was . I keep thinking how much my dad would have enjoyed it ! Carry on your good work ! Best Wishes
D Bristol
April 2024
Thank you Claire for everything that you have done for the family. You have a beautiful soul.
All your words were welcomed warmly by those who attended and made a difficult day a bit easier to bear. Kind regards
R & K Tewkesbury
April 2024
Hi Claire, Just a note to thank you so much for the full copy of his funeral. It is so lovely and so unexpected. Thank you for making his special day so perfect. All the best for the future. Love and best wishes
J Gloucester
April 2024
Hi Claire. Thank you so much for the beautiful tribute booklets. We were so touched by them. The service you presented was lovely. Everyone commented on how beautiful.it was. Thank you again, with love xx
L & E Gloucester
April 2024
Dear Claire Thank you so much for the beautiful service for dad on Monday its was perfect. I recieved the service copy this morning it was so thoughtful and kind of you , a very personal touch and very much appreciated. I hope you have a wonderful holiday and the sun shines for you just like you have done to ease our pain over the last few weeks. Best wishes
R Cheltenham
March 2024
I would like to thank you on behalf myself and the rest of the family for the lovely service you conducted for dad yesterday. Your soft spoken voice and your well chosen words made this time of deep sorrow more bearable. Also I will like to thank you for being there by my side during the Eulogy, I stumbled a couple of times and I noticed you look up at me waiting to get the nod to take over but that steeled me into composing myself and carrying on. Thank you once again and if we should meet again I hope it is in happier circumstances. Kindest regards
A Wales
March 2024
Claire, It was wonderful surprise to receive the commemorative packs on mum's celebration of life service. They are a great reminder of that special day , to be treasured always.
A Wales
March 2024
Hi Claire.... I just wanted to say thank you so much for today...It was a wonderful service xx"
D Gloucester
March 2024
Thank you again so much. It’s been wonderful getting to know you and your service yesterday was wonderful, I wouldn’t have changed a thing and you really did Gramp proud. You really are amazing xx
O Gloucester
March 2024
Hi Claire, I want to thank you, on behalf of the family for doing such a fantastic job yesterday. Everyone we spoke to said what a wonderful service it was and you were crucial to its success. Thank you
A Gloucester
March 2024
Dear Claire, I’ve just received your tribute and more, for my Moms funeral. I just want to thankyou for that as it’s beautiful. Such a wonderful presentation and we all love it. It feels so special and personal. I’ve had so many messages from Moms friends and family as they all loved the funeral and that was down to you. So special thanks from all our family. My Mom would have loved it xx
L & D Cheltenham
March 2024
My dear Claire, I just want to thank you for a wonderful service you put together for our son yesterday. The words, the music, the photos, and people’s tributes were perfectly put together. I believe there wasn’t a dry eye in the room throughout!! Thank you so much. We have had comments from family and friends across the Globe who watched the service, saying how lovely it all was. You really made such a sad day an amazing day. The little touches from you and Elaine made me tingle and feel involved in saying our goodbyes to him. I had said to T that it was down to her to arrange his funeral, as his wife, but to also be a part of the process, not just as his Mum and Dad, meant a great deal to us. Thank you so much, Claire. He had an absolutely wonderful send off. Love and very best wishes,
L & D Cheltenham
March 2024
Thank you so much, Claire.You are a lovely, kind and caring person. You made a difficult day so special. Thank you xx
L Gloucester
March 2024
Aw how sweet of you to take the trouble to think of me and send this lovely email . Hope you are also ok and everybody said how lovely you were at Mum's funeral , so thank you again.
E Gloucester
March 2024
Thank you claire.you are such a wonderful lady to think of me. I was so lucky to have you as my mums celebrant. Sending lots of love ❤️ xx
K Bournemouth
March 2024
Hi Claire Just a short note - thank you for yesterday, great job. The pictures show the link we had watching on our TV and the other is just to show I did actually wear red and even had a glass of port (closest drink to red in the house) Thanks again.
G Dubai
March 2024
Hello Claire I just wanted to say a special “thank you” for leading our family tribute to Mum last Thursday. I have had many positive comments on how well it suited her and how proud she would have been of the send off we put together. On behalf of all the family thank you once again and best wishes for the future.
A Cheltenham
March 2024
We could not have asked for a better celebrant and funeral director. Claire conducted a beautiful service with such warmth and grace, We she felt as if she was a friend of Nan's. Both Claire and the funeral director have given us such fond memories to treasure a lifetime.
A Gloucester
February 2024
Hi Claire, Mum has taken such comfort for the lovely package with a copy of the service that you sent her. We all really appreciate all you have done for us - helping us remember my wonderful dad the right way, Thank you xx
D Cheltenham
February 2024
Hi Claire This seems a strange thing to say but the funeral was amazing and Pat would have been very pleased with it. Thank you for all your hard work and support during such a dreadful time for us.
J Kent
February 2024
Thankyou Claire The service was lovely. We did go on to share a few drinks and memories with family after. Thankyou again for a lovely service.
S Cheltenham
February 2024
Hi Claire. I just wanted to get in touch to say thank you for my husbands funeral service. We all agreed it was absolutely everything that we wanted and we couldn't have been happier with how it went. Thank you so much x
K Cheltenham
February 2024
Thank you so much for the fantatcic funeral service for dad. We were so pleased it went so well. Thank you so much also for the two beautiful packs you have posted to me with the Eulogies and content of Dad's funeral. They are special and we will treasure them forever. I will keep a pack safe for my sister and her family when I see them later in the year. xx
J Cheltenham
February 2024
Claire, I have thought all day about you (yes really!!) You do such a fantastic job or I should I say you absolutely fill your calling so well and if you have the impact you made and still make on me and our family with others, you are gold dust. Thank you so much. You are special.
C Tetbury
February 2024
Thank you so much for being so lovely it is much appreciated. The service was lovely and your kindess was so much appreciated. xx
D Cheltenham
February 2024
Claire, I just have to say we think you were absolutely wonderful. Everyone said his service was just perfect, the best they had ever been too and we could not be more gratetful to you. We will never forget you and your kindess and what you have done for us. Thank youxx
A Cheltenham
February 2024
Thanks Claire for the copies of the service I received this morning. They are beautiful. I just watched the online service and it was a wonderful service so thank you so very much
K Gloucester
February 2024
Hi Claire, Thank you for such a lovely service. Mum singing along to Whitney and her "that was good" comment after you read her poem bought smiles to an otherwise sad day. You really did make the whole 'experience' easier to cope with. Thank you so much
W Cheltenham
February 2024
Apologies for my delayed reply. I just wanted to add my own thanks to those already sent for us all by my sister. Everyone thought Dad’s service was really lovely and certainly gave him the send off he would have wished for and that he deserved. Thanks for everything you did to make that happen both on the day and beforehand. Thanks also for your ongoing thoughts about Mum. Thanks again.
T London
February 2024
We can honestly say it was the best funeral we have ever been to. Thank you
S Gloucester
February 2024
We were all impressed with the service and people have told me they enjoyed listening and remembering her . You also did justice to my poem . You also did the service for the sister of a lady who I work with and she said how lovely you were too . Thanks again and sending best wishes back to you too , keep up the good work too.
E Gloucester
February 2024
Hello Claire Thank you so much for the copies of the service I received today. Such a lovely keepsake for us all. We would also like to thank you again for the beautiful service. You were amazing. You have such a gift. All of my family members commented on how lovely it was. You did him proud and thank you for your support throughout.
S Gloucester
February 2024
Claire Thank you so much for today ,general feedback was as Funerals go , its the best funeral everyone has been to ,very relaxed ,informal and not too upsetting Photos were great as well
D Gloucester
February 2024
Claire, Thank you for what a wonderful job you done. I've got to say you are outstanding, your responsibility , your ability, presentation and coordination. We're over the moon. It has been phenomenal, you are such a wonderful person. Thank you very much for everything you have done. You really are top of the class. God bless and thank you very much, it has been a pleasure meeting you.
P Tewkesbury
February 2024
Claire, What can I say, you made us all so very proud on Friday. What a fantastic service you gave, everyone has come up to me or been in touch to say “it’s like she really knew your mum”, wow! Thank you so so much, from the very bottom of my heart. You clearly have a gift. What a wonderful person you are. All the very best for the future. Kind regards
S Gloucester
February 2024
God bless you Claire. You have been the silver lining of this experience.
D Dublin
February 2024
Hi Claire Just sending you a big thank you for being a calming presence and leading a very memorable event that none of us will forget. I know my sister would have appreciated all the words spoken. You do such a remarkable thing that is gift. Do take care ,look after yourself and do carry on with your fantastic gift.
G Gloucester
February 2024
Hi Claire, It was so nice to meet you yesterday, we feel really lucky and happy to have chosen you as our celebrant for the wedding. I know its going to be how we want it with you 🙂
G & C Bath
January 2024
Hi Claire, Would like to say a big Thank you to you, for the lovely service you gave for my sister 💛. Kind Regards
G Gloucester
January 2024
Thank you so much for the beautiful service you gave our mother and for all the support you provided us x
E, G, L London
January 2024
Hi Claire, my hero. Feeling drained today but actually a lot better. Thank you once again for a lovely service. Lots of love x
L Gloucester
January 2024
Thanks so much for today. It felt absolutely spot on and I'm sure mum would have approved.
N Tetbury
January 2024
Hi Claire, I just wanted to send thanks from myself and all the family for the beautiful service. Everyone commented and said what an amazing job you did. You made it all so effortless for us and we are so grateful. The tone at which you delivered the service was perfect and captured mum beautifully. You looked lovely too. Thank you xx
J Cheltenham
January 2024
Thanks Claire, it all went very well. Very much appreciated.
A Cheltenham
January 2024
Good morning. I just wanted to say a big, big thank you to you for yesterday. It was a lovely service and I really couldn't have done it without you. Take care and see you soon x
G Gloucester
January 2024
Thank you so much for the lovely folders you sent from dad's funeral. They will help make great memories for us all x
I Bournemouth
January 2024
Morning Claire. I just wanted to say thank you so much for a great service you did for dad last Friday. So many people have commented on how lovely it was. I can't believe how quickly it went. We have also received the service from you, which is lovely. The poppets were very happy with their penguins. That was so very thoughtful of you. Have a lovely weekend xx
C Gloucester
January 2024
How very lovely. What a perfect momento
P Gloucester
January 2024
Thank you for sending the copy of the service, such a lovely keepsake and it is written beautifully. I love the little heart on the front. Thank you for everything you did for us, I couldn't have got through it without your help xx
D Gloucester
January 2024
Hi Claire, I would like to thank you on behalf of myself, dad and my family for the exceptional job you done on Friday. The service felt very personal and everyone commented on how well you conducted the service. Many thanks again
S Tewkesbury
January 2024
Thankyou so much for yesterday Claire you did a wonderful job everything went off so well couldn't of asked for more, thanks once again from all the family
M Gloucester
January 2024
On behalf of the family thank you for organizing such a wonderful service yesterday and you hit the spot with M and filled the gaps! One of my friends was at the service and she is a celebrant in Wales and said that yours was the best she had seen! Take care and kindest regards xx
S Deerhurst
January 2024
Thanks again for all the support you provided when we most needed it.
S Gloucester
January 2024
You are a unique lady and bring comfort in such sad times. Thank you for everything you do for others.
S Gloucester
January 2024
Thankyou for including me in your Christmas wishes. Such beautiful words, very powerful too. I consider myself very blessed to have had you in my life after my dear Father passed away in February. I will always remember how you helped me through the funeral, leading up to and after.
J Malvern
December 2023
I wish there were more caring people in the world like you it would make it a better place
P and B Gloucester
December 2023
Hi Claire,I just wanted to say a big thank for yesterday 😊 You did make him proud and gave him the send off he deserved. Iv had lots of messages saying what a lovely service it was and that's down to you!!!!! We where very overwhelmed the amount of people where there. We sure did have a couple drinks well made be a bit more 🤣 think there might be a few people with bad heads today!!! Again a BIG THANK YOU XXXXXXXXX"
S Gloucester
December 2023
"I just wanted to drop you a line to say how very grateful I am for all that you did yesterday to make a very difficult day so much more bearable. You were amazing, so professional yet so warm and caring to us all and I know in my heart that she would have loved you and you most certainly would have been given tea and cake! So many people have told me the service was one of the nicest ( if a funeral can be described as such) that they have ever been to and this is most definitely down to you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and if you are ever passing please call in, I would love to show you her garden and make you a cuppa! xx"
E Gloucester
December 2023
"Hi Claire I am writing to say thank you so very much for all of your help in making my mum’s funeral a completely perfect and appropriate celebration of the life of a wonderful human being. Everyone who attended felt it to be a wonderful send off, I’m only sorry that my mum wasn’t there to enjoy it as I’m sure that she would have. Your help and guidance throughout the entire process was invaluable to me and made what is a very stressful and challenging time as painless as it possibly could be. Thank you again, it really was most appreciated. Very best wishes."
M Cheltenham
December 2023
"Good morning myself and the staff would like to thank you for the lovely service yesterday, it was all we wanted for her and more it was absolutely beautiful and we cant thank you enough. Kind Regards"
C Gloucester
December 2023
"Claire, Thank you so much for coming over this morning to get the plans sorted for the cremation service. If ever there was a right person in the right job/vocation, it has to be you. You were brilliant….really! You handled everything in such a relaxed yet caring manner, the whole process seemed easy. Thank you so much. Such capable and lovely people like you at this time are a God send and we really valued your help and support."
C Tetbury
December 2023
"Hi Claire, Thank you so much for sending us all a copy of the tribute, they were lovely, so well presented. I definitely wasn't expecting them to look so beautiful. You were amazing on the day, everyone commented on how well delivered the service was and what a lovely lady you are. On behalf of my family I'd like to say a huge thank you for making a very difficult day slightly easier.xx
J Gloucester
December 2023
"Oh Claire I just wanted to say how utterly brilliant you were. The ceremony was everything that I hoped for and I couldn't have asked for more. Thank you so much x"
S Cheltenham
December 2023
"Hi Claire, I would just like to say "Thank you" so much for a beautiful service for mum, I had so many people say it was a lovely tribute and very fitting. Also was very pleased with the lovely service folder you sent, especially the heart with her name on it was a very thought touch, and the beautiful.......pink card with such kind words. Once again thank you for all your support, kindness during such an emotional time. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year x"
M Gloucester
December 2023
"IClaire, thank you very, very much for hthe lovely service yesterday. Thank you so much for all you have done"
S Gloucester
December 2023
"I just wanted to send many thanks for the celebration of Dad's life, that you sent to us recently. It was a lovely and thoughtful gift, that will be treasured forever. Thank you once again for the time you spent with us and for understanding what a special man Dad was. You captured him brilliantly in your closing words, and there have been lots of comments from family and friends, saying the service was "very Dad." Claire, you are a very special person who walked into our lives at a very difficult time, however you knew what to say and showed us great kindness and compassion. Have a lovely Christmas and best wishes for 2024"
R Gloucester
December 2023
"Hello claire.what a lovely gesture sending me your message. You are a lovely lady and did my mum proud.thank you so much for being part of her day. Once again thank you xxx"
K Kent
November 2023
"Claire, the flowers are just a small token of our appreciation, I’m glad you like them. Mum wanted to do something as she didn’t really get to see you on Friday but sitting with her during the eulogy meant so much and we are all very grateful for the time and care you invested in ensuring we received the personal touch and for that we can’t thank you enough. The copies of service have arrived and are really lovely thank you, lots of love xx"
K Kent
November 2023
"Dear Claire, I've just received your beautifully presented full order of service for my Dad, thankyou ,I will cherish this forever. And thankyou again for a much heartfelt service ,it was perfect. Kind regardsx
C Cheltenham
November 2023
Good Afternoon Claire. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for such a lovely service today. It is always sad when there are so few people left to attend, but you did a lovely service for her and it was very much appreciated. It is nice to see that even with so few mourners, she was still treated with the uttermost dignity and respect. Thank you also for taking the time to prepare and so beautifully present the service in writing, that has been shared around the home today to those staff who were unable to attend. My Sincere Thanks
T Gloucester
November 2023
"Good morning Claire, I'd just like to say again what a lovely service it was and to tell you that many of our family and friends praised your presentation, it was spot on .Once again thank you"
E Stroud
November 2023
"Many thanks for your email and the lovely card and the service book, it is a lovely keepsake.You did a fantastic job and would recommend you to my friends and family. Thank you also for your support on the day it was nice to have a friendly face around."
S Gloucester
November 2023
"Thank you so much for your lovely email and for the beautiful service yesterday, Thanks again for all your support, it’s very much appreciated. Very best wishes" "
J Cheltenham
November 2023
"Many thanks your efforts...greatly appreciated by all.".
N Ledbury
November 2023
"Thank you so much for Dad’s tribute, you have captured him perfectly without even knowing him and made it really personal, which means a lot to us 😄"
E Gloucester
November 2023
"Hi Claire I just wanted to say a massive thank you for your help and time organising and delivering such a lovely tribute to my husband . Speaking to family and friends afterwards many of them also commented on what a lovely service it was. I know he wanted a family orientated celebration and he would have appreciated all your hard work to follow his/our instructions. Thank you again for your support during this sad time," "
L Gloucester
November 2023
"Thank you so much for Dad’s tribute, you have captured him perfectly without even knowing him and made it really personal, which means a lot to us 😄"
A Gloucester
November 2023
"Dear Claire, Thank you so much for all your hard work and support for his funeral. I will remember it as a remarkable day - and all due to you. Also thank you for the beautifully presented memory books. With lots of love and thanks again"
J Stroud
November 2023
"Claire, it was truly the happiest wedding I have ever been too. Well done You were incredible"
K Cheltenham
November 2023
"Claire was an excellent choice to celebrate the life of my late father. Claire was empathetic and professional throughout the whole process whilst maintaining a personal and caring approach throughout. Her expertise and guidance was reassuring and I would recommend her services highly"
Google Review - D Stroud
October 2023
"Hello Claire. Thank you for such a lovely service. You didn't know dad but made the service very about him, we are slowly feeling a little better but are still very sad. Thank you once again for all you did."
L Gloucester
October 2023
"Claire, Thank you so much for being our celebrant!! You made our day absolutely perfect!! Also thank you so much for the incredible hand painted memory box - it made us cry!! Lots of love xxx
R & M Bristol
October 2023
"We had a lovely time at the wake thanks and gave my dad a good send off. On behalf of my family I'd like to thank you for all your help in planning and carrying out a service which many people came up to me to say was a lovely and fitting tribute to my dad. Again my deepest thanks"
K Gloucester
October 2023
"As you can understand we are all completely devastated by the loss of our Dad, we will all find it difficult over the coming months. You made an unbearable day more bearable with your kindness, compassion and comfort. The service was lovely, thank you for your professional approach and support to all our family. Thanks once again "
K Gloucester
October 2023
"Hello Claire wanted to say thankyou for a beautiful service, you delivered yesterday and I can say Dad would be very pleased. Everyone commented on it and all the family thought it was lovely Once again thank you"
S Gloucester
October 2023
"I want to thank you for all the support and guidance you have given me in putting together Dad’s service. As you said earlier in the week it has all come together. You presented it beautifully for us and although it was very emotional and a lot of tears were shed it still celebrated Dad’s amazing life."
J Cheltenham
October 2023
"Thank you so much for the service, it was really lovely, and you did a brilliant job, as mentioned by many of the people back at the rugby club. It was nice to see a good turn out for gran. Thank you again"
S,N,J & J Bredon
October 2023
"Claire, you surpassed yourself! I cannot thank you enough. Such a beautifully timed and choreographed ending. It was much talked about all afternoon and into the evening. You are a star xx""
G Chipping Camden
October 2023
"Thank you Claire - for everything x"
T Newnham
October 2023
"I cannot think of a better person to write a eulogy for them Claire . You will smash it"
Funeral Director Stroud
October 2023
"Thank you so much for everything you did, in the run-up to Thursday and on the day itself. Everything went really well and you managed to get the tone exactly right. Everyone I spoke to seemed to be in agreement too. As the whole event was a bit "DIY" in the organisation, it certainly took some of the pressure off knowing that the ceremony itself was in safe hands. Thank you again for all your hard work"
G & L Tewkesbury
October 2023
"Thank you so much for Monday, it was beautiful"
L Cheltenham
October 2023
"Thanks again for yesterday. The tribute to dad was amazing and we gave him the send off I wanted for him with your help. You were absolutely amazing and made the send off all the more special. Thank you for everything xx"
E Gloucester
October 2023
"Claire, we just wanted to say thank you so much for everything yesterday, you made teh service so moving. It was just erfect, I think Dad would really have approved"
N & C Alderton
October 2023
"Just wanted to say thank you again for yesterdat. As always you were brilliant and did mum proud"
K & R Dursley
October 2023
"Thank you very much Claire. Just wanted to say we had a great day and your ceremony made it very special"
J & A Quebec
September 2023
"We honestly could not be more grateful for creating our perfect ceremony yesterday. It was exactly what we wanted and will always be grateful for how well you "got" us. Everyone loved the sand ceremony too! ""
A & D Moreton in Marsh
September 2023
"Claire, thank you so much for yesterday, it was absolutely perfect"
P Gloucester
September 2023
"Claire, thank you so much for making the bear from my mums top, it is really lovely and you are so clever. Please be assured that it will have a place of honour in my appartment, lots of lovexx"
E Australia
September 2023
"It was so lovely yesterday. Thank you so much. Lots of tears but happy memories too. Thank you again, it was all perfect xx"
T Tewkesbury
September 2023
"Dear Claire, I haven’t the words to express my joy at opening the thick envelope that arrived today containing his full Order of Service. It is so beautiful. I am speechless. I thank you with all my heart. From the moment you came to see us before the funeral, we knew we were welcoming a friend into the house. We shared many memories and we were all laughing as we told you all about him. You captured exactly what he wanted said at the funeral and you did it brilliantly. I am hoping that he was looking down because I know he would say that no-one could have done it better. He would be so proud of you. Also, what foresight you had to suggest his watercolour of the remote old cottage would make a brilliant backdrop in the Order of Service. Again everyone said it was the best they have ever seen. I wish now that I ordered more copies. I didn’t realise how many people would come. For the last fortnight I have sang your praises and I cannot thank you enough for making it happen. Everyone who came to see me in the tearoom remarked that it was a lovely service and how well you did it. A friend whom I hadn’t seen for years came to see me the day after the funeral. She is a singer in a choir (not just local choirs). She sat down and said ‘You know that I am religious don’t you ? I have sang at well over a hundred funerals. I can honestly say that his funeral was the best, the loveliest funeral that I have ever been to. I wish I could have gathered many, many ministers so that they could see for themselves what a wonderful funeral it was and how it should be’. Praise indeed from someone who acknowledges how well you did. Oh Claire, what a beautiful card you enclosed- a watercolour of a goldfinch! You put so much thought into everything you do. My gosh! How he would have approved! You cannot fault perfection! I am sending you all my love, all my hugs, and my thanks for making his funeral so perfect. I will never forget what you achieved. It feels like you have always known the two of us and you got into our hearts. Claire, thank you so very, very much."
J Gloucester
September 2023
"Dear Claire, Thank you so much for the most beautiful funeral service for my lovely mum. Your calming presence and kindness to us all and the way you captured my mum so perfectly - who she was as a person - as a wife, a mother, a sister and a friend was so very touching to us as a family. It felt like you had spent time with mum (with a cup of tea and a slice of cake naturally!) having a good chat with her as a true friend. Mum would have absolutely loved you! Everyone who attended the service commented on how beautiful and personal the service was. Thank you Claire, there are some days that you will hold in your heart this will be one of these days for me and I'll never forget the day or the person who helped to make it so beautiful for my mum, my family and myself xx"
C Cirencester
September 2023
"I wanted to thank you for a lovely service, I thought it was a fitting and moving send off for Dad."
P Gloucester
September 2023
"Dear Claire, I have left the best until last. I wanted to take time to write an appreciation letter regarding my husband's service. I felt your professionalism, perfect music selections from my directions plus the family contributions all came together to give him a perfect send off.
There wasn't a member of the congregation who did not comment on leaving "a sad but very moving service" - "It described him just right" "We were pleased to be part of this lovely memorial service" were just a few of the comments I received.
At a time of distress I have to thank you for giving comfort on this occasion by conducting the service as you did. I particularly like the sentiments expressed when the bagpipes played.
Thank you for being an important part of our family's journey."
A Gloucester
September 2023
"Thank you so much for what you did for him"
L & D Gloucester
September 2023
"Thank you so much for overseeing Mum's funeral service. We have had such good comments on what a lovely service, it was. Especially the clarity and content of the tribute, you wrote. We really appreciate the time you spent getting to know Mum when we first met. We are most grateful for your caring professional manner throughout. You say in your card, as promised but the copy surpassed expectation. Thank you so much "
R&D Tewkesbury
September 2023
Thank you. It was an absolute privilege to have you as his celebrant. Don't underestimate how much it meant to us. You were perfect. All our love xx! "
A & T Gloucester
September 2023
" Claire, So lovely to meet you too. Thank you so much for being such an all round super lovely person! You made a difficult conversation so much easier for my dad. "
C Gloucester
August 2023
" Thank you so much for today. It was a lovely service enjoyed by all."
D Gloucester
August 2023
" My Family and I would like to thank you for all your help in putting together his service on 30th August. You made what was a difficult time much easier to bear. You have a knack of putting everyone at ease and made us feel we had known you for a long time. You treated us with kindness and compassion which was greatly appreciated and together with Alison gave him a good send-off. He wanted a simple ceremony and did not want a lot of fuss and he had his wish. Thank you once again"
M Stonehouse
August 2023
" Hi Claire, I just wanted to say thanks very much again for yesterday, you did a fanatstic job of pulling all of that together. It was seamless. An outstanding celebration of mums life. Thank you xx"
M,N, & L Cheltenham
August 2023
" Claire, it was perfect and everyone said what an amazing job you did. Thank you for all the time and care you put into it. We feel so lucky to have found you. xx"
L Gloucester
August 2023
" I thought I would just drop you a line to thank you so very much on behalf of the family. The funeral of my darling girl was made more bearable with the kind words and guidance of yourself and Goodwin's. The kindness and care you all took of us as a family was second to none. The sun shone and the birds were singing as we said our goodbyes to my daughter. Thank you again With love xx"
L Gloucester
August 2023
" Thank you for thinking of us, you made a very sad occasion into a celebration of Mum’s life she would have been so pleased with the service. The celebrations afterwards were totally befitting of the happy fun lady that she was. Thank you so much for the bound folder of the order of service which will keep and cherish."
B & J Cheltenham
August 2023
" Thank you so much Claire for today. You're amazing.
What a lovely send off for her. xxx"
A & B Cheltenham
August 2023
" I would like to say Thank you for the service , it was a perfect celebration of my Mum’s Life. You planned it so well gave an absolutely wonderful description of Mum. You have a very warm, kind personality and you spoke just like you knew Mum. I also really appreciated you giving me a copy of the Service with the hand tied ribbon, also the added thoughtful touch of the wooden heart with Mum’s name ❤️. I will keep this forever and it can be passed down for future generations which is lovely. I know Mum would have loved the service as it was just how she would have planned it. I will certainly recommend you Claire 😀. Many thanks x"
K Gloucester
August 2023
" Hi Claire Thank you so much You did the best job and everybody said what a lovely celebration it was. It couldn’t have been more fitting with the humour etc xx"
D Gloucester
August 2023
" Thank you Claire. Having shared such a private moment with us with such kindness and support I just wanted you to know you were very much welcome to join us. I cannot thank you enough for being there for us yesterday. What a day of emotions (I never thought I would laugh at my dad's funeral but oh so proud of my mum) what a cathartic journey. xx"
T Corse
August 2023
" A big thank you for everything you did to get us through such a challenging time. We couldn't have done it without you! We are slowly beginning to come to terms with the reality of circumstances. We know there is a way to go, but are lucky to have eachother. Thank you for the copy of the service. It was lovely. Again, thank you for playing such a vital role in getting us through our most difficult time. You are wonderful at your job and we are so grateful. Many heartfelt thanks"
R Stroud
August 2023
" Just to say once again, thank you for your support, guidance and care through what was a difficult time for us. Also thank you for the precious Order of Service.
It was a lovely service, very sensitively presented and everyone there and who have watched it online thought so as well.
We wish you every success in thr future and will always cherish what you did for us. Thanks again and lots of hugs and kisses xx"
C & P Stroud
August 2023
" Thank you so much for yesterday. It was a magic day, you made it just right. You summed him up perfectly. You are wonderful."
J Stroud
August 2023
"Thank you for delivering such a wonderful service. I have received many compliments from people who attended to say how lovely it was, so thank you for making his send off so special. He would have been truly overwhelmed by the turnout and the outpouring of love and support all of us, have felt over these last few weeks. Best Wishes"
J Cheltenham
July 2023
"Hi Claire, Thank you so so much for the great photos and beautiful ceremony that you created for us. It was everything that we wanted and we thought that you were amazing. We also loved the memory box and will treasure it forever. We are beyond grateful for everything you have done for us and it was an absolute pleasure to finally meet you. ❤️ Lots of love from Sophie and Sam xxx. "
Wedding at The Wool Barn, Frampton Estate
July 2023
"Thank you for doing such a wonderful job at mum's funeral. I have viewed the funeral via video link over here in Queensland. Thank you again"
S Australia
July 2023
"Dear Claire I just wanted to thank you for making a day we never wanted to have to go through into another positive memory of him. It was all we could have wanted. You really did give him a wonderful send off. We will remember the day for all the right reasons. You really are a very special person. With Love"
A Gloucester
July 2023
"Thank you for all of your help in preparation for Dad's funeral on Monday. We have received lots of wonderful messages from people to say how much they enjoyed the service for Dad. So thank you again for helping us put it all together. If you would like a testimonial or reference you can use at any point in the future then please get in touch. Take care and thanks again."
D Stroud
July 2023
"I thank you for everything that you did to ensure that the funeral service for my Mum, was a special tribute with cherished memories. The funeral service was sad but beautiful; and my lovely girls and kind husband are supportive as I grieve. I wish you well for the future."
A Bath
July 2023
"Ithank you so much for the lovely service. Everyone said how well it captured the essence of him. Thank you for your kind words. The day was strangely quite beautiful and a tribute to him. Much love "
J Stroud
July 2023
"To Claire, Thank you for all the help and advice you have given us with his funeral and all the kindness you have shown us. You have made such a difference and nothing has been too much trouble even though we have added a few things after it was arranged, With Love xx"
P & B Gloucester
July 2023
"Hi Claire, We just want to say a big thank you for our lovely keep sakes of mums service and thank you again for the lovely service. Take care x"
J,D & P Eckington
July 2023
"For a simply fabulous Celebrant/Claire-voyant! Mum's service was perfect and all down to you. Your help and advice along the way was really appreciated xx"
S, R & J Gloucester
July 2023
"Dear Claire, thank you so much for your support and guidance through a difficult time. The tribute was wonderful what a send off. Best wishes x "
S&R Gloucester
July 2023
"Claire, it was a small gift in comparison with the help you gave us with his funeral it was very special. Take care of yourself with love "
P& B Gloucester
July 2023
"Hi Claire I just wanted to say thank you so much again for the lovely service and wonderful tribute you have for my mum today. It was simply lovely and those who attended commented so positively on the tribute you gave. I am both grateful and touched and my complete family want to thank you for making my mums special day so much more memorable. Yours gratefully "
P& G Cheltenham
July 2023
"Claire, You are fabulous and that’s why we all love using you . All the families love you and you do an amazing job , "
Funeral Director
July 2023
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