Small Touches

Personalised items for guests to take home to remember your loved one. Seedbombs, birdseed, pens or golf balls.
Music

Live music, playlists, or a favourite radio station on quietly for ambience. The choice is yours.
Print

From the invitations (which can be digital) to large-format photos displayed on an easel and the order of service, all design is included. You only need to supply the images.
Theme

Your celebration could have a theme from football mad, to cars & bikes or flowers and Abba. We can tastefully theme your event.

On the day

We are here to help you celebrate your loved one. We aim to take all the stress and organisational worry off of you so you can simply ‘turn up’ and remember your loved one with fondness and love shared with friends and family.

We will be at the location with all the printed items and all decorations you have chosen.
You will greet your guests. The venue staff will be fully briefed on the running of the celebration so will guide your guests on where to go.
Introduction from The Celebrant.
Speeches by those pre-arranged with you.
Final words from The Celebrant.
Buffet & bar.
The take-home gift is given out at the end of the service or upon exit.

Of course, this is an example of a running order, your celebration can be tailored to your preference.

Case Study

Our client had lost her husband and together before his passing, they had decided that a traditional funeral wasn’t his style or wish. The family had a private cremation followed by a celebration of his life a month later. The couple had a favourite Turkish restaurant that our client wanted to hire and invite approx 40-50 guests.

Over to us…

We liaised with the restaurant and decided on a set menu - a mixed mezze starter on sharing platters followed by chicken shish, mixed, salmon or vegetarian. We then produced both digital and paper invites which included the food selection.

The family spoke to the celebrant beforehand several times, in this case, it was Ade, who gathered their stories and memories and shaped them into a beautiful introduction. Some members of the family wished to speak, they also emailed their words to Ade just in case emotion got the better of them on the day, this ensured their words were heard.

Photo boards were produced and framed, and on this occasion, the deceased was an avid crossworder so we created a personalised crossword with bespoke pen as a take-home gift.

This particular Celebration of My Life cost approximately £5k (excl. bar).

Cost Guide:

Design & print package £400

Design & print of x3 16x20” posters, one portrait for entrance displayed on an easel, 2x montage of favourite photos, framed. Photos can be retouched if necessary.
Invitation x100 design and printed on A6 (postage not inc) with envelopes.
Order of Service x100 A5 folded (4 pages)

Celebrant £300

Your chosen celebrant will contact you to discuss your celebration. You relax and have an informal chat (in person or on the phone) and the celebrant will shape your stories and memories into a beautiful service. More than one person can be involved in this process to ensure all voices are heard and that everyone feels they have input.
Your celebrant will usually stay at your celebration for up to two hours.

Crossword & pen take-home gift x 100 units £300

This particular case study illustrates the wide variety of personal touches we can provide. We can guide you in this creative process and give you ideas and suggestions. In this case, the family gave us keywords and we created the crossword so every answer was significant. The pen was a high-quality roller ball with the deceased name and dates printed on it.

Our fee is £500

We visited the restaurant and hand-selected a varied menu and negotiated prices that the client was happy with. We suggested when the toast would be appropriate and when to bring out the first course. We devised with the restaurant a colour code system so there was no need for a table plan and each guest got the food they had chosen in advance. We set up the space with the printed pieces and held back the take-home gift so it didn’t ruin the surprise.
Typically we charge a flat fee of £500. If your event is very large or complex we will charge a higher fee.

Restaurant £3,500 (client paid directly to restaurant)

We ask clients to pay the catering supplier directly. We do not include bar costs in our quote.
On this occasion, the client knew where the celebration would take place. If you have a favourite location as long as there is catering on-site we can arrange everything for you. If you don’t have a location in mind we can suggest one we know or find one that suits your brief.