Being asked to write and deliver a eulogy is one of the most meaningful things you can do for someone you love. It is also, understandably, one of the most daunting. You are grieving, you may never have spoken publicly before, and you want to do them justice. Here are five things that I hope will help. 1. Don’t write their biography, use stories instead Resist the pull towards dates and facts. Instead, ask yourself: what will they be remembered for? What were their passions or what got them...

I was asked to create a deeply personal wedding ceremony for Carl and Maxine that combined their Jamaican and Celtic heritages. They also wanted the ceremony to be romantic, lighthearted and involve their guests in various ways. At our initial meeting they said they wanted the saxophone played at their wedding, and asked, is that possible? I let them know that at a celebrant-led wedding anything is possible. The other element they definitely wanted was a reading from a cherished book that...

We may think of ceremonies revolving around birth, marriage and death however the ritual of ceremony can be created for any major life...