Heart in Hand

Services of remembrance

A service of remembrance is a chance to gather, to speak someone's name and to remember them properly. Every one is different because every person was.

It might mark an anniversary, or a death that could not be gathered for at the time. It might be for a family, or a whole community. It can be religious, partly religious or not religious at all.

As a funeral celebrant, Elaine builds each ceremony from the person it remembers: their words, their music, the stories the people in the room actually tell about them. Nothing is taken from a template.

Because every service is bespoke, this is the one thing on this site you cannot book with a button. It starts with a conversation.

What happens

  1. Step 1

    An enquiry

    Tell us a little about the person and the kind of gathering you have in mind.

  2. Step 2

    We meet and listen

    The stories, the music, the people who should speak. The ceremony is built from what we hear.

  3. Step 3

    The service

    Held where and how it should be, with everything written down for you to keep afterwards.

Questions people ask

Is this the same as a funeral?

It can stand in place of one, follow one, or happen years later. A service of remembrance is whatever gathering helps the people who are grieving.

We are not religious. Is that alright?

Completely. The ceremony reflects the person being remembered and the people in the room, whatever they believe.

Start with a conversation that costs nothing.

Phone, at home or somewhere you feel comfortable. You decide what happens after that.