“I felt as though you were holding our hands the whole way through the process.  My lovely, late mother would have whole heartedly approved of you.”

“Thank you so much for yesterday and your kind words.  ……….. Thanks again you made a hard day a lot easier.”

“On behalf of my family I would like to thank you for being part of our service today, you brought feeling and meaning to our words and we feel Dad would have loved the service.”

“Dear Hilary, I just wanted to thank you for reading so beautifully on Friday.”

“….. thank you again for helping us through the loss of our parents.  Your compassion and attention to details in these challenging times was extremely comforting and we are so grateful to you.”

“Thank you so much for leading ****’s Funeral Service yesterday.  It was fantastic.  And a touch of class not only with the hand written note but with the poem inside the copies of the service.  From start to finish the guidance and help you have given us was second to none.  Like I said after the service, we couldn’t have done it without you.”

“My Mam and I love the script you have done for my Dad, and I’d like to share it with everyone who can’t attend the funeral in person in these unprecedented times.  And thank you very much, these times are nothing we have experienced in living memory…but we just have to carry on as best we can.”

“Dear Hilary, I would like to express our sincere  thanks for the wonderful  Eulogy that you have prepared on our behalf ahead of *****’s funeral.  You have captured our love and special memories of a much loved member of our family.”

“A huge thank you for your time and fabulous service, not only for Dad but also for Mum.” 

“I am very pleased and moved by what you have written.”

“Thank you so much again for all you have done for my dad today.  All our friends who watched the service and everyone who was there said how lovely the service was.”

“Hilary gathered information from many relatives during lock-down and pulled it all together to write a lovely personal story of ***’s life from everyone’s perspective.  What lovely delivery during the service.  She cares so much about the people who are left mourning.”

“I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the love and kindness you gave to me and my family when you conducted the ceremony for my husband.  We could not have asked for a better service, it was much appreciated by all.”

“The words you have written to reflect my dad’s life are beautiful and so filled with emotion.  I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful way you have portrayed him.”

“I felt as though you really did care about us losing my son, very sincere.  You are a lovely lady.”

“Thank you so much for today.  You helped to make a difficult day in very odd circumstances the best it could have been.  Be safe.”

“How perfect. Dad would be so happy with that….it’s amazing and perfectly fitting for our amazing dad.”

“I have no amendments, what you have written is wonderful.  My mum would be proud of you. I will see you on a sad day.. But it will be made better being supported by you.  Thank you”

“It was a pleasure meeting you.  Can I just compliment you on the fantastic script you read out for my Dad.  I was totally blown away on how you came across to our small gathering.  My family have given loads of great comments about you and the delivery of my Dad’s life.  Forever grateful.”

“It is very difficult saying goodbye to a loved one, but you went the extra mile to ease our pain.”

“Thank you for being part of our service.  You brought feeling and meaning and we feel Dad would have loved the service.”

Regarding a draft script: “I read it through and you had me in floods of tears…in a good way. I’ll have to take a box of tissues to my mother’s tomorrow, as this will have her in floods as well…but it’s described lovely.”

“Dear Hilary, I would just like to send my appreciation for the brilliant service you conducted on Monday 3rd August.  My sincere gratitude.”

“I just wanted to express my gratitude once again for the lovely service you held for mum last Friday.  Thank you so much.”

“Thank you for the way you conducted the funeral yesterday.  Like me, everyone was absolutely delighted in the way you spoke and the sentiments you portrayed.  You did **** proud.  Thanks again.  You are one special lady.”

“You are amazing, you made Mam’s story beautiful.  I can’t thank you enough and I just wanted to hug you and say thanks.  You made me feel as though I’ve known you for years.  You are a beautiful lady, doing an amazing job.”

“It has been really hard and after speaking to my brothers yesterday they said the hardest part was seeing my Nanna so upset and not being able to physically comfort her with even a hug. They all commented how lovely the service was and my Nanna said the words were beautiful so I’ll thank you on behalf of the family for doing such a wonderful job.  Thanks again you have been a great support in these strange and sad times.”

“You are a credit to your profession.  Everything was just perfect.”

“You have so much compassion; you could not have done more for us.”

“Thank you you did good!!xxx”

“Hi Hilary.  Thank you for the lovely service yesterday for my mam, it gave everyone the opportunity to remember her with love.”

“Hello Hilary, I have read through the script and I am quite happy to go with what is written.  I really love what you have written, the poem  etc it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you Hilary.”

“You care so much about the people who are left mourning.”

“You made my husband’s day so special.”

“Hi Hilary. Just wanted to say a big thank you for today. Everyone said it was a wonderful service and you made it sound as though you had known dad personally.  Thanks again.”

“Hi Hilary Just to say thank you for the beautiful service today.  Thank you”

“All funerals are sad but your compassion and sensitivity was lovely.  Long may you continue in this profession.”

“10 out of 10”

“Heartfelt thanks for your care and support. Everyone commented on what a lovely service it was and I know my mother would have approved.”

“We think you have done a wonderful job.  It’s been a challenge as there was so much to include for Dad, but I believe you have captured the essence of him beautifully.”

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart, we could not have asked for a better service.”

“Once again a massive thank you for today it was a beautiful service you did us proud.”

“Thank you for the lovely service you put together for us.  We’ve had so much feedback saying that it did him justice and he would have been proud of us all.  You’ve been a comfort to us with all your kind support.”

“Thank you so much for going the extra mile for us – you lovely warmth and smile kept me going, especially at the crematorium. Our family and friends all said what a lovely person you were and how touching the service was. Your thoughtfulness in giving us the bound memento was inspired and I have read it several times and felt great comfort. With thanks from my heart.”

“Thank you so much Hilary for our lovely service for my dad today.  Such a lovely, kind person.  Hilary did a fantastic job in telling my dad’s story.  Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts.”

“Thanks what a beautiful service you did today.”

(Funeral Director)

“Thank you for all you’ve done. You are a truly talented lady. I have always believed  things happen for a reason. The fact that ********’s funeral was one day after *******’s passing meant that we found you.   ****** and I had talked about finding a celebrant humanist and we did try to find someone we liked, but just didn’t.  So finding you one day after ******* passed was just fate and she would have loved you.”

“I just wanted to say thank you so much again for everything, you have been truly amazing and it has been a real pleasure to have met you.  I received the booklet today and I’ve read it over and over, it was perfect ️ Everyone has said how lovely and brilliant you were. I will be eternally thankful for the comfort you have brought me and for the beautiful service you conducted.  Hilary, you truly are a beautiful lady – inside and out.”

“You literally couldn’t have done more than you did.  A perfect service by a perfect Celebrant.  Everyone has commented that the service was absolutely outstanding.”

“Just wanted to say a HUUUUUUUGE thank yo for yesterday.  I’m so grateful for the effort yo went to for such a beautiful script and service.  You are wonderful.”