Life is a gift
Life is an amazing journey
Life comes full circle
When something ‘comes full circle’ it completes a cycle, returns to its beginnings: “A novelist’s vision of human life has come full circle — from optimism to pessimism and back to optimism again.”
This is why it’s my pleasure ‘To Honour a Life’, for you and your loved ones.
My Story
Dealing with grief is one of the hardest things we have to encounter; especially when it’s a loved one or someone you hold dearly in your heart. And I should know. I lost my father a number of years ago.
While the grief has never left me, my coping mechanism kicks in and this has never let me down.
This is why I believe I am the right person to be your Celebrant for a Celebration of Life, an End of Life visit or a Memorial / Interment of Ashes Service for someone you have loved and lost. Through my many roles – a Mentor, Biographer, Storyteller, Copywriter, Bereavement Volunteer and a Public Speaker, I have developed an empathy & sincerity like no other – and I won’t let you down.
These roles have helped me to help many others and now I want to help you to Celebrate the Life in memory of your special loved one. I am proud ‘To Honour a Life’.
Sue Sowerby
Funeral Celebrant 
My promise to you
I want to be there for you every step of the way. This means meeting and spending precious time with you and gaining a good understanding about the person you have lost. You may like to be involved in the preparation of the funeral tribute and this is fine.
Some people find the process of writing about certain memories very comforting and this can help to manage their own grief. However I am here to provide the right words, ask the right questions and I will also liaise with anyone who may like to speak on the day – but there is no pressure. Whilst meeting, we can also discuss a choice of music, songs, prayers, readings and poems that you would like to integrate into the funeral service. As the Celebrant, I am also able to design the Order of Service and will provide some options.
My work as your Funeral Celebrant will be to deliver a Celebration of Life tribute with the utmost care, honour and dignity. We will plan and work together as a team to ensure your loved one has the best and most befitting send off in order to honour their life.
How I work with you
Locations / Home Counties I cover:
Essex – including
• Theydon Bois
• Epping
• Abridge
• Loughton
• Buckhurst Hill
• Chigwell
• Harlow
• Romford
• Ongar
• North Weald
Also Hertfordshire and certain areas of London
Testimonials
‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart’
Hi Sue i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful service you gave my mum. It was like you were heaven sent to do this job. You helped me through some very difficult times arranging the funeral as i had some up and downs as you know with the funeral company however you made sure everything went to plan. I could not have wished for a better send off. My mum would have been so proud, we made a great team. You went above and beyond helping me every step of the way. I felt like you were part of the family. What a wonderful lady you truly are Sue.
Love Janice B. West Yorkshire.x
‘A magnificent job’
“You are a wonderful Celebrant and a lovely lady….”
“Sue…It was lovely meeting you and working with you. You were amazing and really made the whole experience somehow better. You are a wonderful Celebrant and a lovely lady. My mum would have very much liked you! I want to wish you all the very best for the future. Keep doing what you’re doing.”
“I worried for nothing….”
“Sue, yesterday was lovely. I was nervous of how many would turn up, but I worried for nothing. Everyone was happy to see each other.
We had a good turn out and you made the service so special for us, as did Steve and Harry.
Your Dad would be so proud of you and how you work so hard to bring something very special to a sad occasion. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
“A day of celebration, reflection and togetherness…”
Hi Sue
I wanted to write to say how grateful I and all of our family were of your support and how you led the service. My sister said “Today was the most beautiful, thoughtful, meaningful funeral mum could have had” and we all concur.
Thank you for your wise words, calmness and generosity of spirit. It has been a challenging couple of weeks and this was the first time the whole family has come together for a long time. It was a day of celebration, honesty, reflection and togetherness.
Thank you again. xxx
“I was so pleased…”
Please accept my gratitude and thanks for the way you performed your very important role. Again, thank you so much.
“Thank you for making it easier….”
“Please accept my gratitude….”
“We met Sue whilst arranging our mum’s funeral and from the minute we met her we knew that she would be perfect to deliver mum’s service. Sue is very warm, sincere and just knew what we needed … she was so caring and not even slightly intrusive. She wrote the most beautiful eulogy and delivered it like she knew mummy.
I could not recommend Sue enough.… she even wore the most beautiful emerald scarf to honour mum’s Irish roots.
Thank you Sue, for making the saddest day so much more bearable.”
“A great asset to the team…..”
“Sue’s ability to read situations and deal with them in a manner that is not just professional but also calm and collected, shows she is a great asset to the Drew and Son Family Funeral Directors team.
Through working with Sue over recent months, I have no doubt she will continue to excel in her role as a Funeral Celebrant. With her caring and comforting approach, Sue certainly has the necessary people skills to deal with bereaved families in their time of need.
Further to this, Sue’s background in counselling and storytelling has provided her with the expertise needed to carry out this responsibility with great integrity.”
Would you like an informal chat about your loved one’s ceremony and the Order of Service?
If so, please do contact me on my mobile or by email.
Thank you.
07787 989794 | funeralcelebrantsue@gmail.com