When it comes to planning a funeral, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is who will lead the service.
A funeral celebrant is a trained professional who specializes in creating and conducting personalized funeral ceremonies that reflect the life and beliefs of the person who has passed away. Choosing the right funeral celebrant can make all the difference in creating a meaningful and memorable farewell for your loved one.
Gail is an Authorised Celebrant. She is compassionate, experienced and professional, and will work with you to ensure that your specific needs are met as you farewell your loved one.
Death is a natural part of life, but grief can be devastating and a difficult experience to navigate for the family and friends left behind. The gift I bring to this moment is my presence, my listening ear and my reverence for the unique story of the loved one you grieve. My vast experience of over five hundred funerals and death in every possible circumstance, has taught me just how important the funeral service can be as a milestone on the journey of grief.
I will give the time it takes to help create the funeral service you seek as we celebrate the unique character and achievements of your loved one, give thanks for the love we shared with them, and find strength and purpose in continuing our lives without them.
I have been a Celebrant since 2008, officiating ceremonies throughout Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales. Based in Tranmere, I believe strongly that a funeral service should be not only be a celebration of that person’s life but also a revelation of their personal story.
What made them unique, what made them special, what can we learn from their life? Together with your family, I can make that final farewell a special something to remember.
My driving force in life is, and always has been listening to people and attending to their needs. I spent the first part of my life as a farmer on the North West Coast, but since moving from Smithton to Hobart in 2005 I have become involved in the funeral industry.
My time since has been spent working in the many and varied facets of a funeral home, and this gives me a unique perspective on how important ceremony is for families.
It is a privilege and an honour to work with families in this way, and my passion now is helping them to create personalised, family led ceremonies to celebrate the life of their loved ones with honesty, sensitivity, laughter and love.
I have been working in the funeral industry for the past 6 years, completing my training as a Funeral Celebrant training in 2017.
My aim is to deliver a service that is truly reflective of your loved one’s life. To celebrate and pay tribute to their life, in the manner they would wish. Working closely with families to obtain their loved one’s life story, and to create and deliver a service that is both honest and heart felt.
For me, working as a Funeral Celebrant is both a gift and an honour. To be part of your loved one’s final farewell is considered by me one of life’s the most important celebrations, and it is a privilege to be a part of this. I will not just deliver a chronological history, but a heartfelt and very special story of their life, and the manner in which they lived their life.
After a 40 year nursing career, I was asked to consider becoming a celebrant.
Initially I trained and was successful in being registered as an authorised marriage celebrant, however, I found more personal satisfaction in assisting families who had suffered losses from within their families and friends networks.
I now concentrate solely on conducting funerals and memorial services, and hope to continue for many years to come.
Next Chapter Celebrant (Carolyn) can help and guide you respectfully on how to farewell your loved one with a ceremony that is crafted
with care, compassion and kindness. I write bespoke services that are all about you and your family
so each service is unique for your loved one.
From grief counselling to liaising with florists to providing hearses and mourning cars for transport, we provide a range of funeral arranging services to help a family before, during, and after a funeral service.
Flowers and food make for beautifully comforting celebrations of life, so we ensure to work with a trusted florist and offer flexible catering options.
We offer a variety of options for coffins and caskets, including our 'Enviro coffin' for those who are wanting the ‘green’ environmentally friendly option. All coffins and caskets provide quality design and craftsmanship, we also offer a range of personalised PVC wrapped coffins that allow for individual photos or a choice of football team, or ‘lifestyle themed’ options.
