Melonie Desborough
“Sarah came to our house, where she spent hours with us gently going through memories of our Mum with us, so she could prepare her words for Mums funeral, which she was leading for us.
After this she liaised with us and the funeral parlour and made sure that the order of service was correct.
She is a very, very sensitive, loving, and caring person, I would recommend her for anyone of the times in your life when you need a celebrant, as she goes way and beyond from where she needs too!!
In a nut shell Sarah is A BRILLIANT CELEBRANT !!!!!”
David Randall
“Absolutely fantastic! The initial meeting was very relaxed and the ceremony itself was excellent - a view not just from me but from others who spoke to me after the ceremony.”
David Northeast
“Sarah led my mother’s funeral with a level of compassion, dignity, and attentiveness that went beyond what we expected. She created an atmosphere of calm and respect, capturing Mum’s strength, humour, and devotion with remarkable sensitivity.
The way Sarah wove together Mum’s routines, her Welsh heritage, and her fierce love for family showed how deeply she had listened and how carefully she had shaped the service. Every element felt intentional and true to who Mum was.
Her introductions to each part of the ceremony, the poem, the eulogy, the hymns, the tributes, were thoughtful and beautifully phrased. She guided us gently through moments of reflection, helping us hold both our grief and our gratitude. Sarah’s words honoured Mum’s resilience, her practicality, her endless energy, and the unmistakable presence she had in all our lives.
What stood out most was Sarah’s ability to balance solemnity with warmth. She made space for our memories, our humour, and our love, and she ensured that the service felt not only like a farewell, but a true celebration of Mum’s life.”
Joanne Hayward
“I would like to commend Sarah for the exceptional care and support she provided throughout the arrangements for my late mum.
From the very beginning, Sarah took the time to listen to our wishes and ensured every detail reflected exactly what we wanted.
She treated us with genuine compassion, empathy, and kindness, giving us the time and space we needed to grieve while gently guiding us through each step of the process.
Nothing ever felt rushed, and Sarah always made sure the service met all of our needs.
During such a difficult time, her professionalism and understanding brought us great comfort, and we will always be grateful for the care and dignity she showed to both our mum and our family.
Thank you, Sarah, for making such a heartbreaking time a little easier with your kindness and dedication.”
Leanne Rogers
“Our experience with Sarah being our celebrant was amazing.
During these hard times sharing information about loved ones can be very difficult and emotional. She was very caring throughout the process and at no point did we feel rushed.
The service she delivered on the day was perfect.
Any subtle changes that were made to the tribute on review she made straight away so we could keep updating the tribute .
She made great suggestions for the order of service as well.
Would highly recommend 🙏.”
Pete
“Sarah did an amazing job of guiding my family, including my teenage daughters through the celebration of my late wife's life.
She supported and coached us, then organised and managed the day itself with care and compassion. She really gave my wife a celebration to be proud of.
We had so many comments about how nice Sarah was and how well she put her tribute together, as if she'd known our family all our lives.
I cannot recommend Sarah highly enough.”
John
“Sarah was wonderful all the way through the process, from the first meeting to encouraging me when the going was hard.
At the funeral she added an element of John that matched him and the moment.
Her leadership of the service was impeccable and made more special with the tears and laughter.
Thank you.”
Rosie Franklin
“Sarah was the celebrant at my mums funeral. She was outstanding from our very first conversation.
Sarah kept in touch with us on the run up to the funeral, giving us compassion and support, and much needed hugs. She listened to us and worded the service so much better than any of us could have done.
The service was outstanding she brought mum into the crematorium with us, capturing all of mum. Even down to bringing in mum’s final tea.
Thank you Sarah so much, for making a very hard day, a day we can remember - although with sadness with love too.”
Eve
“Sarah was the celebrant at my mums funeral. She was outstanding from our very first conversation.
Sarah kept in touch with us on the run up to the funeral, giving us compassion and support, and much needed hugs. She listened to us and worded the service so much better than any of us could have done.
The service was outstanding she brought mum into the crematorium with us, capturing all of mum. Even down to bringing in mum’s final tea.
Thank you Sarah so much, for making a very hard day, a day we can remember - although with sadness with love too.”
Carol Knight
“Sarah, can I say a massive thank you for the support and help you gave me, and my family.
It was a wonderful service, it was perfect, and you helped and made it that way.”
H Cottrell
“Sarah has a very unique skill of being incredibly professional and organised, whilst making you feel comfortable and like you have been friends for years.
Sarah captured my Dad perfectly and delivered a truly lovely service.”
Richard Hopes
“Excellent Celebrant, made last minute changes to the service for us to ensure my Brother had the best send off. Can highly recommend.”
Sharon Orr
“From our first phone call we knew we had found the right person to conduct mums funeral.
You were warm and approachable and instantly felt like a family friend which was invaluable at such a difficult time.
You spent time with us to really get to know what kind of a person mum was and, after communicating with us to ensure everything about mum was included, your words at the funeral were just perfect. Your phone call the day before the funeral was very thoughtful and much appreciated.
Your support enabled us to have the funeral that mum would have loved and we shall always remember this.
Thank you so much - Sharon Orr.”
Emma Long
“Thank you so much to Sarah for making a difficult time so much easier, with her kind words and support to create a memorable funeral for my Aunt.
Sarah took time to get to know our family and write a very meaningful eulogy and order of service.
We would highly recommend her help to others.”
Penny Sharratt
“Sarah was the celebrant at our Mum’s funeral.
From start to finish Sarah was exceptional guiding us through the process and ensuring everything was perfect on the day.
We live a distance from Wiltshire, so Sarah kindly arranged for our preparation meeting to discuss Mum, and her life was completed via Teams. Sarah listened carefully to our wishes and spent a considerable amount of her time communicating with us to ensure she had captured everything we wanted.
We met Sarah for the first time at the service; this did not matter as Sarah is such a compassionate, capable communicator with an enthusiastic sense of humour we felt like we had known her years! All those present commentated on the lovely words delivered by Sarah. She was very also supportive and kind helping us get through our readings at the service.
Sarah is a wonderfully warm person who exudes confidence which is exactly the support you need when organising your Mum’s funeral.
We will be forever grateful for Mum’s fantastic send off.
Thank you, Sarah.”
Liz Evans
“Sarah was the celebrant at my mum's funeral service.
She was absolutely amazing and we could not have wished for anyone better. She visited us at home and was really thorough, getting to know mum's life.
Her words during the service were well presented and thoughtful and she helped us to have a service we hope our mum would have been proud of.
Although it was only a small service, everyone who attended, or watched the live stream, gave high praise to how it was conducted.
Thank you Sarah xx”.
Alanna Heywood
“I cannot praise Sarah enough, she is a wonderful person 😊 we had requested an unusual service for the passing of our amazing mum not thinking it would be completely possible, Sarah was suggested to help us, and boy did she do our mum justice.
Sarah listened to everything we had to say about mum and went out of her way to research and study her beliefs and wishes. With a full understanding of how we wanted the service to be laid out, Sarah delivered!!!
We were so impressed and our mum would have been very proud 😊
Thanks again Sarah, our family will forever remember your kindness, professionalism and dedication to giving my mum the best send off we could have asked for.” xx
Mandy White
“Sarah was the perfect amazing grace during our time of loss.
Sarah seamlessly offered warmth and compassion, throughout my Dads celebration of life.
Sarah undoubtedly worked incredibly hard, and went beyond our expectations. She worked collaboratively with us and listened intently from beginning to end, making Dads celebration of life special.
We were so privileged to be offered, a unique compassionate celebrant who provided care and love throughout.
Working endlessly, she paid attention to detail during the service, placing dads favourite pint on his coffin, this offered humour and warmth, what a lovely gesture.
A massive thank you, for investing your authentic, professional self - we have been blessed with your kindness.
Family and friends are genuinely grateful for your support, during their final farewells to Dad - aka Postman Pat.
Many sincere thanks, wishing you the very best.
Mandy & Family.”
Keith Roach
“Sarah was very easy and supportive to work with; putting together an order of service that was fitting for the deceased and the family was done with with both understanding and compassion from Sarah.
On the day itself, Sarah conducted the service with both dignity and in a way which was relaxed and fitting.”
Briony Carter
“We recently worked with Sarah for my Dad’s funeral and she was wonderful.
Sarah has such a warm and caring vibe and from start to finish was a perfect person to work with.
She spent time with us all making sure we understood all our options for the service, that we could include any and all ideas we had in a way that made sense and flowed and most importantly spent time finding out all about my Dad so she could honour him alongside us on the day - I know he would’ve loved her!
I honestly couldn’t recommend her more and she made a sad and difficult time feel safe and easy.
Highly recommended.
Thank you so much Sarah.”