What is a Funeral Celebrant?
A funeral celebrant is a trained professional who leads a personalised semi religious or non religious funeral ceremony, offering an alternative to a traditional church service.
These ceremonies can take place at a crematorium, natural burial ground, social club, or any location that feels meaningful.
A celebrant-led funeral focuses on honouring the life, personality, and experiences of your loved one.
The service is tailored to reflect each unique story, ensuring a heartfelt and meaningful farewell.
While the emphasis is on celebrating life, there is complete freedom to include religious elements if you wish.
The choice is entirely yours.
The Funeral Celebrant Accord defines the attributes and skills required of an excellent funeral celebrant and is intended to set the standards by which all celebrants offering funeral services should be measured.
The role of a funeral celebrant is to serve the bereaved and their community by creating and leading a personal, accurate and respectful funeral ceremony.
Their work should clearly reflect the life, values and beliefs of the person who has died, acknowledge and give time to their community of family and friends, and create an environment in which the grieving process can be held and supported.
An excellent funeral celebrant:
1. Is professional
2. Cares for their clients
3. Is calm and shows natural leadership
4. Writes personalised ceremonies
5. Cares about their self-development
The Funeral Celebrant Accord
Useful Links
Bob the Celebrant - Bob is an Airborne independent Funeral Celebrant who works mainly in France and on the continent.
Military Funeral Bugler - MFB was created to provide or locate a bugler(s) for veterans' funerals & Memorial services in Yorkshire & Humberside Region.
The British Airborne Forces Club (BAFC) is solely for the Airborne Brotherhood.
