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Neil was the celebrant at the funeral of my dear friend who was taken too soon after her battle with cancer. I first met Neil alongside the family a week before the funeral ceremony. I was blown away by his attention to detail, understanding of the complexities of family relationships and his genuine desire to get to know about the person for whom the ceremony was for.
He went over and above to put all the pieces in place to create the perfect yet bittersweet day to celebrate the life of my friend. Highly recommended!

We had the most amazing uplifting service by Neil
He listened to us as a family and delivered the most celebratory account of my grandmas life with care and compassion. We had so many lovely comments of how lovely the service was. Highly recommended.

Lovely service, very personal and celebrated my dads life, everyone commented how nice it was for all involved to have the opportunity to share there memories.

Neil was kind, compassionate and caring at a difficult time for my family. He spent time making sure that he completely understood what we would like from the service and that it all went smoothly. We would thoroughly recommend him.

Neil delivered the most incredible service for my partner a few weeks ago. I had attended a funeral he conducted about a year ago, and I remember turning to my friend and saying, “If I ever need a celebrant, it has to be Neil.” He made such a lasting impression and he did not disappoint.

Neil came to our home one evening and spent several hours with us, talking about Alan and learning about his life. From the stories we shared, he crafted the most beautiful and heartfelt eulogy it felt as though he had known Alan personally. He even invited others to send in their memories, and he wove them seamlessly into the service, adding such a personal and touching touch.

One especially thoughtful touch: Alan loved trains, and on the day of the funeral, Neil wore a tie with trains on it. That level of care and attention meant so much.

From start to finish, Neil was compassionate, professional, and dedicated. When we first spoke, he said, “We’ll make this perfect,” and he absolutely did. He made an incredibly difficult day more bearable, and I can’t thank him enough.

Highly recommended

The celebrant, Neil, deserves every credit for the compassionate, empathetic and professional manner he conducted this funeral of Alan Cooper. He had taken time to get to the family and understand what was important to Alan, a kind and funny man. This is clearly a vocation for Neil, and the respect he showed everyone, was heartwarming and comforting for family and friends.
Well done Neil.
Marilyn.

Having attended a funeral this week where Neil led the service I'd have no hesitation in recommending him. He spent time with the family to ensure the service was reflective, fitting and captured the essence of our loved one. It was a beautiful tribute, thoughtfully put together with a great deal of attention to detail and it made a difficult day easier to bear. Without exception all who attended felt the same, he honoured our loved one with insight, respect, humour and love. It was outstanding and I know I am not alone in wanting to thank Neil for making this a beautiful, memorable and fitting farewell. Thank you

Neil was amazing, I personally do not like celebrants and until I attended Alan Coopers funeral with Neil as the celebrant was adamant that I didn’t want one at my funeral just wanted friends and family to speak. However I would now be happy for Neil to do it for me when the time comes as he was just great, it felt like he had known Alan for years, never referred to him like he was just talking about a person it was always obviously Alan.
Thanks Neil

Neil,
What a truly wonderful human.
Neil conducted my dad’s funeral recently and I honestly can’t thank or recommend him enough.
He sat for hours with myself and family to truly take the time to know and understand who my dad was.
He fulfilled every aspect so perfectly, people at the funeral were asking if he was a family friend!!
Nothing was too big of an ask and he was so kind and compassionate throughout the whole process.
I honestly couldn’t recommend Neil more.
Thank you Neil for making an unbelievably hard day flow so smoothly.
It means the world that we sent my dad off with love and care & you were a massive part in helping that happen.

Had heard how lovely Neil was performing funeral services, but the one I attended was beautiful. Captured the sincerity and empathy along with the joy and fun loving man concerned. Would recommend Neil to family & friends, without hesitation. Thank you Neil for making a very emotional day very bearable and lovely.

Neil was absolute dream when he performed Shell and Ian’s wedding. His warmth and care really shined. Neil is such a genuine and wonderful man!

Neil’s service from start to finish was incredible. I’m so happy he did our wedding. He took so much care and attention to make our day special. So many little details he implemented to ensure the ceremony was fantastic. He made a real effort to meet us multiple times before hand and get to know us.

Neil… what an amazing human being he is! When I started my wedding planning journey, we were having a registrar for a standard ceremony but due to issues with timings, we had to find an alternative option and that’s where Neil stepped in.

From the off, he didn’t give it the hard sell like many other celebrants did, but instead was informative, kind and reassuring. My now husband and I had an initial Zoom meeting with Neil, and knew straightaway that he was the man to marry us!

Neil was patient, helpful and always on the other end of the phone if we needed him. He guided us through the things we needed to make our bespoke wedding ceremony about us and gave us helpful tips and support every step of the way.

After months of messages and meetings the wedding day came and all I can say is… WOW. Neil was so much more than a celebrant. I can’t even put into words how he helped make the day so special with little touches that he added. Our ceremony was filled with love, warmth and humour, delivered by Neil. His personality and charisma shone through and was an absolutely perfect fit for our day. So many of my guests came to tell me how wonderful they thought he was and how our ceremony was so moving and memorable. That, in large amounts, was down to Neil and his delivery.

There are not enough thank yous I could say that would justify how grateful we are to Neil for everything that he has done for us during the lead up to our wedding and on the wedding day. I can honestly say that if you put your trust in Neil for your occasion, you will not be disappointed. He’s kind, he’s approachable and he cares. Having Neil marry us was one of the best decisions we made by far. He is brilliant.

Neil's involvement with our Mum's service was appreciated right from the start as he guided us through the process and together we worked out exactly how we wanted it to be. His service for her was lovely and we very much appreciate how he helped us remember Mum.

We can not thank Neil enough for the beautiful service he done for our mum today, he went above and beyond to give our mum the best send off we could have hoped for. He ensured it was a personal and detailed walk through mum’s life and I highly recommend his service.

Neil went above and beyond to make sure the services he held for our Mother and Father was both attentive and professional, he put together there eulogy’s, having listened and allowed us all the time we needed in telling him about our parents. We cannot thank you enough Neil for your caring and understanding at our sad time.

We wold highly recommend Neil services.
He recently took care of my mum's funeral service and his presentation was professional and felt personal.
All the memories from family and friends
we're put together amazingly.
Thank you Neil.

The Service was a beautiful tribute to my Nan with both attention to detail and humour, which was a fitting tribute to her. Neil went above and beyond to ensure every last detail and memory were correct and included, helping our family with the utmost professionalism, patience and compassion. It was beautiful to watch him encourage my family to walk down memory lane talking about my Nanas life when he came to meet them. Thank you for making a sad time for us that bit easier, knowing we gave her the perfect send off.

Neil listened and understood our family’s wishes for the funeral of our dear father.
He worked alongside us with compassion and offered great advice on several aspects of the service.
Thank you

I can honestly say that the service Neil provided was way beyond my expectations. He was kind, attentive and professional. He was always available for us and allowed us all the time we needed in telling him about our mother. Neil wrote mum’s eulogy in a way that reflected her life and passions perfectly. My mum had exactly the send off she would have wanted.