Leicester Celebrancy Avis 

Neil acted as the celebrant for the celebration of life of a close relative who unexpectedly passed away.

A great shock, Neil’s natural empathy, friendliness and welcoming personality were clearly evident at our first meeting.

Neil was very patient in understanding our relative’s life, helping us to create a service we all felt was fitting. He was also very clear but sensitive in explaining the process, key decisions to be made and their associated timescales.

Thank you Neil

A difficult and emotional day made better by the advice, support and kindness of Neil. He guided us through the stages of the service with empathy. Took time to understand our needs and more importantly who my dad was and how he should be remembered and celebrated. There were tears, a lot of love shown and a sprinkle of laughter. Our friend and family all informed us it was one of the best services they had attended. Many Thanks Neil.

We were so lucky to have Neil for my Mother-in-Laws celebration of life. From our first meeting with Neil he made the difficult & emotional discussions that little bit easier with his caring, kind & lovely manner. He kept in touch prior to the service ensuring we were ok and happy with everything he was putting together for us all. On the day itself he delivered the service perfectly and all the family and friends who attended commented on how lovely it was. Thank you so much Neil xx

My experience with Neil was brilliant. He was such a great help and support guiding me and my mum through the process of planning a funeral service when we lost my grandma. He offered ideas and suggestions & asked all the right questions to get as much information as he could to put together a great service. Always easy to contact & on hand for any questions/queries. On the day itself he was professional, respectful and caring. When we lost my grandad a few months later it was a no brainer to pick Neil again. Such a lovely chatty personable guy - you could spend all day talking to him. In an awful situation, he is a shining star who does all he can to make sure the occasion is a success.

Neil met my Dad & myself in February to discuss my Mum's funeral. It was the first time I'd ever done it & Neil's care, attention to detail, thoughtfulness & genuine sincerity made it so easy (& also at times funny, as we recalled & laughed about our memories). On the day he guided the whole family through the service with such gentleness & kindness that it made it all the more special.
Unfortunately we've just had to call on Neil again for my Dad's funeral. The knowledge that he knew him & met him so recently made it all the more moving but special too. Neil is such a fantastic person & has helped our family through 2 huge losses in just 10 months. I will forever be in his debt.

Very pleased with Neil’s service, highly recommended.. he was very helpful and done my husband proud.

Neil’s kind and compassionate nature shone through from the first meeting with him. His support and understanding made a very difficult time a little easier. A beautiful farewell to my mum xx

Thankyou Neil for making mums funeral a lovely celebration of her life. You guided us through a very difficult time and suggested some special ideas which made it personal to everyone who attended.
You have a special gift.

Neil what can I say you have been truly amazing throughout this difficult time for us all. You made it so special for us with your calm and funny nature, we were so pleased with the service and wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to have done it for us. Thankyou Neil we appreciate everything you have done. Elise

Neil visited our family to go through the details. Such a personable man, made us all feel really comfortable. Neil helped make the whole experience of Mums funeral easier. He also went over and above when a key family member was unable to attend due to her 1 week old baby being in hospital. He whatsapp video called so she could hear the service first hand. Sincere thanks from us all
Dawn Houlihan & Family

Thank you to Neil for making an extremely sad time bearable
What a lovely service for our beautiful Grom
It was so much more personal and special and we were all as a family treated so kindly
Thank you as well for the lovely touch with the roses so thoughtful

Neil was fantastic from start to finish at my Uncle's funeral.
I have to say it was the best funeral I have ever been to.
Neil was the calming influence that we all needed. Even down to stepping in during the poems if we felt we needed it.
The eulogy was beautiful. He really put the personal touch into it.
He did us all proud and I would recommend him very highly.
Thank you Neil

Neil conducted the service for my uncle today. We were guided through the whole process with sensitivity and kindness. It was easy to communicate with him and he responded really quickly to any queries we had. Despite all our tears, he successfully captured our many memories and the eulogy was perfect. As a family we felt we managed to give my uncle the send off he deserved - a respectful and fitting goodbye. Thank you so much Neil.

Neil was very compassionate and attentive to our needs. He did his very best to assist us with saying goodbye. Would recommended his services to anyone

What an amazing Celebrant Neil is. I can't thank him enough for the service he conducted; he really did deliver the right level of compassion and a little humour, which made the service a celebration of life and was exactly what I wanted. Neil was so easy to talk to and a good listener, putting forward some great ideas and suggestions for the service. Having a run-through of the service the day before, and giving me plenty of opportunities to change my mind and tweak things, really helped for the emotional day ahead. In summary, great job from a great guy.

I’d highly recommend Neil he was our celebrant for my mums funeral and really didn’t make it one of them boring depressing funeral but made if feel more like a celebration of her life with his own spin on , he’s so calm and easy to plan with. He makes you feel very comfortable and helps out to the best of his ability. A friend of ours recommended him to us and he didn’t disappoint:)

In your life when you are full of sadness, apprehension and anxiety Neil has such a calm and caring approach that your barriers are lowered from the moment you first meet him. During my mums funeral arrangements Neil talked through the whole process a stage at a time and supported us with it all getting a really good reflection of our mum's life. Comunicating with Neil was easy and he would return messages promptly. No question was any trouble and he catered for our individual wishes during the service. We were so grateful we were recommended and used Neil as the celebrant for our lovely mum/wife and wouldn't hesitate to contact Neil again if this difficult situation would arise sometime soon again. On behalf of my father, family and myself we thankyou for everything you did to make this difficult time a smooth and peaceful one.

I can’t recommend Neil enough as a celebrant. Sadly, we met him at a family funeral earlier in the year, but we were so touched by that ceremony that my stepdad chose Neil as celebrant before he passed away this August. Neil was thoughtful, kind and patient at such a sad time for our family, and he helped us to craft a beautiful and uplifting send-off for our stepdad that brought tears of joy, humour and sorrow in equal measure. He was attentive also to the children’s voices within the ceremony too, which is a rare and special thing. We are and will always be so grateful for Neil and the wonderful work he does.

Neil recently officiated at my Father’s funeral and we couldn’t have been happier with the service Neil supplied. Right from the start Neil was warm, and helpful enabling us to start to put a service together to celebrate Dad’s life. Neil was positive throughout the process, coming up with ideas, listening to our memories and stories from Dad’s life and putting this together in a fitting celebration. Neil even came on the morning of the funeral to pick up Orders of Service and flowers, nothing was too much trouble. The service Neil delivered was lovely too and those who attended commented on how good Neil was and how it seemed like he had known Dad. Neil helped make a difficult day the best it could be and I would have no hesitation in recommending his services to others.

Neil was a lovely celebrant, he was sensitive to our needs and accommodating when we were requesting changes. He delivered the service in a lovely way on the day of the funeral.