Sue Dearman Celebrant

Sue Dearman Celebrant Civil Celebrant covering Suffolk, London, UK. Writing and delivering Bespoke Funeral and Naming Ceremonies

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Let's talk about Direct Cremations/Unattended Cremations. I am a Funeral Celebrant and how people are honoured at the en...
07/11/2025

Let's talk about Direct Cremations/Unattended Cremations. I am a Funeral Celebrant and how people are honoured at the end of their life matters to me and I hope it matters to you.

Everywhere we look now there seem to be advertisements for direct cremations, sometimes called unattended cremation. They come with the promise of a cheap or inexpensive funeral. Great, who doesn't like to save money? In fact, some people don't want a funeral at all and a direct cremation might feel like the answer for that person. But do you really understand what a direct cremation is, or what that company will offer? If you want to know more about this please read on.

A direct cremation means there is no service, no words are spoken and no one can attend that funeral. This can be hard for family and friends who would like an opportunity to honour and celebrate the life of the person they have lost. But there are other ways to fulfil that desire in the form of a memorial or ash scattering. What is more concerning is that people often don't realise that a direct cremation company does not offer the same service as the local funeral director, despite the fact that your friendly funeral home can also offer a direct cremation with those
lower costs.

Your local funeral director will talk through all the options available to you with a direct or unattended cremation. They will get to know you personally. They will keep you informed of what is happening with your loved one and they will take care of that person as though they are their own family. Respect, dignity and caring are vital at a time of loss.

Direct cremation companies are large corporations who collect your loved one and take them to a storage facility. They are then cremated at a crematorium that is likely a long way from you and usually you will not know where or when they will be cremated. The person who has died is just a name and number on a sheet of paper.

If you want to know more about direct cremation and my recommendations of the best local funeral directors don't hesitate to reach out - I am passionate about people, I don't charge for advice.

www.suedearmancelebrant.com
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07824 637174

31/10/2025

As a society we don't like talking about death. But that often means we miss out on creating a comforting and fitting farewell for a loved one, or indeed ourselves.

If you would like to talk about this please do contact me, details at the end of the video.

If you don't want or funeral, or indeed your loved one didn't have a funeral, then I can also help with Memorials or Ash Scatterings.

Bring peace and comfort to you and your loved ones.

30/10/2025

A Celebrants' Gathering which took place on 18th October was an amazing day of learning, friendship and inspiration.

We thank our Partners and Sponsors for helping us make the day possible Obitus, Memorial Print Westerleigh Group and Made in Matlock. Malmaison Birmingham for taking such good care of us.

Thank you to on Instagram for the reel.
Available through Becca Pountney - Wedding business consultant and speaker

As Celebrants we need to provide a good service for EVERYONE whether that is a wedding, a funeral, or any other type of ...
28/10/2025

As Celebrants we need to provide a good service for EVERYONE whether that is a wedding, a funeral, or any other type of commemorative or celebratory event.

Most of us already provide services regardless of who someone is, we are a generous and open-minded bunch - we love and embrace diversity. But are we always recognising the less obvious differences - neuro-divergencies, visual complications such as dyslexia or cognitive stresses such as dementia?

We were all made more aware of these issues, and many others that may compromise our couples and families, at A Celebrants' Gathering on 18th October during a talk by Michelle Taylor.

Michelle highlighted lots of potential problems for us and our clients and all the ways we might mitigate those issues, from fonts for those dealing with dyslexia, to how to accommodate cultural differences to understanding dementia.

It was such an insight to the things we might be missing as Celebrants and I have already taken an online course from Alzheimers.org.uk so that I am more dementia aware. I hope you will too.

Thank you Michelle for your brilliant and informative talk.

As Celebrants we are often the most visible thing at a funeral - after the coffin. We don't want to be, but that is a fa...
26/10/2025

As Celebrants we are often the most visible thing at a funeral - after the coffin. We don't want to be, but that is a fact. Everyone is looking at us to deliver the perfect ceremony for their person. But without the people in the background that you don't see, we would not be able to do our jobs.

Some of those people are the chapel attendants that make sure the music is ready and played at the correct moment. That music is provided by Obitus. Obitus now provide the vast majority of funeral venues with the music for services and they have an amazing number of tracks available for use.

To tell us more about what Obitus provide Janeen Key and her colleague Katie came along to A Celebrants' Gathering on Saturday 10th October. Obitus also provide a vast array of memorial items such as books, dvds and video books for loved ones to treasure.

We also heard about a new portable device that Obitus and their sister department Vivedia have developed. This means that music can be provided in almost any environment.

Thank you to Janeen and Katie for giving up their Saturday to come along and talk to us. Do go to their webpage for more information

https://www2.obitus.com/our-services/tributes
https://www.vivedia.net/
Key Occasions Celebrant

can’t believe it’s been a week since A Celebrants’ Gathering! What a day we had, loads of information to take in, I know...
25/10/2025

can’t believe it’s been a week since A Celebrants’ Gathering!

What a day we had, loads of information to take in, I know I learnt a lot. Here is Katie Costello - Soul Midwife and Funeral Celebrant talking to us about how we make meaningful ceremonies for people. How to engage people with the idea of death and dying so we might talk about it while our loved ones ares still here with us. As she quoted ‘talking about s*x won’t make you pregnant and talking about death won’t make you die’. Yet talking about death is still taboo.

Katie has a podcast which I urge you to listen to https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XbjCB57i2rQWUlIMZD6Nj?si=MgSDwF-FT8qvXOheCug0vQ

And she has a training programme that can be accessed here https://www.katiecsoulmidwife.com/dyingforacuppa

I can’t believe it’s been a week since A Celebrants’ Gathering! What a day we had, loads of information to take in, I kn...
25/10/2025

I can’t believe it’s been a week since A Celebrants’ Gathering!

What a day we had, loads of information to take in, I know I learnt a lot. Here is Katie Costello - Soul Midwife and Funeral Celebrant talking to us about how we make meaningful ceremonies for people. How to engage people with the idea of death and dying so we might talk about it while our loved ones ares still here with us. As she quoted ‘talking about s*x won’t make you pregnant and talking about death won’t make you die’. Yet talking about death is still taboo.

Katie has a podcast which I urge you to listen to https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XbjCB57i2rQWUlIMZD6Nj?si=MgSDwF-FT8qvXOheCug0vQ

And she has a training programme that can be accessed here https://www.katiecsoulmidwife.com/dyingforacuppa

24/10/2025

Just a reminder that the group meets at 10am tomorrow morning in our new home at Roydon village hall. Tomorrow we will be carving pumpkins and baking spooky Halloween cupcakes. If your child is aged between 5 and 16 and is living with a bereavement come along and join in.

If you are a wedding celebrant how do you get the attention of potential clients? If couples choose to have a celebrant ...
23/10/2025

If you are a wedding celebrant how do you get the attention of potential clients? If couples choose to have a celebrant led wedding celebration they have a wealth of choice when it comes to a celebrant - there are lots out there - and how do they know which one to choose?

Not only does a wedding celebrant have to work out who they are/what they offer/what makes them different; they have to work out how to convey that to other people.

This is why marketing is so important for a wedding celebrant and who better than the UK’S LEADING WEDDING BUSINESS MARKETING EXPERT Becca Pountney - Wedding business consultant and speaker Becca joined us at A Celebrants' Gathering on Saturday and gave us an energy filled, information packed talk, as well as spending the day with us so she could give our delegate's advice on their web pages.

I know she sent a lot of people home on a buzz and we are so grateful for her advice.

As Celebrants we tend to love what we do - helping couples plan for their special day and helping families say goodbye t...
22/10/2025

As Celebrants we tend to love what we do - helping couples plan for their special day and helping families say goodbye to loved ones - it is very rewarding work. It is easy to forget that we are running businesses.

Being a Celebrant is a challenging job, made more so by the number of people now training and entering the workplace. We literally have to compete for work everyday. Therefore, it is important we have a business strategy and we know what we need to do when.

We were very grateful on Saturday at A Celebrants' Gathering to have Rebecca Waldron Celebrant Rebecca Waldron Chartered FCIPD give us two sessions on how to strategise our business and the realities of celebrancy. She had energy married with reality and sent us all away looking at what we should be doing to build a successful business.

As Celebrants we tend to love what we do - helping couples plan for their special day and helping families say goodbye t...
22/10/2025

As Celebrants we tend to love what we do - helping couples plan for their special day and helping families say goodbye to loved ones - it is very rewarding work. It is easy to forget that we are running businesses.

Being a Celebrant is a challenging job, made more so by the number of people now training and entering the workplace. We literally have to compete for work everyday. Therefore, it is important we have a business strategy and we know what we need to do when.

We were very grateful on Saturday at A Celebrants’ Gathering to have - Rebecca Waldron Chartered FCIPD give us two sessions on how to strategise our business and the realities of celebrancy. She had energy married with reality and sent us all away looking at what we should be doing to build a successful business.

We know from recent news reports that there are lots of types of Funeral Director. The large majority of them want to ta...
21/10/2025

We know from recent news reports that there are lots of types of Funeral Director. The large majority of them want to take the best possible care of the person entrusted to them and the family of that lost one. Sadly, there are a few rogue businesses who give the sector a bad name.

I am pleased to say, that on Saturday at A Celebrants' Gathering, we had a talk from someone who works in one of the best examples of a caring business in the funeral care sector - Clare Montagu CEO of .

'Poppy's is a funeral directors, based in London, with a fresh approach to funerals. Instead of following rigid traditions, we listen to what you want and need. Instead of hiding behind closed doors, we’re open about how we care for the living and the dead. ... We are a Certified B Corp, caring for the planet, our team, our clients and our community'

Clare talked us through how to offer families more choices when saying goodbye to their person. How important it is to raise awareness and improve the conversations around death - talk now about what you or your loved one may want on death. The relationship between Celebrants and Funeral Directors. The need for regulation in the Funeral Sector and the way that the world of death is changing and how we in the funeral sector need to evolve with these changes.

Clare is a wonderful advocate for all we can do for our families at a very difficult time and speaks enthusiastically and reassuringly about the subject. Please do take a look at Poppy's website for more information https://www.poppysfunerals.co.uk/

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