29/01/2026
Two years ago today, we held my mum’s celebration of life at Divine Ceremony, Bristol. It was very much a bespoke event. Spiritual and creative.
Having taken the coffin club plus course with Coffin Club UK Match and Dispatch, I knew that a funeral could be something very different. An alternative funeral was befitting to mum.
I was delighted how Divine Ceremony - Undertaker and Funeral Partner enabled us to paint mum’s coffin at home, and to hold the ceremony in their Sanctuary.
We decorated the Santuary with mum’s textile pictures, and other crafts. Mum was given her own quiet room, allowing family and friends to spend time with her coffin.
Celebrant Rosalind Love, now part of the Divine team, told mum’s rather unusual life story, and guided us through the ceremony.
The ceremony was live streamed and filmed by Ben at BHWH Productions, who wove together images of mum’s decorative coffin with the ceremony and music. Elderly friends, who couldn’t travel, were pleased to be included.
Holding the ceremony in an alternative space reduced the time pressure of being in and out of the crematorium, and we had our refreshments at the same venue.
I am sharing this experience with you, for you to understand that there is a choice and you can do something different too, should you wish.
If you would like to discuss how I can help you create an alternative style celebration of life, please go to my Facebook bio and click on email to send me a message.
I hope you feel inspired.