The Smiley Celebrant

23/07/2025

I don't just do 'celebranting' sometimes, I go and help out on Funerals too!

Today I was with the wonderful team from Isobel Whittaker Funeral Services and Su from Tending Hearts at Stafford with this amazing Black Cab Hearse!! Its called 'Big Ben' from Mortons Funeral Hire

What vehicle would you like to take you on your final journey?

K x

10/06/2025

You may have seen this lovely lady pop up on your social media. It’s Norma from Jess And Norma

I loved watching their videos! Norma was funny, sassy, a typical Nan always trying to slip Jess money!!

I had a wee cry when I read that she’d had left our world this week.

What a life she had! Millions of followers and loved my so many that had never even met her.

💕 Big love to Norma’s family - what a legacy to leave 💕

08/06/2025

A funeral can be literally anything you want it to be!

You can keep your person at home, decorate their coffin, take them to the crematorium or burial ground in your own vehicle.

There are actually very few rules that must be stuck to !!!!

You don’t even need a funeral director! (Although advice and support from one is a good idea!)

🪩⭐️🪩⭐️🪩

07/06/2025

Hello you lovely people!

The last 3 years I have been honoured to be in the last few shortlisted for Celebrant of the year at 'The Good Funeral Awards'

Its that time of year again....If i have helped your family say goodbye, or hosted a workshop, and you would like to send in a nomination form the details are below.

You can nominate in lots of different categories from Funeral Directors to Crematoriums (and even The Old Chapel Etruria - Bespoke Funeral Venue - we WON last year!!) so if you have received great service, you can nominate them too.

The closing date is June 20th and these are the bits you will need

Kate Moran - The Smiley Celebrant
hello@thesmileycelebrant.co.uk
07786 434648

https://www.agfdgoodfuneralawards.co.uk/nomination/categories

Photo by the wonderful Gareth Roy Photography

02/06/2025

My new camper makes a great place to work in between services and seeing families! I even match it today!! Haha!

18/05/2025

So last week I had a bit of a change of ceremony……

Wendy and Dom have the most beautiful wedding venue near Knutsford…it’s called The Love Shack - Honestly it is MAGICAL! It’s nestled in the woods and there is just something so special about it.

They decided to surprise their mums with their vow renewal. They thought it was a photoshoot 😂😂

Thanks you guys for asking me to be part of your day! The sun was shining and it was just perfect!

Photos by the wonderful Gareth Roy Photography who amazed me with photographic RayBan sunnies….😎 of course I now need a pair…..do they do them in pink?!

14/04/2025

Who said you have to wear black to a funeral?!

Lovely seeing my pal Kirstie Celebrant today at Birches Crematorium & Remembrance Park 💕💕

When your work day's brightened by bumping into one of your favourite fellow celebrants at one of your favourite crems.

Smiley Kate and I never fail to bring the colour. Shame you can't see my bright orange shoes and Kate's gorgeous turquoise ones.

Thanks for the pic Pete, always gorge to see you too x

Birches Crematorium & Remembrance Park

29/03/2025

This week we gave the most beautiful send off to Julie. There was alot of leopard print, pink! And a lot of love in the room🐆💕

Her family have kindly given permission to share

Working with Fowles Funeral Services and Birches Crematorium & Remembrance Park

*I do not own the rights to this music 🎵

18/03/2025

Did you know you may be able to claim a bereavement support payment if your partner has died? There are some criteria to meet, but check it out…. It can help so much.

Kate x

Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.

27/02/2025

If you didn’t know…. lol

2 years ago I decided that Stoke on Trent needed an affordable, beautiful space for families to say goodbye to their loved ones.

So in the words of Simon Squibb

‘Don’t JUST dream.

Your business will evolve from actions not ideas.

Start small, Think big.

So with a plan, and some help from the bank of Dad, I opened a funeral venue! The Old Chapel Etruria - Bespoke Funeral Venue to be precise!!

The families we have served over the last two years have given us such amazing feedback. If I had a quid for every time someone said. ‘I want to come here when I die’ ……

I need your help spreading the word about my gorgeous chapel! Do me a favour, if you don’t already, go over and like or follow the chapels page and give it a share on your timeline.

If people don’t know we are here, they don’t have all the options!

Thank you! 🤩 🥰😘💒💒

18/01/2025

If I have made a slideshow over the last while for your family, and you don’t have a copy, please send me a message if you would like it sent over (my computer goes back to late October 22)

My computer storage is full! I need to clear out all the large files 💕💕💕💕

Thank yooooooo

22/11/2024

Did you know a group of celebrants is called a ✨SPARKLE!!!✨

Happy Funeral Celebrant day to all my colleagues.

Long hours, last minute changes, holding hands, giving hugs, singing hymns (badly in my case)
We stand alongside the families we help. It’s worth it every time.

Thank you to the families who have trusted me with their person 💕