Celebrant Marc - Funeral & LIfe Celebrant

19/07/2025

Privileged to be a part of this service with my friends at Angels Funerals Maidstone

10/07/2025

The Funeral Finished. I Stayed Behind… Here’s Why.

Today is my son’s birthday. He would have been 32 if he were still alive.
After leading a funeral at the crematorium where he rests, I came to sit beside him.
There is something about having a place. A grave. A vault. A bench.
Or even a secret spot only the two of you knew.
Somewhere you can go to remember, to speak, to be.
It doesn’t fix grief. But it helps.
Where do you go when you need to remember?

The Funeral Finished. I Stayed Behind… Here’s Why.Today is my son’s birthday. He would have been 32 if he were still alive.After leading a funeral at the cre...

23/06/2025

Finding Peace in Grief | A Celebrant’s Reflection by the Riverside

When we’re deep in grief, it can help to find quiet moments where we let the world gently distract us. Sit in the stillness, watch the trees move, or take a walk by the riverside — just like I’m doing now. Nature doesn’t rush, and neither should we.

Finding Peace in Grief | A Celebrant’s Reflection by the RiversideWhen we’re deep in grief, it can help to find quiet moments where we let the world gently d...

21/06/2025

🧾 3 Facts About Direct Cremation You Didn’t Know ⚰️🔥
Local Options 👥 Personal Ceremonies 💬 It’s Not a New Idea 🕰️

Direct cremation is often seen as a modern trend no service, no guests, just the essentials. But there’s more to it than you might realise.

In this video, I share 3 facts about direct cremation that may change how you see it:
1. It’s not a new idea — it’s been around for well over 100 years.
2. You don’t need to go through a big national website. Your local funeral director can offer direct cremation, often with better service and similar or lower costs.
3. It’s not a black-and-white choice. Many families choose direct cremation to reduce costs, but still hold a personal, bespoke ceremony — intimate and meaningful, without the full-scale expense.

I work on many of these thoughtful and meaningful services with my amazing friends at Albany Funerals in Maidstone, a local team who truly care about getting things right.

Got questions about direct cremation or modern funeral options? Ask below in the comments. Like this video if it gave you something to think about, and subscribe for more insight into funerals, grief and ceremony.

🧾 3 Facts About Direct Cremation You Didn’t Know ⚰️🔥Local Options 👥 Personal Ceremonies 💬 It’s Not a New Idea 🕰️Direct cremation is often seen as a mode...

20/06/2025

🕯️ No Funeral? No Goodbye?
How Would That Feel? 💔🤔
Let’s Talk About Direct Cremation… 🔥🕊️

In today’s Thought for the Day, we explore the emotional impact of direct cremation. More families are choosing this option. No funeral. No service. No gathering. But what happens to your grief? What if you’re left with no part to play in saying farewell?

Rituals, however small, offer meaning. They give us a space for sorrow and remembrance. Without them, grief can feel unfinished.

How would you feel if there were no goodbye?
Have you experienced a direct cremation for someone you love? TThe Good Funeral Guide CICwants to hear from you. They are gathering real voices to understand the emotional impact.
Click the link and take their survey. It’s safe, free and confidential:
👉 https://www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-cremation/

Let’s help make sure that even the simplest of farewells offer a space for love, memory and meaning.

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18/06/2025

Grief Isn’t Always a Picnic – But One Small Thing Can Help

Today is International Picnic Day. It might sound lighthearted – and for many, it is. But when you’re grieving, even simple days like this can carry a weight.
This thought is for those who remember the joy of shared moments: sitting in a park, passing around sandwiches, laughing at nothing in particular. If you’re missing someone today, let that memory bring you comfort – not pain.
Grief changes our seasons, but it doesn’t take away the meaning of those moments.
Take a pause. Sit if you can. Let the wind or the stillness remind you: you’re still here, and that matters.

🎙 A Celebrant’s Thought for Those Facing Grief and Loss – 18 June
🕊️ Words by Celebrant Marc Lemezma

Grief Isn’t Always a Picnic – But One Small Thing Can HelpToday is International Picnic Day. It might sound lighthearted – and for many, it is. But when you’...

17/06/2025

Thought provoking post from GFG, make sure you understand what you're committing to with online direct cremation

15/06/2025

Not all dads are here. Not all stories are simple. But love? That lasts.
This Father’s Day, let’s honour every kind of father — those we miss, those we still have, and those who stepped in with love when it mattered most.

For every dad — a quiet toast, a loud memory 🍺❤️Not all dads are here. Not all stories are simple. But love? That lasts.This Father’s Day, let’s honour ever...

13/06/2025

Today, I wore my brightest shirt and carried with me a pink and purple balloon butterfly.

Not for a party but for a funeral.
Today, I was asked to celebrate the life of a little girl who was just 19 days old alongside my friends Welham Jones.

Her family wanted colour.

They wanted beauty.

They wanted something tender, simple, full of love and celebration.

So I combined both parts of what I do: celebrant and entertainer, and made her a butterfly to match the theme of the day.

Because this, for me, is what being a celebrant is truly about: meeting families where they are, with compassion and creativity.

Helping them to say goodbye in a way that feels right for them.

A ceremony does not always have to be sombre or traditional. It can be personal, gentle, and even playful in spirit when the moment calls for it.

And sometimes… it includes balloon art and a loud shirt.

12/06/2025

It’s possible to feel alone in a crowd, just as it’s possible to feel deeply connected while sitting quietly on your own. Loneliness doesn’t always look like solitude. Sometimes it hides behind a smile or a busy calendar. This week, take a moment to notice who might be quietly struggling. Reach out. A kind word or thoughtful gesture might be the bridge they need. But also check in with yourself. If you’re the one feeling adrift, speak up. Let someone know. Reaching out is not weakness. It’s how connection begins.

Togetherness can start with a single act.

08/06/2025

Legacy isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s a quiet moment, gently passed on. 🕊️🌿💭

My five-year-old grandson Rowan asked to visit his father’s memorial vault so he could help clean it up. He barely knew his dad, who died when he was just a baby. And yet, here he is, helping with simple, heartfelt tasks and then quietly sitting by the fish pond, lost in his own thoughts.

There were no speeches, no explanations, no big gestures. Just stillness, presence, and something unspoken that seemed to pass between generations.

We often think of legacy as something written in wills or carved into headstones. But more often, it lives in small, shared moments. In the way we remember. In the tasks we honour. In the gentle ways we teach children that love doesn’t disappear, it continues, even in silence.

This video is a reminder that memory and meaning don’t need noise to be powerful. Sometimes, the most meaningful connections are the quietest of all.

If you’re walking through grief, helping a child understand loss, or simply reflecting on the people you carry with you . I hope this moment offers something to your heart.

Legacy lives in the little things.

Legacy isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s a quiet moment, gently passed on. 🕊️🌿💭In this short but powerful video, my five-year-old grandson tends to his fa...