Recent Testimonials 2024 & 2025 

 

Thank you for the beautiful service you conducted for my partner’s funeral.From our first meeting, you were understanding, patient and caring. Your support made an incredibly tough time more bearable. Thank you Philip.

Coillette

 

 

Phil was incredible from start to finish. He was so thoughtful, compassionate, and genuinely caring throughout the whole process of planning my dad’s funeral service. He listened to everything we wanted, and delivered a service that was beautiful, personal, and truly memorable.

His professionalism and warmth made an incredibly difficult day feel a little easier. I can’t thank him enough for the care he put into every detail.

I would highly recommend Phil to anyone looking for a celebrant who goes above and beyond.

Rachel

 

Phil did an amazing job in organising the funeral of our 96 year old aunt last week.
From our initial meeting, where he outlined everything we needed to think about, he came up with many suggestions and basically offered to do virtually all the organising of the service ( for which we were very grateful!).
He made the whole task of arranging the service effortless for us, whilst keeping us fully informed throughout and getting our agreement to every aspect of the event.
Through his efforts he created a truly meaningful atmosphere on the day and the eulogy he wrote and conducted fully reflected our aunt and captured the true essence of her long and meaningful life.
Phil was spot on in balancing celebration and grief.
He thought of everything and we would have no hesitation in recommending him to others in our situation.
Thanks Phil.

 

 

Thank you so much for today and making Grandad send off so special. It really was perfect. 

Lily

 

 

 

Hello Phil, me and my sister just wanted to say thank you so much for everything you done to make the funeral go as well as it could. Everyone said it was a great send off for our dad and we couldn’t have been happier, it was definitely a celebration of his life which is what he would have wanted. You and Matt and Becky all made the day run as smoothly as possible and we are forever thankful. Jo 

 

 

 

Phil thank you so much for today it was such a lovely send off for dad. Sorry you couldn’t join us afterwards everyone commented on the way you conducted the service and how lovely it was. Kind regards Karen x

 

 

Hi Philip

Just to say a big thank you from us girls for a fab service, Hearing such good feedback back from everyone who attended

 

Norma

 

Hi Phil I know I passed on my thanks for the way you led Dad's celebration last week but I just wanted to thank you again for making it a good send off - A lot of people commented about how it all went. Thanks also for all the advice and guidance in the lead up to the day. Steve

 

 

 

Hi Philip

Firstly, thank you so much for conducting such a great service on Friday.  Everyone agreed it was one of the better funerals they attended, so high praise indeed!

Many thanks

Sarah 

 

Hi Phil 

 

 

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your support, patience and help in organising Dads send off. The day went so smoothly and this was down to  your expertise and professionalism. 

From when we first met you have been so kind and understanding. Your guidance and suggestions helped us to say goodbye to Dad in a way he would have loved. Thank you. 

 

Kindest regards

 

Ann

 

 

Hi Phil

 

Thank you both for your time and professionalism in conducting the service for our dad and we wish you much success for the future.

 

Kind regards

 

Mandy

 

 

Good Morning Phil,

 I know we all thanked you personally yesterday but we wanted to reiterate our sincere appreciation for the way that you have supported the family both yesterday and in the lead up to the service. You were brilliant!

 it is as you know a very difficult day for family and friends who have lost a loved one and for whom dignity, empathy and professionalism are key. You delivered that and more. It was an excellent service and everyone commented on the role that you played. 

 On behalf of everyone and especially Don, thank you so much for everything.

All the best,

Dave, Jan & Jane

 

 

Hi Philip,

George and I just wanted to say a big ‘thank you’ for taking Mum’s funeral for us. We really appreciated everything you did for us and Mum, which made her funeral so special. We honestly couldn’t have done this without you.

You have such a special and difficult job to do and we appreciate how much time, effort and organisation you put into this for us and we will be forever grateful.

We will try to move forward now knowing Mum is at peace and that we did the very best we could for her.

We wish you all the very best for the future Philip.

Angie & George xx

 

 

 

Hi Philip,

George and I just wanted to say a big ‘thank you’ for taking Mum’s funeral for us. We really appreciated everything you did for us and Mum, which made her funeral so special. We honestly couldn’t have done this without you.

You have such a special and difficult job to do and we appreciate how much time, effort and organisation you put into this for us and we will be forever grateful.

We will try to move forward now knowing Mum is at peace and that we did the very best we could for her.

We wish you all the very best for the future Philip.

Angie & George xx

 

 

 

Hi Philip 

I just wanted to thank you once again from the bottom of all our hearts. Dad's service was just perfect and all thanks to you and Udens.  

Thank you for injecting the little humour where needed. You relayed the eulogy just perfectly.

Thankyou on once again

 

Best regards,

Sue Capon

 

Hi Phil, thanks once again from me and my family and friends for the wonderful service you gave at my mum’s funeral last Wednesday. 

 

John Langdon

 

Hiya Phil, thanks so much for yesterday and helping to give dad the perfect send-off. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. X

 

John Whipps

 

Dear Philip,

I should just like to thank you for your help, first of all and probably most importantly, in the preparations and then on the day. Your design of the order of service and assistance in choosing music and arranging its execution took a huge weight off my mind.

And the service itself hit just the right note. I had many expressions of appreciation and our celebration at the rugby club was a very relaxed and cheerful extension of a day for Charles. So thanks again and all the best for the future.

Kind regards,

Peter

 

 

Morning Philip

 Hope you had a lovely weekend.

 This is just to say a Huge Thank You for the service your gave our beloved Colin on his last journey.

 We were so pleased and happy the way it all went and the speech you gave was just perfect; so thank you.  It was overwhelming to see how many friends and family came to pay their last respects it gave us all great comfort to know how well thought of he was.

 Our two beautiful Granddaughters did him proud, well I think they did us all proud and Wayne; bless him, did extremely well considering he is not a ‘get up and speak man’ we were proud of him too and so would Colin have been.  We all think he definitely would have approved.

So thank you once again and take care

 Lots of love from Me, Simone, Chuck, Grant, Sara and Sophie and Eve

 xxx

 

 

Afternoon Philip

My gratitude & thanks for all  your help before & during the ceremony 

You most definitely created an atmosphere that was very “ Colin “

& the support you gave me was much appreciated 

Kindest regards. Wayne 

 

 

Good Morning Phil

Thank you again from all of us for your words yesterday, I had so many people come up to me at the wake asking whether you knew him personally. To me that was amazing to hear as you captured Dad's personality down to a tee.

 

We can't not thank you enough for helping us through this difficult time in our lives, your support, kind words and guidance really helped us more than you'll know.

We are forever grateful.All the best

 Stephen, Suzanne, Louise, Jonathan, Isabelle, Elliot and Luke x

 

 

Hi Phil,

We just wanted to say thank you so much for everything on Wednesday at Dad’s service. We were so pleased with how it all went and it felt super personal and special for Dad so thank you for holding it all together and arranging the group meditation for us which we felt was really powerful. Thank you also for wearing a bow tie- such a lovely touch and hopefully you are a fan yourself now! Appreciate your kindness and support along the way and wishing you all the best.

Grace and Georgia Ayres x

 

 

Good morning Phil

Just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your help and putting the best service together that we could have wished for yesterday you are an amazing celebrant and we are so pleased you could do our service for us all

Many thanks

Kind regards

Chris Lee Nick and family

 

Hi Phil

 

Claire and I would just like to thank you for taking care of mum’s service. Everything was carried out beautifully.

 

Kind Regards

 

Sarah & Claire

 

Phil,

Just a quick note of thanks from all of us for acting as our Celebrant for Alex's funeral yesterday. You have been the consummate professional throughout this difficult process, but you have delivered it with an approachable, easy-going manner which has made it that much easier for us to handle. In as much as these things can be, it was a real success for us as a family. Later we were able to talk to his friends, who we were aware of, but had never met and were able to regail us with many touching memories.

 Thank you once again for your patience and efforts.

 Kind regards,

Ed

 

Thank you Philip for providing such a lovely service for Mum yesterday, a lot of people said it was one of the best services they had ever attended!

Richard

 

Hi Phil,

 

On behalf of all of us I just wanted to say a huge thank-you for today. The service was absolutely perfect and reflected Dad in every way.

I’m certain Dad would have approved of every element and Mum, Karen, all the extended family and I are all super appreciative of everything you did to conduct the service. I’m pretty sure Dad would have had a huge smile on his face!

Thank-you again, you made a difficult day less stressful for us all!

Kerry, Karen, Jan, Oliver Harry, Aimee et al!

 

 

Morning Phil,

I wanted to send a note to say a huge thank you for Friday. You were perfect.

More than one person came up to me afterwards to ask if we knew you, so please take that a compliment and, in my view is a reflection of how good you are at your job. The wake went very well, very relaxed and to be honest, I think everyone had a good time.

Thanks again,

Best regards

Luisa

 

Hi Phil I would just like to Thankyou again for the amazing service that you gave us yesterday for our final goodbye.

My Dad would have loved to see so many of his friends and family there to pay their respects to him. 

It was perfect just like him .

 

Dear Philip,

 We were able to watch the funeral service for John on the webcam and we wish to thank you very much for the beautiful and sensitive way in which you conducted it.

 We hope you are having a happy and peaceful Christmas. With all good wishes for the New Year,

 

 

 

 

Wotcha matey, fantastic service yesterday…. Thank you very much indeed.

 

Kev

 

 

Hi Phil

I would like to thank you for the very lovely service you conducted yesterday for mum. The balance between celebration and memory, faith and family was perfect and I think everybody who attended 'enjoyed' the service if such a thing is possible on such an occasion. The three of us also had fun with you putting it together and will always be appreciative of the support that you gave us. 

 We missed you at the post service celebration,  Iris and Tom looked after us very well, and we will be posting very positive reviews of TJ's

Wishing you and your family a very happy festive season and new year

Once again, many thanks

regards Barry

 

 

 

 

 

Philip, I just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your help support and guidance with the planning and delivery of my sister Angies funeral.  You truly are a lovely human being, without your assistance the day would not have gone well.

Bless you over a hundred times, you deserve a set of angle wings when you come to pass.  I won't forget what you have done for my family. Bless you ? Ray

 

 

Dear Phil,

I just wanted to say a big thank you for yesterday, I felt you conducted the service with real care and compassion, so thank you from all the family.

Take care,

Best wishes

Tracey

 

 

 

Good morning 

Thank you for your kind words yesterday 

My sister and I really appreciated it 

it was really nice the way you pulled it all together for us and dad and ensured it all ran well 

Thanks 

Karen 

 

 

 

Dear Debbie (Viner & Sons) and Phil,

Just a brief note to express our sincere thanks for your kindness, empathy and professionalism shown towards our family and friends not only on the day but through the journey.

 It was of course a difficult day, however your kindness helped us to manage it.

 Regards

Gary Philpotts 

 

 

Dear Philip

We just wanted to thank you for orchestrating such a memorable and perfect service yesterday. Many people commented on your wonderful contribution and it was pitched perfectly.

We were very grateful for the time, care , effort and enthusiasm with which you approached the event. Mum in particular was quite anxious, but you allayed her fears with your calm, friendly professionalism and obvious attention to detail. Your ideas such as displaying the whisky and the OBE added a really special touch, and we were very grateful for your advice and guidance on the overall service and the finer details.

 Thank you!!

 Kind regards

 Rhona, Madge , John Junior and the whole Luke/Pearson family,

 

 

Hi Phil

Now things have settled down a bit after the service last week I just wanted to drop you a quick email to thank you for all your help and support with our brother Phil's cremation service. I think it went as well as that sort of thing can, and your help and support certainly made the whole thing less stressful.

 From our first meeting with you at Sarah's house, we knew we were in good hands, and that meant a great deal to us as a family.

 Thank you again and kindest regards,

 Mandy  

 

 

Hi Phil.

 Just a quick note to say how much both Donna and I appreciated all the help and advice you gave us when we were arranging mums funeral.

We couldn’t have asked for anyone better to have conducted the service for us , you really captured how mum was with the words you chose to say about her.

Thank you for your kindness and compassion throughout the process which really helped us both to plan and cope with the day.

 

Thank you so much.

Debbie

 

 

Hi Phil,

 

Just a quick note to say thank you for coordinating and leading a lovely service yesterday.  Everyone commented to me how great you were in setting the right tone.

 

Have a good weekend,

Chris 

 

 

Good afternoon Philip,

We would like to thank you for the very understanding way you helped to make George's funeral service easier to come to terms with. Afterwards, we received many positive comments on how well you led the service, bringing a lighter touch to what was a sad occasion.

 

From when we first met you, you took time to understand what we felt and what we would like. We felt you captured George's character perfectly and understood his enjoyment of life to the full.

 

Thank you once again for your thoughtfulness and kindness.

 

Best wishes,

Jessie, family and friends

 

 

Good afternoon Phil,

I just wanted to say on our behalf, how grateful we all were to you yesterday for my mum's funeral. We thought you were brilliant and made us feel all at ease. Although it was a very sad occasion your calming and positive manner helped us through the day.

Thank you once again.

Graham Kim Alex & Chris

 

Dear Philip,

Thank you for a lovely service on Thursday 29th August at Eltham Crematorium. It all went very well and was very personal to Gordon which made it more bearable.

Many thanks for your kind words.

Tony, Hazel, Oliver, Tabitha Price

 

On behalf of the whole family, I would like to thank you Philip for the professionalism and sensitivity you showed us throughout the process of arranging our lovely Chris’s funeral, in the role of acting as celebrant. From start to finish, you listened to us and had a sixth sense when we were struggling. You showed compassion and guided us gently along, providing support when we seemed lost and helped make the most daunting of tasks possible leading up to and on the day.

 

Listening to each of our comments and thoughts culminated in a speech that Chris would have approved of. You went through each stage of his life, with just the right sprinkling of humour added in to keep it meaningful and heartfelt. Enquiring after mum’s welfare after the funeral showed your character as a caring individual and we wholeheartedly don’t think anyone else could have done a better job, under very sad circumstances.

 

Thank you so very much.

 

Samantha

 

Dear Philip,

 I felt the need to let you know how well received was the service you conducted so beautifully on our behalf for my lovely husband, Michael

  

Our guests were especially impressed by your reverence that had a lightness of touch that at times created humour and indeed applause which seemed entirely appropriate '

 

My son and I valued your expertise - neither of us had experience in this field before and felt your relaxed guidance was so necessary!

 

Ironically I worried very much the night before the funeral, but almost enjoyed the 'replay' last night - it was all so smooth  and appreciated by everyone present.

 

Thanks again for your much valued assistance and for being such a pleasant gentleman to work with

 

Joyce Morgan (mrs) 

 

Hello Philip,

 Thank you so much for a lovely service.  Everyone thought it was a fitting tribute to David.

The reception was 'enjoyable', if I can use that word.  So many great friends.

  Kind regards,

 Pat  

 

 

 

Hi Philip

Thank for the lovely service you gave to dad yesterday. I appreciate all your help and patience. 

I’m sure dad was chuckling at a few things, I know we were.  Now he may rest in peace. 

Thank you

Regards

Liza 

 

Dear Philip

 

I’ve not been long home and as I reflect on Mum’s service today, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your beautiful words and tribute of her life. You really did listen to what we had to say about our mum and that certainly came across today. Everyone remarked how beautiful it was!

Thank you for the bottom of my heart.

Louise

 

Hi Phil just wanted to say once again a brilliant service you gave mum - it was so uplifting and solemn where needed! Thank you once again for the guidance that you gave me! It was a small intimate funeral which mum would have loved!After the wake we had my Dutch relatives over and watched the the Dutch game and I made them a nice meal what a wonderful day!

Teresa

 

Morning Phillip

 

Very many thanks for your contribution in making Graham's funeral a special day for all of us who knew him and especially for me and our families. I think the word 'perfect ' was used - not a word generally associated with funerals, but i don't think we could have made it any better than it was.

 

Meryl

 

Just a quick thank you for today, it was a perfect ceremony for dad and you did him proud.

 

Chris 

 

 

 

Phil I just wanted to thank you for making Dads ceremony the best we could have hoped for.   

 I  had no point of reference on the journey that we were taking.   Your guiding hand at the tiller was just  what was required  for this I sincerely  thank you on behalf of the family and myself.

 

 With Best Wishes  

 

 David 

 

My Dear Philip,

I just wanted to thank you for the beautiful service that

You conducted for my darling wife Linda yesterday.

It went without a hitch and the remarks and Emails that i have received this morning were full of praise for the way it went. I hope you don't mind me mailing you, but just wanted to thank you once again for the service that you rendered

For my family and myself.

My very best wishes,

 

 

 

 

Phil,

Sue and I would like to thank you for the wonderful job you did on Thursday. You managed to catch the essence of her in the parts that you had written, and you were calm and professional in the manner you handled the whole thing in conjunction with Lee from Udens. We had a lot of comments afterwards about how nice the service had been.

Again, many thanks

John and Sue

 

 

Phil

Thanks so much for today it was an elegant send off and all the family were very happy.

Chris

 

 

Good Afternoon Phil,

Many thanks for the lovely service you delivered for my mum Hazel on Tues. Everybody said it was pitched perfectly.

Everything ran so smoothly and you and Spencer put us at ease.

Udens did an excellent job.

We were very pleased with Greenacres too. It was a lovely setting.

So although a sad day, it was a lovely celebration of my mum's life.

Thank you for helping to  make it so.

Regards

Dawn

 

 

Thank you for your wonderful delivery of the order of service for Lee Hull last week. I am so glad Lee’s send off was by you, you made the service bearable with a mixture of humour and compassionate projection, everyone has been saying what a lovely service it was. PS the Bucks Fizz music made my day x

 

Kind regards

Carolyn Emery

 

 

Thankyou so much for what you did Friday x. It was absolutely John . I could not have asked for more . Thankyou x 

Erica

 

 

Good morning sir…Firstly I’d like to say that you was superb yesterday in how you conducted the service. I’d like you to know that many people commented on this up at the pub. 

 

And thank you for your kind words. I/We had many stories that we could have told. However wanted to spare the family some of the more “blue/drink” related ones. 

 

You could tell from the turn out that Biff was a well thought after bloke. It’s such a sad waste of life. However he’s touched many people over the years with his humour and loyalty. I just feel so badly for his children and brothers & sister. 

 

Thank you again Phil.

Take care

Dubs. 

 

 

Good afternoon Philip

 On behalf of us all, we just wanted to say, thank you so much for your service on Friday.  Everyone commented on how special you made it and spoke as if you knew George himself.

All the best.

Kind regards.

Caroline Tutheridge

 

Hi Phil

Just wanted to say a big thank you again for the great service you put together  for Dad.

 

It was such a lovely send off and everyone present said how perfect it was. 

Thank you from my the whole family for capturing everything so perfectly.  It really couldn’t have been any better. 

 

 We will always recommend you to others if we are ever asked. 

 

Take care, With kindest regards 

 

Lisa 

 

 

 

 Hi Phil,

On behalf of James, Kay and I can I thank you for doing an excellent job yesterday. I think you set the tone perfectly for dad.

Best regards

Laura

 

 

Morning Philip

 I just wanted to thank you for Friday.  It was a beautiful service.

 I also want to apologise that I didn’t say goodbye to you properly on Friday.  It is all a bit of a blur really.  We did mean to invite you back to Karens so we could thank you properly.

Thank you again, and for all your support leading up to Friday.

 Take care.

 

 Debbie, Karen and Garry

 

 

 Hi Phil

Once again thank you for an amazing service yesterday. Comments ranged from thinking you were a pal of my bruv, as you came across as knowing my mum so well and being a long time friend of the family!

Proper job, as the Devon tranch say

Kind regards Sally

 

Dear Philip, 

 

Thank you for conducting Ivan's funeral so professionally.  I think you will agree, it all went very well.  A unique funeral, for an unique man. 

Many thanks. 

Jackie