Messages from familes

A week on and I’m reliving every moment today. I cannot ever thank you enough for making mum's ‘farewell’ service so incredibly special. It was absolutely perfect and we could not have done that without you, your ideas, your enthusiasm and your commitment to get to know our mother. She would have loved you!! Everyone was full of praise for you and in total agreement that it was perfect for mum. Lots of people said it was the best ‘funeral’ they’d ever been too. The whole thing went as well as I could have hoped for and far better. I feel really proud of the send-off she had. 

Hi Amy, 

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for Saturday. Every person, without fail who I spoke to after Daddy's funeral, asked who you were and said how marvellous you were. And, I cannot agree more. Thank you with all my heart. Daddy's funeral was perfect and you Amy Deane were the major contributor.

I just wanted to say a massive thank you for your wonderful service.

You got the tone exactly right and your warmth and empathy was commented on by everyone who attended.

It is quite a skill to sit with a grieving family for a couple of hours and manage to capture everything that was important to us.

Dad didn't like funerals (who does ?) but he would have enjoyed this one - which is the ultimate compliment.

Warmest Thanks, Phil.

Dear Amy, 

I am just emailing to thank you for taking my Grandma's funeral. 

Lena and I just wanted to thank you so much Amy for doing such a magnificent job last week at John's send off, you have the most amazing presence about you and you depicted John so beautifully it was difficult to believe that you never met him, I know he would have really taken to you.  

Hello Amy

Just to reiterate my thanks for the super send-off you gave our Mum on Friday. You did a great job of stitching together our various random inputs for the tribute and your empathetic delivery was much appreciated. At the wake afterwards everyone mentioned what a lovely service it was. Thank-you again. David

So sorry this has taken so long to message you to send so much love and thanks for Florence’s beautiful service. 

Meeting you for the first time I knew you would be amazing but you were more than that. It felt like it was a friend talking about Florence, our life and family. We really can’t thank you enough for all you did. 

We have a card and little gift here for you so was hoping we could arrange to get it to you soon, happy to drop off to you, post or if you are passing you are always welcome here (and anytime in the future too). 

Thank you again, you’re a truly amazing lady. 

I wanted to send you my thanks for the wonderful way you officiated at my Mum's funeral. 

It was the touching and thoughtful words you spoke that made the service very moving. If funerals were to be enjoyed then I feel that Mum would have especially enjoyed listening to hers!

Thanking you once again for all you have done for us,

Thank you to you for making Friday so special. We loved what you did with the service and it was a real help having you with us, especially when I was doing my Eulogy. You really did make us feel very special and we very much appreciate it.

I hope our paths cross again too in some happier times. 

Thank you again 

Dear Amy 

Thank you very much indeed for conducting Peter’s funeral service so beautifully. You made it very personal and had some lovely words to say about Peter.

Thank you very much for a lovely service yesterday. We couldn't have asked for a better send off for Bernie despite the cold. 

I think you did Dad proud. You also helped get us through what was a dreaded event for us.

Thank you again.

I can’t thank you enough for yesterday you were so kind and the service for mum was lovely, she would have been very proud.

You were so very kind and understanding, it made everything so much easier than it could have been if you hadn’t been there. I will see you soon anyway but I can’t thank you enough for yesterday.

How can I thank you enough for Wednesday. Just having you there was a comfort.

The service was lovely, and what was probably one of the worst days of my life was made easier having you by my side and conducting such a beautiful service.

Words aren’t really enough and I am finding it hard to express my gratitude, I just wanted to say thank you so very much and I shall never forget how much you have helped us.

Lots of love

Thank you very much for the lovely service you created for my Dad yesterday. I am sure he would have been very proud of all of us. It was nice you came back to the Community Centre afterwards I am sorry I didn't get to chat to you much … It was very nice to meet you even in this sad time but once again thank you so much for what you did.

Thank you again for making mum’s funeral so beautiful. Many people there came up to us afterwards and said what a lovely service it was. You spoke as though you knew Mum and the irony is she would have loved it. My in-laws who are in their 80s would like to book you!!!

Thank you again

Dear Amy, 

Thank you so much for this lovely email and I’m not sure if I actually got to thank you for conducting the service, in any case thank you so much, everyone said how lovely it was especially here in Germany, they’ve never experienced a service like that. It’s all very matter of fact here and not very personal. They said there were a few glitches with the audio but it didn’t stop them appreciating what a special service it was. Once again, thank you.

This is just to say a very big thank you from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful service you did for Ivor. Everyone remarked on how beautiful it was. I still find it hard to believe he has really gone.

Also thank you for all your support, I will never forget your kindness.

Lots of love 

Thank you so much for being there for us and making Monday as lovely as it was. You really captured his spirit, cheekiness and what was so important to him in his eulogy. Also I can't thank you enough for standing there with me when I was struggling to speak. I know I would have regretted not doing it, and you made that possible. 

Already feel so lost without him, but I know he would have appreciated everyone's efforts and how you supported Michael and I. 

Can’t thank you enough 

Best wishes

Dear Amy

Very many thanks for a lovely meeting yesterday. Your guidance and help were totally invaluable. 

Dear Amy

Thank you for all your kind help in creating such a memorable and fitting service for our wonderful mum. We are truly grateful. 

Hi Amy,

Just wanted to say thanks again for doing such a brilliant job yesterday. The time and care you took to make the service such a fitting tribute is very much appreciated.

Hi Amy

It was lovely to meet you last Wednesday and I was very impressed with the way you handled everything. Thank you so much for your kindness and consideration. 

Hi Amy,

Thank you so so much for all your help and support through it all. You really did run the service perfectly and just how Mum would’ve wanted it. We are so so grateful for everything you did and Mum would’ve certainly loved to have met you. 

Hi Amy 

I hope you are well. Thank you for your email, I was not being rude in not replying, I just can't find the words. The words to say thank you for what you have done to support us in all of this and to make both Nan and Grandad’s services so very 'them'. It's such an awfully hard time, but there is some comfort in knowing their send-offs were both so lovely. 

Thank you again 

I wanted to thank you again for the lovely tribute of Vere’s life you gave at her funeral yesterday. It came across as personal, warm and informative.

Many thanks and Kind regards

JM, Solicitor

Dear Amy

Thank you so much again from the four of us for leading Auntie Vere's funeral service the way you did. You are a very professional and kind person and brought everything together in a lovely way. Annie and I would so like a copy of your tribute, if that is OK and you have time. 

Very best wishes to you

Dear Amy

Thank you so much for seeing my brother and myself today xx you are perfect, you want to make it soooo personal for our mum …. You were amazing today thank you.

Dear Amy

Thank you so much for tonight, we both said when you had gone it was such a warm meeting with you and we both feel only you could speak for us about mum. 

Dear Amy 

I know I said yesterday but thank you so much, you made the funeral. Also the amount of people commented after about how they loved it and thought mum would have loved the service. Thank you for making it just right.

Dear Amy 

It was a perfect service and many people told us it was the most lovely and personal one they had ever been to, one lady confessed to crying more than she had done at her own dad’s! 

Thank you for leading the service, you were perfect and Maggie would have approved lol ... no singing, no mum flowers... see mum I did listen!!! 

Thank you again 

Thank you Amy for what you did today for Geoff. It was inspired. You clearly have a gift for the diplomacy and tact required for such occasions and I think everyone felt lifted and comforted. By virtue of the numbers you can tell what a super chap he was. The event will be remembered fondly in the town for years... not least by your significant and sensitive contribution. Vaughan x

YOU made that service you are absolutely amazing Amy Deane xxxx

You made it hilarious which dad would have absolutely loved. People are still talking about the day and they will for a very long time. It was extremely rare and special the kind of day we had, and trust me I never thought I would be saying that. Thank you xxxx

Hi Amy

Just a message to say thank you for this morning,

It went beautifully all thanks to you. X

We heard about Amy through a couple of people who recommended her. When we started organising the funeral for our baby daughter, we knew that it would be a difficult day, but we wanted it to be special. We had a beautiful service and burial and couldn't have done it without the help of Amy and the funeral director. Amy was so supportive and helpful from the moment we contacted her. She wanted to know more about our little angel, and the result of that was beautiful words said by her at the funeral, words that we won't forget. We can't thank Amy enough for making that sad event a beautiful moment. Carolina and Marcus.

Hi Amy

Thank you so much again for the service you conducted for my sister. It was a beautiful service and you set exactly the right tone for her. I feel like we gave her a good send off, one of the last things we could do for her. Thank you again for helping us achieve this and all your guidance for the ceremony. 

Dear Amy

Thank you for today on behalf of all of us. You made what could have been a very difficult process much easier by just being you. Very lovely and genuine and confident in what you do. Dad would have really liked you - we all said it when you had left. That is very important to us.

Thank you for leading our dear dad’s memorial service today Amy. As I said after we met, dad would have liked you and you would have appreciated his wit and humour. As you said, he is now with his brother and his beloved parents on his next ‘big adventure.’

You eased us through a difficult day with your professionalism and your beautiful smile.

Thank you Amy.

Thanks again for such a wonderful service. Everyone after said how lovely it was. Ben

Hi Amy, thank you for a amazing service today. Hope you get to enjoy New Years Eve. Wayne

Hi Amy, thank you again for everything. I was telling my siblings how much work you put into the service. Thank you.

I was introduced to Amy Deane by the funeral directors who were handling the funeral service of my stepson, Clive (I was acting on behalf of my husband as he was too distressed at the loss of his beloved son).  

Katie and Edward Goddard

Thank you for managing, coordinating and running the service for Debbie on Friday. You were so natural and seemed to understand Debbie so well that people attending the service thought you must have been her friend. People were very impressed with the packets of seeds idea and they are going to remember Debbie by planting them and watch the flowers appear in the summer.

Dear Amy,

I just wanted to send my deepest thanks to you for the celebration of my daughters life. Some of our friends, who attended asked if you knew Debbie, because you really were able to understand her personality from what you had learned about her. The service was ‘perfectly her‘. I also appreciated the little extra ideas you suggested, such as the flower seeds, which were such a lovely personal touch, they were very much appreciated by the extended family and friends.

Friday was the worse day of my life but you made me feel very supported from the moment we first met, you took a lot of the stress away from me. My granddaughters also said they were very glad that I found you, as you also made them feel supported. 

We feel we gave Debbie the best send off that we possibly could...we could not have done it so well without your help.

Much love to you Amy. xxx

Dear Amy, I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for all your support at David's funeral. It was amazing, but as soon as I saw you I suddenly felt reassured that it would all be fine though no less difficult. You cast a gentle calming influence over everything, guiding me and Fred so felt able to speak. You are definitely in the right role and David would have taken to you without a doubt!

Much love and thanks, JS

Dear Amy, I just wanted to thank you for the service yesterday, our family and friends thought it was lovely, as did we. 

Dear Amy, thank you for conducting Bryan’s funeral yesterday so sensitively and warmly. Many of those present expressed their gratitude for the way you led it. We are all very grateful.

Hello Amy  

Just want to say a big thank you for all your help yesterday in helping to give my friend a lovely send-off. 

In the morning I didn't think I'd be able to read my tribute but seeing you standing there in your calm manner gave me the strength to carry it through and I'm so glad I did. 

Love the work that you do, you are so caring and professional. I wish you well and in the nicest possible way I hope I don't see you again too soon! 

Dear Amy

Thank you so very much for all your help with Lisa's funeral - both in the run-up and on the day itself. The service was exactly what Lisa's family and I were hoping for and your help and guidance was brilliant. Thank you so much. 

Dear Amy

Thank you so much for today, it was the perfect send off for a difficult situation which you handled beautifully. 

Amy, you were celebrant at my brother’s funeral. You did a wonderful job, just wanted to say thank you, thank you, you handled it beautifully and with great sensitivity. Thank you again, you were wonderful.

Hi Amy, thank you so much for such a lovely service. It was perfect. It was a hard day but I had lots of love and support around me. 

Dear Amy, Well, what can I say? You made what I thought was going to be the hardest day of my life, a day of happy memories, love and laughter. You delivered the tribute to Dad in such a warm and intimate way that you would truly think you had known him. I wish you had. He would have loved you 😊 So many people commented afterwards on how amazing you were and where did we find you? Mum even said she wanted you to do hers! Honestly Amy, I feel very peaceful and that is thanks to you. I am truly grateful for that.

Rachel has pretty much summed up my thoughts. A difficult and sad day made into a positive day.

The way you described dad’s life was incredible and it filled my heart with warmth and love for dad. 

Thank you so much for making the service so amazing. Every single person who attended mentioned after the service how fabulous you were. 😊 

Take care Amy, I wish you every success in your continuing career as a Celebrant. You were simply made for it!