Reviews

Steve is truly something special. I was blown away by his work and have no hesitation in recommending him for any event that needs a conductor to unify and direct the day. Steve is approachable, compassionate, thoughtful, creative, dedicated and professional. He truly has a gift, combining his professional experience and skills to elicit the best out of people. He turned our chaos of memories and ideas into a beautiful singular shared experience.

Steve was recommended by our funeral director following a frank conversation about the difficulties in honouring my dads life without being either hypocritical or disrespectful. As Steve would later say, every life is significant no matter how it was lived and all life should be honoured. Easier said than done when real people are involved!

Unaware of what a Celebrant could offer, I appointed Steve expecting very little. I saw it as job that needed doing, no more, no less. Within 5mins of meeting Steve, I felt reassured of his capabilities but more than that, it inspired me and my family to find a way to celebrate a life that had been far from perfect. Steve gave us all so much more than a service, he gave us a positive way to process our loss.

Working with Steve felt effortless, cathartic and worthwhile. With so much to deal with following the death of a loved one, I cannot express the gratitude I felt to have one element of this process taken care of. Instead of simply doing what needed doing and worrying about everyone and everything else, Steve carved out a little something for me. He kept his final presentation secret to ensure we benefited from the service as much as those attending. I’d never thought about it before, but sadly it’s those most in need of the time for reflection, closure, emotional support, etc of a funeral are often those burdened with making the arrangements. Steve gave us that back.

His slideshow was incredible. How Steve managed to combine our photos told a story of my dad’s life with a poignancy that until that point, even I had not fully appreciated.

I will be forever grateful to Steve for his contribution to our family. I would’ve been happy to pay 3 times as much for his part and in future will forgo the more traditional expenses around the death of a loved one in favour of his services. At least 7 attendees have since amended their final wishes to replace a ‘normal’ funeral in favour of a celebration of life event due to Steve’s work.

His advice and guidance was personally tailored to our family and his can-do approach made the overwhelming organisational effort seem manageable. He liaised with the venue, multiple friends and family and delivered a service that was surprising beneficial to all who attended.

For any life event, milestone, noteworthy occasion, I can honestly assure you that involving Steve will make it so much better than you could’ve hoped.

Steve has a unique gift. Like a human emotional filtration system, he has a terrifyingly fabulous ability to distil your feelings into a purer and simpler form and hand it back to you.

I look forward to needing his services again but for something more joyful. In the meantime, I’m just glad he’s chosen to use his powers for good, not evil!