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Plan Your Own Funeral

in Carlisle, Penrith, and the Lake District

Get your ducks in a row.

There are many, many benefits to planning your own funeral before you pass away.

Anything you can do before the time comes will take the burden off those who are left behind.

Plus, talking about death is highly beneficial for mental health, and can make it easier to face.

It also means you know exactly what everyone is going to say about you at your funeral!

Top tip: Don’t be afraid to highlight your Carlisle roots when discussing your funeral – it’s part of who you are!

Plan Your Own Funeral Ceremony from £125

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What do you offer?

As a funeral celebrant specialised in telling the story of people lives, I offer the following pre-funeral services:

A face-to-face meeting with you and members of your family for as long as it takes.
Advice on how, when, and where to hold the funeral to best reflect your character.
A fully personalised ceremony script, including hand-written eulogy reflecting your life and character.
Reading and poetry suggestions which mirror your personality and hobbies.
Constant contact throughout the process and unlimited edits to the script where necessary.
Liaison with your chosen venue, FD, and other suppliers if required.

If this is something you’d like to further explore, get in touch and we can discuss.

Plan Your Own Funeral Carlisle Testimonials

"Mark was incredibly professional, kind and sensitive to all our needs."

"Mark met with us beforehand to learn all about our most important memories and communicated with me regularly."

"Mark was very tolerant of my detailed editing!"

"Mark was caring, supportive, professional and approachable with any changes we had."

Why Me?

With over five years of professionalism within the wedding and funeral industries,
and over twenty years of performing experience, I know what makes an event work.

I can ensure that YOUR funeral is tailored to YOU, and led with confidence and gravitas.

If you wanted to list the highlights of my career so far, they would read as follows:
(feel free to click on the badges to learn more about each thing)

Awards
Regional Winner and National Finalist at The Wedding Industry Awards 2024
Professional Services Business of the Year at the Ilkley Business Awards 2023
Regional Highly Commended Celebrant at The Wedding Industry Awards 2022
Celebrant Of The Year Nominee at The Celebrant Industry Awards 2021

Training
Certified ‘Celebrant Plus’ Celebrant via Coffin Club UK (2022)
Certified Family and Funeral Celebrant via UK Society of Celebrants (2020)

Reviews
100% 5-star reviews on Google
Top-rated supplier on Add to Event

Other Stuff I’m Proud Of
Founder of The Scottish A Cappella Championships (2014)
Best New Radio Show Winner at the STAR Awards 2013
Performing experience on the West End and Broadway (2012)
My mum said I was awesome on several occasions (1990–2019)

Enough showing off now. 😉

Still not convinced? Get in touch and see for yourself.

Book a Zoom call now, or get in touch using one of the options below.