Ceremonies & Events
Here’s what each one actually looks like when I’m running it.
Thirty years showing up for people on the worst nights of their lives. I bring the same thing to a funeral: warmth without performance, honest words, and the ability to hold the room when it’s heavy.
Funerals don’t have to be solemn the whole way through.
What’s included
While the person at the centre is still here.
Some people don't want to wait until the funeral for the stories to be told. They want to hear them. They want to be in the room with the people they love. That's a living wake.
What’s included
You made it through, and that’s worth marking. A piss-up with the people who held you through it, a quiet ceremony into the next chapter, or both.
Whatever shape yours takes, I’ll run it.
What’s included
You’ve got a new little human. A naming day is what you make of it: a baptism without the religion, a backyard gathering, or a proper ceremony with guide-parents standing up for your child.
No script, no fuss.
What’s included
Give me the mic and I’ll run the room. Thirty years on the frontline trained me to read the energy and run with it. Receptions, awards nights, corporate events, 50ths, fundraisers.
What’s included
Don’t see your kind of day here? Every one’s different. If you’ve got something in mind, big or small, tell me about it and we’ll shape it together.
A few I’m asked for
Who I’m not for
The hard one
The funerals of babies and little children. I’m a dad of two boys, and I know I couldn’t give that day what it truly deserves. If you’re walking through it, I’ll gently help you find someone who can hold it with the care it needs.
A quick note
Deeply traditional religious ceremonies are a different craft. Best run by someone trained in that tradition.
Everything else, I’m here for. The days that need lightness, the days that need weight, and the days that need both held in the same hands.