Testimonials
Testimonials


I am very lucky to have had some wonderful feedback and here are some of the comments from families that I have conducted funeral ceremonies for. I have a 100% approval rating, with all of my families rating me on my meetings, script writing and delivery as Very Good or Excellent.



"I had family and friends say what a lovely service especially the bit where we were able to have a little chat about our memories of mum"

"Simon was most courteous patient and extremely caring and listened very well and managed to take all the bits of my chat which I felt was a mass of words just spilling out and put together beautifully"

"I would like to say how pleased *** and I are with the service you provided. You delivered a lovely send off for Mum. You managed to convey very well what *** and I wanted to say at a time when we were far too emotional to say it ourselves.

"I was particularly impressed with your attention to detail. I made hardly any amendments to the draft documents you provided after your visit with us. Everything you did made the day easier for us and for that we are extremely grateful."

"Thank you Simon for such an efficient, accurate and friendly service. "

"Hi Simon, 
  
Just to thank you for looking after our families so well, I have had really nice feed back. 
  
I quote Mr. *** in the thank you card he send us: 
  
'… We really apreciated your choice of Simon Handcock as celebrant; he conducted a lovely service and looked after us beautifully …' " 

"Simon did funeral for my brother. When he came to see my sister and I he really listened to everything we told him. The service he did for my brother was lovely. We told him my brothers favourite colour was green and when he mentioned it in service he put his had to his top pocket and he had a green handkerchief. When he sent us a copy of the service as a keepsake the back cover is green and the ribbon is green a lovely touch I think. We could not have had a nicer service and I would definitely recommend him ."

"Our first meeting with Simon was obviously very emotional, but he made us feel calm and quickly understood our plans for the day."

"Simon wrote a beautiful script which showed he really understood the details and info we gave him about our loved one."

"The service was relaxed and as happy/positive as it could have possibly been. Nothing was rushed and Simon took control of the service perfectly."

"Thank you Simon, you made us feel reassured at such an upsetting and emotional time. The service was lovely. Thanks from all the family."

" ***  and his brothers would like to thank you for the lovely service you did for *** today everything was perfect thankyou once again. "

"It was just so perfect and everything went so well, thank you"

" we just wanted to say thank you for the compassionate and sensitive way in which you handled Mum's funeral arrangements, and for the way in which you conducted yesterday’s service.  Whilst these occasions are always emotional we felt that the service itself was a fitting tribute and the sort of send off that *** deserved."

"It was a lovely service and can't thank you enough Simon. Myself and my family appreciated the thought that you put into the words and also the copy of the service that you sent to us was such a kind gesture and again was very much appreciated."

"Just a quick message to thank you for the lovely words at Dads funeral yesterday. It summed up his life perfectly and was appreciated by myself and all the family."

"Thank you so much for carrying out the service, the order of service that you advised was perfect. Everyone commented how fitting it was for *** as he was a character. *** and myself are really grateful to you for the perfect and uplifting service."

"Simon really made the whole occasion about my father. It celebrated his life so well and described his personality really well too. It was a wonderful tribute to a very special man."

"Thank you very much for a very personal service we couldn’t of had anything more fitting for ****." 

"I just want to say a big thank you on behalf of our family for the wonderful service you did for Dad on Wednesday.  Although it was a sad day, it really celebrated Dads life which as you said was very full. "

"I can’t find words to thank you enough for making my ****’s farewell so lovely and heart felt. Please forgive me as I didn’t spend time with you after the service. Please know your gentle, kind, caring ways made the most painful time easier to get through.
No-one could have made the service any more lovely than you."

"Personally, I would like to add on behalf of myself and the rest of the family that we highly appreciate all your help with our mum’s service. You were dedicated, compassionate and understanding from start to finish."  

"Thank you so much for your hard work. We were extremely pleased with your tribute and the service you provided; it was perfect for Mum."

"I've just read your tribute from start to finish. Well done, I think you've done a good job for our dad."

"If the need arose I would choose Simon to carry out a further service."

"Many thanks Simon. You were extremely attentive in your role. Your tribute to My Dad was very insightful and contained lots of detail taken from the information we gave to you. It was a comfort to feel the service was fitting and a sad but respectful farewell to him." 

"Hello Simon I haven’t had the chance to thank you for your wonderful speech, thank you for your excellent service at very short notice I would highly recommend you to people in the future many thanks."

"Thank you so much Simon it’s lovely. I am happy with it all don’t need to change a thing." 

"Simon really made the whole occasion about my father. It celebrated his life so well and described his personality really well too. It was a wonderful tribute to a very special man."

"I just want to say a big thank you on behalf of our family for the wonderful service you did for Dad. Although it was a sad day, it really celebrated Dads life which as you said was very full. I will be phoning *** to tell her how happy we were with your tribute. I wish you every success for the future. "

"I was unable to attend the meeting arranged due to illness, but Simon rang me and was very clear about the whole process and I knew he was at the end of the phone at any time that I needed to speak to him."

"Simon really made the whole occasion about my father. It celebrated his life so well and described his personality really well too. It was a wonderful tribute to a very special man."

"Me and my son were extremely satisfied with all you done for " " on his special day. As hard as it was the service was a celebration of " " life and we were humbled by your kind words and compassion. I thank you for sending a presentation folder with service in for us both it will bring us comfort. ... Thank you very much for a very personal service we couldn’t of had anything more fitting for " ". All the best for the future and do hope life is prosperous for you. " 

"The pack is a wonderful momento of his life and achievements which will go with all of the other memorabilia I have for Dad."

"I just want to say a big thank you on behalf of our family for the wonderful service you did for Dad on Wednesday. Although it was a sad day, it really celebrated Dad's life which as you said was very full. I'm now having to email everyone with the memoirs Dad wrote."

I can’t find words to thank you enough for making my " " farewell so lovely and heart felt. .... Please know your gentle, kind, caring ways made the most painful time easier to get through. No-one could have made the service any more lovely than you."

"I can’t find words to thank you enough for making my ****’s farewell so lovely and heart felt. Please know your gentle, kind, caring ways made the most painful time easier to get through. No-one could have made the service any more lovely than you."

"We were extremely satisfied with all you done for **** on his special day. As hard as it was the service was a celebration of **** life and we were humbled by your kind words and compassion.....Thank you very much for a very personal service we couldn’t of had anything more fitting for ****. All the best for the future and do hope life is prosperous for you. "






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