Celebrant Services

Memorials - Funerals - Celebrations of Life

“I have learnt people will remember how you make them feel”

Nicole brings a desire & passion to create genuine celebrations of life, funeral Services, Awakes (living funerals), home funerals and memorials that feel authentic and will long be remembered as a unique and meaningful. experience. She is dedicated to having real conversations about what is important in life & death.

Whatever your person’s story telling & journey, Nicole will help you tell it; in a creative, passionate way, that allows a space for grief and celebration to flow, in equal measure.

Memorial & Funeral Celebrant Service & Doula by Design

-Meeting with you at a time and location that is convenient

-Planning a Funeral Ceremony structure and wording that will do your loved one justice

-Taking your reflections and input, to craft a narrative that captures your person’s uniqueness & spirit

-Arranging readers, speakers and tribute table on the day

-Creative direction and public speaker at the event

-Memorial Cards and all bespoke livery & design

Pricing from $1400 plus gst including face to face planning meeting (initial consultation), interview service, service writing, delivery of ceremony, co ordinating with funeral providers, 35km radius included from Melbourne CBD

Simple memorial, ceremony writing, MC direction, family guidance from $700 plus gst

Nicole Grundy

Celebration of Life

Family Led Memorials

Funeral Services, Bedside VigIls, Voluntary Assisted Dying VAD Bespoke Farewells, Living Wakes

Nicole has been a trained Celebrant for over 6 years and has helped people create farewells that leave a different echo in grief, one that is gentle and authentic. She listens, creates and curates in such a personalised way, that the ceremonies & celebrations of life culminate in a bespoke & meaningful experience. The funerals and memorials create a space for love, honouring and reminiscing. The process from your first connection will feel personalised and not cookie cutter. “Your day your way” is the mantra and without inserting herself she will create options, choices with support you and your loved ones, ensuring comfort and care. Bright bold requests, intimate honouring spaces, time is spent building what is important and authentic in memoriam as in life. There will be smiles, tears, laughs, story telling and intuitive silence. Nicole is adamant the families she works with lead the way, with grief supported and witnessed. She is always searching for ways that will add that extra value and create an extraordinary level of compassion.

Nicole is approachable, knowledgable, creative and strong in her dedication to the pursuit of personalising the process of saying goodbye, all with a warm embrace and a considered voice. She is passionate about helping families and communities in grief and creating real connections with people that build legacy.

Nicole likes to meet up with families over a cuppa and share stories. She has the right experience to deliver a tailored, individualised ceremony that will be remembered in a positive way during ones life’s most vulnerable time when the light is sadly dimmed.

Ceremonies, memorials, family led events can be at home, or anywhere that has meaning and an emotional connection.

Nicole has been an advocate for ‘living funerals’ and a goodbye before we go style celebration of life supporting the brave who have availed themselves of Voluntary Assisted Dying. Often a family led gathering at home can be a moving and intimate experience, curated and supported with expertise by Nicole to ensure a sentimental and safe farewell. Bespoke and in line with ones wishes that leave a strong legacy.

“Saying farewell to a loved one is incredibly sad but brings with it the opportunity to celebrate a life and convey how much they were loved,” Nicole

The Power of Choice

 

Nicole believes in the power of choice. Making sure you have the right fit, so that you feel comfortable to open up about your person.

What is important to you is important to Nicole

  • Choice and equality

  • that the power lies with you

  • Individuality; no two people are the same

  • Independence and open-mindedness, remaining unbound by traditions or the need to conform

  • Honesty and transparency; every step and costs and options will be explained

  • Helping people to find unique, bespoke ways to say goodbye

  • People seeking an alternative, who want greater input and feel a lack of connection to what has gone before.

  • People wanting to plan their own funeral

  • Nicole is compassionate and confident in leading the perfect celebration

  • Nicole will offer a fresh perspective and a premium service

  • Supporting people who want to put the thought, money, time and care into creating a fitting farewell; a celebration that is unique and reflects your person

Nicole is also and End of Life Doula offering, dying, death & bereavement consultancy

  • Because there are so many choices and decisions and you deserve to know about both

  • Everything from mortuary care, to choosing the right suppliers

  • Dedicated to supporting individuals and families every step of the way

Nicole takes the time you need with a warm pair of ears and creativity

  • Grieving families are often led to believe that everything must be rushed, this will not happen under Nicole’s care

  • There is always encouragement to take time to breathe, to sit with your emotions and to think of everything that is important to you, your family and your special person

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