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Celebrating People
Sharing Life's Precious Moments
Dianne
Holmes
TERRANORA
New South Wales
2486
My journey to becoming a funeral celebrant began with a series of heartfelt requests from friends and family. They entrusted me with the honour of officiating the farewells of their loved ones, a role that opened my eyes to the profound impact a personalised ceremony can have on those grieving and celebrating a life.
Witnessing the deep appreciation and emotional connection that these tailored ceremonies evoked, I realised that every life deserves a unique and meaningful tribute. This realisation ignited a passion within me to craft ceremonies that genuinely reflect the individuality and spirit of each person.
With each farewell, I saw how a well-crafted ceremony could provide comfort, celebrate a life, and bring people together in shared memories and love.
As a funeral celebrant, my goal is to create ceremonies that are not only special and memorable but also deeply personalised.
Being a celebrant allows me to combine my love for storytelling, my respect for individual uniqueness, and my desire to create meaningful experiences. It is a privilege to be part of such significant moments in people's lives, and I am dedicated to making each ceremony a true reflection of the love and joy that it celebrates.
Dianne was the celebrant and the MC for the celebration of life for our dear friend Josie's farewell. She delivered not only a personalised service but was collaborative in letting those who wanted to speak was given the opportunity either at the service or the wake and the music choices, the life photos and everything about the day helped us really celebrate Josies life and even managed to story tell and make us laugh at some of the memories! I would certainly recommend Dianne to anyone that needs a funeral celebrant. Thanks Dianne. ~ Monica Port Macquarie May 2024
Where can I start? Dianne listened , supported, and then designed a customised ceremony that not only reflected our dear mum, cousin, friend - I'm sure mum would have been proud. She also wrote our eulogy and read it with us around her to mirror our thoughts. Excellent farewell. ~ Paul
It was a shock with our child passing, Dianne was there to support us when we needed it most , was respectful and through our distress, helped us mourn and farewell our precious one. Never forgotten. Thank you.