Michael J Snow
Independent civil funeral celebrant. Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
A fully-qualified civil funeral celebrant
Michael offers calm and empathetic support as a ceremony is created that is both life-affirming and consoling. He is understanding and supportive, and will listen carefully to each individual family’s wishes to create and structure a unique and individual service.
Having now conducted over 100 civil funeral ceremonies, Michael is currently leading three or more ceremonies a week. He has taken ceremonies at Chesterfield, Mansfield, Hutcliffe Wood in Sheffield, Amber Valley, Markeaton in Derby and Trent Valley crematoria.
He has completed and passed the national qualification Level 3 Diploma in Funeral Celebrancy (RQF), which is delivered by Civil Ceremonies Ltd, and is also a member of the Institute of Civil Funerals.
“My role as a celebrant is to work with family and friends to create the most appropriate funeral ceremony for the person who has died. I will meet with the loved ones in the comfort of their own home — or another venue of their choice. I will work alongside them, listening to their memories of the person who has died, to help them create a funeral ceremony which weaves together everything needed to truly remember and honour them.”
What I will do for you and your family
I will create an individual ceremony that will be both the celebration of a distinctive life and allow the mourning of a loss. I compose and conduct an appropriate, well-structured and imaginative service that puts the person who has died at its heart. The ceremony belongs to your family — shaped, in every detail, around what matters most to you. The person who has died will be the heart of the ceremony.
I will support family members in carrying out as much of the service themselves as they feel able to, and I will liaise with other professionals to ensure everything runs smoothly. I will help them to find poetry, readings and music, and other personal touches to make the funeral unique.
A funeral does not need to be — and should not be — an impersonal and forgettable event. A get-together to say farewell should be a celebration of a life with a genuine, uplifting, warm and memorable ceremony to remember. I can help arrange this.