Simon Smith - Humanist Celebrant for Brighton and Hove

01/12/2025

Love a personalised coffin.. in this case Post Office red for a Life time career in the royal mail.

19/09/2025

Today I helped say goodbye to a Mum.. her daughter had printed pictures from her life to decorate her coffin. I think it helped.It was also very lovely.

10/06/2025

Listen hard, make good notes, be nice.

30/07/2024

A new podcast episode...... music, video and pictures.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wQbdzZmUCpDu5L6FbWfBU?si=012C_ieMQyGWGxljXXEgDQ

Episode · The Humanist Celebrant Podcast · In this episode I am talking to Janeen Key from Obitus. Obitus are the UKs leading supplier of the technology in crematoria and funeral homes. Janeen explains the process for choosing music, uploading photos and live streaming a ceremony using the Obitus ...

11/11/2023

Last night attended a celebration of ARKA Original Funerals 20 years of service. A beautiful reflective evening with a procession, poetry and song. So happy to work with these wonderful women.

30/07/2023

https://youtu.be/SkyH1Y4USxo

04/11/2022

Said farewell and thanks to Nathan Banks today. 300 people attending. He was crowdsurfed in on arms aloft. Props to ARKA Original Funerals who always go the extra yard and make a ceremony extraordinary.

12/04/2021

https://anchor.fm/thehumanistcelebrant/episodes/How-to-deliver-a-great-Eulogy-at-a-funeral-euc1nc

Death by Powerpoint, truly a universal experience....but would you consider using technology in a eulogy at a crematorium? Join me and the panel in discussion about how to deliver a
eulogy for a friend, relative or colleague.



Felicity Harvest, Douglas Duckworth

In this episode I am joined by three UK based Humanist celebrants, Felicity Harvest, Douglas Duckworth and Roger Payne, and together we offer some advice to anyone who has been asked to speak at the funeral of a friend, relative or colleague. How to tackle difficult lives and difficult deaths, how t...

12/04/2021

If you want to know whether I'm the right wedding celebrant for you, check out my latest podcast where I talk all about my approach to creating just the right ceremony for each of my couples. And tell a few wedding stories too! 😘

https://anchor.fm/thehumanistcelebrant/episodes/Stephanie-Forster---Humanist-celebrant-etacfk

Many thanks to fellow celebrant Simon Smith for creating the podcast https://humanist.org.uk/simonsmith/

05/04/2021

https://anchor.fm/thehumanistcelebrant/episodes/How-to-write-prepare-and-write-a-Eulogy-for-a-funeral-eu9rrq

If you have been asked to write a eulogy for a friend, colleague or relative...where do you start? How you do make it personal, real and purposeful? How do you deal with difficult lives, complex characters or grumpy old sods. 4 Celebrants share their wit and wisdom on writing the eulogy.

In this episode I am joined by three UK based Humanist celebrants, Felicity Harvest, Douglas Duckworth and Roger Payne, and together we offer some advice to anyone who has been asked to speak at the funeral of a friend, relative or colleague. How to tackle difficult lives and difficult deaths, how t...

23/03/2021

With a background of marketing and communications that started in the hotel industry, Stephanie has over 15 years’ experience of creating, organising and hosting events, writing scripts and delivering speeches of all kinds. This has proved invaluable in designing and writing bespoke weddings, nami...