Hi, I'm Louise

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Hi, I'm Louise, a Humanist Funeral Celebrant, trained and fully accredited by Humanists UK.

Working closely with families, I help create and lead memorable, personal, and meaningful non-religious funerals, celebrations of life, memorials, and ashes interment ceremonies.

Each humanist ceremony is unique and custom-written, and is an authentic reflection of the individual's life, loves, beliefs and values.

What I offer...

A bespoke and personal ceremony that reflects the story and legacy of your loved one. My aim is to provide a space where family and friends can come together to honour and remember the person, but also celebrate an individual's life, though words, music and photos.

A Celebration of a Unique Life...

Every life is unique and Humanist funerals incorporate personal stories, memories, and tributes into the ceremony, to make it a sincere and authentic goodbye. I can guide you on choices, if needed, and also suggest other elements to make the ceremony right for everyone involved.

Contact me

Please do contact me if you are looking for a professional celebrant to lead a non-religious funeral ceremony for your loved one. I’m here to support you during this difficult time and help you create the most fitting funeral. I’m happy to have a no obligation conversation to discuss your needs, so you can decide if I feel the right fit.

"Louise managed to capture Dad's spirit so well through the tribute she wrote, without ever having met him. There was joyous laughter throughout as he would have loved, but the utmost respect at the same time. We're so grateful as a family"

— Phil

"We used Louise because of a friend's recommendation and we're so glad we did! Not only is she super professional, efficient, and did what she said she'd do, she has a superb way with words that brought our beautiful daughter to life. Eternally grateful she helped us create a heart-warming and appropriate send off."

— J Smith

"We were dreading the funeral and the circumstances leading up to it had been utterly terrible for us. Louise listened to what we wanted, guided us through unchartered territory and turned a terrible situation into a peaceful, befitting and respectful ceremony. Thank you."

— Mrs S Jackson

"How can we ever repay you for leading such a superb goodbye to our lovely mum. Everyone said afterwards that she would have absolutely loved it."

— Faye

"I never thought we'd be able to do justice to Dad as he'd had such a colourful, crazy and full life. You did a fabulous job and it was a superb goodbye with so much warmth and humour. Well done for keeping all those sharing words to time too. I know it was like herding cats. Jim"

— Jim

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Louise Dougill

Where I work

Leeds & surrounding areas, Bolton & surrounding areas, Chorley & surrounding areas.

Fees from...

How to contact me
Email

humanistfuneralcelebrant@yahoo.com

Phone

0781 2926083

Website

humanist.org.uk/louisedougill

HUMANIST CEREMONIES™ is the network of more than 550 celebrants, trained by national charity Humanists UK to a gold standard to provide memorable and meaningful humanist ceremonies to non-religious people. Operating throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, we deliver authentic, tailor-made and heartfelt ceremonies for life’s key moments. They are always inclusive and welcoming, regardless of the beliefs of those attending.

You can trust Humanist Ceremonies celebrants: We are DBS-checked, fully insured, and regularly peer reviewed for quality assurance. We are committed to a code of conduct, and have a transparent and robust complaints process in the rare case of a problem. We all pay a monthly fee to Humanists UK to further support the work of the charity, and are part of a regional network for like-minded celebrants for support and learning.

Humanist funerals

Humanist funerals, memorials and ash ceremonies are a fitting way to honour a unique life with warmth, sensitivity and meaning, but without reference to religion or an afterlife. They put the story of the person who has died at the heart of the ceremony, paying tribute to them and the legacy they leave, and provide an opportunity to bring people together, not just to share sadness but to celebrate a life lived.