Hi, I'm Louise

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A Humanist Funeral is often a celebration of life, and an opportunity to say goodbye in a unique and caring way.

I consider it a great privilege to meet the family and friends of someone who has died and to listen to their memories of that person. What I love most about my work is capturing these stories and creating a unique and memorable ceremony which captures the essence of the person for whom it was written and the life they lived.

I can help you to incorporate appropriate music or readings into the ceremony and will offer support and advice to anyone who wishes to make their own tribute. On the day, I will take the lead, manage the timing and support everyone involved, speaking as much or as little as is required. I will aim to make your ceremony as inclusive as possible and to give everyone opportunity to say goodbye in their own way, whatever their beliefs.

You will receive a beautifully presented printed copy of the tribute to keep as a memento.

In short, your ceremony will be one that is memorable – that will help you, your friends and your family through this difficult, yet vital part of the grieving process.

About me:

After graduating from university with a degree in French, I spent 14 years living and working overseas in Japan, USA, Brazil, France and Malta, and love meeting people from a variety of countries and cultures. Originally from Warrington, I settled back down in the Northwest with my husband and three children in 2016. I have worked mostly in Human Resources, as a trainer and also as a tutor of English and French to people of all ages and backgrounds. I love reading, creative writing, running and playing the piano!

In 2008 I gave birth to a stillborn baby, which made me think a lot about the importance of finding a way to remember every life, even one that hadn't yet begun. And then in 2016 I attended a beautiful and uplifting Humanist ceremony for a colleague and knew that this was something that I wanted to do, to help people in a small but very significant way, to capture the unique story of their loved one and to find an appropriate way to celebrate their life.

Please get in touch by phone or by email if you would like to discuss any aspect of a ceremony you are considering.

Dear Louise, We just wanted to write to express our sincerest thanks for the wonderful service you gave for our mum E on the 17th. So many friends and family came up to us at the gathering afterwards to say how lovely and moving they had found it. They and we all felt it captured and reflected mum’s life and personality so well. We also wanted to say just how much we appreciated your gentle kindness when you visited us to discuss the service. This helped ease our apprehension and stress over trying to get the service right. You do a very meaningful thing and we cannot thank you enough.

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On behalf of the family, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for such a lovely and dignified ceremony. In particular it was very pleasing to be able to include the grandchildren’s tributes. The ceremony captured the essence of Mum’s life in a very fitting manner – We all believe that it is just what Mum would have wanted.

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Just wanted to say thank you so much for the beautiful words and the time you took for dad’s ceremony it was truly a great reflection of him. Everyone said how lovely it was xxx

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Thank you so much, I really mean that, everyone spoke very highly of you today – many people assumed you knew D before he died, just shows how well you described him and how right the tone of your ceremony was. I can’t imagine how you do this for people, but I’m so very glad you do.

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I just wanted to thank you for today it was just right. It was lovely for everyone to hear the story of F’s life and to celebrate it. Everyone I spoke to really enjoyed it and I think F would have too. Thank you again.

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Dear Louise, Thank you so much for Wednesday. You really felt like one of us and the service was just beautiful. Can’t thank you enough for your gentle kindness and lovely words.

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Thank you so much for making my father’s service so perfect last Wednesday. We will always be incredibly grateful for getting his send off so right and so ‘him’. Delighted is the wrong verb choice – but mum was as delighted as you can be about a funeral. On a personal note, thank you for being a very calming influence throughout the process. You made us all feel very comfortable in a difficult situation. So grateful, a thousand thank yous

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I just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful job you did on Tuesday. It cannot be easy to enter a family’s life history and sum up a person vivid and dear to them. Many people complimented us on the service. You orchestrated it so well and led us through the process so calmly.

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Dear Louise, I wanted to write to you to thank you for the ceremony you conducted for Dad on Thursday. You had the most wonderful, calm manner and spoke about Dad with such sensitivity and gentleness. It was hugely appreciated. Thank you also for the copies of the script. They are much appreciated and a lovely reminder of the day.

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Dear Louise, Just to say a huge thank you for the lovely service you gave for our dad on Tuesday. It was beautifully done and I have recommended you to the funeral directors. You spoke with such grace and compassion and we will always remember your kindness and sincerity.

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Hi Louise, Thank you so much for the wonderful service for L. I lost count of how many people commented on what a beautiful service it was, and their first Humanist experience. 

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Speaking to some people afterwards it was clear that your service really mattered to them – and that is what we wanted to happen. Thank you for writing and presenting such a wonderful commemoration – everyone mentioned how impressed they were, some saying it was the best funeral they’ve been to!

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I wanted to write to thank you for conducting B’s funeral so well yesterday. Everyone we spoke to afterwards responded very positively to the style and contents of the service and the way you conducted it, even those people who consider themselves to have religious beliefs. More than anything people liked the complete focus on B and his life …Yours most gratefully,

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Louise Luke

Where I work

I conduct Humanist, non-religious funerals, memorials, weddings and vow renewal ceremonies all over the Northwest including Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Warrington

Fees from...

£220

Fluent in

French

How to contact me
Email

louiseluke@live.com

Phone

07402 451029

Website

humanist.org.uk/louiseluke

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