"Dear Richard, we would like to thank you for leading my husband's service on Friday. It was a beautiful, personal and touching service which completely reflected his wonderful personality. You succeeded in delivering a perfect balance of fond sentiment and light-hearted humour and you carried off his favourite saying with aplomb! Not only did the service provide comfort to me and the family but even more importantly it was exactly what he would have wanted. We have also had many guests say that it was one of the most heartwarming and personal services they have been to."
JM
"Dear Mr Sayer, thank you very much for administering the service at my mother's funeral. Your sheer professionalism and calming warmth was a delight to be a part of. Our family, friends and my wife and I were extremely impressed with your presence, and delivery. We all spoke about you at great length. The mere sound of your voice conveyed a soothing, tranquil atmosphere to the whole proceedings. As you can imagine, I was dreading the event, but I was very quickly transported to a very calm place within myself. On behalf of my family, friends and myself, thank you very much for making the day so bearable."
CH
"Dear Richard, we wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for the warm and sincere manner in which you conducted the celebration of mum's life. Your tone and delivery were clear and very natural, which reflected the essence of mum perfectly, we know she would have approved. There were many uplifting comments on how comforting the service was and although a sad day, we and many others thought your professional approach went a long way in delivering a dignified, compassionate tribute to mum, which will leave us with happy memories of the day. We would also like to thank you for the prior planning and advice you gave us."
G & M L
"Dear Richard, We would just like to thank you for the way you conducted the ceremony in memory of our dad. It was kind, thoughtful and very professional with just the right humorous touches. Although a sad day, you somehow made it bearable. Thank you."
B & S M
"Dear Richard, I feel that we did not get a chance to thank you enough for the wonderful way that you helped us through a very traumatic time. Your kind, thoughtful professionalism shone through. The service was different, to say the least, but it was the way that my husband wanted it. He wanted smiles not tears. Take care Richard and carry on the good work. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
GF
"Richard, thank you so much for providing such a lovely and personal service on Tuesday. You read the eulogy perfectly and it felt like you knew dad personally. It really meant so much to us that it was read properly and you certainly did it justice. You made a very hard day so much easier, and we cannot thank you enough. Your calm, reassuring presence which helped us through the service. With Many thanks."
K G & S
"To Richard, just to say a big thank you for the beautiful service that you did for my mum. I know how much she wanted you to do the service and I am so pleased you were able to do the service for her. All the friends commented how lovely it was. Thank you again."
S & G N
"Richard, thank you for all your services to help make the most difficult day run with ease. All that you have done is above and beyond to make us all relax and have time to deal with our emotions."
MB
Dear Richard, you did a marvellous job of the service and people have said that they had never been to a ceremony like it before, but how wonderful it was. In fact, some have said it's the best funeral service they have ever been to.
AB
"Dear Richard, what a kind and giving soul you are! It has been our pleasure to meet you, but we wish it had been under other circumstances. You are the perfect orator, knowing how to set the tone and put folks at ease under difficult circumstances, not an easy task! Once again, thank you for being you and providing us with confidence and a sense of ease with the task at hand. Hoping our paths may cross again under different circumstances."
A & C W
"Richard, I and my family felt we must write to thank you and let you know what a lovely celebration of life you gave. From beginning to end we found it such a comfort. It was very dignified, and we are so grateful for the wonderful service you gave. Your voice is very pleasing and the compassion you showed was genuinely touched by everyone. So again, we just wanted to express our thanks and gratitude for a very moving service."
PP
Dear Richard, on behalf of my family and myself I would like to thank you for all the help you gave us in arranging a lovely funeral service. Your suggestions were very helpful and your words during the service were so appropriate both in what you said and how you said it. We could not have wished for a better way to say goodbye to a much loved husband, dad and granddad, and we are really grateful for the part you played in that.
EM