David Somerville Independent Celebrant Avis 

David was beyond amazing! He put us at ease and we didn’t really think we had given him much information - then the draft Eulogy came, and it was as if he knew my mum! The way it flowed and captured her essence was amazing. I would definitely not hesitate in recommending working with David.

David is a truly remarkable and special celebrant.

He delivered the most beautiful, personal service and eulogy for our mum. Our family and friends who came to pay their respects have reached out to us to say they were touched by David’s service saying it was the most beautiful and perfect service.

From our very 1st interaction we felt completely at ease. He is the most compassionate, caring and kindest gentleman and provided us with regular contact throughout.

David, we cannot thank you enough and would highly recommend you.

You are a truly amazing gentleman and have such a special talent. Thank you for giving our mum the most perfect send off.

Kenny and Laura
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David is truly one of life’s Angels. His compassion and professionalism is second to none. The way he wrote and conducted Our dad’s eulogy was everything we could have hoped and more. The personal touch of the poem written by David for our wee daddy… truly touching. We cannot thank David enough and would highly recommend him. The amount of family and friends who came to pay their respects on the day of our dad’s funeral could not speak highly enough of David …. Commenting on the beautiful service and the way he came across. It truly was like he was part of our family. Thank you David x

David instantly put our family at ease during a very difficult time when our heads were still spinning and we couldn't think straight. David wrote and conducted a beautiful speech for my dad and spoke as if he knew my dad with great compassion. David helped our family give my dad the send off he deserved. I cannot recommend David highly enough.

David was compassionate, thoughtful and professional from start to finish.
He came to meet our family to learn about my dad ahead of conducting his funeral service. He turned our garbled bletherings into a truely beautiful, well written and personal eulogy.
As well as conducting the ceremony, he was there on the day to make sure we were all looked after.
I could not recommend David highly enough.

If you are looking for a celebrant who obviously cares a great deal about how he portrays your family member then I couldn’t recommend David highly enough. He asks all the right questions at a time when you’re probably not thinking straight and definitely listens carefully to all of your answers. Everyone who attended my sister’s service remarked about how well he provoked memories with his very personal eulogy and poem.

David was introduced to us as part of our funeral arrangements for my dad Andrew Mckenzie.
He called, texted, emailed and we met up throughout the process. He went above and beyond in my opinion.
The eulogy was perfect and he made a personalised poem which was so moving. A genius with his words and a genuinely lovely man. Thank you David.

David is so helpful, he conducted my mums funeral service he did excellent job of catching my mums personality. It was a pleasure to have David carry out my mum service.

When we first met David, he quickly put us at ease. We chatted about my mum and from this, he wrote a beautiful eulogy which reflected her perfectly. Our friends and family commented on how this was the perfect send off and I'm incredibly grateful to David for his kindness and professionalism.

David came highly recommended by my funeral director Fraser. I am so grateful for that recommendation. David took the time to get to know mum through our eyes. He crafted a beautiful eulogy that had us laughing and crying. It encapsulated mum perfectly. He was warm, compassionate and professional at all times. If you are looking for a celebrant then you need look no further. Thank you David for bringing some light to the darkness x

I can't recommend David highly enough. He helped us shape mum's memorial service, taking all of our stories and weaving them into a beautiful eulogy. He truly captured the essence of who she was with his thoughtful words. He was considerate of all our individual wishes for the day and I appreciate all of the kindness and compassion he gave us at a really tough time. He went above and beyond and helped us make what could have been a sombre affair into an uplifting celebration of mum's life. Thank you so much, Stella

David came highly recommended to us
And we as a family were privileged that David was available to take our mum Janet’s service
Time wasn’t an issue with David he was more than happy to sit with us for as long as it took to sit and spk about our mum
David captured the essence of our mum with the information we were able to provide him with
On greeting family and friends at the end of mums service everyone said how lovely it was and for someone who’d never met mum the way he spoke about her you’d have thought they’d known each other all their life
We as a family cannot thank David enough for everything he did not only for us her children but most importantly for our mum
I most definitely wouldn’t hesitate to use David’s services again
Thank you David
Marjory Blaikley

David was recently the celebrant at my father in laws funeral, and from the initial meeting he immediately put my wife and I at ease, which made an emotionally tough time a lot more bearable.

His attention to detail is excellent and his ability to take all the information and capture someone’s life is truly a gift. He wrote a poem which perfectly encapsulated my father in laws life and made the whole service genuinely personal.

I don’t think I’ve ever been to a funeral where everyone commented on how perfect it was, and several people actually asked if he and my father in law had been friends. I couldn’t recommend him enough.

Celebrant David Somerville came highly recommended to our family after the sad passing of our mum Janet. David captured so much of our mums life in such a short space of time. Family, friends and colleagues commented very highly on how david carried out such a beautiful service remembering our mum. Thankyou so very much from the bottom of our hearts. Would definitely recommend David.

I can’t thank David enough for the service he gave my Dad. From bits and pieces he got from myself and family members he captured my Dads whole life and who he was 100%. People who attended the service who didn’t know my Dad personally left feeling that they knew him. David is an amazing man and what he does for grieving families is truly a gift.

David was a wonderful celebrant, he spent time with us learning all about my Dad and wrote and conducted a eulogy that would make you think he'd known my Dad as well as we did. He was very patient with us and did a great job teasing out all our wee stories and really getting to know all of us and my Dad.
David's presentation was respectful, enjoyable, humorous in the right place and all of the guests commented on how well the service and eulogy was carried out by David.
I would highly recommend David as he provides a great and kind service in what is a difficult and challenging time.

On behalf of our family, I wanted to thank you so much David for being our Celebrant, for the heart warming service you produced and how you delivered it with such sincerity, kindness and care.
It felt like you knew my mum and made it very professional yet so personal with attention to detail throughout in celebrating her amazing life.
So many people complimented the beautiful service that you delivered.
Your support meant so much to our family and whilst incredibly emotional, you helped us all to get through the saddest of days.
I would not hesitate for a second in recommending David.

Thanks again, Debbie

I recently had the pleasure of working with David Somerville as an Independent Celebrant, and I cannot recommend him highly enough. Thank you very much for a lovely service, David. You are truly amazing at what you do.

My Nana was incredibly worried about meeting with you on Sunday to discuss the arrangements, so much so that she even asked me to cancel the meeting. However, you were so kind and compassionate, putting her completely at ease during such a difficult time. Your professionalism and genuine care made a world of difference, and I can’t thank you enough for that.

David, your warmth and understanding meant so much to our family. You helped make a tough situation a little easier to navigate. Thank you again for everything.

David recently did my aunts funeral , from the start he was so professional and made us as a family feel at ease . The euology was outstanding and he got everything down to a fine art . He made it fun and celebrated my aunt life the way it should have been . Everyone that attended the funeral expressed how professional he was and made the service about the person .

What a fantastic Eulogy David did for my Mum. He captured her to perfection.

David is friendly, caring, compassionate, and the service he delivered was commented on by practically every one in attendance, with all of them glowing in praise for how he conducted the service.

A total gent, and true professional. A 10/10 service form David. He made, what was a tough day for the family, so much easier