David Somerville Independent Celebrant Avis 

What an outstanding eulogy delivered by David!!!!! He transformed a very sad occasion and filled it with humour and love. His delivery was second to none and he showed the upmost care and compassion to my family. The poem written by David also added the personal touch. It goes without saying that I would highly recommend David who has the ability to lift the saddest of occasions and turn them into a celebration of life and for that I will be forever grateful x

We called upon David's services for my dad's funeral which was in February.
David showed true professionalism and empathy.
The eulogy he presented on the day was as if he personally knew my dad and had everyone who attended saying how lovely the service was.
Would highly recommend David and thank you on behalf of my family once again.

David officiated my mum's funeral service and his professionalism and empathy throughout this process cannot be faulted. His support in the lead up to the service took so much of the stress out of what is one of the worst times for any family. His eulogy, fashioned from our family's individual memories of my mother, created a beautiful and moving picture of her and a true celebration of her life.
I cannot recommend David highly enough.

David was kind, personable, and great at his job. He really listened to what we wanted and provided a beautiful service that honoured what our dad wanted for his funeral. We felt that we were in good hands and that he was available if we had any questions or edits for our eulogies.

I cannot express how grateful we are to David at my Dads funeral on 8th January 2025. My two sisters and I immediately clicked with David and when he came to see us he put us at ease right away. David is such a compassionate and caring soul that he captured my Dads personality very quickly and that transformed into a beautiful eulogy, with beautiful words and humour of my dad’s very full life. David we are indebted to you as a family for giving my dad the perfect send off he deserved. You took us by the hand and lead the whole service and so many people attending the funeral thought David was just wonderful. We received so many beautiful comments.Thank you once again David, you are an Angel in disguise xx

Our family would like to thank David very much for leading a wonderful tribute to our beloved ‘Big T’.
David put us all at ease straight away and made an extremely difficult situation so much easier for us all.
He captured our dad perfectly and the service was full of Big T’s fun loving antics which brought a smile to many faces several times. So many people commented on what a great job David did and we couldn’t agree more.
Our family would highly recommend David to other families to create a memorable and fitting tribute to their loved ones.

We never knew until we met David that an eulogy and burial could be so personal. We had previously buried our parents and felt that the services weren't truly personal or covered what we had wanted to say at our and family friends' loss.
However, with the loss of our sister we were older and more determined on what we wanted for her passing. David was exactly the person to fill the bill.

Not only was he sympathetic but he understood us and adapted to exactly what we wanted. Caring, listening and had a wonderful sense of humour. He described our sister exactly as we wished and even wore a tie in her favourite colour for the ceremony.
We couldn't wish for a better celebrant. He also supplied us with a copy of the full written service so that it could be relayed to family members who were too infirm to attend.

We would not hesitate in recommending David to other bereaved families.

Cecilia Millar

David conducted the celebration of my late mother life and I just wanted do write and say to anyone looking for a celebrant this is your man. Kind, thoughtful, considerate and with a sharp wit that raised the celebration of my mother’s life to a higher level. I highly recommend David to be your celebrant you will not be disappointed. Thanks David for your amazing work, you will always be highly recommended by me.

David recently performed the service for my grans funeral and honestly made the process so easy for all of the family.

Upon our first meeting he put everyone at complete ease. David listened to our stories and understood how we wanted the service to be a celebration of her life.

The eulogy he wrote was wonderful, so fitting and heartfelt.

Cannot thank David enough for the professional but very personal service he provided.

David put us at ease right away and was so easy to talk to and share memories of mum with he guided us through the whole process making sure we knew exactly how it would be on the day and he got mum to a tee even her strong woman capabilities . He was most definitely the right man for the job and everyone commented what a lovely service it was . We really can't thank him enough for all he done for our family .

David took the service for my Gran’s funeral. The way he spoke about my Gran was so lovely, it was as if he knew her himself. David’s professionalism is incredible & he is so approachable. We received so many comments from friends and family on how beautiful the service was. He is truly one of the best celebrants & would highly recommend him to anyone. Thank you so much David, you are incredible at your job.

David was recently the celebrant at my Dad’s funeral and I feel there are no words that could praise him enough! From the initial meeting with David until the day of the service, he was absolutely amazing. His attention to detail was second to none and the way he worded the eulogy left everyone thinking David knew my dad personally. The compliments we received from family and friends after the service were wonderful and we are forever thankful to David for making one of the hardest days of our lives that little more special. You truly are incredible at what you do, David.

The detail and tone of the eulogy was pitch perfect. David really helped both friends and family celebrate my wife's life.
Could not recommend highly enough.

David was recommended to us by Megan at a co-op funeral home. After discussing my dad's story, Megan said David would be ideal to conduct my dad's service.

David called to arrange a suitable time to discuss my dads life, within the first 5 minutes of meeting David I would 100% agree with Megan. David was professional and very caring from the beginning.

We laughed at some of the antics that happened over the years but when the tears were flowing David comforted me but remained professional at all times.

On the day of the funeral David was right there by our side helping any way he could.

My aunt was extremely grateful of the effort David made she actually said she had never experienced a service like it.

This was a terribly sad occasion, after losing my wonderful dad. You had the congregation laughing and crying (at my request). You are a true gentleman! Thank you for making the last few moments with my dad's story a little easier.

Lynn

Throughout the entire process David was compassionate,thoughtful,sincere and humerous.
He met the family at our house and instantly we knew that he was the best person to deliver Kevin’s eulogy.
And deliver it he did.On the day of the service he guided us through everything that would take place and gave Kevin a beautiful,funny and emotional service.
Our family can’t thank David enough for everything that he did for us during what was an extremely difficult time.

From the minute David walked through the door he put me and my family at ease. David has a natural empathy and an ability to capture your loved ones spirit and personality and make the celebration of their life truly beautiful. He gently guided us through our first meeting to the day of the service with great care and attentiveness. He totally captured my mums personality and her life, he is truly a master of delivery and born for the role of celebrant. I will be forever grateful. Susan Mair
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David was the perfect choice for my wife's funeral service. He was very attentive and sympathetic to our requests, his text was uplifting and respectful, and his delivery absolutely wonderful. He handled the service expertly, so that everything worked flawlessly on the day with no added stress. We enjoyed our dealings with him throughout the process. Very quick to respond and easy to relate to. Heartily recommend him.

David was absolutely fantastic my sister and myself were amazed at the eulogy David Somerville wrote for our late father considering what we could tell him our whole family were made to feel that David actually knew our dad we would not hesitate to ask David to help again and we would highly recommend him if you are looking for a Celebrant for a loved one if we could give 10 stars we would without hesitation

From our first meeting with David to discuss details for the eulogy to the day of the service. David was warm, thoughful and made us feel at ease during a very stressful time. The eulogy he gave was perfect and it was everything we could have hoped for.
We can't thank him enough.
Thanks very much x
William Bell and family

David was the civil celebrant at my mum Mary Moore’s cremation at Daldowie Crematorium on 9th September 2024. David was the consummate professional throughout the process from first meeting him until the actual day of the service. Such a genuine ,gentle ,funny ,talented man. I would absolutely recommend him and if trust pilot gave an option of 10 stars this gentleman would receive 10. Thank you from Rosemary and Martin Woodrow x