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Margi MacGregor Civil Celebrant Returning for Melbourne ceremonies as requested Email Margi Tel: 0403 82 83 83 All ceremonies All areas Home Weddings Farewells GLBTI Community Testimonials Margi’s Biography	Margi MacGregor - Civil Celebrant Darwin – Northern Territory © Margi MacGregor 2003-2008
	Memorial Services Fees				Funerals The Navajo people of North America say that no person is truly gone until every single person who ever knew them, or knew of them, has died. Funerals and memorial services enable us to share our memories and celebrate the lives of those we have loved and who have loved us. Each person who has ever lived has changed the lives of others and added to the rich kaleidoscope of our world. Through telling their stories, we commemorate their gifts to us and rejoice in the memories they have kindly bestowed upon us. In creating a funeral ceremony for your loved one, I will talk with their family and friends in order to learn as much about them as possible. This is essential for ensuring their funeral tribute really captures their life story and their personality. In honouring and celebrating their life, I will create a ceremony which reflects their unique nature and the influence they had on the lives of others. You will have full editorial control over the contents of the ceremony. The ceremony may include: · Music and singing (recorded or live) · A non-religious reflection on death · Participation by family and friends · Poetry and prose · A eulogy paying tribute to the life and character of the person who has died · Symbols such as the lighting of candles · Moments of silence and reflection · Formal words of goodbye The death of a loved one often comes as a complete shock, and may plunge the bereaved into numbness, anger, disbelief, helplessness, overwhelming sadness, confusion, despair and guilt. These are all normal responses to death and are part of the grieving process. The Centre for Grief Education provides assistance for coping with the impact of grief and bereavement, as does the National Association for Loss and Grief. Return to top Memorial Services Paying tribute to those who have passed on is an important way to bring the community together and reinforce the values which underpin our society. In creating a memorial service, I incorporate symbols and prose which have meaning for all those who attend, provide opportunity for reflection and seek to honour those in whose names the service has been created. Return to top What does my service include? minimum of 2 meetings in your home or at a mutually convenient location telephone and email consultations as required creation of a unique and personal ceremony with your full editorial control attention to detail and excellent personal service rehearsal my guarantee that no other ceremony will be booked so close that I arrive late or rush off afterwards professional, compassionate delivery of your ceremony additional memorial or committal service confidential and secure record keeping fully insured, trained, experienced and registered celebrant unlimited access to resource materials copies of your ceremony booklet for readers and musicians recommendations for other services, where requested provision of a portable PA system with cd player, three microphones and stands no hidden extra charges and much much more! Return to top Confirmation of Booking and Payment Details In order to create a funeral service which will appropriately honour and celebrate a life, I would expect to spend a minimum of twenty hours gathering together the person’s history, meeting with and talking to loved ones and writing and delivering the ceremony. As every funeral ceremony is different, just as every life is different, my fee is therefore charged at an hourly rate of $50.00 per hour. My fee is all inclusive*, with the exception of accommodation (more than two hours’ drive from my Howard Springs home), and transport costs for any return journey exceeding more than 70km from Howard Springs. The ceremony date and time will be confirmed and secured by the payment of your booking fee of $300.00 at the time of booking and no paperwork will be accepted or issued, nor will drafts of the ceremony be released, before this occurs. The outstanding balance is payable within one week of the the ceremony being held, and will vary dependent upon the amount of time required to create a suitable tribute. Payment is preferred in cash, however cheques and bank deposits / transfers are also accepted. Please put your name in the reference field if paying by internet bank transfer or notify me once you have made a branch deposit. Should the ceremony be cancelled after the first draft has been issued, no refunds will be paid. Margi MacGregor retains all intellectual property rights over any part of the ceremony created by her, and no part of her ceremony documentation may be published, sold or made available without her approval. Return to top