Helen McLean

Funeral Celebrant

Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Services provided within a 50 mile radius · Approximately 60.5 miles from Chebbard, Dorset
Contact
Helen McLean
Email
Phone number
07974205773
Memberships

Updated: 6 years ago •

Comments and Feedback

These comments are from people who have used this celebrant's services.

Put simply, I can not rate Helen highly enough. Whilst offering a service with utmost professionalism, she remains friendly and down to earth throughout. An excellent communicator, she has the rare skill of listening as well as talking! She was a great help to myself and my family, at a time when you feel most vulnerable. After dealing with Helen face to face before the funeral service I had absolutely no doubt in my mind that she would be outstanding on the day. I have no reservations in recommending her.
Angela M

12th July 2016

Helen assisted with my brother’s funeral a couple of weeks ago. She made, what was a daunting task, easy and straight forward, offering advice and support at all times. Nothing was too much trouble for her. Although a sad
day for our family, it was also a very good day which would not have happened without Helen. I would highly recommend Helen and her
service. Thank you Helen.

13th July 2016

I can only say that we made a lucky choice when we chose Helen to help us to arrange the service we held to celebrate the life of my father 2 weeks ago. My father was a humanist and my mother is not but Helen managed to deal with this so sympathetically and sensitively. We felt she quickly understood the family's needs and almost felt that she knew our father by the end of our time with her. She was at hand at every turn and gave some excellent advice. We as a family are extremely grateful to Helen and would have no hesitation in recommending her services to anyone.

5th December 2017

I would like to thank Helen for being able to assist with very short notice, the funeral service for my late father. Her experience and knowledge was invaluable when it came to arranging Dad's service as me and my siblings were at a loss on where to start. On the day the ceremony went seamlessly thanks to Helen and our family members who attended, all remarked on how beautiful Dad's send of was.

16th August 2018

My brothers and I chose Helen to assist with my fathers funeral service. Never having used a celebrant before we did not really know what to expect but I cannot sing her praise highly enough. Firstly she took us on at short notice but then really went that extra mile to get to know our dad. She came up with some really lovely ideas to make the service special. We had really lovely comments from people that attended the ceremony saying that it was so him. We can't thank her enough.

20th August 2018

Helen was introduced to us theough our funeral directors. what a fantastic recommendation that was.
She met us initially and talked us through her role and an outline for the order of service.She immediately put us at our ease with her calm, assured and professional manner, allwhilst being both warm and perceptive.
without feeling rushed my family were able to contribute to and confirm my Dad's order of service, with Helen ensuring that we had ample time to input.
on the day of the cremation she was attentive, assured and repectful. the service was a success, and many of the attendees remarked upon Helen, and her lovely manner.
one final point - we felt as if we were Helen's sole focus, all queries were dealt expertly and quickly.

thank you.

18th February 2020

Helen helped our family recently after the tragic loss of my brother-in-law. She was extremely sensitive and professional. Nothing was too much trouble. Every single aspect of the funeral was thoroughly planned and communicated to the family. To successfully build a relationship with us within the constraints of COVID-19 is testament to Helen’s wonderful and caring personality. We would wholeheartedly recommend her as a celebrant. Thank you, Helen.

24th April 2021

Helen has now helped my sister and I twice, most recently when our mother passed, with this time made even more challenging due to the restrictions around COVID.

Helen is compassionate, helpful, and a consummate professional.

One would hope that the services of a celebrant is not something one often requires, but on such occasions Helen comes highly recommended.

19th September 2021

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Helen for everything that she has done for my dad's service and our family. Helen went over and above for us and I can’t thank her enough. Helen was an amazing support to us through this really hard time, so thank you so much.
Helen is a very special lady to be able to do this for so many families who have lost their loved ones.

15th February 2022

We couldn’t have wished for anyone better to be the celebrant for our baby son’s funeral. Helen was kind, compassionate and understanding. She went above and beyond to ensure that he had the most perfect send off and we will always be grateful for that. Thank you.

7th January 2025

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