Poetic Endings Funerals

We worked as a team . Joanna listened and found ways to bring forth all the ideas so we could create a special bespoke funeral service incorporating the culture and beliefs . Thank you
Jan 22nd, 2023

I wholeheartedly recommend Poetic Endings, who were kind, thoughtful and sensitive throughout the whole very difficult process of organising my husband's funeral. They helped me give him the ceremony I wanted for him, and so many people told me afterwards that they felt the beautiful service had honoured my husband's life and spirit very well.
Jan 17th, 2023

I met Joanna 2 weeks after my Mothers death, when I went with my sister to see her body. I was greeted by warmth, kindness, respect and care, being welcomed into a beautiful, stylish and candle scented environment, like my own home. My sister had had the first contact with joanna and was met with experience, care guidance, wisdom and holding. She felt that our Mothers funeral could take whatever form we needed as a family. It was our unique funeral with absolutely no pressure or agenda on Poetic Endings part. We spent 3 hours being with our Mother in a relaxed environment, being supplied with numerous cups of tea, coffee and water, with no pressure to leave. As our Mother had been seriously ill for 20 years, joanna brought her back to us through her sensitive and professional care of our Mothers body. We were also allowed to put her coffin lid on. Thank you to all the staff at Poetic Endings for being such a key part in our grieving process.
Apr 3rd, 2023

I had the most excellent experience with Poetic Endings (PE). As I researched the funeral for my wife who was dying from cancer, we kept coming back to the PE website. It had the best choice and most attractive options. Whilst so many other funeral directors seem very old fashioned and basic, PE gave me lots of options to tailor the service to be as my wife wanted. Louise Winter who runs PE gave me great personal service and made everything so easy at a difficult time. My wife was very specific in what she wanted in terms of flowers, cars, etc. and PE could deliver it all and went the extra mile to sort it all out. The service was beautiful and exactly as she would have wanted. This took an enormous amount of stress off me. Louise also recommended Jo Napthine as a celebrant, who was excellent, as were the team at Golders Green crematorium. I highly recommend all of them.
Feb 14th, 2023

I rarely leave reviews but since I felt so happy with the service that Poetic Endings - and in particular Louise - gave, I felt it necessary. It's a very difficult time to be 'shopping around' to find the best place to organise the funeral for your loved one, that I hope my review can help you decide one of the seemingly millions of delicate and important decisions that need to be made. I did some research and of the 4-5 places I contacted, Poetic Endings were very clear and comprehensive from the outset. I have never had to organise any event of this magnitude, let alone a funeral, so this response was very welcome. There also wasn't the feeling of a sale being pushed (I'm looking at you Cooperative) which is the last thing you want at this vulnerable time. Having then met with Louise, who was very approachable, friendly, compassionate and understanding, the decision to choose Poetic Endings was assured. Every step of the way Louise guided and supported us in the many and various decisions that we had to make. It relieved all the anxiety and pressure and made the process as a whole simple and stress free. On the day of the service, everything went so smoothly and seamlessly. Again, all the pressure was taken off by how well each detail was organised and as I commented after it was over; 'It really couldn't have gone any better'. We've also had so many people tell us that it was a beautiful service and how very impressed they were at how well organised the whole thing was. I should also point out that the celebrant we chose through Poetic Endings, Sophie Duval, was incredible as well. From the outset she was warm and friendly and very easy to talk to about dad when planning on what she would say during the service. The way she delivered the service was pitched perfectly with a flawless balance between compassion and humour. It was such an exemplary reflection of my father that many of his life-long friends commented it was as if Sophie had known him. I hope I will not need either Poetic Endings or Sophie Duval's services again anytime soon, but should I need to, I will most definitely be using them again. I certainly recommend you use them too.
Oct 27th, 2022