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A podcast by Michelle the #FunkyCelebrant® for anyone who loves LOVE, ceremony and celebration. Chock full of her own random musings. Her funky guests and their random musings as we explore life and death. Love and loss as well as our own place in the universe! Okay...so, it’s mainly going to be wedding chat, but that’s a pretty big universe in itself! Let’s talk and dream big together! Follow me on Insta - @michelle_funkycelebrant Facebook - Michelle Taylor Your #FunkyCelebrant or email me - michelle@funkycelebrant.co.uk
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
In this episode I talk with Sheron Burt, a celebrant based in Daventry. Sheron has just established a local Coffin Club Coffin Club West Northants.
We talk about the language around death and how she is hoping to revolutionise how people talk about and view death in her area.
You can contact Sheron via her website www.sheronburtyourcelebrant or via her social media looking for either @coffinclubwestnorthants or @sheronburtyourcelebrant
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Nothing in life is certain, except for taxes and death as the old saying goes. In the 2nd of my episodes looking at death, grief and saying goodbye, we explore how you can plan and prepare to say good bye to those you love, taking away some of the stress loss inevitably brings
You can find out more about my services on my website.
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Welcome back to my podcast. A lot has happened since my last broadcast and I wanted to share some of my journey with you as I talk about celebrating through the grief of losing someone dear to you, both as the honourees (i.e.the couple) a guest or a supplier. Because some days we are all close to tears, but somehow we need to navigate throught it
You can find out more about my services on my website
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Chatting with Sophie I learnt a lot about Humanism and the differences between Humanist and Independent Celebrants from her point of view (nothing she says is on behalf of Humanist UK...It is all purely her interpretation on life, love and the world we inhabit today!!)
We bust some myths, discuss our commonality and have a bit of a giggle about accents too.
If you feel Humanism resonates with you you can finds out more at
To book Sophie for your own ceremony visit her website SophieColligan.com
OR find her on Insta @sophiecolliganceremonies
You can find out more about me via my website
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Join me as I chat with Nasher about why Jesus was a socialist amongst other things!
Brian Nash or Nasher as he is more often called, takes me on his personal journey from guitar legend in 80's band Frankie Goes to Hollywood through to returning to his home town after 30 years and rediscovering its architectural beauty during lockdown.
We talk about his new fond vocation as a Funeral Celebrant (launched during the Covid-19 lockdown) and why his latest photographic and spoken word project is going to be so poignant.
As they say up there in Liverpool...'He's sound!' and I hope you enjoy listening to his musings as much as I did.
'BOSS!"
You can contact him via his website
You can find out more about me via my website
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Join me as I chat all things wedding planning with the fabulous Natalie Solanke!
From why you need a planner to what the whole process involves.
Before we move onto talking about one of our favourite subjects ...
Weddings at Jimmy's Farm and what wedding could look like post Covid.
AND
then of course we have to mention Steve McQueen.... who???
Listen to the podcast to find out more !
Like what you hear?
Contact Natalie to find out more!
https://nataliesolankeweddings.co.uk
Natalie's photo - photo credits to Anesta Broad Photography
You can find out more about me via my website
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
In this episode I am joined by Ericka Davis an American wedding officiant and Gwen Rule a wedding and funeral celebrant from London.
We continue our conversation on overt and covert racism as well as looking at whether it's ok for anyone to jump the broom. Before looking forward to the future, as role models within our industry.
Two more fabulous women of colour working within the Wedding Industry who you would be mad not to find out more about!
Ericka can be reached via her website www.expertiseweddings.com
and Gwen via her website www.uniqueceremony.co.uk
You can find out more about me via my website
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
In this episode I get to have an in-depth conversation with my favourite gin swilling beardy photographer...Avi from AK Expressions.
We talk about weddings post lockdown and how they really are likely to look, for a little time yet at least.
How your suppliers who need to get up close and personal might have to adapt and how your celebrant, photographer and videographer are going to have to work before during and after the ceremony.
It's not all doom and gloom though, because as we talked, we started to bounce some solutions off each other and left the conversation feeling quite upbeat and looking forward to finally getting some form of 2020 wedding season off the ground.
How do you think its all going to shape up?
Want to book the bearded wonder?
Pay a visit to his website www.akexpressions.com
You can find out more about me via my website
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
TRIGGER WARNING
This episode is a serious, frank and open discussion between 5 women of colour as we discuss racism, how it has impacted our every day lives and continues to affect some aspects of our working lives as celebrants here in the UK and Malaga, Spain.
I make no apologies that some people listening to this podcast may be upset by some parts of the discussion, because it IS a discussion that needs to be held in communities all over the country.
Here is a list of resources you may find useful.
This is not the end of the conversation, but the beginning.
My thanks go to
Jamie Walker - www.jamiewalkercelebrant.com
Jas Biant- Infinite Celebrations By Jas - www.infinitecelebrations.co.uk
Sheron Burt - www.sbyourcelebrant.co.uk
Maxine Mitchell - maxinemitchellecelebrant@outlook.com
Natasha Johnson - www.malagaminister.com
You can find out more about me via my website
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Meet two of the most awesome Celebrants in the North of England...
Ellie Farrell & Louisa Starr
We're all from the Midlands, so once conversation starts flowing we are quickly reduced to giggling wrecks, and can all understand each other perfectly.. I just hope you can too.
We discuss wedding day ferrets, wedding day beards, vikings, Harry Potter and what makes an alternative wedding ceremony, as well as the future of Celebrant led weddings....such a lot crammed into ½ an hour!
You can find out more about Ellie at https://alternativeceremoniesuk.com
and Louisa at https://funeralcelebrantyorkshire.com
You can find out more about me via my website