Why I Decided To Become A Celebration of Life and Memorial Event Planner
Lindsey Nickel
I've had this idea since my grandparents passed to be an event planner for celebrations of life and memorials. Then over the last few years friends (very capable friends) were planning celebrations of life for their parents and felt very lost and overwhelmed. Since I’ve been a wedding planner for 10+ years, they asked for advice on things like which vendors to hire, what time the event should start, what type of food to serve, and more. I’ve kept coming back to this idea in my head and heart over the years and finally decided to do it!
Milou and Olin Photography
Suzanne Karp Photography
I've been spending a lot of time since the start of this year working on researching the dying industry, interviewing friends who had parents pass recently, building a website, etc. I wanted to be sure that I was providing what people said they needed but didn't include services they wanted to handle within their family.
Besides unofficially helping a few friends, we had our first official client in June, and the celebration of life had 300 guests (the photos are below). It was such a joy to help this kind and warm family, and I knew as soon as it was over that I wanted to keep planning celebrations of life and memorials for families in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Milou and Olin Photography
Milou and Olin Photography
Some questions that you might be thinking:
Are you still planning weddings?
Of course! The celebrations of life seem to be the perfect counterbalance to weddings.
Are you planning celebrations of life only in wine country?
As long as the venue is in the San Francisco Bay Area, we would be happy to plan that event. Thanks to email and video calls, event planning from afar in different time zones is pretty simple.
Maybe you have another question…
You can see more frequently asked questions and answers on the FAQ page of our website.
Are you planning a celebration of life or memorial in the San Francisco Bay Area? If so, I would be happy to chat about how we can make the event special and low stress for you. Contact us to get started.