Direct cremations became more common place during the pandemic when restrictions limited the number of mourners. Rather than families selecting which few people could attend a funeral, instead, next-of-kin decided no one would go and they would have a direct cremation and celebrate the person who had died in a different way.
With the average cost of a funeral being £3,953 last year compared with an average cost of £1,511 for a direct cremation, it is not hard to see why, with cost of living pressures, more families are making a positive choice to have a direct cremation.
So how might this increasing trend have an impact upon the demand for Funeral Celebrants?
With fewer funerals, surely this means less demand for funeral celebrants? Not necessarily. There may be fewer traditional funerals but with the continued decline in minister-led services in many areas, the two could offset each other for the civil Funeral Celebrant.
Another perspective is that although the family don't have a traditional looking funeral, avoiding the cost of a hearse, limousines, chapel hire and a funeral director/coffin bearers on the day and they benefit from the cheaper cost of cremation, they might still want a semi-formal event officiated by a celebrant as part of a memorial or ash-scattering service.
I have certainly done both of these and it requires a different type of marketing to secure them. Your work will not come via a Funeral Director, instead, the family need to contact you directly. As a result, it increases the need to have an internet presence either via social media (e.g. Facebook) or on a website or directory (e,g, so you can be found on Google).
With the average cost of a funeral being £3,953 last year compared with an average cost of £1,511 for a direct cremation, it is not hard to see why, with cost of living pressures, more families are making a positive choice to have a direct cremation.
So how might this increasing trend have an impact upon the demand for Funeral Celebrants?
With fewer funerals, surely this means less demand for funeral celebrants? Not necessarily. There may be fewer traditional funerals but with the continued decline in minister-led services in many areas, the two could offset each other for the civil Funeral Celebrant.
Another perspective is that although the family don't have a traditional looking funeral, avoiding the cost of a hearse, limousines, chapel hire and a funeral director/coffin bearers on the day and they benefit from the cheaper cost of cremation, they might still want a semi-formal event officiated by a celebrant as part of a memorial or ash-scattering service.
I have certainly done both of these and it requires a different type of marketing to secure them. Your work will not come via a Funeral Director, instead, the family need to contact you directly. As a result, it increases the need to have an internet presence either via social media (e.g. Facebook) or on a website or directory (e,g, so you can be found on Google).