Linda Stuart, Funeral & Wedding Celebrant/Reinvention Coach

A Celebrant, by definition, is a person who is empowered to lead a ceremony. Evidently, the Webster people had not met Linda when they chose this basic description. Linda went so far above and beyond the basics bringing her welcoming personality, love and gentle soul to our celebration of life ceremony. It's so rare and refreshing to find someone so passionate and emotionally invested in their work, but what’s even more rare is to leave a ceremony and discuss how much more the officiant brought us during this difficult time.Congratulations Linda, you’ve truly found your calling in life. We are lucky and honoured to have had your gift bestowed upon our family and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Linda crafted an amazing, personal and unique celebration of life ceremony to honour our Mother. She took time to speak with each family member to hear their perspectives and designed a ceremony that captured the essence of our Mother. We could not have done it without her. Linda is a caring, genuine person who puts people at ease and is excellent at what she does. Would highly recommend her!

Linda spoke at my brothers memorial and many were blown away by the amazing job she did. She was kind and very easy to speak too. I don't think anyone could have done as good of job as she did. Thank you so much for everything Linda.

Working with Linda was a wonderful experience.  After getting to know my sister and me and our parents who had passed, she provided us with many beautiful and perfect ideas to celebrate and remember who they were and our memories of them.  We reached out to Linda during Covid restrictions looking for someone to help us with a virtual memorial service.  Everything went very smoothly and we enjoyed every moment.   We are very happy we found Linda and would definitely recommend her services to add that special warm touch.

Linda did a wonderful job of making the perfect celebration of life to represent my best friend Melissa's wishes. She interviewed loved ones and hand crafted the most incredible ceremony that will be remembered forever by everyone who attended.

The ceremony that Linda wrote in memory of my grandmother was so personal, honest and wonderfully highlighted the memories that we hold most dear. The large amount of time and dedication that was put into every aspect of the day that Linda planned was evident in her beautifully written words. I will never view another funeral the same way after experiencing how unique and healing they can be and am grateful to Linda for providing this to our family.

Linda was instrumental in not only performing a Celebration of Life service for my younger sister, but also had so many lovely ideas that could be incorporated into her service. She spoke beautifully about my sister's life and her way of living as well as read many suitable poems that were so meaningful. It was such a beautiful tribute to my sister's life. There are no words to be able to thank Linda for the time and care she took in organizing it all. She seems like such a beautiful soul, both inside and out and would highly recommend her services, not only for a Celebration of Life service, but I would imagine she does amazing Wedding Celebrations as well! A 5 Star Plus, Plus, Plus Rating!!

I had the pleasure of working with Linda on my best friend Dina's Celebration of Life in June of 2018. Linda was incredible. I was charged with organizing the reception and prior to her passing, Dina selected Linda to create, manage and deliver her ceremony.It was a privilege and blessing to collaborate with Linda particularly when I was outside the family managing all the details of the event, and was also dealing with my own grief. The collaboration with Linda was crucial she helped smooth out the decision process and served as an excellent sounding board to bounce ideas off for the event, she has oodles of experience and insight. Linda also helped with the family to balance their needs and gently guide them to understand what works well and what does not.The Ceremony, Linda’s ‘wheelhouse” is where she shines and worked tirelessly to manage all the details small and large. Linda seeks to understand everyone’s needs finding ways to integrate additional voices and wishes into the ceremony without making it repetitive and lengthy. She wasn’t satisfied until we made the event beautiful and perfect to reflect the true essence of the extraordinary life Dina had lived. Everyone that attended the event gushed, indicating they had never attending anything like it.Linda is your Life Celebrant if you are looking for:-       an unforgettable ceremony-       attention to detail-       a collaboration with an individual who seeks to understand the essence of a person and the human connection-       someone that is inclusive and embraces everyone to consolidate voices and input-       an objective third party to help guide and consult with you to make decisions to drive the outcome of how you want people to feel at the end of it.

We are delighted with the work Linda Stuart did to craft a wedding ceremony that resonated powerfully with us and with our guests. Linda's process not only helped us to make the key decisions about what the day itself would look like, it also encouraged us to reflect on our journey together as a couple -- where we've been and where we'd like to go. As a result we gained a deeper appreciation of our union and how lucky we are to have found one another. From start to finish, Linda was accessible, approachable, and thorough. She is an extremely creative and flexible thinker who worked closely with us to design a ceremony that reflected and embodied our values and highlighted our story beautifully. And when the big day came, she provided the steady hand we needed to ensure that everything went off without a hitch. Linda is a beautiful writer, a captivating speaker and an expert storyteller. We cannot recommend her services enough -- because of Linda, our wedding ceremony was truly unique and unforgettable.~Rob and Corie

Our family was extremely pleased with the work Linda did on our Mother's Celebration of Life ceremony. Through extensive interviews with family and friends, Linda researched our Mother's life and delivered a most personalized heart warming service. It felt like Linda had known our Mother for years. Linda's positive outlook and calm encouragement made the day unique and truly special. We would not hesitate to work with Linda again in the future.Wayne and Lorri