Welcome friend,

I’m Amy - an Interfaith Minister, Celebrant and Funeral Director offering beautiful, creative and deeply personal ceremonies that reflect your beliefs and speak your heart-language. I bring a passion for doing death differently and specialise in crafting bespoke, meaningful funerals across Dharug & Gundungurra Country / Blue Mountains - and hosting the occasional Death Café.

With a background spanning 20+ years in theatre, music & the arts - my creativity and celebrancy are interwoven in devotion to your unique story. Whether at a time of unspeakable loss, deep transition or a loved up celebration - witnessing each other in life’s most precious moments is what brings meaning to our lives. Have a look around my website to learn more about what I offer or simply get in touch to start dreaming into your perfect ceremony.

Sacred Ceremony: made just for you.

Ceremony & Rituals

Whether it’s celebrating new beginnings, crossing a threshold into new chapters, or grieving the end of a life, humans have always gathered to mark the moments that matter. I’m passionate about hand-crafting bespoke ceremony that is tailored to your unique story.

Serving the Blue Mountains

A born and bred Blue Mountains gal, I bring a deep understanding of the Blue Mountains community. I craft ceremonies that embrace the abundant creativity of our close-knit community and incorporates the stunning natural beauty of our local landscape. 

Death & Grief Events

I offer Death Cafés and creative Grief Workshops as spaces for honest conversations & gentle support. Whether you’re navigating loss, exploring your own mortality, or simply seeking a place to learn, these gatherings weave beauty and connection around life’s hardest moments.

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Testimonials

I pour my full heart and soul into each and every ceremony I craft - but don’t just take my word for it, here’s what some happy darlings have to say about our work together:

Blue Mountains Death Café

NEW DATES:
March 20 / May 1 / June 12
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Join us for some cake & a cuppa at RoseyRavelston Books in Lawson, as we talk openly about all things death, dying, grief and life. All welcome. Free of charge. Delicious cake.

UPCOMING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

Blog: Moments Of Meaning

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A Pilgrimage of Remembrance: Laying Belly to the Battleground
A Pilgrimage of Remembrance: Laying Belly to the Battleground

This ANZAC Day, I'm remembering - and reflecting on a pilgrimage taken ten years ago - to the battlefields of France, where the footsteps of my ancestors still echo in the soil and the violence in the earth called me belly to the ground.

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How to Write a Eulogy: 6 Tips to Bring Their Story to Life
How to Write a Eulogy: 6 Tips to Bring Their Story to Life

Odd confession: I love writing eulogies. I’m mindful that this isn’t the case for most people. Writing a eulogy can feel like a very daunting task - how do you capture an entire lifetime in just a few minutes? Here are my tried & tested six tips to craft something that feels alive with the unique, brilliant essence of your person.

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What is a Death Café?
What is a Death Café?

Open, honest, and heartfelt conversation about death, dying, and living well - over cake and a cuppa. In a world where death is often a taboo topic, a Death Café offers a rare space to talk openly about our mortality, our fears, our hopes, and how we make meaning of our time here.

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🎂☠️ About Last Night: 13 strangers met at @roseyravelstonbooks to gather around one long candle-lit table with a cuppa & fresh chocolate cake to talk about death, dying, grief & love. We explored bereavement in all its forms, the heartache
🪦 Children and Cemeteries 💐 I believe in taking children to cemeteries. I believe in including them in funeral ceremonies & the rituals of death - not to frighten or alarm them, but to teach them that dying is a part of life and that grief is a
🎵FUNERAL MUSIC GUIDE: A Playlist For Every Mood & Occasion // 🔗 Link in bio 🎶 Song choice is one of the most powerful tools on offer when planning a ceremony. Music transcends language and speaks straight to the heart when words just aren&rsq
I hope you never need me, but when you do: I’m here. 💐 Whilst life as a celebrant & interfaith minister brings moments of huge joy, it’s my work as a Funeral Director with @picalunafunerals that brings deep purpose to my life. Bei
🎊 T E N Y E A R S 🎊 “Their first moment of contact was a delirious, hurried, dosey-doe down a narrow corridor at work – and as their eyes met time stood still and sparks flew. We’re pretty certain their roots had been holding han
This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.

Try, as best you can, not to let
The wire brush of doubt
Scrape from your heart
All sense of yourself
And your hesitant light.

If you remain generous,
Time will come
BLUE MOUNTAINS DEATH CAFÉ New 2025 Dates + Venue: I’m beyond thrilled to announce that we have found the dream venue for our Blue Mountains Death Café - the stunning bookstore and social enterprise, @roseyravelstonbooks in Lawson.
I’ve just surfaced from an incredible three-day Deathwalker Training with the legendary @zenithvirago - a true trailblazer in holistic death care here in Australia. This training is all about reclaiming our relationship with death and dying, le

‘How beautiful is it to live in a world where nothing lasts forever.
We must learn to fall in love with the love inside us,
only then every moment living will be worth dying for.’
- R.M Drake