Our Broughty Ferry based Fuze Ceremonies Humanist Celebrant shares her passion for creating a last legacy through your ‘living eulogy’. Talking about death and funeral wishes tends to feel like a bit of a taboo subject for many people. This was certainly the case for me before I started on my journey to becoming a...
We’re honoured to be taking part in this year’s To Absent Friends festival, which takes place across Scotland from the 1st to 7th of November 2025. The festival gives people a reason to remember, to tell stories, to celebrate and to reminisce about people we love who have died. Join us, alongside our friends at Bishopbriggs...
Making Time Count I’m Julie Murray, a Humanist Celebrant based in Broughty Ferry, proudly part of Fuze Ceremonies and The Fuze Foundation. In December 2024, I was asked by a local funeral director, William Purves Funeral Director, Broughty Ferry, to conduct a celebration of life ceremony for a young woman, Joana Knowlton, aged just 35 years. Little...
The Fuze Foundation Announces Partnership with Funeral Link Dundee The Fuze Foundation is proud to announce a meaningful new partnership with Funeral Link, an amazing Dundee-based charity committed to supporting bereaved families facing financial hardship. This collaboration will see The Fuze Foundation providing a mix of free and low cost celebrant services to families supported...
By Katy Smith, Celebrant with Fuze Ceremonies & The Fuze Foundation During our Fuze Foundation month of Remembrance, I’ve been reflecting on the importance of the connections that bring us comfort, particularly the quiet, constant companionship of our pets. With November’s Remembrance Day and the ‘To Absent Friends’ festival alongside us, it’s fitting time to...
By Katy Smith, Celebrant with Fuze Ceremonies & The Fuze Foundation Introduction We’ve all experienced a range of funeral ceremonies, from the profoundly moving to the disappointingly impersonal. It’s crucial that a funeral script genuinely reflects the life of the deceased, capturing their essence in a way that resonates with their loved ones. A well-crafted funeral...
By Josephine King, Celebrant with Fuze Ceremonies & The Fuze Foundation Since qualifying as a Celebrant with the UK Celebrant & Public Speaking Academy (UKCAPSA) in 2021 and subsequently joining Fuze Ceremonies as a Celebrant, I have been drawn to conducting funerals, and learning about many other aspects of the end of life. I have...
The Fuze Foundation & Caledonia Funeral Aid In establishing the not-for-profit Fuze Foundation in 2012, we have continually aimed to tackle the growing epidemic of funeral poverty head on and have provided hundreds of funeral, and other ceremony types, free of charge for those in need and financially stretched. The Fuze Foundation also offers not-for-profit...
Iain Melvin has been proudly bagpiping with Piping Services Scotland for 21 years Introduction Having a piper play at your wedding is a custom that’s been going strong for hundreds of years. It’s said that our ancestors believed if a bagpiper met with the bride first, she was guaranteed a happy marriage. A bagpiper can...
A Eulogy is a piece of writing usually presented as praise to someone who has recently passed away. A Eulogy can be written for any loved one to allow the memorial service to become a personal event celebrating the life of the deceased. It may include songs, prayers, or quotes from the deceased favourite books...
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