Latansani

27/08/2026

What is a funeral really for? Why is this rite of passage such a part of so many cultures? If this way of thinking about funerals resonates with you, I explore it more deeply in The Little White Book of Funeral Celebrancy: Crafting Words Where Grief and Grace Stand Together. Link in first comment.

26/08/2026

For fellow celebrants: experience gives us confidence, but it can also make familiar choices feel inevitable. I think reflective practice means occasionally asking why we do what we do - even when it works.

25/08/2026

The book is live - not a script book or collection of templates but a modern look at why funerals matter. Details in my bio and website.

24/08/2026

Going live tomorrow - The Little White Book of Funeral Celebrancy

24/08/2026

Going Live tomorrow - the reasons why I wrote this book CelebrantCPD

21/08/2026

Creating Unique Funerals: The Little White Book of Funeral Celebrancy

The Road That Led to My Latest Book: More than five hundred funerals. I sometimes stop and think about that number, not because I have been counting them as some sort of achievement – far from it – but because behind that number are thousands of people - hundreds more husbands or wives, thousands of sons and daughters, siblings, friends and neighbours who have trusted me, often within minutes of meeting me, with some of the most personal stories they will ever tell....

The Road That Led to My Latest Book: More than five hundred funerals. I sometimes stop and think about that number, not because I have been counting them as some sort of achievement – far from it –…

21/08/2026

Words matter. Especially when they’re spoken at the moments that matter most.

I loved joining this podcast conversation about the power of words in celebrancy - how the language we choose can honour a life, tell a story, create connection, and sometimes challenge the labels we place on ourselves and each other.

I also share a reading of my original poem, “The Trouble With Ist” - a piece about labels, identity, division, and what can happen when we reduce people to a single word.

Have a watch, and I’d love to know what resonates with you.

One word in the wrong place can unravel an entire ceremony. Here ...

19/08/2026

AMC's latest podcast is out, and I am featured! -
Here's what they say about me:
Julie of Latansani is a celebrant, one of our fabulous Academy of Modern Celebrancy mentors, a former head of English, and someone who came to celebrancy through a remarkable series of life events, including loss, lockdown, and a training course that changed the way she thought about herself entirely. In this conversation, she brings her lifetime of expertise in language and education into the world of ceremony writing, and the result is one of the most genuinely useful episodes Beyond The Ceremony has ever recorded. Latansani, by the way, is an Arabic word meaning forget-me-not. Which tells you everything you need to know about how Julie approaches her work.

Julie Chudleigh of Latansani is a celebrant, one of our fabulous Academy of Modern Celebrancy mentors, a former head of English, and someone who came to

16/07/2026

24/05/2026

More Than Words

Most people know me as a celebrant - someone who writes and delivers bespoke ceremonies for life’s most meaningful moments. What many people don’t see is that writing has always been much more than a part of my work. It’s how I make sense of life itself. Long before I began crafting ceremonies for others, I was writing quietly for myself....

Most people know me as a celebrant – someone who writes and delivers bespoke ceremonies for life’s most meaningful moments. What many people don’t see is that writing has always been much mor…