Tomos James Funeral Celebrant at Selsey pebble beach near Portsmouth, ideal for funeral celebrant services and personalized funerals.

Tomos James, Funeral Celebrant

Offering personalised funeral and memorial ceremonies along the South Coast.

Hi – I’m Tomos James – Tom. I’m a funeral celebrant based in Portsmouth.

With a background in funerals, I’m thankful for every chance to celebrate life.

As a funeral celebrant, I aim to honour each life with a unique ceremony.


A sunlit daisy symbolizes hope and remembrance, ideal for celebrating life services and personalized funerals in Portsmouth.
It’s the essence of us.
That spark of who we are and all we bring –
The love we share –
Makes us so worth a celebration!

Search and search, and you’ll never find anyone like the person who has died. Their love was unique, and their laugh was their own. Moreover, they were an important part of life.

As your funeral celebrant – whether you’re in Portsmouth or elsewhere – we’ll create a ceremony that feels like them. It will ring true to how they lived and loved. It will bid them farewell in a way that feels right for you...


Peaceful sunset over a calm lake, symbolizing reflection and tranquility for funeral ceremonies South Coast.
It’s not goodbye –
Only farewell.
It’s until we meet again
When the time is right…

A funeral…

A hand formed heart over a sunset representing love and memorial
Takes place with their coffin – usually at a cemetery or a crematorium.

A memorial…

Two hearts drawn on a beach to represent love and memorial
Can take place anywhere – often with their photo as the focal point.

A funeral or a memorial is a gathering of two halves:

A poppy in remembrance of those who have died

Firstly:

In honour of the deceased –

Celebrating their life and character, input and legacy.

Two red heart-shaped balloons floating in a blue sky, symbolizing love and remembrance.

Secondly:

In support of their loved ones –

Bringing comfort as you bid them ‘farewell’.

And how we go about achieving these halves is as broad in scope as we’re all unique.

After all…

A stitched heart to represent love for someone who has died
It’s the feeling,
The meaning –
Love.

As a funeral celebrant based in Portsmouth, I’ll support you during this time.


Me, Tom J Funeral Celebrant stood in front of a tree

Working with a funeral celebrant shouldn’t be a mystery – not in Portsmouth, not anywhere…

The death of someone close brings many challenges. It can be difficult to handle all the paperwork, decisions, emotions, and tasks.

  • Where do I start?
  • How do I start?
  • What am I supposed do?

And saying farewell in a way that feels like them and brings you comfort shouldn’t add to the burden.

Above all, you’ve got enough on your plate – you don’t need the uncertainty of not knowing what happens next…



Kind words…

  • E & J

    E & J

    Just to say a very big thank you for C’s farewell. You were great and I think your delivery was perfect.


It’s the little things that make us love someone the most. And it’s those little things that add to their meaning. To the way they make us feel inside.

As unique as our feeling for them resonates. The same, too, for how their death makes us feel.

Grief offers no menu. It holds no schedule. And sometimes, it doesn’t even make sense.

It is knots of every emotion and moment. Of joy and sorrow. Of love. And everything else in between.

It is entirely personal to you.


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