Funerals
Thank you for taking the first step. I’m so very sorry for your loss.
Grief is a complex emotion and looks and feels different for everyone. While nothing will change the way you are feeling, there is comfort in knowing you don’t have to navigate this time of your life alone. As a funeral celebrant, I am able to help support and guide you and your family in crafting a service that is worthy of your loved one. My name is Lucas Vetter, and as an independent celebrant, it’s my role to remove as much stress and worry as possible, while supporting you in celebrating the life of your loved one.
Funerals, memorials, ashes interment, and anything else to do with the concept of death and grief can be confronting and overwhelming – that’s where I come in.
Please call, text, email, whatever works best for you. Then we can talk further to help you decide if I’m the right person to help you on your journey.
About Me
Kia ora, welcome and thankyou for taking this big step in looking to reach out to me. If you’re deciding to involve me in celebrating the life of your loved one, it’s only natural to want to know a bit more about the person you are going to be trusting and working with.
My name is Lucas Vetter, and I am an independent funeral celebrant and registered marriage and civil union celebrant living in the Wellington CBD. I am a young (early 30s) gay man, and I am working as a public servant in the emergency management sector. Here I have managed to help Kiwi’s in their darkest days and am able to give back to communities across the country when they are impacted by earthquakes, floods, fires, and anything else mother nature can throw at people.
Outside of work, I love socialising and filling my life with fun and interesting people. If I’m not out walking or eating with friends, I’ll likely be hosting an intimate evening at home, looking out across the city and enjoying the best wine we can find. With a passion for travel and music, I’ve played the piano since I was 5 years old and have genuinely lost count of the number of countries I’ve visited. I also enjoy planning holidays for others and have a long list of other events I’ve organised and ran from a gala dinner for international organisations through to government conferences. With several years of volunteering for Rainbow Wellington (a local charity in the Wellington region), I’ve also run business networking events, hosted educational seminars and supported community led events.
The calling to become a funeral celebrant came many years ago when I decided to confront my fear of death and the deceased head on. I volunteered for some family friends at their funeral home in Australia. Here, I worked in both a front and back of house capacity. I met with families to support their pre-arranged funeral planning, transported the deceased, engaged in preparation of the deceased for viewings, and attended funerals helping the funeral director.
I am no stranger to grief myself and have also lost a number of friends and relatives of all ages, from 22 to 80+. I understand the feelings you are experiencing and want to be there to support you to navigate them too.