Katherine was added late in the planning of a celebration of life ceremony for my mom. Her contributions ended up being invaluable and we are so glad she was a part of it. My mom's wishes were to have her ashes spread. She was the planner in the family, and without her, the responsibility fell upon me. She was not a religious person and so the nature of the "event" was a real question in my mind. I was concerned all the invitees would show up and not know what to do or say. That's where Katherine came into the picture. She knew how to add a structure where there was none. She knew how to create and event of significance. She understood. Quickly, the event began to take a shape. The pre planning was efficient and Katherine always made herself available to us. Communication was very good. Lastly, translating the planning to the actual event went flawlessly. There were so many things that could go wrong. What if it rains? What if there's no wind?.. etc... Katherine took away my worries and made them her responsibility. She would adapt. This allowed me to "be" there for my mom's ceremony rather than be the planner. She is a kind, intelligent, professional, and we are so glad she was an important part of our event. I would recommend her highly and give her high marks for her adaptability. Thank you once again Katherine. read more

Katherine is amazing. She officiated my Husband's Celebration of Life. She made the process so easy during a time I could not fully function. I am grateful to have had her Services so I could focus on family and friends. I strongly recommend her for any type of Service and will happily reach out to her again if I am ever in the need. read more

Katherine officiated the celebration of life for the son of a very close friend. We had less than a week of planning between his passing and the service, and Katherine partnered with us to honor the family's wishes so completely, it was as if she had known them all along. Katherine presided over a service that was heartfelt, sweet, loving, graceful, and captured the spirit of the child we were memorializing so well. She helped us create an event that was accessible as well as sacred for everyone, including the dozens of children who were in attendance. Katherine is grounded and kind, attentive and capable. We all feel blessed to have had her by our side during this heartbreaking experience. read more

Katherine was the perfect choice for my mothers memorial grave side service this past May. She spent time with me planning the service walked me through several times and made me feel absolutely at ease during a difficult time . Her demeanor is calm and welcoming and healing . I can't recommend Her highly enough. read more

I worked with Katherine on a memorial service for the son of dear friends who passed away from pediatric cancer at the age of 12. Katherine was absolutely wonderful: She listened and was responsive to the needs and desires of the family; she helped create a service that was moving, healing, and deeply felt; she provided a calming presence for the nearly 500-person gathering, including many children. I am so deeply grateful to her and so glad we had Katherine by our side during such an incredibly hard time. read more

My family and I are so glad that we had chosen Katherine to officiate the services for my husband's memorial. Katherine is warm, friendly and caring, and has a very calming presence. We knew that writing and putting together something for the service would be very emotional and tough to do, but Katherine was very patient and helpful in creating a beautiful service for my husband. We had a small burial of my husband's ashes with just my sons and I present, and then a few months later we had a larger celebration of life service with our relatives and friends. Katherine officiated the service at both for us. She helped us so much in organizing the structure and an order of what we could do, suggesting different options to make it personal and more comfortable. We are not very religious ourselves, and we had friends and family of other religions that were attending, and we came up with a service that worked for everyone. It was very personal and healing. Thank you Katherine. read more

Rev. Katherine Revoir was the perfect person to do a celebration of life service for my mother who passed away. Rev. Katherine had the talent to incorporate prayers from my mother's Episcopalian religious beliefs and more importantly play up my mother's strong beliefs in Mother Nature. She was able to bring it all together in a way that honored my mother really well and comfort a wide audience of about 130. Her words were ones everyone could relate to. She was also great at keeping up the pace of the service and completing all of our elements on time without feeling rushed. We had a tight timeframe at the chapel, so we were worried about going over our rental time, but it all worked out beautifully. Rev. Katherine also had some great ideas that we tied into the service such as a guided meditation and tying notecards of unsaid words meant for my mother on a small tree we brought to the service. It was a physical way of bringing closure to a community that suffered such a sudden loss. It was so cathartic to have the whole immediate family meet with Rev. Katherine before the service and she really took the time to speak to my grandmother and help her cope with the sudden loss of her daughter. My grandmother found a great amount of peace in Katherine's words and spiritual guidance. I would highly recommend Rev. Katherine. Many people have told me they left the service with an uplifted, happy heart. read more

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Katherine's compassionate guidance helped our family create a beautiful celebration of life for our mom . In our meetings to plan the event, she offered suggestions from her long experience, but also listened attentively so that the service was unique to our family. She was particularly helpful in helping us navigate the range of spiritual beliefs and practices among our family so that the service was true to mom's wishes but also sensitive to other loved ones' perspectives. Katherine's process of drafting, reviewing, and finalizing the service was clear and professional, but also sensitive and caring. It was a really helpful way to begin integrating our loss and brining our community together to grieve and also express gratitude for our mom's life. read more

I am so grateful Rev Katherine Revoir was recommended to us for our mother's service. Her voice comforted me on our initial phone call as her warmth and compassion came through the phone. She definitely found her calling in what she does. Her next meeting was comprehensive as she was clearly trying to understand what we wanted for our mother's service as well as get to know all about her so her service felt so real in honor of my mom. Her main goal was to help us find comfort and solace through the service we held. She was detail oriented yet held on to the overall big picture on how to guide us through this difficult time with patience and grace. I am so thankful to have met her. I know my mom would have like her and that makes me happy. read more

Katherine Revoir officiated the funeral service for both my mother and father-in-law. Katherine has a wonderful, calming way about her, and truly connects with the family in a very short time. She immediately put all of us at ease, and performed a very heartfelt, and spiritual service, which in both occasions, captured the essence of our loved ones. I feel that she helped bring closure twice in very difficult times! I'd highly recommend Katherine and feel lucky she's been a part of our lives. Megan read more

Katherine Revoir performed a memorial service that was personal, heartfelt and brought our family and friends together in a meaningful way. We met with her a few days before the service so we could talk and she could really get a sense of the person she was honoring. She crafted a very moving and unique ceremony that was perfect for us. I highly recommend reaching out to Katherine if you are in need. read more

Rev. Katherine officiated a memorial for a dear loved one a couple of months ago via Zoom. Working with her to plan was honestly very therapeutic and I continue to turn to many of the readings she shared with me. She is thoughtful and a great listener while also having a clear plan and vision and was able to make the service both personal and applicable to a large group with diverse religious backgrounds. Very grateful to have found her during a difficult time! read more

Rev. Katherine officiated my husband's service a few years ago and we recently chose her to do an informal memorial service for my sister in her home. She was flexible and able to put together a service within a short time frame. She took charge of the service so I could relax and be with my family. She is so easy to work with and is so compassionate. There were many positive comments from people who attended both services. They ALL said that they would want a service like the one they experienced! I HIGHLY recommend her. read more

Katherine Revoir was the officiant for my husband's celebration of life and she couldn't have done a better job. She designed the service with myself and other family members and she was attentive to all our requests. My desire was to give friends and family an opportunity to say goodbye and to bring people together and I feel that with her help we achieved these goals. Many people told me how wonderful the service was and when I asked people what there favorite part of the celebration of life was, everyone said the service and raved about Katherine. I would HIGHLY recommend her for any kind of ceremony, be it a wedding or a funeral. Thank you so very much, Katherine, for giving us all some closure and peace. read more

I am so grateful that Katherine was recommended to me to officiate my husband's memorial service. Katherine is a warm and compassionate individual who took the time to learn as much as possible about my husband in order to honor him during the memorial. She did a fantastic job. Katherine was a key factor in the closure we needed and received on the day of my daughter's father interment. read more

Katherine did a great job with my mom's memorial service, she spent time with us beforehand to make sure the service was just right. She led the service and we appreciated her expertise, compassion, and personal attention. We were in good hands with Katherine at a time when we needed someone just like her. read more

I am so pleased with the Zoom memorial Rev. Katherine helped me put together for my mother. She is organized, warm, kind and able to be with the difficult emotions associated with death. She listened to what I wanted and needed from the memorial as well as tailoring it to suit my mother. Rev. Katherine possesses the gravitas, respectfulness, and gentle nature that made my mother's service truly something special. After the service, everyone commented on how beautiful and meaningful attending the service has felt even though it took place on Zoom. I can't recommend Rev. Katherine enough. read more

Reverend Katherine officiated the memorial service for my mother and I cannot imagine a better person for the job. She crafted a reflective and celebratory service that also invited others to share their own reflections on mom. She was available throughout the planning session and was incredibly helpful too. She was a good listener and her suggestions were spot on - all things my mom would have loved, which was so important to me in the emotion of planning the service. During a planning conversation, she facilitated a conversation between my brothers and I that I don't think would have happened without her, and it was important for the three of us to have that conversation as we worked together to honor our mother. It was important to Katherine to learn about my mother and she incorporated our conversations about Mom into her remarks in a beautiful way. I would highly, highly recommend Katherine to anyone who is looking for a reverent, thoughtful, meaningful, personalized, reflective and celebratory memorial service. So many of our guests shared that it had been one of the most peaceful and memorable celebrations of life they had attended. I am so glad we found her!! read more

I cannot offer enough praise to Katherine for the way she helped us to organize the memorial and graveside services for my mom's passing. Katherine is an amazing facilitator. The death of my mom surprised us. There wasn't much time to plan the services. She responded quickly and compassionately. Katherine was a great listener. She was patient and thoughtful. Her communication was clear, supportive and timely. Her demeanor was perfect for the circumstances we encountered. We were tearful and tired, but she had solutions to help us. Katherine helped us to bring the services to fruition quickly. The services honored my mother beautifully, and we are still talking about how lovely, meaningful and treasured it was. The services were special. They were unique to our family; they uplifted our hearts, and our family has beautiful memories of the celebration of my mom's life. We are so grateful to Katherine for shepherding us through the process. read more

I was very lucky to find Rev Katherine Revoir to be the celebrant for my late husband's memorial service. She took the time to understand the person he was, and spoke as if she knew him. The best thing was that she created a peaceful, loving, spiritual energy for the service that helped all present to have a sense of closure and peace around his passing. Many who attended told me it was the most beautiful memorial service they had ever been to. I highly recommend her, having felt first-hand her ability to ease the sorrow of a difficult time. read more

I have to say I believe Katherine was an angel sent to us! Both my parents passed relatively unexpected and I didn't have too much time to prepare for the service but Katherine led me through the process with grace and calmness that allowed me to focus on other aspects of their passing. Each service was peaceful and she was able to describe and understand the aspects of each of my parents that made them so special. I'm especially grateful to Katherine for making everything so seamless. read more

Reverend Katherine officiated my Mom's memorial service. She was referred to me by Fernwood in Mill Valley. I'm so grateful that I called her to be the officiant. We were going to have the service in a few days on Sunday. Thankfully she was available. She called me right away and we met over tea. She was caring from the beginning during this difficult time. I wanted to honor my Mom. She understood that although this would be a sudden loss for family and friends, it was also about celebrating my Mom's life. It was so reassuring that she would take care of the officiating, and making sure the service and energy would flow beautifully. It was a beautiful and heartfelt service. She carried us all through this. We honored my Mom so beautifully and with grace. She deeply cares about the family and I felt she really understood who my Mom , Lynda Vallender, was to her friends and family. My Mom was a gracious and courageous woman with a loving and giving heart. Katherine captured that essence of my Mom in the service. We will always have this wonderful, sorrowful, tearful and joyful memories as we honored my Mom. read more

Katherine was the perfect person to help us navigate a very emotionally charged memorial with grace and positivity. She was strong yet unobtrusive and made everyone feel joyful and at ease. I am very thankful we found her! read more

Katherine Revoir is a wonderful officiant. She has a strong, kind presence and partnered with me to create a memorial that was customized for my husband's unique qualities and spiritual beliefs. Her words were both thoughtful and profound. She guided me and helped me focus on what was important during this very emotional time and alleviated my stress about the best way for everyone to say goodbye to my sweet husband who died suddenly. She listened to me and consoled me throughout the process. I highly recommend Katherine to anyone who would like a beautiful life celebration led by someone with the stature and nature of a religious leader without the boundaries of a strict religious service. read more

My mother in law passed away suddenly and we were all in a state of complete shock. I feel so incredibly lucky that I found Rev. Katherine. I hope that by writing a this review, others in the unenviable position of suddenly searching for someone to perform the delicate and vital role of helping to provide the perfect celebration of a loved one's life, can feel confident that they have found the perfect officiant. Rev. Katherine spent a long time on the phone with me as I muddled through trying to figure out what we were were looking for and what sort of service would make all sides of the family comfortable. In our subsequent meeting she ran through the entire ceremony to make sure that we were all comfortable with her word choice etc. I cannot emphasize enough her wisdom, kindness and empathy in crafting the perfect memorial service. She manages to excel in both the practical (navigating family politics, working out the logistics of what turned out to be nearly a three part ceremony etc), as well as the spiritual (in just our initial phone conversation her words about the nature of life and death impacted me profoundly). Many people approached us after the service to comment on what an excellent ceremony she performed and how all felt such comfort from her words and approach. I cannot recommend her highly enough. read more

I must say this first and foremost, whether you are planning a celebration of life ceremony, a memorial service, a funeral, or whatever term you choose to use, with it, undoubtedly comes a great deal of sadness. It is inevitable and it is real. Between finding a funeral home, sending out the obituary, meeting with caterers, and organizing an invite, to name just a few of the obligations, one struggles to find the time to just sit and mourn. It all just happens so fast. I vividly remember the day I met Katherine. It was roughly a week prior to the service. She graciously brought us into her home and over some hot tea, she set our minds at ease. She patiently explained the timeline and how these days normally flow. She was super informative, all the while extremely open to our suggestions. She truly was our guiding light in an otherwise dimly lit circumstance. I really don't know how we would've accomplished such elegance, such beauty, and such grace without her. She honored our family and our culture to the utmost and she was perfectly flexible when it came to certain portions of the ceremony being non denominational. My father and I could tell right from the get go, that this was a passion of hers. It never felt like a business deal. She spent time listening to stories and looking through pictures of my grandmother. She sincerely cared about every aspect of the service and moreover the feelings of each family member in the week leading up to the service. I consider our family lucky to have had such a wonderful, thoughtful, peaceful, and spiritual person holding our hands each step of the way. Rev. Katherine truly made the day spectacular and memorable, two words that don't usually come to mind when referring to such days. I cannot thank her enough. read more

We were so grateful to have Rev. Katherine Revoir as our celebrant for my Dad's memorial service. I think we were all pretty sad, stretched thin and a bit stressed after my Dad passed away, so when Rev. Revoir brought us together in advance to talk about the ceremony we were able to exhale, prepare to greet loved ones and have a gathering with a lot more confidence. Her beautiful and thoughtful service was very appreciated by all. She provided a safe, well organized and loving space for us to remember my Dad, and brought humor, kindness and connection to all of us. read more

Reverend Katherine provided a feeling and set a tone that was simply peaceful & perfect for our family. She took the extra time to really know not only me & my family, but also the woman that my mother was. We coordinated very well on every aspect, from timing to flow to passages, etc. I knew when I first spoke to her on the phone that she would be a great choice, but after we actually met and her guidance just continued to speak for itself. I cannot thank Katherine enough for the most beautiful and nature-filled ceremony that honored our love one at just the appropriate level. Rest assured you are in wonderful hands with her. read more