The heart behind Eternal Words.
Celebrant. Writer. Mother. Listener. Quietly trusted across the North East and Merseyside.
Jodie Birch · Independent Celebrant
Hello, I'm Jodie.
For more than six years I have been creating personalised ceremonies — weddings, funerals, namings, vow renewals, vigils and quiet moments of remembrance — for the families who have trusted me with their most important days.
I'm a mother of two. I've felt the weight of bereavement myself. That experience taught me, more than any course or training ever could, how much it matters to have someone in the room who genuinely listens, who isn't rushed, and who treats your story as a story — not a slot in a schedule.
I believe ceremonies should never feel generic. Every person has a story worth telling. Every family deserves to feel heard. I spend the time it takes to know each individual, so every word I write feels completely authentic — to them, and to you.
Writing isn't simply part of my work. It is who I am. I have always been drawn to the quiet power of the right words in the right moment — and I am quietly honoured every time a family lets me find those words on their behalf.
"Words that honour life. Celebrate love. Create lasting memories."
What you can expect
A way of working built around care.
Listening first
Every ceremony begins with a conversation. No briefs, no questionnaires — just time to hear the story properly.
Written from scratch
Nothing is templated, reused or borrowed. Each word is shaped for the person and family at the centre of the day.
Quietly thorough
Drafts, re-reads, gentle edits. The script is yours long before it is delivered, with time to change anything.
Held with care
From the first email to the final farewell, you'll be looked after by one person — never passed along.
A little more
Beyond the ceremony.
Outside of celebrant work, you'll most often find me with my children, with a notebook, or somewhere quiet with a long walk ahead of me. Writing, for me, has always been the way I make sense of the world — and the way I try to give something back to it.
I trained as a celebrant after years of being the friend who wrote the speeches, the eulogies, the cards that mattered. I never set out to build a business; I set out to do the work properly, one family at a time. That is still the way Eternal Words is run today.
If we work together, you'll only ever deal with me. I answer my own emails. I sit at every meeting. I write every word. And I stand at the front of every ceremony I'm trusted with — quietly, calmly, and entirely on your side.
Begin a conversation
I'd love to hear your story.
There's no obligation and no pressure — just a kind ear and a thoughtful reply, usually within a day.
Get in touch