Jacqueline Dee

Jacqueline Dee is an Authorised Marriage and Funeral Celebrant based in the Northern Illawarra township of Helensburgh where she has lived since 1998. Registered since June 2017, in January 2020 Jacqueline became a full-time Celebrant after retiring from a sixteen-year career in Sydney as a Senior Family and Relationship Counsellor. Diverse in her skill set with a background in event management also, Jacqueline began song writing in 1997 after years of playing with other artists and has written and released three of her own independent albums. No stranger to bereavement herself, her most recent album ‘Six String Heart’ was dedicated to her late brother John who tragically succumbed to Cancer at just 51 years of age. Jacqueline co-ordinated his celebration of life ceremony. Jacqueline’s diverse life experiences come together beautifully in her work as a Funeral Celebrant; a role she describes as a ‘privilege’ not a ‘job’. Jacqueline’s warmth and empathy, creative writing skills, her organised yet flexible approach and her professional yet relaxed style make her a comfortable choice of Celebrant. Her testimonials speak for themselves. Nominated again this year in the prestigious Australian Bridal Industry Awards, placing 10th last year out of 9000 Celebrants, Jacqueline simply states, being a Celebrant is not a job for her … it is a privilege.