Featured In
The New York Times · Psychology Today · San Francisco Chronicle · Vancouver Magazine
Featured In
The New York Times · Psychology Today · San Francisco Chronicle · Vancouver Magazine
Musicals. Merch tables. Custom cocktail menus.
80s dance parties. Psychobilly celebrations.
Four people in a living room. Just as meaningful.
Not a funeral. A celebration of life.
Celebration of Life Planning  ·  North America
500+ Celebrations
8 Years
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Events to Inspire
No two clients are the same. Neither is their celebration.
A Celebration of Scott
Musician, son, collaborator. His community gathered at a working helicopter hangar to hear live bands — including the very first performance of a piece Scott had arranged himself.
Live Music · Sky Hangar · Live Stream
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Cathryn: The Musical
Life of the party, dancer, Broadway queen. Her celebration was a three-act musical — feathers, sequins, playbill centrepieces, and a choreographed finale by her dance group.
Three-Act Ceremony · Live Dance · Broadway Theme
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Broadway Entrance
Guests arrived to a life-sized cutout, a sequined podium, and a Broadway soundtrack. The stage was set before a word was spoken.
Life-Size Cutout · Sequined Podium · Custom Printing
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Jacob's Psychobilly Celebration
Radio host, psychobilly aficionado, fried chicken lover. Over 100 guests filled the Benbow Room — Zorch Radio on the speakers, a merch table stacked with zines, quarters to play arcade games on Jacob.
100+ Guests · Merch Table · Arcade
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Zorch Radio Lives On
A rotating slideshow on 48" screens while past Zorch Radio episodes filled the room. Ma'Ono brought out fried chicken toward the end of speeches — one of Jacob's favourite foods.
Custom Slideshow · Live Streaming · Zine Wall
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Teresa's 80s Celebration
She said: "I don't want an f-ing sobfest." Guests arrived in full 80s outfits at Science World. March Hare played. Her daughter sang Kung Fu Fighting on stage.
80s Theme · Live Band · Science World
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Sunset Speeches on the Green Roof
Speeches as the sun went down over Vancouver. Then the party moved downstairs — drinks flowing, guests celebrating, her presence felt by everyone in the room.
Rooftop Ceremony · Memory Station · Full Planning
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Honouring Dr. Ildiko Medve
Mother, colleague, co-founder of the EGFR Resisters. Friends, patients, and fellow doctors gathered — planned remotely, streamed globally.
Full Planning · Hybrid Streaming · Memory Cards
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Her Favourite Flowers
Colourful florals on every table. Every detail chosen to reflect who she was — right down to how the room was arranged so every guest could choose how they wanted to be present.
Florals · Venue Styling · Custom Signage
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If your celebration could be for anyone, it's not for your person.

Christina Andreola  ·  After 500+ Celebrations

Christina Andreola, celebration of life planner and founder of New Narrative Events, arranging florals on-site at an event

Meet Christina

This isn't a business she built.
It's a life she chose.

Christina's uncle died in 2016. Stage management background. Working in events. She took the lead — built the MC script, arranged the space, ran the day. Afterward she looked around and thought: nobody is specialising in this.

So she built the company she wished had existed. New Narrative gets its name from a bookmark on her uncle's fridge. He was a teacher. The kind who'd always pushed his students: find the narrative.

Then she went back to school and got licenced as a funeral director. Not because she had to. Because she wanted to understand what families are actually going through when they call. That's not a pivot. That's commitment.

She is personally involved in every celebration she plans. 500+ and counting.

Licensed Funeral Director
Education BFA Stage Management
Speaker NFDA  ·  FSAC
Press The New York Times  ·  Psychology Today  ·  Vancouver Magazine
More about Christina →
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At a time when we could not think clearly enough, Christina brought clarity and imagination into focus. It was the perfect farewell.

Pat Antoniak

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The work only shows when it's missing. In 500 celebrations, it never has.

Christina Andreola

Every Celebration is One of One

As much or as little
as you need.

You bring the person. Christina handles the rest — as much or as little as you need. Every engagement is built around your family, your gathering, and the people in the room.

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Day-Of Coordination

You planned it. We run it. Christina and her team take over on the day so you can be completely, fully, undistractedly present. The logistics disappear. You don't have to hold anything but each other.

02

Partial Planning

You have a vision. You need someone to fill the gaps, shape the room, and make sure the day unfolds the way you imagined. Christina steps in where you need her — and disappears when the moment belongs to your family.

03

Full Planning

You tell Christina who they were. She builds the shape around them — from the first planning call to the last vendor out the door. Every detail, every transition, every moment is intentional. That's not decoration. That's design.

Not sure where to start? That's expected. That's the point.

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I didn't lift a finger. The only thing I asked was to turn up the music after the speeches. That was it.

Family in Gainesville, FL  ·  Planned Remotely