Featured In
The New York Times · Psychology Today · San Francisco Chronicle · Vancouver Magazine
Speaker
National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) · Funeral Service Association of Canada (FSAC)
Featured In
The New York Times · Psychology Today · San Francisco Chronicle · Vancouver Magazine
Speaker
National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) · Funeral Service Association of Canada (FSAC)
Not a funeral. A celebration of life.
No two people are the same. Neither is their celebration.
You bring the person. She builds the shape around them.
The work only shows when it's missing.
Each one, one of one.
500 celebrations of life  ·  Each one, one of one
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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  ·  Vancouver, BC

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

Meet Christina

I built the company I wished existed
when my uncle died.

Undergrad in stage management. A decade in event production. Then a funeral that changed everything. A phone full of contacts, a date, no plan. She spent more time googling than grieving.

Eight years later. 500+ celebrations. 80s dance parties, psychobilly tributes, musicals, quiet ceremonies with four people in a living room. Every one from scratch.

Then she went back to school and got licensed as a funeral director. Not because she had to. Because she wanted to understand what families are actually going through when they call.

Licensed Funeral Director
Education BFA Stage Management
Speaker NFDA  ·  FSAC
Press The New York Times  ·  Psychology Today  ·  Vancouver Magazine
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From my first phone call with Christina I felt a sense of relief knowing I was in good hands.

Laura Dafoe  ·  New Narrative Client

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.

01

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.

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