2017

Considering Cremation? Things You Need To Know

While it is not something anyone relishes doing, it is a good idea to make arrangements for what you want done after you have passed away. This will be a help to your loved ones when they are grieving. They may not be able to think straight or deal with the situation. Having made the plans ahead of time, you will take a big stress away from them, allowing them to go through the grieving process, so they can move on with their lives.…

Tips For Walking While Carrying An Urn Of Cremated Remains

At some funeral services, an urn filled with the deceased person’s cremated remains will need to be moved from one location to another. Sometimes, the urn may be on a memorial table near the entrance to the room and then transported to the front of the room as the service is set to begin. In other cases, the urn will be transported from the funeral home to a waiting vehicle, where it will travel with the family member to wherever it will be buried.…

Entering Your Golden Years? 4 Reasons You Should Consider Advanced Planning

If you’re reaching your golden years, it’s time to start making your final plans. It’s never easy to think about your own mortality. However, taking care of your own final plans will provide you and your family with many benefits. Here are just four reasons why you should take care of your own funeral arrangements. Relieve Financial Burden Funerals can be quite expensive. Unfortunately, if you don’t take care of advanced planning, your family will be left to deal with the financial burden associated with your funeral arrangements.…

Three Reasons That You Don't Want To Open Your Loved One's Urn

When your loved one is cremated, you’ll often visit the funeral home to pick up the urn of the cremated remains. If you’ve decided that you’ll keep the urn on the mantle of your home or elsewhere it will have a special location, you may be tempted over time to open the urn and take a look. Doing so isn’t necessarily morbid — some people simply have a curiosity that may get the better of them.…

Make Memorial Candles That Celebrate The Good Times A Part Of Funeral Plans

Grief is a complex and sometimes overwhelming experience, and the days around the funeral are typically the start of a period of mourning over your lost loved one. However, it doesn’t all have to be doom and gloom in the aftermath of a death. It’s okay to celebrate a life well lived, even while making funeral plans. One way that you can celebrate your loved one’s life is by creating memorial candles that celebrate many of the best moments of the deceased person’s life.…

Don't Be Afraid To Make These Changes After You've Pre-Planned Your Funeral

There are many advantages to pre-planning your funeral, but you should never feel as though your wishes are set in stone if you want to change them. When you go through the pre-planning process, the funeral home of your choice will have a copy of your wishes on record. If things change in the months or years after you create this document, though, you simply need to return to the funeral home and refine your wishes.…

The Do's And Don'ts Of Having A Themed Burial Service

Themed parties are common. People plan fun themed birthday parties and baby showers every day. However, themed funerals and burial services are quite rare. Having a themed burial service can allow you to say good-bye to your loved one while celebrating something that was very important to the person. If you decide that a themed funeral is the right way to say good-bye, here are some do’s and don’ts to ensure that the memorial service goes as smoothly as possible.…

The Dos And Don'ts Of Finding A Place To Sit At A Funeral

Attending a funeral can be an act of courage, and it’s certainly one of strength in most cases. Funerals are intense events even when you were not very close to the deceased person. Emotions can run high, and they can easily remind you of your own mortality. You may also fret over where you are supposed to sit at a funeral, but take comfort in the fact that where you sit is not important in comparison to attending a funeral.…

Planning Your Loved One's Funeral? 4 Steps To Overcome Hurt Feelings Among Family Members

Planning a funeral for a loved one is always difficult, but when there are hard feelings among family members, the process can be unbearable. Planning your loved one’s funeral doesn’t have to turn into a battle. If you’ve been put in charge of making the arrangements, using the following steps will help you avoid the hard feelings that could destroy the solemnity of your loved one’s funeral. Agree to a Truce…

Tips To Keep In Mind For Your Loved One's Final Arrangements

Laying a loved one to rest is the most difficult thing that most people will do in their lives. It is an incredibly emotional time period that is difficult to get through. However, when planning a funeral and final arrangements, you will need to be aware of some decisions and steps that will help you to get through the process. Follow these steps below to weigh your options and decide on the best way to lay your loved one to rest.…