Advance Preparation For Your Funeral
It is no secret that death comes to us all at some point in our life. We all need to think of our final wishes and the manner in which we’d like our bodies to depart.
It’s important to ensure that you have a comprehensive, detailed plan for how you’d like your funeral to take place. Making an advanced plan will take some of the stress off the shoulders of your family when the time comes.
1. Venue
Would you like a cemetery burial? Maybe a woodland burial? Or maybe you’d like to be cremated and have your remains spread in a special place.
Natural and woodland burials have become more popular in recent years. With the rise in non-religious services and non-religious burials, woodlands and beautiful areas are a recent choice. These non-traditional options can be a bit of a minefield for people who only have experience of arranging a traditional service. Advance planning makes your decisions easier for your relatives to handle.
Companies such as exithere.com offer a really simple planning service that will make all the arrangements and plans, leaving you to decide on the venue/manner of farewell services and the casket/urn type.
2. Casket Type
When we think of caskets, generally, we think of a wooden coffin with metal handles. However, there are so many options in the modern funeral industry. These include:
*Natural caskets – bamboo, seagrass and willow. These look like giant baskets and have a nice country chic feel.
*Wool Caskets – The newest style casket in the funeral market. Wool caskets are made of felted wool and feature jute handles and hand sewn name plates.
*Wooden Caskets – The traditional style casket, available in different woods with many metal choices for the handles.
3. Urn Type
After a cremation, your ashes will be returned to your family, It is now possible to arrange your urn in advance, so you can make the decision as to what container you are in for eternity.
4. Flowers
Flowers are a funeral tradition and all good florists have a funeral selection. Coffin sprays and wreaths are traditional. More modern florists are now offering some excellent alternative displays.
5. The Wake, or After Ceremony Gathering
For many, the most important part of the funeral process is the after-farewell gathering. Every family wants to make sure that they have come together to say their final goodbyes. You can decide before the event how you’d like your family to celebrate your life. Modern funeral planners are looking at alternative options such as a beach party, gourmet meal, and the traditional afternoon tea. You can make plans and decisions as to where your family get together to celebrate your life.
As modern life gets faster and people become more stressed, planning your funeral in advance will alleviate some of the decisions and stress from your family at an extremely distressing time. Planning in advance means that you get the funeral you’ve always dreamed of and your family gets to celebrate your life the way you’ve always wanted them to.
