Celebration of life…
Funeral Services
Working together, we can customize the celebration of your loved one’s life by helping you select funeral poems, prayers, and inspirational verses. I will speak on behalf of your family to deliver a beautiful and dignified service to appropriately commemorate the life of a loved one who has passed away.The minister you choose to conduct the service will play a large part in shaping the overall sentiment of the funeral service. Funerals help us to cope with the reality that a loved one has passed away. It provides a place for family and friends to come together to remember and celebrate the life of the dearly departed. Whether it was unexpected or anticipated, death is a part of life that we are never prepared for and shouldn’t have to experience alone.
Bereavement Support
Grief is our body’s natural way of healing our emotional injuries. It is an emotional, mental, and physical condition that is brought on by significant loss or the death of someone you love. While it is a personal process, many times the assistance of friends, loved ones, a spiritual guide, or a grief counselor is needed. Please do not hesitate to seek help from outside sources. It is important to heal your emotional injuries to ensure your mental health for yourself and for those that love and care about you.
Grief is our body’s natural way of healing our emotional injuries. It is an emotional, mental, and physical condition that is brought on by significant loss or the death of someone you love. While it is a personal process, many times the assistance of friends, loved ones, a spiritual guide, or a grief counselor is needed. Please do not hesitate to seek help from outside sources. It is important to heal your emotional injuries to ensure your mental health for yourself and for those that love and care about you.
Free Phone Consultation
Please contact me for a phone consultation and let’s find the right words to create a fitting tribute to your loved one. It is an honor to provide your funeral services needs in a way that brings piece and comfort to you, your family and to the friends of your loved one.
Please contact me for a phone consultation and let’s find the right words to create a fitting tribute to your loved one. It is an honor to provide your funeral services needs in a way that brings piece and comfort to you, your family and to the friends of your loved one.
Frequently Asked Questions Funeral Etiquette for Family and Friends of the Deceased
There are some general guidelines for funeral etiquette for guests as well as for those who are making the funeral arrangements.
There are some general guidelines for funeral etiquette for guests as well as for those who are making the funeral arrangements.
Expressing Sympathy
When expressing sympathy most find it best to keep is short and simple. Many simply say they are sorry for the loss which is perfectly fine to say. Don’t feel as if you have to say a lot. More times than not, most people who have just lost someone are at a loss for words. Sometimes you are needed to simply listen to what family and friends of the deceased have to say and you don’t need to say much at all.Attire: The standard in funeral etiquette has been to wear dark colors, or otherwise clothing that will not stand out. You should try to keep your clothing simple but not too casual. Most opt to wear black as this is most always appropriate.
When expressing sympathy most find it best to keep is short and simple. Many simply say they are sorry for the loss which is perfectly fine to say. Don’t feel as if you have to say a lot. More times than not, most people who have just lost someone are at a loss for words. Sometimes you are needed to simply listen to what family and friends of the deceased have to say and you don’t need to say much at all.Attire: The standard in funeral etiquette has been to wear dark colors, or otherwise clothing that will not stand out. You should try to keep your clothing simple but not too casual. Most opt to wear black as this is most always appropriate.
Offer Assistance
If you are able, it is always appreciated if you offer assistance to help with child care, picking up out-of-town relatives, food gifts, or other things. When it is a sudden death your gesture may be especially helpful.
If you are able, it is always appreciated if you offer assistance to help with child care, picking up out-of-town relatives, food gifts, or other things. When it is a sudden death your gesture may be especially helpful.
Funeral Etiquette for the Bereaved
Thank You Notes
For family members who have taken care of funeral planning and all of the arrangements, it is common funeral etiquette to send a thank you card to those friends who sent a gift, flowers, food, or a card to the family. Attendants do not need to receive a thank you note, but those friends who may have helped with transportation or any arrangements should receive a thank you note as well.
Typically thank you cards are sent within two weeks of the funeral services.
Thank You Notes
For family members who have taken care of funeral planning and all of the arrangements, it is common funeral etiquette to send a thank you card to those friends who sent a gift, flowers, food, or a card to the family. Attendants do not need to receive a thank you note, but those friends who may have helped with transportation or any arrangements should receive a thank you note as well.
Typically thank you cards are sent within two weeks of the funeral services.
Clergy
It recommended that a personal note is sent to thank your clergy person. If you send an offering or honorarium, then send it separately from the thank you note in another envelope. Funerals and memorial services serve as an opportunity to commemorate the life of a loved one who has past away and is a way for friends and family to say goodbye. The service is a necessary part of the grieving process because it helps family and friends to come to terms with the fact that their loved one has passed away.
