The Final Journey: Inspiring Ideas For Funerals

The Final Journey: Inspiring Ideas For Funerals

  • Essential Strategies for Arranging a Funeral

    There is often a lot to think about when a loved one passes on, and funeral arrangements top the list. However, arranging a funeral can be a challenging experience for family members and relatives without a proper plan. For instance, the deceased might have left details on how to proceed with the funeral, but misunderstandings within a family can derail the process. Luckily, funeral home directors can help you with funeral arranging.

  • Key Technologies Disrupting Funeral Services

    Few industries are transforming faster than the funeral and memorial services industry, and technology plays a vital role in the trend. In the past, a computer was the only piece of technology available to funeral directors. Today, funeral homes are leveraging different technologies to provide clients with unrivalled funeral services. Here are the key technologies transforming funeral services. Data Analytics  A few decades ago, funeral homes could only determine the type of services their clients needed by issuing questionnaires or through a suggestion box.

  • Two Reasons to Host a Funeral Service at a Funeral Home Instead of a Church

    Whilst funeral services often take place in churches, it is often better to host this event at a funeral home. Here are two reasons why. It's more comfortable Religious funeral services don't necessarily have to be held in places of worship and oftentimes, it's more comfortable to use a funeral home instead of a church for a funeral service. Whilst many churches are extraordinarily beautiful, most of them are not comfortable places to spend long periods in.

  • Essential Things to Know When Planning for a Memorial Service

    Many people confuse funeral services and memorial services. A funeral is characterised by the presence of a deceased person's body. On the other hand, the focal point of a memorial service is an urn or framed portrait of the deceased. Many aspects go into planning a successful memorial service for a loved one. Essential considerations include a budget allocation for a memorial service, choice of location, invitations, speakers, music and food and drinks.

  • How to Design a Headstone as Unique as Your Lost Loved One

    If you choose a cemetery for your loved one's final resting place, you also have to decide on a headstone. The headstone marks the grave and serves as a tribute to your loved one, and there are all kinds of ways to make the headstone as unique as your loved one's life. Look at these ideas. Photos You can show visitors to the cemetery how your loved one looked during life by adding photos to the headstone.

  • About Me

    The Final Journey: Inspiring Ideas For Funerals

    Funerals can bring forth such a range of emotions: melancholy, grief, regret, relief and nostalgia. As an assistant at a funeral parlour, I am privileged to help people with organising their loved one’s final journey. I have learnt that a good funeral parlour can make the occasion truly commemorative. When I attend funerals for friends, I am saddened to see that so many ceremonies are traditional and joyless. I later find out that the family members simply weren’t aware of options such as a graveside memorial service. I love the fact that one of my tasks involves showing family members various venues and demonstrating what can be done. In this humble little blog, I hope to make it my mission to share some of the ideas – big and small – from the best funerals I have seen. Perhaps it will give you some inspiration at a difficult time. Bless.

    Tags