7 Unique Funeral Flower Ideas to Honor Your Loved One
Thinking of funeral flower ideas can be a difficult task when your loved one passes, but honoring our deceased loved ones with funeral flowers has been a tradition for centuries. It’s no surprise, given that flowers have been used to convey emotions and feelings for as long as we can remember. Flowers can be used...
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What Is a Celebration of Life Service?
You may have heard the phrase “celebration of life” and wondered what it means. Is a celebration of life service the same as a funeral? Do you have to have a wake at a celebration of life service? Is a celebration of life service held before or after someone dies? Who makes the rules for...
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Funeral Readings: A Brief Guide
Deciding on the best funeral readings for your loved one’s service can be one of the most overwhelming choices you face when planning a service. Not only are there countless options to choose from, but knowing which funeral readings will best memorialize and celebrate your loved one can be a daunting decision. There are questions...
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Best Funeral Songs
Knowing the best funeral songs to play at a loved one’s service can be a difficult choice. Unless your loved one left details about their wishes for their preferred service, it might even seem an overwhelming task: what songs are best for funerals? Are there good funeral songs? Should you choose a popular funeral song?...
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Unique, Non-Traditional Funeral Ideas
If you’ve ever wondered if more unique, non-traditional funeral ideas might suit you or your loved ones more than a typical service, you’re not alone. More and more people are asking about their options for a funeral service that better reflects their loved one. We mean no disrespect to traditions and rituals that are so...
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Funeral Gifts Instead of Flowers
One of the questions you might have when trying to comfort someone who has lost a loved one is what funeral gifts instead of flowers can I send or give that will help them feel better? The impulse to send flowers is a good one, and it’s one we all share. Origins of the practice...
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How Does Funeral Pre-Planning Help Ease Grief?
There is no magic formula to ease grief. Death is emotional and stressful, no matter the circumstance. But knowing that a loved one’s plans are honored can help minimize the stress and ease the grief that family and friends feel when a loved one dies. Often, the stress that happens after a loved one’s death...
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Famous Eulogies and What You Can Learn from Them
Famous eulogies are similar to eulogies for non-famous people: they are a spoken remembrance speech meant to pay tribute to a loved one. Eulogies, by their nature, are full of emotion and often tears. They are very often delivered by loving family members and friends in the relative privacy of a place of worship which...
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What Is a Eulogy?
What is a Eulogy? If you’ve ever wondered what is a eulogy? you’re not alone. Simply put, a eulogy is a speech given at a memorial service to pay tribune to someone who has died. A eulogy generally focuses on the deceased’s life: their interests, their family ties, their profession, the ways they contributed to...
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