Earlier this year, a close friend of mine passed away. This sweet woman was incredibly unique. Besides adoring vintage clothing, she always had extremely short hair. After her death, her son wanted to plan a funeral service with her unique style in mind. So, he immediately started working with the helpful staff at a respected funeral home in our hometown. After relaying his desires to the professional employees at the funeral home, my friend’s son decided to omit a viewing on the night before the funeral. Instead, he had the funeral home staff bring his mother’s body to the church two hours before the funeral service. He also gave anyone who wanted to speak at the funeral service an opportunity. On this blog, I hope you will discover the wonderful ways the staff at a funeral home can help you plan a unique funeral for a loved one.
One thing that most people don't really think about is their own funeral service. However, this is something that more people should take the time to think out and plan in advance. Planning your own funeral is often a very good idea and there are several benefits to doing it this way. Here are three benefits of planning your own funeral service.
You Get Exactly What You Want
Your funeral service is completely for you, so the hope is that it will be something that reflects your life and is something that you would be proud of. Rather than leaving your funeral service in the unsure hands of your family and friends, you can get exactly what you want by planning it out yourself. They won't have to wonder where you would like your funeral to be service held, whether or not you want a casket or to be cremated, whether or not you want an open or closed casket, where you would like to be buried, what kind of topics you want discussed at your funeral, and the list goes on and on.
You Don't Burden Your Loved Ones
Leaving your funeral service entirely in the hands of your loved ones can be quite the burden to them. This is especially true if you didn't have money set aside to pay for your funeral service. Rather than having your funeral service be a burden, you can make it much easier for them by planning your own service. They will simply refer to whatever it is that you asked for, and will use the money that you have set-aside specifically for your funeral costs.
Things Go More Smoothly
When you take the time to plan out your own funeral, things will naturally go more smoothly. There won't be any contention over what you may or may not have wanted at your funeral service and family won't fight or argue over how much each has to pay for the funeral costs. Since the last thing that you want is for your family to fight over issues regarding you, after you have passed on, most people realize the importance of planning ahead.
When you plan your funeral service ahead of time, you ensure that you get exactly what you want at your funeral service, you reduce the burden left on your family and friends, and you help things to go more smoothly overall. Speak with local funeral services professionals for more help.
Share27 December 2017
