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Many funeral services are described as a celebration for the life of........ but, directed by the speed and efficiency of the funeral service providers, numbed by our own despair and guided, often by well meaning friends and relatives, the event is sadly far removed from any form of celebration and mostly devoid of any personal sentiment. There is much that can be done to make this final farewell a truly personal and deeply meaningful event. The funeral director will be more than willing to assist with any special requests that you may have and it is very important that you let them know of anything unusual - unusual to the funeral company that is - a "normal" funeral is a fairly rigidly timed event with limited room for flexibility or delay. Write or read a poem, include personal moments and memories. Write your own ceremony. Talk about the deceased and their life. Make time for others to express their feelings. Play a family video recording. Choose music that has a real meaning to you, not just because it is "always played" at these events. Hold the ceremony out of doors: at a place that has some special significance. Have the burial in a green field site instead of the local cemetery. Take a double booking at the crematorium chapel to allow h more time and flexibility - most crematoria allow in the region of twenty minutes and that's from start to finish! Hire a piper or bugler to play out the coffin. Organise an honour guard, with flags and banners. Wear bright clothes if you want. Strew the coffin and route with flower petals. Express your feelings however you wish - there is absolutely no need to be bound by convention. Laugh, cry but most of all, make it a celebration of the life of........ |
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