Some people think that the most challenging part of a funeral arrangement is choosing a memorial stone. However, finding the right headstone is just half of the work because you still have to choose an inscription technique. While the name and date of birth/death might seem enough for some people, it is always a good idea to go further than that. Remember that your goal is to memorialize the loved one, and thinking through the inscription is one of the best ways of honouring them.…
If you inform your funeral director that you want an open-casket funeral for your loved one, then they will put even more effort into preparing the remains than they would for a closed-casket funeral. Here are the steps you should take when they tell you they’re about to get started with these preparations.
Don’t forget to give the funeral director the deceased’s most-used accessories
At the beginning of the preparations, you’ll need to give the funeral director the outfit you want the deceased to be dressed in.…
When the acclaimed writer and comedian Spike Milligan passed away in 2002, the epitaph on his cemetery monument famously read, “I told you I was ill.” This is a wonderful example of Milligan’s rather quirky sense of humour while also being a great example of how personal an epitaph can (and probably should) be. The words on cemetery monuments can be limited to a person’s name, year of birth and year of death, but you can also include a short quote or phrase that sums up the person as much as is possible.…
