Planning

When you are honoring and celebrating a loved one's life, the most important thing you can do is make sure the service is an accurate reflection of their personality. It can feel out-of-place to sit in a formal funeral service if they spent most of t...

How much is it going to cost to honor your loved one with a memorable goodbye? You only get one chance to celebrate this special person’s life, but how should you budget for funeral expenses, whether the person who has died had set money aside or not...

Are you someone who writes a to-do list for everything in life? Since you depend on these checklists for grocery shopping, work tasks, and home responsibilities, it makes sense to have a checklist to follow when planning a funeral for someone you lov...

While people often associate the term “wake” with formal traditional funeral services, this gathering can have the style that you prefer. The idea of planning everything for a wake and funeral might seem daunting. But you’ll find that these events of...

The internet is now woven deeply into our society and plays a part in almost every aspect of our lives. There are of course many benefits to connecting online, but for essential life events it can be meaningful to have a piece of paper to hold in our...

All About Green Burials“Green burials” or “green funerals” are certainly a hot topic right now, and environmentally friendly options for burials are being requested more and more. But the subject can be confusing, so we’re breaking it down here to he...