If a loved one requested burial, you and your other family members have an important decision to make. Your loved one might have also stated a preference before they passed away. Should the funeral service feature an open casket? If so, what sort of preparation work is involved?
Embalming
Funeral home services can include preparing your loved one for an open casket service. It often requires embalming, but this depends on the time that has passed between death and the actual funeral service.
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As funeral costs rise, end-of-life planning is becoming almost as essential as retirement planning. Creating clear instructions for your family members to follow after your death and locking in current funeral prices can bring peace to your family as they mourn your loss. Many funeral plans contain detailed instructions about burial services, plots, and caskets. But if you want to be cremated, leaving detailed instructions for your family members is still important.
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When a family member passes away and you're left with the task of planning a funeral, the last thing you want to think about is cost. Unfortunately, with the average funeral in the United States costing between $7,000 and $12,000, many families simply don't have the luxury of not having to worry about pricing.
The good news is that no matter what your budget may be, there are some steps you can take to plan your loved one a beautiful funeral or memorial service.
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If you have suddenly found yourself in the midst of having to plan a funeral, and this is not something that you have done many times before, you might not know what to do. You might want to see if there is any way you can get some sort of assistance with the planning of the funeral services. To help you get everything planned as easily as possible, try the following tips.
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There is always an exception to every rule, especially when it comes to honoring the dead and what they chose to believe or did not believe. Such is the case when you have a family member that was an atheist, an agnostic, or a nature worshipper/druid. How do you go about organizing funeral memorial services for someone that is not Catholic, Protestant, or another organized and fully recognized world religion? It is complicated, but that does not mean that your funeral home cannot manage it.
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