14th September 2015

Creative funeral planning

Celebrate life

“To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.

Mary Oliver

The benefits of creative funeral planning

At one of the Death Cafes I hosted someone said: ‘No one of us getting out of here alive’. We all know that one day, our life will end. And yet, not many of us talk about funeral wishes or consider creative funeral planning.

Talking about you funeral wishes helps prepare you and your loved ones to organise the send-off that feels right for you. Exploring options beforehand helps find options that reflect your personality and wishes. It help start the conversation. It may also save costs.

You can plan our funeral at any time during your life. Your plan will be a living document. Talking about your funeral may give meaningful insights in how you live your life now. It may help you define who the people are that are most dear to you. It may give insight in the things you want to do in your life. You may learn things about you and others you did not know.

Read more about the benefits of creative funeral planning in this article, and here you can find tips on how to save costs on your funeral.

On the threshold

When you know that you are going to die soon it may be helpful to have conversations with the people dear to you about your wishes.

Although this may be a difficult conversation, sharing how you would like to die will help you have the best possible quality of life until the end. Rituals may help to express feelings and thoughts and reflect upon what’s important to you.

Living funeral

Some people organise a ‘living funeral’: a get-together of family and friends where they reflect upon a person’s life and celebrate good and precious times.

I can help you plan your funeral, facilitate conversations, help organise a living funeral or create end-of-life rituals.

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Services and fees for creative funeral planning

The below gives an overview of services I offer and an indication of prices.  Please contact me for a quote tailored to your wishes and needs.

  • Creative funeral planning: consultation, advice, research of options, questionnaire, conversations with you and, if desired, your family, writing of funeral plan. From: £250
  • Living funeral: consultation, preparation, coordination, ceremony design and conducting on the day. From: £350
  • End-of-life rituals (bespoke): consultation, research, ritual design, sourcing of materials and objects, leading the ritual. From: £250 per ritual
  • End-of-life rituals (standard): consultation, ritual preparation and leading the ritual. From: £150

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