There are many myths around funerals, regarding what you can and can’t do. For example, you can DIY the entire funeral if you want to! I can help you to work out what will best suit you.
We all want the funeral or memorial for your loved one, to be as meaningful and unique as they were. Together we can create a beautiful ceremony, and I can do as little or as much as you like.
We want to honour the person who has died, in a way that starts to create healing for everyone who attends.
Funerals don’t have to be formal, sombre, or in a church (but they can be if that’s what you want). I would love to talk to you about what you might want. The sky is the limit (as long as it’s legal!)
I am particularly interested in what we call Home Funerals.
“In simple terms, a home funeral is where a family, community and/or executor of a deceased person stay involved in the arrangements and give care to their person as much or as little as possible. They choose where that person will be, who will assist them and ultimately set the direction and pace of how that journey will proceed. Increasingly, our society is examining the contemporary methods of funerals and searching for a way that provides a more personal experience. A home funeral occurs when family, friends or community are involved with conducting any aspect or ritual in caring for a person’s body. A home funeral is a safe, legal and empowering choice and occurs in the time between a person’s death and the final disposition of their body. Participation in a home funeral can be as much or as little as any one person is comfortable with and prepared to do; this may include arranging or carrying out any, or all, of the following:
- Spending time with the body
- Washing and dressing
- Cooling
- Shrouding
- Placing into a casket, coffin or shroud bearer
- Creating and holding a funeral ceremony
- Transportation
- Obtaining permission where required
- Completing and lodging legal paperwork
- Cremation or burial
- Any other associated activity desired or considered important.
The duration of a home funeral may be hours or days, and each one is unique. Family, friends and/or community may choose to do everything themselves, with or without assistance from a funeral director or celebrant.” (Australian Home Funeral Alliance)
Get in contact with me here, to talk about what it is you’d like for you or your person.
