Your loved one may have arranged a pre-paid cremation through one of the many providers or via their local Funeral Director. This is a no fuss cremation with no mourners in attendance. Your loved one will have done this to make things easier for the family once they have passed.
This is understandable and and brings comfort to the family however, if they have not arranged a funeral service this can leave the family without closure. They may have left funds for the family to arrange a fitting memorial service.
At The Shires Funeral Celebrants, we believe in treating every family with respect, dignity, and compassion. We understand that every person is unique, and we strive to create personalised services that reflects the life and personality of your loved one.
Please feel free to use the contact us page, phone or email us to make your initial contact.
We will have a chat with you over the phone initally to get some basic information. We will arrange to meet with you and your family to learn about your loved one and their past, we will ask questions to gain as much information as we can to be able to construct a fitting Memorial Service.
We will discuss the order of the service, the music you would like, the readings, poetry and any prayers or moments of refelection you feel would be appropriate, the dress code whether formal or informal etc. We can write and deliver the eulogy or give advice if you have chosen someone close to you to to write and deliver the eulogy.
We can advise on suitable venues, remember that with permission you can hold your service anywhere within reason! We can put you in touch with printers for Orders of Service booklets, and caterers, flower providers, P.A. systems etc.
We take the information and construct the service for you and deliver a draft for you to check and approve or make changes, we will repeat this process until you are satisfied with the Memorial Service, we know things happen and changes are inevitable this is why we are flexible in our approcah to funeral service writing.
Memorial Service - Celebration of Life Service
We will usually arrive early in case of any last minute adjustments or requirements.
We will conduct the service as planned, introduce the speakers, music, readings etc. and be there to support and guide the speakers if needed.