Planning A Celebration Of Life After Cremation Services
There are lots of different memorial options for after cremation services in Mattoon, IL and when you lose a loved one, you want to honor them in just the right way. If it feels right to have a traditional memorial that feels like a funeral, do that. If you want to celebrate their life instead of thinking about the sadness around their death, that might be the right path. Here are a few tips for planning a life celebration if that’s the direction you decide to take.
Start With A Guest List
Who is your loved one’s life do you want to be there when you celebrate their life? You can open the event to the public if you’d like, but often these events are for family members and close friends, the people who really knew your loved one well. It’s completely up to you and in order to choose a location and get other details in order, knowing who you will invite can be helpful.
Consider Activities
You want the location you choose to also be conducive to any activities you want to do to remember your loved one. If they adored baseball, you don’t want to play a game with your family in a restaurant, right? You will want to think through what activities you want to do to remember your loved one and find a venue or location that suits those needs. You can’t have everyone bowl in a park, either, can you? What did your loved one like? What is a nice way to honor them? Consider activities in those areas. You can also just set up a meal of things they enjoyed and go that direction as well.
Book A Location
There are some places you don’t have to book,’ as the family home. But if you want to use a court at the community center to play basketball, a shelter in the park for a picnic, or other such things, you will need to ensure that space is available to your family at the right time and on the right day.
Consider Attire
Before you spread the word about the event, think about what you want people to wear. At a celebration of life, attire is generally much more casual than other memorial services. You might want everyone to wear a Hawaiian shirt because your loved one enjoyed the trip they took to Hawaii on their honeymoon. You could have everyone wear their favorite sports team shirt or other such things. Make sure everyone who is invited knows what you want them to wear so no one shows up in something formal and feels out of place.
When you are working on cremation services in Mattoon, IL for a loved one, the professionals at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd are here to help you through the process. If you want to do a celebration of life for your loved one, we can offer ideas and options for your family to find the right fit.
