When a loved one passes on, you might feel like having a cremation service in Wernersville, PA is the best option for them and your situation as a whole. Once you have the cremation package in place, your loved one’s needs will be met. Then, you can move forward with making final service plans at any point. You can have something right away, or you can wait awhile and make plans. Life celebrations can be very special events and a memorable way to celebrate a life well-lived. You might even feel like it’s what your loved one would appreciate the most. Here are some tips to help you make those plans.
Before you start making plans and rushing things too quickly, you will want to take your time to think things through. There’s no hurry in making these plans since there’s no timeline on the process. You have time on your side and you can make plans whenever you feel ready to move forward with those things. Life celebrations, depending on what you want to do, might take time to pull things together.
When you do anything for a loved one after their death, you are going to think about what that person would like in anything you do. You are trying to honor them and you want to do that in a way you think they would like. If that means your family gathering around a table for a meal, laughing and smiling over old memories, then you should do something simple and casual like that. Or, it might mean throwing a party that is open to the community so everyone can come together and celebrate your loved one’s life. You’ll want any activity you plan, any food you have, and any detail you organize to be something your loved one would like.
One of the things you will likely do, no matter what event you hold for the life celebration, is share good times that you had with your loved one. You might have an open mic situation where people can share your loved one’s personality through the stories they tell. You can also make it more casual and just let people chat one on one and share the good times they had with your loved one. Their style and personality will come out through the fun times you share with others. Those memories are never going to get old.
They say that pictures speak a thousand words and that really can be the case. Pictures bring up memories and when you look at them, stories can arise. You’ll see the smile on your loved one’s face and how it always reached their eyes. Take pictures of your own to show and enjoy the pictures that other people bring.
If you have a cremation in Wernersville, PA, you can then have whatever kind of service you want for your loved one, including a life celebration. Bean Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Inc. is here to help.