When someone you care about loses a beloved pet, you want to be there to offer support. Finding the right words can be challenging. Of course, you don’t want to add to the pain your friend or loved one is feeling, but it’s easy to fall into the trap of offering clichés or platitudes. It’s […]
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Funeral Celebrants and Officiants: Personalizing Ceremonies
When it comes to modern-day funerals and memorial services you have many options. In fact, you can design exactly the ceremony you or your loved one wants. The trouble is, the process of creating such an important celebration of someone’s life can be overwhelming–especially if you are planning the ceremony while you are grieving. To […]
Are You Death Positive?
Death. Now that’s something we all have in common! Sooner or later we will all experience it. What we don’t necessarily share is the way we look at it. Most of us don’t like to think about it at all, much less talk about it. We just want to wait death out and then pass […]
Loss of a Pet FAQ
Losing a pet can be a complicated and traumatic experience. Your grief may be complicated by the fact that those you come in contact do not understand the intensity of the pain you are feeling. You should never feel bad because you miss your pet! Our Coping with the Loss of a Pet page has […]
Memorializing Your Pet
It has been said that the worst thing about having pets is that they don’t live long enough. If you have lost a pet, then you will certainly agree. Unfortunately, the chances are pretty good that if you have pets, you will have to say goodbye to that trusted friend at some point. Memorializing your […]
Prayers, Poems, and Quotes to Celebrate a Pet’s Life
When you experience the loss of a pet, spiritual writings can be helpful in offering comfort. Writing can offer comfort, whether it is a reference from a revered holy book such as the bible or an original prayer. They put what we are feeling into words and remind us that our faith is there when […]
Loss of a Pet Quotes and Readings
We often turn to quotes by famous people to give us comfort and to inspire us. Loss of a pet quotes can offer us a smile or just remind us that we are part of a common experience—grief over the loss of a valued member of the family. There are many sayings that pertain to […]
Funeral Thank You Cards
Once the funeral services are over and the out of town visitors have gone home, you have a chance to reflect on how many people have supported you through such a difficult time. From flowers to meals to attendance at the funeral, people express their sympathy in many ways. To show appreciation we write thank […]
Announcing the 2016 Memorial Day Photo Contest Winners
Chicago, IL–June 29, 2016: A photo of a service person participating in the annual Flags-In ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was chosen as the Grand Prize Winner of the Funeralwise.com 2016 Capture Memorial Day Photo Contest. The photo, “Flags-In, Memorial Day,” submitted by Amber Knickman of Morrisville, PA, was by far the fan favorite and […]
Yes, planning a funeral really is just like planning a wedding.
Can you imagine having a big wedding without doing all the planning? As good as that might sound since you’d be skipping the stress, most of us would never even consider it. With all the details–from choosing the venue to selecting the food–it’s just not practical. So if you can’t imagine having that storybook wedding […]
