Guides for planning a service
Honest help for one of the
hardest weeks of your life.
These guides are written for people who have just lost someone and are now expected to make a hundred decisions at once. No fluff, no sponsored detours — just the practical answers, written in plain language, with room left for the fact that none of this is going to feel easy.
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Day-by-day plan · 12 min read
How to Plan a Memorial Service in 7 Days
A day-by-day plan from the moment you start making calls to the hours before the service. With the small practical things people forget when they're already overwhelmed — and the ones that matter most.
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Checklist · 14 min read
Funeral Program Checklist: Everything to Include
Everything that goes on a funeral program, front to back — cover photo, order of service, life story, pallbearers, denomination-specific touches, common mistakes, and a complete one-page checklist at the end.
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Ideas · 16 min read
Celebration of Life: 12 Ideas to Make the Service Feel Like Them
Twelve formats families actually use — garden gatherings, memory walls, music-led tributes, themed-color celebrations, candlelight evenings, beach gatherings, and more. Each with who it's right for and what to print.
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