Personalizing Cremation Services And Memorials
Many people choose cremation providers in Manhasset, NY today because there are so many more personal ways to customize those services. Services can be special and unique as well as memorable when they are customized in just the right way. When someone in your family passes on you want to honor their memory, but you want to do so in a way that is telling to their spirit and not something everyone else already does. How can you personalize a memorial or cremation service? Here are a few options to help you get started down the right path:
Decorate
There’s nothing wrong with adding your own personal decorations to a cremation memorial service venue. If you are having the service in a funeral home, they will encourage you to do what you’d like to the room to make it special for the service. You can bring your loved one’s prized paintings for display, lay out the cross-stitch work they did, or put down a rug they’ve had since the 80s. Whatever you want to do to decorate the room to make it special, you can do it.
Use A Memory Table
One of the most special parts of any cremation service is a memory table if you have one. You can place the remains of your loved one in a cremation urn along with the picture, letter, memorabilia, and more personalized items. It’s a great way for someone to display a loved one’s life, certain accomplishments, and what made them who they were. You can even allow others to write comments or add things if you’d like.
A Memory Video
Make a photo collage with music to play during the service. It can bring smiles, laughter, and plenty of tears all at once. Everyone likes to look back on someone’s life with fondness during a memorial and it can make the service special, even if everything else you do around the video is traditional and standard.
Favorite Foods
If your loved one was known for loving ice cream, serve it at the reception. If they made the best chocolate-covered pretzels, make some with a disclaimer that they’ll never be the same, but you tried. Food brings people together and people also find comfort in it. Using your loved one’s favorites can be a great way to make the day revolve around them.
If you’d like other suggestions on how to customize a cremation service in Roslyn Heights, NY, the funeral director at Roslyn Heights Funeral Home are here to help. Give us a call at (516) 621-4545 and we can tell you some of the special things that other people have done. We can also brainstorm with you and figure out some new ideas that might work for your family and your situation. You’re welcome to stop by and see us, get a tour, and talk about customized ideas in person as well. We’re located at 75 Mineola Ave Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 and we’re here to help in any way we can. Whenever you’re ready, we’ll support you with the compassion you need during this time.