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the date, time and location of any funeral colors. Wearing what you would wear for
service, or other funeral related events. a wedding or a job interview would be
the most appropriate.
Funeral Etiquette Sign the register book - the family will
Like everything in society, funeral etiquette keep the register book as a memento for
and what is expected of you has evolved years. Be sure to include your full name
over time. As always, common sense and relationship to the deceased.
and good discretion is the best guide to
proper funeral etiquette. Here are a few Give a gift - you don’t need to go
do’s and don’ts of funeral etiquette. overboard with your gift, after all it is
the thought that counts. Suitable gifts
Do: include; flowers, a donation to the charity
Express your condolences - it’s not easy to of the family’s choice, or you can make
come up with the words to offer sympathy a commitment of service to the family
to someone who has just lost a loved at a later date. A commitment of service
one. You don’t need to be a poet, simply can be something as simple as cooking
saying something like “I am sorry for your them dinner, or offering to clean up their
loss, my thoughts and prayers are with house, any of the “little” things that may
you and your family” is enough. If you be neglected while a family deals with
can’t be at a funeral service in person, death. Make sure you provide a signed
sending a card or leaving a message on card so the family knows who gave the
a memorial website is a perfect way to gift.
express your sympathy.
Keep in touch - you may feel that the
Dress appropriately - gone are the days family needs their space and time to
of dressing up in all black for a funeral, grieve, but a simple phone call or note
but jeans and a t-shirt isn’t exactly after the funeral lets the family know
acceptable either. You should still dress you care. With social networking leaving
to impress and avoid any bright or flashy a quick note is as simple as a click of a
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