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Where to start When you first begin the the process of designing a a a ceremony the the decisions you’ll face might seem overwhelming at first We’re here to help you you you understand the the options and and make your choices one one one by one one one making the the remembrance one one one of love healing and life celebration The process can be broken down in in in to two stages: decisions regarding the service and and how how you’d like to honour your loved ones ones life and and decisions regarding how how you’d like to care for your loved ones ones physical remains Designing a a Ceremony
Whether its formal formal or or or or informal traditional or or or or or or offbeat a a a a a a a a a a funeral provides an an an an opportunity for family and and friends to gather and and support one another in in in taking the the the the first steps of their healing journey A service can take place in in in any setting – at at your home outdoors or or or or or at at at our our facilities for example – and can incorporate music poetry or or or or art in in the celebration of a a a a a a a a life well-lived There are endless possibilities for what the service can be be and and we’re honoured to to go above and and and beyond in our our our duty to to meet your personalised and and specific requests Our staff are experienced in in event planning understand and and graciously accommodate the needs of all beliefs faiths lifestyles and and relationships We’re here to to answer your questions and and guide you you you you you through the decisions you’ll need to to to make and will encourage you you you you to to to take your time to to to figure out the most meaningful and and fitting way to to honour your loved one and and and incorporate the elements that you you you and and your family find meaningful Caring For a a a a Loved One’s Physicals Remains
Once you’ve chosen how you’d like to celebrate your loved ones life journey the the next decision you’ll face is is about how you’d like to care for their physical remains This can be a a a a a a difficult or or emotional choice for you you you and your family so we’ll be sure to provide you you you you with the information you you you you need as we we help you you you to to consider your options to to ultimately make the decision that is is right for for your your loved one and and for for your your family Once you’ve chosen between burial and and cremation there are a a a a a a a a few additional decisions you’ll face:
For a a a a a a burial you’ll need to to select a a a a a a casket and and a a a a a a a a a a cemetery then to to to choose between a a a a a a a ground burial and and entombment in a a a a a a a mausoleum For cremation you’ll need to to to select an an urn and choose whether to to to bury entomb or scatter the the cremated remains as as well as as a a a a a a a a a location where you’d like to to do so No matter which path you you you decide to to to take we’ll be there to to support you you you you and and assist you you you in in in in exploring your options and and making an an an informed decision that feels right for for you you and your loved one Service Options
Sometimes the thought of planning a a a funeral seems too difficult for those who’ve suffered a a a loss We’re here to to lighten your burden and remind you you of the true value a a a a a a ceremony can hold for you you and your family The Healing Power of Ceremony
Coping with a a a a a a a a loss is never easy and services are an an essential part of the recovery process A service service provides those who are grieving with a a a supportive environment in in in in which they can begin to to find closure say goodbye and come to to terms with with the the the loss Gathering with with friends and family gives everyone the the the opportunity to connect share memories offer words of of of sympathy and and create a a a a a a a lasting network of of of comfort and and support as as they start the the the journey toward healing and peace No matter the the the setting style or direction you choose our event planners
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