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T he Script Writing P rocess
Notes Exit: After the sadness with the final farewell
part of the service I like to bring the mood back
I meet with you to
up again before leaving, so a lighthearted,
discuss all aspects of
moderate to fast paced, humorous piece to exit
the funeral service itself,
the chapel to.If the whole feel of the service is a
and talk through options
celebratory one, it works well to have
and take notes of your
something to sing along to ? perhaps a football
loved one?s life history.
anthem, a medley of London songs, or indeed
Order anything which typifies your loved one?s
Once all the choices are made and notes are character and personality but of course, this is
taken, I will go home and produce a draft order personal choice and just another idea to
of service if you have chosen to have one.This consider.
is just the running order on the day and the Depending on the length of the service, it may
funeral director or your printer will need this to be possible to have an extra reflective piece of
complete the Order of Service before printing. music and of course, we can always
NB: Once the order has been agreed and accommodate live music if you have a band etc
gone to print, no further changes to the that you would like to play something.
running order can be made. Finally: any hymns to be played and sung will
Poems be chosen and finalised at this point.
If there are to be poems and you have elected Script
that I send some suggestions, I will send these Once the order has been finalized, I will work
through at the time of sending the draft order of on the draft script of the service. Unless you
service to you.You may choose mine or of have specified a particular style of presentation
course, you may choose one you have written (i.e.: celebratory, lighthearted, traditional) I will
or found yourself.The titles would normally go usually put a script together as follows:
on the order of service, so this is something
I incorporate the elements of the Welcome,
that has to be done first.
Candle lighting (if applicable), any Poems, Main
Music life story tribute; Any other tributes or reflective
Similarly, music choices are printed on the music; the Final Farewell (whether curtains are
order so again, the music is one of the initial closing or not) which can incorporate the Lord?s
considerations to be finalized. Prayer (if required); a blessing for your loved
one; and farewell words. Finally any further
I have to order these from an online
lighthearted or thought provoking poems that
supplier, crematoriums do not usually are to be read and I then finish with some
accept family CDs as they may not have a comforting closing words.
CD facility or they may not play on the day.
Final timeline
Usually three pieces as follows:
After I have emailed the draft script to you ?
Entrance: Something slow or moderately that is just between us and we can liaise
paced that your loved one enters the chapel to. between us until you are happy with the tribute.
Reflection/Committal: This is played around I would however, like all amendments, additions
two thirds of the way through.If the curtains are etc to be finalised 48 hours before the day of
to be left open, then it is more informal.You will the service. This allows the necessary time to
be seated and it is more of a reflective piece finalise the script, format and print it and then
and can be anything.If you are having closed rehearse it through making any last minute
curtains, then it becomes a little more formal, edits if required.
with everyone standing and I would suggest a
slow to moderately paced piece.
