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Music For A Cremation Service Celebration

Music is often an integral part to any final service. When your loved one has a cremation service in Dallas, TX, you have a lot of options as to what you can do for the service itself. While some families like to have a traditional-feeling memorial service, which might include classical music or even hymns, others like to do something more celebratory to remember a life well-lived. If you are having a celebration of life, the music can be whatever you want it to be. Here are some things to consider when you choose the right songs.

 

Think About Deceased’s Taste

One thing you will want to consider with great care is what your loved one liked. You want music that relates to their personality and style. Perhaps there was a certain genre they always listened to or a favorite band or musician that was their favorite. You want the music to bring memories of that person to everyone’s mind. You don’t want to play things that you know they would make a face at.

 

Ask For Ideas/Suggestions

If you know your loved one enjoyed a certain genre, but you don’t know their favorites among those songs, there’s nothing wrong with asking other people. Someone they work with might have overheard them singing a recent popular song or a friend of theirs might have an email with a link to a song they shared recently. There’s nothing wrong with talking to others about the options so you can get the right ideas lined up for the celebration.

 

Listen To Lyrics With Care

You will want to make sure you give the songs you are going to use a listen if you don’t already know them well yourself. Just because your loved one didn’t mind bad words in their songs doesn’t mean the others attending the service will appreciate it. You also don’t want lyrics that are going to be offensive in any way in relation to the death, your loved one, or anyone in attendance. It’s best to take a listen to the lyrics or even look them up and read through them.

 

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Fit The Event

You need the music to fit the event you are trying to hold for your loved one. If you are having a celebration, that usually calls for upbeat music that makes the toes tap. Try and find music your loved one would like and that will make your family remember them, but also that will fit the event.

 

If you are struggling with what songs you want to play at your loved one’s final service celebration, you can always talk to the professionals about it. Just because you had a cremation service in Dallas, TX completed doesn’t mean they aren’t still there for you. Contact the experts at Hughes Family Tribute Center and we can tell you what some of the popular songs are on the charts right now and what might work well at a celebration of life service. We’re here to help with every detail.

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Sending Flowers To A Life Celebration

When you hear that a friend has lost a loved one, you automatically want to reach out to them to show your support. But if they are having a Dallas cremation and then a celebration of life service, what can you do? There are plenty of options, and that includes sending flowers. While you will want to make some considerations based on the event, flowers are always a nice gift that can follow the death of someone in your friend’s life. Here are some things to think about.

 

Add Cheerful Beauty To The Event

Celebrations of life are generally more cheerful events than traditional funeral and memorial services. As you choose flowers, you want to find something that will add beauty to the event in a bright, cheerful way. Most flowers have that hope-filled look, but you might choose different colors than you would for a traditional service. Consider something colorful, like yellow or pink instead of a traditional white. You want hope and cheer infused into every bloom.

 

Show Your Thoughts

Part of the reason you are sending flowers to your friend is to show that you are thinking of them. There might be something special you can do to the arrangement to show just that. You may send their favorite flowers, for example, so they will stand out as something special among other arrangements. You might choose a certain color to signify friendship so they will remember that you are thinking of them.

 

Consult With The Florist

The florist is going to be your partner in choosing the right flowers for the celebration of life. They work with final services and arrangements on a regular basis and they can give you advice as to what might be nice for the event you are sending flowers to at this time. They can help you find something cheerful within your budget range that will be a good fit. They also know the meanings behind various flowers and colors and can help you convey whatever message you want to send.

 

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Remember The Event Style

While flowers fit in with pretty much any event, you want to keep the event’s style in mind so you don’t send something that won’t fit in quite right. For example, if your friend is having a celebration at a bowling alley, sending a large wreath arrangement might just be in the way. Instead, you might send a ‘flower’ arrangement of candy bars that people can snack on during the celebration. The event style is going to tell you a lot about what you might want to send to your friend.

 

When you are dealing with a friend’s mourning and the subsequent celebration of life they are having for a loved one after their Dallas cremation, sending flowers can still be a nice thing to do. You can always call the professionals at Hughes Family Tribute Center, find out more about the event, and get advice as to what flowers would fit in so you can get the right message to your friend.

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What Funeral Homes Do To Help With Planning

It is often overwhelming to lose a loved one. You are grieving, but you also have a lot of planning on your plate. You want to take care of your loved one’s needs first and that’s why you contact one of the funeral homes in Dallas, TX to have them transported to their facilities and placed under their care. After that, you are going to need help planning the final services and the funeral home professionals are there for that, too. Here are some of the ways they can help with the planning process.

 

Offer Options For Celebrations

The funeral home will never make decisions for you, but they will support whatever you decide to do for your family and your loved one. If you want to have a celebration of life service, but you aren’t sure what you want that event to look like, they can offer you ideas and options. They want to get to know you and as much about your loved one as they can. Knowing details will help them offer suggestions that you might actually see as fitting to your loved one. You don’t have to use their ideas, but it can help to at least hear them.

 

Set Up The Room/Space

If you decide to have the celebration of life at the funeral home, in one of the many spaces they have available for such services, they are going to set up that space for you in whatever way you want. You can ask for a certain number of chairs organized in a certain way. You can ask for decorations in a certain manner. You get to make the decisions, but the funeral home will do the work for you so all you have to do is arrive.

 

Ensure Things Run Smoothly

As your guests arrive, the funeral home employees will make sure they find parking and usher them to the right space in the funeral home. They will ensure that there are bathrooms close by and water for sips when needed. The event will run smoothly because if anything comes up or even starts to go wrong, the funeral home professionals are there to ward it off and fix things fast.

 

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Give You Support Throughout

One of the things you need, whether you know it or not, is the simple support that the funeral home will give you. They will support the decisions you make and implement them for you. That kind of support is just what you need to move forward with the plans.

 

Offer Compassion To All

When your family arrives, they get compassion. While you were planning, you received it, too. Funeral home professionals are good at giving compassion and that’s something you really need during a hard time as well.

 

When you are ready to plan a celebration of life, the funeral homes in Dallas, TX will help a lot more than you might expect. Contact the experts at Hughes Family Tribute Center for more information.

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Questions To Ask Funeral Homes About Celebrations Of Life

If you have determined that you want to have a celebration of life for a loved one who has passed on, Dallas funeral homes are there to help you. Keep in mind that not every funeral home will have this kind of a service offered. And, even if they do offer it, not every funeral home is an expert in that field. Here are some questions to ask to ensure you get just what you want for your loved one’s services.

 

Do You Operate Celebrations Of Life?

Before you hire a funeral home, you need to know if they have celebration of life options in the first place. IF that is really what you want for your loved one, you should know that the funeral home has it available before you move forward with anything else with them.

 

How Long Have You Been Doing Celebrations?

Once you determine that the funeral home does indeed have celebration of life services available, you will want to ask them how long they have been running such services. Are they new to the field? Or have they been doing these services for decades? There’s nothing wrong with people who are new, but you will get more reassurance from a funeral home that knows what they are doing and have done lots of services of this nature in the past.

 

What Variations Do You Offer?

Funeral homes might have a general list of variations they run for celebration services. While there are endless options, it can be helpful to you and the decisions you have to make to see some of the popular choices. These might be easiest to arrange, though they are not what you have to end up doing. You can customize as much as you want.

 

What Are The Rates Like?

It’s good to be upfront about rates in every details when it comes to funeral services. You need to know what cremation costs, what celebration services will run, and everything in between. Funeral homes should be upfront about their packages, individual costs, and any other rates you want to know about. If you don’t understand where certain prices come from, just ask for more details.

 

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Do You Have Ideas And Options?

One great part about working with a funeral home that has a lot of experience is that they will likely have ideas and options for you to consider. Once they get to know your family, and your loved one through you, they can offer suggestions as to what you might want to do for the celebration. You can take or leave those ideas, but it’s nice to have them available as you brainstorm what you feel is right for your situation.

 

The professionals within Dallas funeral homes are there to help support you with compassion through any kind of service you want to have for a loved one who passed on. At Hughes Family Tribute Center, we specialize in celebrations of life to honor the deceased.