If you decide on cremation services in Dallas, TX for your pre-plans, you don’t have to make very many decisions, if you don’t want to. You can choose a cremation package and even if you get the most basic package, you are going to have all you need. You won’t have to worry about adding anything at all in order to get what you need. However, there are lots of other things you can add to the plan if you want. For example, if you want to plan a celebration of life service for yourself, you can do that. If you want an urn for your ashes instead of just the simple container (which is little more than a cardboard box), you can purchase that as well. Here are some things to consider about purchasing an urn in advance.

Have A Budget In Mind

Urns come in so many different ways that you can get a highly expensive urn without a problem. But there are also reasonable urns that will serve your purposes well, too. Consider putting together a budget for the cremation process so you know what you have available to spend. You will want to take care of the cremation package first, and then you will think about how much you have left in other areas. Decide how much you want to spend and stick to that range. You should be able to find something nice within that range.

Think About How It Will Be Used

Urns usually are going to be primarily used as containers for remains, but there are other functions as well and you will want to think about those functions in addition to the primary use. For example, if you want to have a celebration of life and your urn will be on display, you want something that looks bright and cheerful to go along with the event. You also want something that suits your style. If you want ashes scattered in a special location, you might want to get an urn that makes that process easier, like one with a scattering tube. Consider functionality when you look at the urn options.

Get The Proper Size

Just as there are different casket sizes, there are different urn sizes. The funeral home can tell you what size of an urn you will need based on your height and weight. Unless you have a large fluctuation in either of those areas between now and when you pass on, the urn you get should be the right size. The funeral home can show you the urns in that size range, but knowing the size you need allows you to look at outside vendors for options as well. The funeral home will use whatever you find, no matter where you get it.

Getting an urn for yourself in advance can help your family have everything they need for your cremation services in Dallas, TX in the future. The professionals at Hughes Family Tribute Center are here to show you examples.

There are two main types of Dallas cremation, direct cremation (which occurs soon after death without any services beforehand) and full cremation. If you decide that you want to do some traditional things before your loved one is cremated, full cremation is the way to go. You may have a visitation service for them or even a full funeral. You can even celebrate their life with the present. If you decide that you want to do some things before the cremation, you will have a lot of decisions to make about how things will operate. If your loved one is going to have a visitation or some kind of service, do you want them to wear makeup? Here are some ways to decide.

Will Makeup Help Things Appear Natural?

If you saw your loved one after their death, you probably didn’t even recognize them, completely. It’s still them, but they look different than they did when they were alive, which can help you to get the closure you need over their death. But makeup can help to give them the coloring they had when they were alive. They will look more natural, most likely, and that can help you to give them the honor you want for them.

Did They Wear Makeup Regularly?

Look at the pictures you have and love of the person who passed on and see what kind of makeup they had on in the pictures. You will want to pass off a recent picture of them to the funeral home so they can make them look similar. IF they wore makeup on a regular basis, you might feel like having them in makeup is the best thing for their appearance. If they never wore makeup, you probably won’t want anything visible on them.

What Would They Want For Makeup?

The things you decide about your loved one’s final services will need to be things you feel they would appreciate or want. They might not have made final plans and they might not have even told you what they wanted. But you have to do your best to guess at what they would most want for these things. Would they want to wear makeup? The ultimate decision is going to be up to you.

When you decide to have a simple Dallas cremation that is direct and to the point, you don’t have to do much other than buying a cremation package. That will take care of all of the needs involved. But if you want to have a full cremation, which might include a visitation and/or a funeral home service before the cremation takes place, you will have other decisions to make, like whether or want you to want your loved one should wear makeup for their final services. Consider what they would want, how they looked, and any other advice the professionals at Hughes Family Tribute Center have to give to you. We are here to help you honor your loved one in whatever way you feel good about.