If you have decided to have an ash scattering after a cremation service with a funeral home, there are things you might want to plan in order to get the ceremony ready for your family.
After you have a cremation with a funeral home for a loved one who has passed on, you have options as to what you can do with their ashes. You might know right away what you want to do with their remains, or you might have to wait and decide on a later time. You don’t have a timeline on the process and it’s good to take your time to decide for sure what you want to do. If you come to the conclusion that you want to scatter their ashes, here are some tips on how to plan that ceremony.
Consider The Perfect Location
You will want to think about where you want to have the ash scattering ceremony for your loved one. You might want to do something that is special to them, like a park they always walked or a family home they built themselves. If you are scattering on private property and you own it, that’s fine. If it’s private and someone else owns it, you have to get permission from them. You want the location to be special, and to be a place you want to visit again in the future to think of your loved one.
Figure Out A Good Time
Once you have a location in mind, you have to decide when you want to have the scattering ceremony. You could do it soon after the funeral home cremation service, or you can wait a week or longer so your family has time to deal with their emotions and possibly to travel to your location for the event. There is no timeline for the process, but once you decide when you are going to have it, you can start to plan for that date and invite the guests you want to have there.
Consider A Celebrant
You don’t have to hire a celebrant, if you don’t want to. You could even have someone in your family preside over the event. Having someone somewhat in charge of the way things happen and the flow of the event can help things to move along nicely. That person can tell everyone to sing a song together, do a reading, or share memories, among other things.
Personalize However You See Fit
There are endless ways to personalize a scattering ceremony and you can choose to do so in whatever way you want. You can release balloons as you scatter ashes, blow bubbles into the wind, sing a certain song, read a poem, or whatever else you want. The service is all about giving your loved one a final resting place and allowing your family peace of mind and comfort.
When you organize the cremation service with the funeral home, the professionals in Walnut Lawn Funeral Home, Ltd. DeGraffenreid-Wood-Crematory can help you with ideas and options for the ash scattering as well. Even if you haven’t decided what you want to do right away, they are still there to help you with options later down the road.
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