Be the author of your own story

Creating the time to look back on your experiences and the moments that tell your story, and designing a farewell that reflects you.  

When you meet with one of our specialists to discuss your plan, these are some of the questions we will discuss.

Let’s start with the event

• Where would you like your funeral to be held?
• Who should speak at the funeral?
• Is there a clergyperson or celebrant you would like to conduct the funeral?
• What music would you like played?
• Are there any verses or readings you would like read?
• Are there any photos or films you would like shown?
• Are there any rituals or cultural practices you would like observed?
• Which flowers or colours do you like?
• What food and drink would you like served afterwards?
• Would you like a newspaper announcement of your death and/or funeral?
• Who would you like to take care of the final details when the time comes?

Let’s think about memorialisation

• Would you prefer to be buried or cremated?
• Do you have any preferences for the style of coffin or casket?
• Do you already know what clothes or jewellery you’d like to be dressed in?
• Do you already have a burial plot in a cemetery or a place for your ashes in a memorial park?
• If so, where?
• If not, where would you like to be buried or have your ashes placed?
• What would you like your headstone or plaque to say?