6 common questions about planning a funeral
- 8 February 2022

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”Thucydides
Planning a funeral – whether you are organising your own in advance or are organising one for somebody you loved – can be a strange experience. On the surface of it, it seems like funerals are quite simple and the process will be very straightforward. But it’s important to understand that you have options and that every funeral can be as unique as you wish it to be.
Let's start with a very common question:
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