Funeral Forms & Paperwork Explained

If you are arranging a funeral, whether that be because someone has recently died, or you are planning ahead, you are most likely weighing everything up, to make the best decisions for your family.

For many families, arranging a funeral can feel overwhelming emotionally as well as practically, especially when decisions need to be made quickly, and within a budget.

Personalising Funerals: A More Individual Way to Say Goodbye

If you are arranging a funeral, whether that be because someone has recently died, or you are planning ahead, you are most likely weighing everything up, to make the best decisions for your family.

For many families, arranging a funeral can feel overwhelming emotionally as well as practically, especially when decisions need to be made quickly, and within a budget.

Meeting a funeral celebrant: what to expect

Beth MacLeod, independent funeral celebrant, in her kitchen surrounded by flowers.

Meeting a celebrant for the first time can feel daunting. Beth MacLeod, an independent celebrant in Sussex, talks through what really happens, from where you’ll meet to how the ceremony takes shape.

Help and Guidance with Managing Funeral Costs

A Practical Guide booklet from CPJ Field, which covers their funeral services options and prices.

If you are arranging a funeral, whether that be because someone has recently died, or you are planning ahead, you are most likely weighing everything up, to make the best decisions for your family.

For many families, arranging a funeral can feel overwhelming emotionally as well as practically, especially when decisions need to be made quickly, and within a budget.

How To Plan a Funeral for a Child

Planning a funeral for a child is a situation that nothing can prepare you for, it’s a devastating and traumatic experience for any parent and their families. You will need as much support as possible around you, from family, friends and other support groups and networks.

How To Choose Funeral Flowers

It can be hard to know where to start with funeral flowers. We have written a guide to help you select the most appropriate flowers to express your sympathy as well as to convey personal meanings. It is also designed to explain the etiquette involved with sending a floral tribute.

Funeral Costs Explained

To help you to better understand and plan we have broken down the funeral costs so that you can fully understand what makes up the price of a funeral. We understand that it can be confusing determining what you must include and pay for, and what could be deemed as optional extras or third-party costs.

Different Types of Hearse

Three silver Mercedes-Benz hearses are parked on an asphalt driveway in front of a large stone building on a clear day

Every life is unique, and we see that expressed every day in the funerals we carry out across our business. People choose to honour the memories of their loved ones in a variety of different ways and quite often this is via a particular choice of transportation. From the traditional hearse through to alternative methods of transport, we can arrange any vehicle you wish, and love to mark someone’s individuality with an unusual choice of hearse.

Direct Cremation or Traditional Funeral

Saying goodbye is highly personal and emotive. With so many choices regarding different funeral types, how do you choose the best for your loved one and your family?

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