Traditional funeral services can be very nice. Everyone knows what to expect and there are certain traditions that feel comfortable since they are well known. But one alternative is to have cremation services in Miami Beach, FL instead and many families feel they can make those more memorable and customized to their loved one’s personality. Here are a few ideas to create memories of your loved one through their final service.
Have The Service At A Special Place
You could choose a local community garden, a park, a family home, or a lake area. Whatever your loved one enjoyed, there’s a place to go with it. Whether they enjoyed that specific place or you just know they would like a place like that, having the service in a unique location can help you feel like your loved one is more present.
Bring A Large Photo
Have a big picture of your loved one printed up and you can place it on an easel at the front of the service, or in the back where people will come in. Everyone has something to look at to remind them of your loved one and what they were like.
Have A Creative Guest Book
You can have a standard guest book so you can keep track of who was there, but you might also want to do something more creative. Put up a poster board of pictures and have people sign around the pictures and point out things they remember from those shots. Or put out a larger blank book for people to share both signatures and memories so you can gather special times.
Memorial Videos
Often one of the most memorable parts of a cremation service is the slideshow video that you can put together for your loved one. You can use pictures, music, and even video clips of them smiling and having a good time in different stages of their life so everyone can remember how much they meant to them and appreciate some of the good times.
Memorial Tables
You can set up a table filled with pictures as well, but it’s also a good place to lay out other things that were special to your loved one. If they loved crafts, you can let people choose some of the crafts that they had many of or just put certain items out to display and remind people of some of the things they liked.
There are plenty of other ways to make cremation services in Miami Beach, FL special and creative so your loved one’s style and personality shines through every part of the service. The professionals at Ferdinand Funeral Homes & Crematory have helped families come up with a variety of ideas to suit their style and their loved one’s personality. We’re here to help you do the same. All you have to do is tell us about your family and we’ll come up with ideas and suggestions that might work well.
