|
Some Guidelines to help you choose your Funeral Tribute.
There are no strict rules for choosing funeral flowers except to follow your
heart. Funeral flowers are a way of conveying a message for which words are
sometimes inadequate. They provide a means of sending a last message to a
family member, loved one, friend or colleague, and also convey your sympathy
with the bereaved.
Generally speaking coffin sprays are provided by the
main mourners, close family or friends responsible for the funeral
arrangements. Smaller sprays are appropriate but would not normally be placed
on the coffin unless there were no other suitable flowers.
Similarly "name" tributes most often originate from the
close family or friends.
An alternative to a coffin spray is a cross, which is
placed on the coffin. There are 2 foot crosses available for use on a child's
coffin or casket, whilst 3, 4 and 5 foot crosses can be provided for an adult.
There is a vast range of personal tributes, guitars,
trains, teddy, rabbit etc which can be provided and, if required, your own
design can be made up. Regimental or club insignia can be made up and our
florists are happy to discuss with you how these can best be made up to do
justice to the design. Note that individual designs vary significantly in cost
depending on the complexity of the design and preparation work involved, so
please contact us for details.
Funeral flowers made up in an oasis base will last longer than a bouquet. Hand
tied bouquets, which are packed with water, may not be appropriate to send to
the funeral as they need to be kept upright, this can not be guaranteed during
the journey by car from the funeral home to the cemetery or
crematorium.
For those who wish their flowers to be taken home by the family or passed on to
a local hospital or nursing home, choose a bouquet or basket arrangement.
You can choose to have a sympathy card placed on the
tribute with your message to your loved one, or to the family. If you feel a
card is not appropriate, or there are no words - then you can choose not to
have a card.
Favourite colours and flowers can be incorporated into your tribute where
appropriate and subject to availability - our staff are there to help guide you
and offer advice where required.
Flowers speak where words sometimes can not, your
choice of tribute is a message from your heart and your choice will come
naturally from your heart.
Please feel free to contact us during normal office hours for advice on 0500
691 783 (non-uk +44 118 914 9415)
|