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Floral Arrangements and Funerals: The Hidden Meanings of Flower Types

For my mother's funeral, my sister and I spent a lot of time thinking about flowers for her funeral. We wanted beautiful, colorful flowers that reflected upon her energetic spirit and her love of bright, bold color. However, when we began to plan out her funeral with the funeral director, we were surprised to learn that different types of flowers had different meanings. Based on their meanings, some were appropriate for a funeral, and others were not. We had no idea about this, but I instantly became fascinated with the topic. I created this website to help educate others about the meanings of flowers and which are appropriate for funerals.

Important Funeral Planning Tips For Veteran Memorials

11 March 2015
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Losing a loved one is never easy, and properly honoring the life of a lost loved one is very important. If you have lost a loved one who was a military veteran, then the process of honoring their life and service through funeral planning becomes even more important.

Those who chose to serve in the military are owed a huge debt of gratitude for their courage and sacrifice, and the following funeral planning tips can help you to create the most fitting sendoff for someone who devoted their life to military service:

  • Ask military friends to speak: Of course, most of the speakers at this event will be family members. That being said, one of the best ways to honor a veteran at a memorial service is to have a brother in arms share some of the mutual experiences they had in the service with your loved one.
  • Include pictures of military service: Being in the line of duty is a very different experience from civilian life. If possible, try to convey the level of sacrifice by showing pictures of their military service days.
  • Use patriotic colors and decor: Forego the black, and focus on red, white and blue. 
  • Include the right music: Your dearly departed loved this country so much that the sacrifice of military service was well worth the emotional and physical cost. Chances are, if they had the chance to choose the music for the service, they would want the military anthem and other patriotic themes played.
  • Read letters or journal entries about the duty: If possible, find some letters or journal entries from your loved one's time in the service. A personal and eloquent statement about his love for his country can be incredibly touching in such an environment.
  • Display any awards received in service: Not everyone who serves in the military earns an award. If your loved one went above and beyond his call of duty and earned himself an award, then it can be a wonderful tribute to display these items at the memorial services.

Some of these suggestions are somewhat simplistic, while others might require a little bit of planning and work on your end to bring to light. Some of these suggestions will not be suitable for your particular veteran, so take some time to consider these tips to see which ones will work for you.

In the end, funeral planning is never easy. This is an emotional process, and requires you to work hard when you are trying to mourn. By following this advice, however, the funeral for your veteran can be a very memorable event, and the planning process can be very healing for you. If you need assistance with the funeral planning, work with an experienced funeral home, like Pineview Funeral Service.