Memorial Services After Cremation Or Not?
When you decide to have cremation services in Jenks, OK for a loved one who has passed on, you might wonder what you should do after that point, if anything. Once cremation processes are complete, that’s all you have to do. Your loved one has gotten what they need. But you might want to do something else, like a memorial service, or something else of that nature in order to honor them and give the rest of your family what they need. Here are some points to consider.
You Can Have A Memorial Service At Any Time
Some people who skip the funeral and go for direct cremation think that means they have to skip services of any kind, but that’s not the case. Once the cremation process is over, you can have a memorial service at any time after that. There is no rule saying you have to have a memorial at all and there is also no rule telling you when you have to have the service, if at all. You can have a service in a few days, a few weeks, or even months down the road. The decisions are all yours to make. If you don’t want to make the choice right away, that’s also fine. You can wait and decide when you feel confident about what you want to do.
Delaying Services Can Be Convenient
While it’s traditional to have a memorial service of some kind after someone dies, it might work better for your family to delay the service for a bit. When someone dies, it can be hard to plan for traveling at a short notice. If you plan the memorial service for a week or more down the road, family has warning and can make plans. You can even check around with family and see when would work best for the service to be held.
Take Your Time And Customize
When you have a memorial service too soon after the cremation , you might feel like you have thrown things together and nothing is really very special or customized. But putting the services off, even a little, can give you more time to put things together that really mean something for your family and your loved one. You can brainstorm with family and get ideas and then bring it all together into something that no one will forget.
When you are ready to put a loved one through cremation services in Jenks, OK after they pass away, that doesn’t mean you have to be ready to plan and carry out a memorial service. You can have one right away, if that’s what you want. But you can also put things off till later when you feel more ready and have more time to gather family and put together the details. The professionals at Schaudt’s Funeral Service & Cremation Care Centers are here to help you put together whatever you want, whenever you want it. We’ll help you with compassion and support at any stage.
