Planning A Beautiful Service

• Minimizing Funeral Costs

  21 January 2016

  Planning a funeral can be an emotionally and financially draining experience, and although only your friends and family can help ease the emotional strain, this guide can help minimize the financial drain.  The first step in planning any event is to determine the budget. Theaverage funeral with burial costs about $8,500 and the average funeral with cremation costs about $6,000. Many people prepay some funeral costs or have life insurance that can help pay for the funeral, so be sure to identify all financial sources before making any purchases or signing contracts.

• 4 Tips For Getting Through A Funeral When You're Grieving

  5 January 2016

  Attending a loved one's funeral when you're in the middle of very raw, acute grief can be incredibly challenging. All you want to do is curl up into a ball and cry, but instead you have to attend a ceremony that will remind you of your loss, and interact with people when you may not be up to it. Many people have been in your difficult situation, and you should know that you can and will get through it.