Your Many Service Options at Funeral Homes

You have many, many options for planning a service at a funeral home in Metairie, LA. Against popular opinion, funerals don’t have to be the same. In fact, when first facing the death of a loved one, it may seem easier to just quickly make funeral services arrangements with as little thought as possible you can move on. However, studies have shown that meaningful, thoughtful, personalized funeral services, can actually help the grieving process and make you feel better about the loss.

Mental health professionals and grief specialists alike agree that meaningful funeral services help people cope, accept, and eventually move past the loss of a family member or loved one. There are a whole host of research studies that show that funeral services help honor the deceased’s life and aid the living in recognizing and celebrating that life. Furthermore, properly planned and executed meaningful funeral services provide an opportunity for families and friends to express feelings, connect with one another, and move towards healing as a unit.

But how do you plan a meaningful service? Think about it this way: people always say that relationships are the most important part of life, so the best way to have a meaningful funeral service is to have focus on the relationships the deceased had with friends and family. Take a moment to remember special events, fond memories, or everyday moments that embody what made the deceased’s relationships special. Use these memories to enhance your funeral services so they can best honor the deceased. They can serve as inspiration for special and personalized funeral attributes.

Many funeral homes also offer a range of services to help you make sure your deceased loved one has a respectful, personalized, and memorable funeral. Some of these services include

Memorial Website - Make the meaningful funeral services accessible to the world with a memorial website. Websites are beautiful and useful. They help connect family, friends and acquaintances online for easy funeral announcements and communication. They also can display the video, obituary, photos and more online so everyone has easy access long after the funeral is over.

Tribute Video - Modern technology offers a unique way to remember the deceased. Take your home videos, photographs and memoires and create an especially unique tribute video. Put in graphics and music for even more personalization.

Service Location – Most people don’t know this, but you can host a funeral service at many different locations including chapels, other places of worship, a family home or property, or graveside.

Service Content – You can also plan unique service content such as readings, prayers, slideshows, and more.

If you need help planning a funeral service at a Metairie, LA funeral home, Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home is here to help. We have years of expertise ready to put at your disposal. Please stop by and visit us or give us a call to learn more about what we can do for you in your time of loss or of preplanning.