4 Things You Need For a Celebration of Life, Ideas for Planning

When you are planning a Celebration of Life, funeral or memorial, you will need a few items to make it personal and memorable.

Planning a celebration of life is essentially planning a party, and you may want favors or gifts for guests, so they can remember their loved one with a token of remembrance or funeral favor.

1. Memorial Photo Collage Boards: Photo Boards are often displayed near the entrance, containing photos of the person who passed.  Usually photos are shown from all phases of their life, and guests can gather and reminisce, and it gives them something to talk about.  Use our memory board kit to add frames, embellishments, sayings and memories to your photos on the boards.
   

   

   Memory boards are used similarly to memory tables but items are posted on a board. Our kit helps you create a beautiful photo collage.

   

   Gather friends and family around and make it a group effort to put together memory boards. Working on it together can be very therapeutic.

   
   
2. Celebration of Life Guest Book: Guests will sign in to the funeral guest book to create a memory book for the family members.  How about using a book that contains photos and memories of your loved one?  A memory book can also contain notes and memories written by the guests, on Share Memory Cards, rather than just a signature.  The book becomes a cherished family heirloom and can be brought out at holidays and anniversaries.
   

   

   Funeral Register Books – Life’s Tribute Book is a register book with a photo on the front and space for more photos inside. It will be treasured for generations to come.

   

   You only have one chance to collect everyone’s memories. These butterfly memory cards are handed to friends and family as they walk into the service. Then hang them on a memory tree to be displayed.

   
   

   

   Life Celebration Book captures memories using photos and cards filled out by guests. It is also a register book.

   

   Have your guests fill out these share memory cards at the funeral to capture special memories of your loved one.

   
   

   View more life celebration guest books.

3. Favors or Souvenirs for Guests: Give guests a memento to take home with them to remember the one they lost. Nice choices are personalized cards, pocket coins or charms, or small memory stones that can be kept in a pocket or purse.
   

   

   Seed Cards Plantable Heart is personalized and is made of seeded paper that grows wildflowers when planted.

   

   Butterfly Memorial Pocket Ring Coin

   
   

   

   Engraved Memory Stones with Heart and Wings on Back

   

   Remembrance Trees in Burlap can be planted in memory.

   
   

   View more celebration of life favors and gifts.

   4. Celebration of Life Program: The program is handed out to guests and contains a list of the sequence of events for the service.  The readings are listed, and usually a photo is included also. Our memorial programs can be printed out at home.

   

   Printable Life Celebration Memorial Folders, Front

Read more ideas on how to personalize a celebration of life, funeral or memorial service