Unfortunately, we at Michaels Flower Girl have been doing too many funerals lately. We hope this quick blog can help you through the decision making process in your time of grief.
The last thing you want to think about when someone dies is handling the funeral. In some cases, the deceased may have made all the arrangements in advance making the decision on casket, service, flowers etc. Then again, you may be faced with making all of the decisions yourself.
If you are in the position of making these decisions, the Funeral Home can certainly guide you on your flower choices but let us offer you some suggestions.
If you are arranging the funeral, you are going to want to make sure that the you have a spray of flowers on the casket itself. Depending on your religious affiliation, you may also want to provide rosary or pillow flowers. Casket Sprays start at about$75 and can range to over $250. Price is determined by size and flower choice. Flowers are also popular to place on the alter or pedestals besides the casket or cremains. These can range from $50 on up. If you just don’t want to make decisions, you can always say, I have a budget of XYZ and I want white and pink, and let the florist handle if from there.
If you are sending sympathy / memorial flowers, these will typically be on a wire stand adorning the sides of the casket. These are also called sprays. You can also add wording across the spray on a sash. Memorial sprays can range from $60.00 on up.
Flower colors are typically lighter tending towards whites. You are trying to convey a celebration of life with out screaming it.
Make sure to be specific with the florist about times and locations for services. Depending on the funeral home, you have a limited time from to deliver and set up the flowers.
If you have any other thoughts on this, please let us know.
