All You Need To Know About Pre-Planning Your Memorial Including Headstone

It is a fact of life that, having been born, you will one day die. This is something that all living creatures must face, but it never seems to get any easier. There are, however, certain things you can do to feel better about the process and make it better on your survivors, such as pre-planning your memorial including headstone.

Think about the funerals you've been to. If you've been to more than a couple, you've probably noticed a trend. The person who delivers the eulogy at these things usually knew very little about the person who has died, and often the tributes offered are ill-fitting or trite. You, however, can avoid this fate.

By pre-planning your memorial, you can have some say in what is said and done at your memorial. For instance, if you're an atheist, wouldn't it be disheartening for you to have this contradicted at your memorial service? This is why if you plan ahead of time, you can ensure that you are remembered the way you'd like to be.

When you're doing this, however, keep in mind the headstone. The headstone is one of the most important parts of a memorial service because its the thing that people keep returning to over and over again. More people will visit your grave than you realize, and you want them to have something nice to look at that suits your own personal tastes.

Just by putting in a little effort now, you can make sure that your final wishes are respected after you die. You can make sure that if you want a large white marble crucifix, you get one instead of a small plaque with an angel on it. If you're not a fan of corny poems or acrostics, this can be vitally important.

Even if you're one of those folks who says it won't matter what happens after you die, consider this: the more steps you take now at pre-planning your memorial including headstone, the less your grieving relatives will have to deal with when the time comes. And the clock is ticking...

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