Planning for the Last Goodbye

More funerals now focus on celebrating the decedent’s life in a more personalized, less religious way. The internet has helped change funerals and the funeral planning process by streaming funeral services online, offering online tutorials to help individuals choose between burial or cremation, and helping individuals plan funerals through various websites. On such website, MyWonderfulLife.com, offers trend and themed funeral ideas.

More people are also taking a proactive role when it comes to planning their owns funerals. It is not uncommon to hear stories of mothers who planned their own funerals for years or of fathers writing their own obituaries. While some people may find the idea of planning their own funerals macabre, many others find joy and comfort in planning their final party.

See Kathleen A. Hughes, Planning That Final Party, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 31, 2011.