The only party you are guaranteed to be the centre of - will it reflect your life?

1. Can funerals ever be like weddings?
We are all familiar with the concept of the ‘bridezilla’
and, when you think about it, there are all kinds of big
events where the planning and organisation seem to
take over peoples’ lives….with one notable exception of
course.
Whilst a bride and groom might easily spend two or
more years planning and saving for their big day and
new parents will take at least a few months to organise
a baptism, along with a party afterwards, funerals don’t
work like that. With a golden wedding anniversary, or a
21st
birthday you’ve got plenty of notice but of course a
death, even if anticipated, can’t usually be accurately
predicted.
Yet the extraordinary thing is that whilst we won’t all
marry, have children, worry about big birthdays or
anniversaries, we will all, without exception, die. And
as we are well aware, funerals are an extraordinary
opportunity to not only remember the deceased, but
also the past. Walk through any wake and you will hear
stories and laughter. You will see people catching up
who haven’t seen each other for years. The eulogy will
(hopefully) be a wonderful review of perhaps many
decades of incidents, friendships, disasters and
excitement.
There will be sadness too; that goes without saying, but
the best funerals are those where the deceased is, one
last time, really alive in the hearts and minds of those
present. By planning ahead and thinking of the things
that will illustrate a life well lived, a funeral can be as
affirming and memorable as any other big party. And
every single one of us should take the chance to
arrange it.
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