Types of Ceremonies Choosing the Cremation Service

February 13, 2023

Once you have decided a cremation service for your loved one at the same time want to have a ceremony for it as a way of honoring the departed, don’t worry because there are a lot of options today. A cremation service near Okmulgee, OK offer both classic and modern ceremonial choices along with cremation. The ceremonies that families choosing cremation can enjoy by working with our company are all listed below. These are also the ceremonial activities where you can choose from:

 

1. Visitation (Public or Private)

Before the funeral service, which could be a regular burial or cremation, there is both a visitation and a wake. Friends, family, and acquaintances can say their final goodbyes to their deceased loved one during both a wake and a visitation. Here, you can make the visitation public or private.

 

2. Funeral Ceremony

Funerals are ceremonies held to commemorate, revere, and sanctify the deceased. There are many different ways to honor the life of the departed, depending on the culture. Others pray for peace while others give prayers. Even in cremation, you can still have a traditional funeral service.

 

3. Memorial Ceremony

Another ceremony that you may held when choosing a cremation is a memorial service. After the body has been buried or burned, a memorial service is a ceremony that commemorates and remembers the deceased. Similar to other types of funeral services purposes, a memorial ceremony honors and pays tribute to the deceased.

 

4. Life Celebration and/or Reception

A celebration of life ceremony is an event where mourning loved ones and supportive friends come together to remember a departed individual. These rituals can be planned by friends, relatives, or clergy and are frequently performed soon after a person passes away. They can take place anywhere you like, from a café to a reception hall. In cremation, a celebration of life is also feasible ceremony.

 

5. Graveside Ceremony

When it comes to planning for the occasion, it can be beneficial to be aware of the differences between a graveside service and a funeral service. A funeral ceremony that is held at the graveside or next to the mausoleum where cremated remains will be buried is called a graveside service.

 

6. Attended Cremation and Processing

Last but not least, is the attended cremation and processing ceremony. An attended cremation is one in which a service is held prior to the cremation. The service often lasts between 30 and 45 minutes and included speakers, music, and a celebrant. And in most cases, attended cremations can be performed during specific times in crematoria.

 

There are a lot of ceremonies that you can choose and hold before or after the cremation. It is up to you to go for the suitable option following you, your family or the deceased wish and preferences. What’s interesting is that, all of these ceremonies are being offered to our cremation services near Okmulgee, OK. If you want more details about cremation and the ceremonies mentioned above, freely reach and contact us anytime, so we can assist you.

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