What is a Celebration of Life Event?

A Celebration of Life event most resembles a memorial.  Do I dare say that it's even different than that?  Okay, I'll say it.  It resembles something like a...fun funeral!  

Why are Celebration of Life events becoming a part of the mainstream?  You can actually give the Baby Boomers credit.  Baby Boomers have never been afraid to break the mould.  Being one myself, sometimes I think we feel more uncomfortable if we don't break the mould!

My business is called Greatest of Days, and the first time I had a funeral director who wanted to talk about working with them for Celebration of Life events, I was urged to change the name of my business.  Back then, being a new business owner, I went into the "they must be right mode".  That didn't last long because the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the emphasis should be on a loved one's greatest of days!  I learned a wonderful lesson that day.  Stay true to yourself because we're not very good at being someone else.

I can tell you with that as a reminder, it has been a great help in planning Celebration of Life events.  People take comfort in knowing that we'll be focusing their loved one's greatest of days as we watch a beautiful story become one that will be experienced by those who attend this celebration.  We talk about what they enjoyed most in life, what they were known for, what were their dreams, what were their accomplishments and so much more!

"Creating and Remembering Life's Greatest of Days"

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Celebration of Life Events Can Begin the Healing Process

I guess that I have used planning and setting up Celebration of Life Events for our families, friends and clients as a way to help initiate the healing process.  Most of us involved with event planning are put in to that "Creative" category.  So it's natural for us to be detail oriented and most relaxed when were are able to live in that creativity or brainstorming mode.  In the wedding industry in particular, personalization is almost a buzz word for just about every type of vendor.  This really ties in well for Celebration of Life events.  Even more so!  On average, a couple has 27-29 years of life behind them when they decide to get married.  Plenty for personalization.  However, over the span of an entire lifetime, there is so much more to draw from to really demonstrate the complexity and uniqueness for a loved one's life.

Even when a life is cut short, love and humor are integral parts that are in abundance.  Love spans all time and comforts everyone.  So does humor.

Recently, the death of family members has hit close to home again as it does at different points in life.  I've been telling myself that it can help me to always be empathetic to my clients when they are going through the initial stages of the grieving process.  

Greatest of Days

"Creating and Remembering Life's Greatest of Days"