Arrange your own funeral

Overview

 

By arranging your own funeral you are able to bypass the requirement of a funeral director and in doing so reduce costs. Arranging your own funeral can be a cost effective way to plan your own passing. It can also help to reduce the anxiety for those left behind by reducing the number of emotionally demanding tasks. These may include purchasing your own coffin, headstone etc. A more detailed guide on how to arrange your own funeral can be read here.

 

 DIY Funeral 

“You might think DIY stands for Do It Yourself – when it comes to funerals, we prefer to think of it as Direct It Yourself…!”

(Natural Death Centre Charity)

 

What to do if you do not want to arrange your own funeral

 

If you would not like to arrange your own funeral we recommend that you still leave directions as to what you would like to happen at your funeral. Dying Matters have created a very useful guide called My Funeral Wishes. It can be downloaded by clicking here

 

Have you thought about which songs you would like to have played at your Funeral?

 

66 of us have thought about which songs we would like to have played at our funeral

Data attained from the Digital Death Survey 2014

 

By arranging your own funeral you can help ensure that the songs you loved in life are played for your loved ones when you are gone.

 

If you have thought about the song(s) that you would like to have played at your funeral have you told anyone?

 

If you have thought about the songs that you would like to have played at your funeral have you told anyone

Data attained from the Digital Death Survey 2014

 

If you are going to be arranging a funeral for a friend or loved one, click here

 

DIY funeral resources

 

If you are planning on arranging your own funeral the guides by the Good Funeral Guide and the Natural Death Charity will help you decide how you would like your body disposed of and provide support and information about the logistics and laws around arranging your own funeral etc.