Do you send the flowers prior to the time of the funeral? I know this sounds like a silly question, but I'm not hip to funeral etiquette. Thanks for any help.
2007-09-04 14:51:01 · 26 answers · asked by elizabeth_ashley44 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Call the local florist and have them delivered to the Funeral home... It doesnt matter as long as they are there before the funeral.....
Hope this helps....
Stacie...
Unless you want them delivered afterwards to someone particular... Then do this a day after the funeral to that person....
2007-09-04 14:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by stacie m 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Sending Flowers To Funeral Home
2016-11-16 19:30:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well where I live if a notice says Family Flowers only and a crematorium it usually means just one big family wreath, or perhaps another from the closest of close member(s) of the family.This is simply because the partner/children of the deceased usually thinks it is a tremendous waste to have flowers at the crematorium. Before going ahead with them I would speak to someone within your family and check about this. Thing is often when this is requested at the service it is said there is a box for a voluntary collection to a certain charity. If this was the case and you can't attend then you could send a sympathy card to the nearest person to the deceased and advise them you have forward a donation or enclose a cheque (about the amount you would have spent on flowers) with the card. Also if it is only minimal family flowers and there is a partner left or child, sister whatever and no charity donations requested around the day after the funeral you could send the person closest to the deceased some flowers with a simple message, like say - Thinking of you and hope these will brighten up your day. Love--------. If you do find you can send flowers then then the message on the card could read - Aunt---------- With depest sympathy and love from ----------. If you would like to be more informal you could just put something like - Aunt ---------- Sleep Well, love -----------. In this case I think the flowers would be sent to the funeral directors.
2016-04-03 04:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can send flowers to the funeral home, to the church, or to the family's home. Most funeral announcements specify where, if they don't call the funeral home and ask. That is part of their job to help get the flowers to the right place at the right time. The place you order the flowers from is usually pretty helpful too - sometimes they work with a particular funer home often enough that they know what they want.
1. Look at the death notice, see if they specify.
2. Call the funeral home and ask.
2007-09-04 14:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most peole have answered this, so I thought I would add something new. A lot of times, the family receving the flowers doesn't want flowers, esp since they typically get so many. Sometimes they request that any money spent on flowers be sent to a specific chairty insteaed. So check that this isn't true before you send flowers. Also, I know when my grandfather past away, some people got me fruit baskets, which were absoloutley wonderful. Iwasn't in the mood to cook, so I had some fresh food at home to munch on when I was hungry. I appreciated this much more than tons of flowers that made my home smell like a funeral.
2007-09-04 15:16:50 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send them before the funeral to the funeral home. That way at the viewing there are a ton a flowers there and the family goes around and looks at all of them.
2007-09-04 14:59:10 · answer #6 · answered by hallock36 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Contact the funeral home where the deceased is being interred. They will tell you if the family wishes flowers, or donations to a certain Charity instead or what ever arrangements that needs to be made.
This is the standard way of funeral etiquette
2007-09-04 14:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You send the flowers to the funeral home on the day of the funeral. If you feel close to the bereaved person, it may be acceptable to send them some flowers at home to let them know u r thinking of them.
Ensure you check the funeral notice - often they request flowers not to be sent in lieu of a donation to a charity e.g a cancer charity etc.
2007-09-04 14:56:27 · answer #8 · answered by dollyroux 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact a florist in the community where the funeral will be held. Give them the date, the name of the funeral home, and the name of the deceased. Give them at least a day or two warning, and they should be able to do a very nice job for you. It's OK to contact the florist earlier than that, but later won't do much except make you look like a doofus. Early is good.
2007-09-04 14:55:27 · answer #9 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You usually send them to the funeral home the day of the wake. Some families also ask to give a donation to Charity in the name of the deceased in lieu of flowers!!!! Maybe you could look into that...the donation will live longer than the flowers.
2007-09-04 14:56:45 · answer #10 · answered by tallula.belle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's best to send flowers the day of the first viewing, and you would send them to the funeral home. The Funeral director would then arrange them for the viewing.
2007-09-04 14:55:26 · answer #11 · answered by jt23pa 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋