A Memorial Service, held when you are ready, offers a gentle, necessary opportunity for reflection and collective remembrance.

It allows you to honour the person you lost without the immediate pressures of a funeral, focusing entirely on crafting a personal and meaningful tribute.

People often choose this path for compassionate and practical reasons:

A Simple, Private Committal 

If the initial burial or cremation was intentionally quiet and unattended, like a direct cremation,  the Memorial Ceremony can provide a time for all friends, colleagues, and community members to have a dedicated moment to gather and express their love.

Logistical and Travel Concerns

Choosing a later date can enable everyone adequate time to travel and be present without undue stress or rushing.

Generous Body Donation

For those who generously chose to donate their body to medical science, the Memorial service provides a dignified, loving ceremony focused purely on the life lived.

Remembering, when the physical body is not present

In circumstances where a loved one's body cannot be recovered, such as following an accident, the absence of a burial or cremation can make saying goodbye uniquely difficult.

In these sensitive situations, the Memorial Service can provide an  essential, physical focal point for grief. It provides a dignified and necessary space to gather, share memories, and collectively acknowledge the finality of the loss, offering a vital and compassionate path towards acceptance and closure.

Accommodating Large Attendance

When a person was widely known and loved, a Memorial Service can allow you to select a large, flexible venue to comfortably accommodate everyone who wishes to pay their respects.

For the family ....

In sensitive family situations, a separate Memorial Service can provide family branches or circles of friends to hold their own inclusive and heartfelt ceremony, ensuring they feel they had a chance to say goodbye.

Reclaiming the Ceremony

If the original service was restricted due to circumstances like past pandemic rules, the Memorial Service can provide an opportunity to finally hold the full, celebratory, and dignified tribute that was originally planned.