Funeral Design
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- whatthefunk4
So sorry for your loss, went through this with my Mother years ago, here's what we did after the funeral home attempted to quote us something like $4k for some photos, a one-page pamphlet, and a memorial card:
1. Sourced a photo to use for obituary and had blown up for funeral entrance photo - used same throughout
2. Self-designed a one-page funeral program and had them printed/folded at a local kinkos (photo, obituary, poem of hers, etc.)
3. Bought half a dozen easels and enlarged a bunch of photos to display at funeral entrance and elsewhere. Made some large collages of family, friends, etc.
4. Designed a small memorial card and had that printed as wellCame in well below budget and all done in a couple of days. Was a rough time, but couldn't stomach the rates they were pitching.
(Also did you know you can request to rent a casket for the service and then have loved one buried in less expensive one, had no idea but man do they take advantage of grieving families at a time when one's head couldn't be further from organizing an event like this.Anyway, so sorry for your loss - hope some of my info is helpful...heart goes out to you
- thanks wtf, I hear you about the exploitation at a vulnerable timefaxion