Thank you to the Downsmail for the lovely piece about The Wake Company in February's edition. You can read the article here "Helping you celebrate life"
Alexandra Brown, founder of The Wake Company, will guide you through the time between the death of your loved one and the funeral. She will help you plan a fitting celebration of their life at the Wake and take care of all the details that you may not have the energy to deal with at this time.
Alexandra can be contacted by email alexandra@thewakecompany.com or by phone 07761 150916. Further details are also on the website www.thewakecompany.com
"Funerals are no longer the black-clad sombre affairs of the past" writes Katie Gibbons in an article in The Times. According to the National Association of Funeral Directors, there are more and more bizarre requests at funerals - Morris dancing, wild west themes, unusual burial places to name a few. People are starting to feel more comfortable planning their own funerals and realising their own mortality.
The death of someone close to you, whether expected or out of the blue, leaves you at an emotional and physical loss, yet with a whole pile of things to be organised in a relatively short space of time. In association with the NAFD, the awareness group Dying Matters have put together a form "My Funeral Wishes" encouraging people to pre-plan and pre-organise their funerals.
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The Wake Company has been established by Alexandra Brown, in Kent, to assist in the taking of this organisation one step further and planning the Wake in advance too. The Wake Company can give advice regarding the Wake - the celebration of life after the funeral. The Wake Company can also organise the Wake following on from an unexpected death. Have a look at the website www.thewakecompany.com to look at the type of help we can offer.
I was privileged to be asked to sing at a funeral recently for a lady who was 96 years old when she passed away. What a wonderful long life. But it was only when I looked at the order of service and saw she was born on Christmas Day 1917 that I really appreciated what an incredible period of history she had lived through and what an amazing celebration her funeral and wake were going to be.
Of course it was a sad occasion but at the same time it was a most uplifting and joyous one too. Four generations of family were present as well as many many friends and acquaintances. Following on from the funeral service a warm and thoughtfully planned wake took place. Stories abounded of this lovely lady and it was a happy and comforting time for those present to share.
No matter what age someone is when they die there is a feeling of terrible loss and sadness for those left behind. With a little time and thought there can be a real celebration of the life of this person. If you would like some help in this celebration planning, have a look at www.thewakecompany.com and if you feel we might be able to help you along the way, please get in touch.
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